The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-04

start ,,u, always falsc as hell Itself In the
end. Once they get irm hold enough 10
1 show their strength. they insist Nron spN-
ernlng and drive the victim s.eaailE
| towards III health IN some form; u iNs.
mitted to continue to rule, they VIII nov
! let UP until physical and mental run
| sets III. ~.
4 man under ,ha. spell tand under the
! spell is corrocO or any ono OF these
| drugs frequently assures himself and his
friends: why. I can leave on any time
| want to. did quit for week Just 10
show ! could" II Is a sure mark or tue
slave when one gets to TINT stnge, He
wigEled through a week, fighting every
day Is break the spell; was finally
whipped, and began his slavery oil over
again. -,
bncco and Whlskcy) daily reviews his
condition. secs perfectly plain the steady
encronchmcnts Of disease, how tho nerves
get weaker day by day. and demand the
drug that seems to smile and oner reiiet
for a few minutes. and then leave the dis
eascd condition palmer Ia Wow than ever
and growing worse. Many times 'he
Coffee slave realizes that he is between
two fires He feels bad II he leaves OH
md little worse II he drinks ana Allows
the effect to wear off.
SO 1T goes on iron, uSts " uIs. -
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he will break the habit and
next day, when lie feels n little bad (ns he
Is quite sure to), breaks. not the habit. but
his own resolution. It is nearly always q
tough fight. with disaster ahead sure X
the habit wins
There have been hundreds Of thousands
OF people driven to their graves through
disease brought on by coffee drinking
alone, and II Is quite certain that more
human misery Is caused BY coffee ana
tobacco than BY wh!skey. for the two first
are more widely used. and more hidden
and insidious in the effect on nerves.
heart and vital organs. and are thus
unsuspected until much of the dangerous
work is done.
Now, reader, what Is your opinion as
to the real use the Creator has for these
things? Take look at the question from
this point Of view.
There Is n law OF Nature and OF
Natures God tina. things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher. n sturdy,
steady and diEnified advance toward
more perfect things in both the physical
and spiritual world The ponderous
tready OF evolutionary development Is
fixed By the Infinite. and will not be
ouickened out OF natural law by any OF
mans methods.
Therefore we see many illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid ao-
vance Illinois raises phenomenal crops
OF corn for two or three years. II she
continued to do SO every year her farmers
would advance In wealth far beyond
those of other sections or countries. SO
Nature interposes a bar every three or
four wears and brings on q bad year.
Here We see the leveling Influence Mt
work.
4 A man is prosperous in his business
FOR a number of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the 5"leveing influence
at work on him. Some of his Investments
lose. he becomes luxurious and lazy.
Perhaps it IS whiskey, tobacco coffee,
women. gambling, or some other lorlll.
The intent and purpose is to level nm.
Keep him from evolving too far ahead Of
the masses.
s A nation becomes prosperous and great
like ancient Rome. If no leveling influ.
ence set IN she would dominate the word
perhaps for all time. But Dame Nature
sets her army OF Jewelers. at work.
Luxury, over eating and drinking. licen-
ttousness. waste and eStrava gance. indul
eences 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 pro-
cess. NJ edhNesS5 VIZ CHilbhiocuy'F
growth Of strength. energy, thrift, probity
prosperity. wealth, comfort. ease, relaxn-
ton. self-indulgence, luxury, idleness,
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 now and then can man stand
out against these Jewellers" and hold his
r., 49, &1,a-, nd
SO the Creator has use for Whiskey,
Tobacco and Coffee to level down the
successful ones and those who show signs
OF heing successful, and keep them back
In the race, so that the great "feld" thef
mnsses) may not be left too far behind
And yet we must admit that same All-s
wise Create has placed it in the power
Of man to stand upright. clothed IN the
armor of a clcan-cut steady mind. and say
unto himself: II decline to exchange my
.birthrisht for mess or potase.
I. II will not deaden my senses, weaken
my grip on affairs and keep myself
and fame by drugglng with whiskey,
tobacco or coffee: III life Is too short. It IL
hard enough to win the good things.
without any sort OF handicap; SO q man Is
certainly fool trader" when he trades
strength, health, money and the good
things that come with power for the half
asleep condition Of the "drugger" with
the certainty Of sickness and disease
ahead"
1t is matter each Individual must de-
eide for himself. lie can be a leader and
scmi-god If, he Will, or he can go along
through life a drugged clown, a cheap
'llewcr OF wood and carrier OF water.
!. Certain 1t is that while the Great
Father or MS all does not seem to mind
IL some OF Fills children are foolish and
stupid he seems to select others (perhaps
those He intends for some special work)
and allows them to be threshed and casti-
gated most fearfully by these Jewelers..
II u man tries flirting with these level
ers a while, and gets few slaps as a
hint he had better take the hint or
good solid blow will follow.
When man tries to live upright.
clean thrifty, sober. and undrugged.
manifestlng MS near as he knows what
the Creator intends he should, happiness.
health and peace seem to come TO him.
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