Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-25
"wHAcks~
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you
o "whnck" remember there's q rca.
son." SO try and say thank YOU"
then set about finding what you havc
done to demand the rcbukc. and try
and get back into line. for that's tho
happy place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fall to appreciate anu heed tho
frst little. gentle "whacks" OF tho
good old Dame. but 30 right along
with the habi, whatever Il may bc.
that causes her disapproyai. whiskey.
Tobacco. Coffee. Tea or other unna;-
ural treatment OF the body. until scri-
disease.
Some people seem to get on very
we'll with those things for n while.
and Mother Nature apparently carcs
but little what they do. .
Perhaps shc has no particular plans
for them and thinks It little use to
waste time In their training.
Thcro arc people. however. who
seem to DO selected by Nature to do
things" The old Mother expects them
to carry out some department OF her
great work. A portion OF these select
cd ones oft and again seek to s,imu.
late and then dcndcn tho tool tths
body by somo one or more OF tho
drugs-whiskcy. Tobacco. Coffee.
Tea. Morphine. etc.
You know all OF these throw down
the same class Of aikaioiis In Chcmi.
cal analysis. They stimulate and then
ucprcss. They take from man or wom-
sl... 40. a.. a. IL har hSsIH
work.
After these people have druggcd
for n time. they get n hint. or mild
"whack" to remind them that they
have work to do. mission to perform.
and should be about tho business. but
are loaiing along tho wnysidc and be-
come untitled for tho fame and for
tunc that waits for thym II they but
stick to the course and keep the body
clear of distractions so II can carry
out the bchests Of tho mind.
Sickness Is call TO come up hi.r.
cr." These hints come In various
forms. It may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart. eyes. kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon II when "whack" comes it'a .
warning to quit some abuse and do
the right and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps II Is coffee drinking that
offends. That is one of the greatest
causes Of human disorder among
Americans.
Now. then. II Mother Nature Is gen.
tie with you and only gives light. littls
"whncks" Mt first TO attract attention.
don't abuse her consideration. or sho
will soon hit you harder. sure.
And you may be sure she will hit
you very. very hard II you insist on
following the way you have been go
Ing.
II seems hard work to give UP .
habit, and we try all sorts OF plans to
charge our Ill feelings to some other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when ~! will attri.
butte the trouble to bad food. malaria,
overwork and what not, but they keep
on being sick and gradually getting
worse until they arc finally forced to
quit entirely. even the only one cup
day." Then they begin to get bet
ter. and unless they have gone long
enough to set up some fixed organic
disease. they generally get entire.y
well.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once and
for all, by having well madc Postum.
with its rich, deep seal brown color
which comes to the beautiful golden
brown when good cream is added, and
the crisp snap of good. mild Java is
there If the Postum has been boiled
long enough to ting 1t out.
1t pays to be well and happy for
good old Mother Nature then tends
us her blessings of many and various
kinds and helps us to gain fame ard
fortars.
Strip off the handicaps, leave out
the deadening habits. heed Mother
Natures hints. quit being loser and
become a winner. She will help you
sure If you cut out the things that
Keep you back.
There's a reason" and a profound
one.
Look in each package for a copy Of
the famous little book, Tho Road to
Wcllville.''