The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-10-26
Jewelers. S.
The Mission of Whisky, Tobacco and
Coffee.

The Mission OF "EisSyr Iocacco ana
Coffee.
The Creator made all things, we be-
lieve.
II so. He must have made these.
We know what He made food and
water for. and air and sunshine, but
Why Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and
each performing its work
There must be some great plan be-
hind it all; the thoughtful man seeks
to understand something OF that plan
and thereby to judge these articles
for their true worth
Let Us not say bad o. good"
without taking testimony
There are times and conditions
when It certainly seems to the casual
observer that these stimulant mar
cotics are real blessings
Right there Is the ambush that con-
ceals killing enemy.
One can slip into the habit OF either
whisky. tobacco or coffee easy enough.
bu; to ~untangIe- is often a fearful
struggle
1t seems plain that there are cir
cumstarces when the narcotic effect
OF these poisous is for the moment
beneficial, but the fearful argument
against them is that seldom ever does
one find 3 steady user OF either vhis-
Ky, coffee or tobacco free from disease
OF some kind
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect OF the human race
II is matter Of daily history. testi-
fed TO by literally millions OF people,
that Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling. promising. beguilipg friends
on the start but always false as hell
itself in the end Once they get hrm
hold enough to show their strength.
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily toward III health
in some form: If permitted TO continue
to rule, they will not let up urtii phys
zeal and mental ruin sets in
4 man under that spell land I'm
der the spell" is correcil Of any one
OF these drugs frequently assures him
self and his friends. Why. can leave
on any time want to did quit for
= week just TO show could It is =
sure marx CT the slave zhe1 one gets
to that stage He -isgisd through a
-eek. fighting every day to break the
spell. Sas finally whipped. and began
his slavery all over again
The slave (Co1es slave IS well as
Tobacco and whisky daily reviews his
condition. sees perfectly plain the
steady entertainments OF disease. how
the nerves get weaker day By day AID
demand the drug that seems 10 smile
and o.er relief for = few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
palmer TO view than ever and grow
ing worse May times the Coffee slave
realizes that he is between two fires
He feels bad if he leaves o. zat
little worse If he drinks and allows
the effect 20 wear OF
So L COS On ron day TO day
Every night the struggling victim
promises himself that he Will break
the habit. and next day when he feels
8 littie bad las he Is quite sure TOT.
olation- Il is nearly always a tough
fight. With diseaste- ahead sure II the
habit wis
There have been hundreds OF tho1-
sands of people driven to their graves
through disease brought OF By coffee
drinking alone, AID it Is quite certain
that more huua. uisery Is caused
By coffee and tobacco than by whisky.
Tor the tzO first are -o-s widely used
and more hidden and irsidious il the
eject or nerves heart and other vital
organs. and are thus unsupported u
til much 0: the dangerous work IS
done
Nor. Reader. -har Is -our opinion
as 10 the real Use the Creator has for
these things Take 4 look a; the Ques-
ton froz his point q view
There i ls- Of Nature and az
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from loxs- planes TO higher. : sturdy.
steady and diEl5Ee5 advance toward
more perfect things il both the Physi-
cal and Spiritual World TIE ponder
ous tread Of evolutionary cevelop-
ueut Is Fixed By the Infinite ard viii
70. Re cuickened out OF natural Law
By say OK mans methods
Therefore &c see many Illustrations
showing hoE nature checks too rapid
zdvzrce- Illinois raises phenomenal
crops OF corn fox two or three years
II she continued 70 DO 80 every year
her farmers would advance Il wealth
tar bzyo-G those Of o-hsr sections or
countries So Nature i1terpoSss 4
bar every three or four yss-s and
brings oz = bad yea---
Here &c see the Isyeii1s Influence
II work
4 nz- Z prosperous II his business
for number o; years and E-oTs rich
Then Nature sets TIE -lsvslirE irfu-
erce+ a. work CT hin Some OF his
investments lose, he becomes luIuri-
oCs and lazy. PERHAPS i Is Whisky.
tobacco. coffee -oCs-- gambling Or
some Other tor-- The intent and pzr-
pose Is to level hiu-sesp hin from
eyolvirs too fz- ahead OF the masses
A ration becomes prosperous and
great ike ancient Rome II 10 Level
ing influence set II STE World DON'T
nate the world perhaps fer all tine
But Dane Nature sets her a-uy Of
-isvsls-s At vork-lu1ur-- ove-eat-
ing and drinking. Icsu5ousuSs. ~zsIe
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