Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-10-28
ihdjJt ~. OF all tinds, theo

,gaNce. udji,,.+. OF all tinds, thso
comf tho wrnch. sure. sure. sure.
The law OF the unIt is the law ul tns
mass Man goes through the anne proc
c5s. weakness Gin childhood). grad
ual growth OF strength. energy, tLrift,
prubity, prOsp crity, wealth. comioiC
ease, relaxation, sel~f-inGuleenCe, lux
ury. idlcncss, waste. Gebauchcry. DIS
ease. and the wreck follows. The lev
elers' are in the bushes along the path.
way Of every successful man and woman
and they bag the majority.
only now and then al a man stand
out against these Jewelers." and mold
his fortune. fame and health TO the end.
So the Creator has use for Whisky.
Tobacco and Coffee to level down the
successful ones and those who show
signs Of being successful, and keep them
back in the race, 50 that the great Held
Cthc masscsJ may not be left too far be-
hind,
And yet We must admit that same all
wise Creator has placed II in The power
of man to stand upright, clothed In the
armor Of a clean cut steady mind and
say unto himself, Il decline to cx-
change my birthright for a mess OF
potagc."
Il will not dcadcn my seusns, weaken
my grip IN affairs and Keep myself
cheap. common and behind n fortune
and iainc by drupging with "Giskey.
tobacco or coffee, life Is too short. II
Is hard enough to win the good things.
without any sort Of handicap, 90 a man
Is certainly "A fool trader when ha
trades strength. health, money, and the
good things that come with power. for
the half-aslccp condition OF the drug
ger with the certainty of sickness and
disease ahead"
It is IA matter each individual must de-
eide for himself. He can be "A leader and
9cml-rod If he will, or he can go along
through life "A druggcd clown. n cheap
"hcwcr OF wood or carrier Of water"
Certain it Is that while the Great
Father Of us all does not seem to mind"
If SOM" Of his children are foolish ana
stupid, he seems to select others (per-
haps those he intends for some special
wurk) and allows them to be thrcshed
aEd c~astlratcd most fcarfully by these
Jewelers."
If man tries flirting with these lev.
clcrs awhile, and gets "A few slaps as
"A hint. he had better axe the hint or
a good solid blow will follow.
When n man tries to live upright.
clean, thrifty. sober, and undrugped,
manilcstiuG a. near as he knows what
the Creator intends he should. happi-
ness, health and peace seem to come to
him. Does II pay?
This article was written to set people
thinking. TO rouse the God within"
for every highly o~rranizcd man and
woman has times when they feel
thing calling from within for them TO
press to the front and "bc about the
Fathers business" don't mistake It.:
the spark Of the Infinite Is there and IL
pays In every way, health, happiness.
peace. and even worldly prosperity. to
break off the habits and strip clean for
the work cut out for Us.
IT has been the business of the writer
To proyld" "A practical and easy way for
people to break away from the coffee
habit and be assured of Il return to
health aud all of the good things that
~ '''DFs l''' '''' Wv '''' ~ I''A'
too far, and even then the cases whore
the body has been rebuilt on Il basis X
strength and health run INTO the thou
sands.
1t Is an easy and comfortable step to
stop coffee instantly by having we'll
mace Postum Food Coffee served rich
and hot with good cream, for the color
and flavor Is there, but none of the caf-
feline or other ncryc-dcstroying clements
Of ordinary coffee.
On the contrary the most powerful
rebuilding elements furnished by Ma
turc are in Postum and they quickly
set about repairing the damage. Seldom
IS it more than 2 days after the change
Is made before the old stomach or bowel
troubles or complaints Of kidneys. heart.
head or nerves show unmlstakable evil
dcnce OF getting better and ten days
time changes things wonderfully.
Literally millions Of brain-working
Americans today use Postum, having
found the value and common sense in
the change.
G. W. POST.