The Rich Hill tribune., 1904-10-27
LgvElrRs.
rhs Mlssloo of WHISKY. Tobacco an,
Coffee.

II So Tie must have made these.
We know what He made food and
water for and air and sunshine, but
Why Whisky, Tobacco and Conee1
They are here sure enough and
each performing its work.
There must be some great plan be.
hind = all; the thoughtful man seeks
% understand something OF that plan
and thereby TO judge these articles
Tor their true worth.
Let us not say bad" OF good
without taking testimony.
There are times and conditions
when it certainly seems to the casual
observer that these stimulant narcot-
lcs are real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con
oeals a killing enemy.
One can slip into the habit OF either
whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough.
but TO "untangle" is often fearful
struggle.
II seems plain that there are cir
cumstances when the narcotic effect
Of these poisons is for the moment
beneficial. but the fearful argument
against them Is that seldom ever does
one and a steady user Of either whis.
Ky, coffee or tobacco free from disease
Of some kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
Il Is a matter OF daily history. test.
fed 70 by literally millions Of people.
that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling. promising. beguning friends
on the start, but always false as hell
itself In the end. Once they get hTm
hold enough 10 show their strength.
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards ill health
in some form: II permitted 10 continue
to rule. they will not let up until phys
ical and mental ruin sets in.
a man under that spell land under
the spell" Is eorroctl OF any one Of
these drugs frequently assures himself
ard his friends. why. can leave on
any time I want 10. ! did quit Tor a
week just TO show / couid." Il is a
sure mark Of the slave when QUO gets
to that stage. He wigg1ed through =
week. fighting every day TO break the
spell was finally whipped. and began
his slavery ali over again.
The slave Coffee slave as we'll as
Tobacco and whisky daily reviews bis
condition. sees perfectly plain the
steady cucnoachments 0f disease. hoW
the nerves get weaker day by day and
demand the drug that seams 20 smile
and oIer relief for a few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
plairer 20 view than ever and grow
lng worse Many times the Coffee slave
realizes that hc Is between two trca
lie feels bad II he leaves on and a
little worse II he drinks and allows
the eject to wear on.
So il goes on from day so day
Every night the struggling victim
promises himself that be viii break
the habit and next day when be feels
little bad tas be is quite sure tol.
breaks not the habit. but his own res.
olution. Il "a nearly always a tough
hght with disaster ahead SURE II the
habit wins
There have bocn hundreds % thou.
sands % people driven 20 their graves
through disease brought on by coffee
drinking alone. and Il is quite certain
that more human misery Is caused BY
coffee and tobacco than by whisky for
the two trst are more widely used.
and more hidden and insidions IN the
effect ON nerves. heart and other vital
organs. and are thus nnsuspccted un.
al much Of the dangerous work Is
done.
Now. Reader. what "a your opinion
~ TO the real use the Creator has for
these thlnEsf Take a look al the
question from this point of view
There g. a Law of Nature aud n
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes TO higher. a sturdy
steady and dignifed advance toward
more perfect things IN both the Physi.
cal aud Spiritual world The ponder.
oGs tread Of evolutionary development
is hxed hy the Infinite and viii not be
quickenod out of natural law b. any
OF mans methods,
Therefore Ne see many illustrations
AAhHAAA" NV NANHAf fHAAAN WV ANANN
advance. Illinois raises phenomenal
crops Of corn for two or three years
II she continued 10 do 30 every year
her farmers would advance IN wealth
lar beyond those al other sections OF
countries. SO Nature interposoa a bat
every three or four years aud bflngs
on O bad year
Here We see the ieyeling inhgenee
az work.
A man Is prosperous Ia his business
for a number Of years and growe rich.
Then Nature sets the "ievellng lnau.
ence" az work on him. Some uf his
investments lose. he becomes luxurl.
Gus and lazy. Perhaps Il Is whisky
tobacco. coffee. women. gambling OF
some other form. The intent and pur,
pose ia 20 level him-keep him from
evolving too FAR ahead of the masses.
A nation becomes prosperous and
great like ancient Rome. II no level.
ing influence set iu she would don't.
nate the world perhaps for ali time.
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