Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-05
"WHACKS."
And What They Mean.

When Ola Mother Nature gives you a
"Whack" remember there's Il reason
so try and say "thahk YOU then set
about finding what YOU have done to
demand the rebuke, and try and get
back into line, for that's the happy
place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fail to appreciate and heed the
first little, gentle "wEacks' OF the good
old Dame, but go right along with the
habit whatever it may be, that causes
her disapproval Whiskey, Tobacco,
Coffee. Tea or other unnatural treat
ment Of the body. until serious illness
sets in or some chronic disease.
Some people seem to get on very well
with those things for awhile, and
Mother Mature apparently cares but
little what they do.
Perhaps she has no particular plans
for them and thinks it little use to
waste time in their training.
There are people. however, who seem
to be selected by Nature to do things.
| The old Mother expects them to carry
out some department Of her great
work \ portion of these selected ones
! oft ami again seek to stimulate and
/ then dcadcn the tool Ghe body by
some one or mort3 of the drugs
| Whisky. Tobacco, Coffee, Tea, Nor
! rhine. etc.
| You know all Of these throw down
the same class of alkaloids in Chemical
| ANALYSIS They stimulate and then de-
| press. They take from man or woman
the power to do his or her best work.
After these people have drugged for
a time. they get hint. or mild
'whack" to remind them that they
/ have work to do. a mission to perform.
and should be about the business but
| are loafing along the wayside and be
! come untitled for the fame and fortune
| that waits for them if they but stick to
| the course and keep the body clear Of
! Instructions 50 it can carry out the be
| hcsts of the mind
! Sickness is a call to "comc up high
! err These hints come in various
( forms. it may he stomach trouble or
I bowels. heart. eyes. kidneys or general
| nervous prostrltion. You may depend
upon it when "whacl' comes it's a
warning to quit some abuse and do the
right and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps it is coffee drinking that
offends That is one of the greatest
causes of human disorder among
f; Americans.
Now then if Mother Nature is gentle
with you and only gives light, little
"whacks" at first to attract attention,
don't abuse her consideration, or she
will soon hi you harder, sure.
| And you may also be sure she will
hit you very. very hard if you insist on
following the way you have been going
1t seems hard work to give up a
habit. and we try all sorts of plans to
charge our i'll feelings to some other
! cause than the real one.
| Coffee drinkers when ill will attribute
the trouble to bad food. malaria, over
work and what not. but they keep on
being sick and gradually getting worse
until they are finally forced to quit en-
tirely. even the only one cup a day.
Then they begin to get better, and I'M
less they have gone long enough to set
up some fixed organic disease, they
| generally get entirely well.
| 1t is easy to quit coffee at once AMI
for all by having well made Postum,
| WIN itS mn, uSSp. ptoMh COloI
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
| hong enough to bring it out.
J 1t pays to be well and happy for good
old Mother Nature then sends US her
| blessings of many and various kinds
| and helps us to gain fame and fortune.
| Strip off the handieaps leave out the
| deaoening habits, heed Mother
Natures hints, quit being a loser and
become a winner. She will help Won
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 AZ
the famous little book, The Road to
MELVILLE"
.