New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-05
Jewelers..
LEVELERS.
The Mission Of Whisky, Tobacco and
Coffee.

We know what He made food ana water tor
and air and sunshine. but why Whiskey. To-
bacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and each perform
/ ing its work
| There must be some great plan behind It all:
| the thoughtful man seeks to understand some
/ thing OF that plan and thereby to judge these
articles for their true worth.
Let US not say bad or good without TAX
! ing testimony.
| There are times and conditions when II GER
| tainly seems to the casual observer that these
| stnulant narcotics are real blessings.
Right here is the ambush that conceals a
| killing enemy.
| One can slip into the habit Of either whisky.
tobacco or coffee easy enough, but % "untanss'
| is often a fearful struggle.
1t seems plain that there are circumstances
| when the narcotic effect Of these pOisOns Is for
| the moment beneficial. but the fearful argument
| against them is that seldom ever does one find
| steady user OF either whiskey. coffee or to-
baeeo free from disease OF some kind
! Certainly powerful elements in their effect on
the human race.
II is a matter Of daily history testified TO by
| literally millions OF people, that Whtskey, To-
/ baCco and Coffee are smiling promising, beguil-
| ing friends on the start. but alv7av@ false as
he'll itself in the end Once they get firm hold
enough to show their strength. they insist upon
governing and drive the victim steadily towards
IN health in some form; if permitted to continue
20 rule. they will not let up until phvsical and
4 man under that spell (and under the
speI' is correct), OF any one u these drugs,
frequently assures himself and his friends,
WHY 1 can leave on any time want 70. did
quit for week just to show could It is a
sure mark % the slave when one gets 70 that
every day TO break the spell. was dnaIy
whipped. and began his slavery All over again
The slave Coffee slave as we'll as Tobacco and
Whiskey) daily reviews ais condition. sees per-
fectly plain the steady encroachments of dis
ease. how the nerves get weaker day by day
and demand the drug that seems 70 smile and
offer relief for few minutes and then leave
the diseased condition palmer TO view than ever
ana growing worse. Many times the Coffee
slave realizes that he Is between two fires. He
feels bad il he leaves OF and little worse II
he drinks and allows the effect TO wear on.
So il goes on from day TO gay. Every night
the struggling victim promises himself that he
will break the habit and next day when he feels
little bad (as ne is quite sure to) breaks, not
the habit, but his own resolution II IS nearly
always q tough fight, with disaster ahead sue
il the habit wins.
There have been hundreds Of thousands OF
people driven to their graves through disease
brought on by coffee drinking alone. and it is
quite certain that more human misery Is caused
by coffee and tobacco than by whiskey. for the
TWO hIst are more "ldeiy USED and more hidden
and insidiouS In the effect on nerves. heart and
other vital organs. and are thus unsupported
until much Of the dangerous work is done
Now, Reader. what is your opinion as TO tie
real use the Creator has for these things? Take
a look at the question from this point OF view.
There IS a law Of Nature and Of Natures Cod
that things slowly evolve from lower planes to
higher. a sturdy. steady and dignihed advance
toward more perfect things in both the Physical
and Spiritual world. The pOnderoUs tread OF
evolutionary development IS fixed by the IN
finite and will not be qUickened out OF natural
law by any OF mans methods
Therefore we see many Illustrations showing
raises phenomenal crops OF corn for two or three
years II she continued 20 DO every year her
| farmers would advance in wealth tar beyond
those or other sections or countries So Nature
inteTposes bar every three or four years aud
brings on a bad year"
Here we see the leveling influence at work.
4 man is prosperous in his business for a
number OF years and grows rich. Then Nature
sets the '9eVeling influence" at work On hin.
Some OF his investments lose. he becomes lux
ur1ous and lazy Perhaps 1t is whiskey tobacco.
cohee, women, gambling. or some other form.
him from evolving too far ahead OF the masses
A nation becomes prosperous and great Ike
shS Wou41 dominate the world perhaps for all
time But Dame Nature sets her army OF level
eeTs' at work. LUXURY. over-eating and drink
lng' ucentiouSness. waste and extravaganza in
dulgences OF all kinds. then comes the wreck
Sure. Sure. sure.
The law Of the unit is the law OF the mass
Man goes through the same process. Weakness
Gin CHILDHOOD. gradual growth OF strength, en-
srgy, thrift probtty, prosperity, wealth, COM
Ioft ease. relaxation, Self-tudulsence. luxury.
idIeness. waste, debauchery. disease, and the
wreck follows The Jewelers." are IN the bushes
/ along the pathway OF every successful man and
woman and they bag the majority.
Only row and then can man stand OUT
against these Jewelers. and hold his fortune.
lame and health TO the end
So the Creator has use for Whiskey. Tobacco
and Coffee to level down the successful ones
and those who show signs Cf being successful,
and keep them back IN the race, so that the
great Held (the Masses may not De left too
| far behind.
And yet we must admit tina. same al wise
Creator has placed il in the power Of man q
stand upright, clothed III the arIror OF a clean
cut, steady mind, and say unto himself Il de-
cline 70 exchange my birthright for a mess OF
pctage1
I viii not deadsa my senses, weaken my grip
/ en- affairs and keep myself cheap. common AMI
! behind In fortune and fame by drusg.ng with
whiSkey, tobacco or cOfee-ltfe Is tCC short II
/ IS hard enough to win the good things without
any sort OF handicap. man is certainly q
| fool trader when he trades strength, health.
money, and the good things that come with
| Eower. for the half-as.eep condition OF tn
/ drusger' with the certainty OF sickness and
/ disease ahead"
1t is matter each individual must decide fo-
1 himself He can be a leader and seIli-gOd II h
I will. or he can so along through life a drugged
| clown, cheap newer OF wood or carrier OF
water
/ Certain II is that while the Great Father Ct
I US all does not seem 10 mind II some OF his
children are foolish and stupid, he seems 20 Sc
/ lect others (perhaps those he intends for some
/ special work. and allows them TO be thraSAed
/ and castigated most fearfully BY these "lsvel-
l eTS."
II a man tries fiirting with these Jewelers. a
| while. and gets a few slaps a hint. he had
| better take the hint or q good, solid blow VIII
| follow.
When a man tries to live upright. clean.
thrifty. sober, and undruSSed. u2anifestlnS as
near as he knows what the Creator intends he
| should. happiness. health and peace seem 70
come to him Does Il pay?
This article was written 10 set people thinking.
| 20 rouse the God Within" for every highly or
ganized man and woman has times when they
feel something calling from Within for them
| 70 press 70 the front and BE about the FaJAer