The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-10-29
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The Mission Of Whisky. Tobacco and
Coffee.

We know what lie made food and
water for. and air and sunshine. but
why Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee?
They arc here sure enough and
each performing It's work.
There must be some great plan be
hind II all. the thoughtful man seeks
to understand something of that plan
and thereby 20 Judge these articles
for their true worth.
Let us not say bad" or good
without taking testimony.
There are times and conditions
when Il certainly seems 10 the casual
observer that these stimulant narcot
les 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.
but 10 "untangle' Is often n fearful
struggle.
II seems plain that there are cir
cumstances when the narcotic effect
OF these polsons Il for the moment
beneficial. but the fearful argument
against them Is that seldom ever does
one find steady user OF either wits.
ky. coffee or tobacco free from disease
OF some kind.
Certainly powerful elements In their
effect on the human race.
II IA a matter OF daily history. test.
fed 10 by literally millions OF people
that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee arc
smiling. promising. beguiling friends
on the start. but always false as he'll
Itself In the end Once they get irm
hold enough 10 show their strength.
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards III health
In some form II permitted To continue
to rule. they will not let up until phys.
ical and mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell tand under
the spell is correct) OF any one OF
these drugs frequently assures himself
ard his friends. why. can leave OF
any time | want TO. | did quit for a
week just 10 show could" II IS q
sure mark OF the slave when ono gets
TO that stage He wlggled through a
week. hghting every day TO break the
spell. was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again.
The slave Coffee slave as we'll ne
Tobacco and WHISKY daily reviews hi'
condition, sees perfectly plain Oh,
steady enoroachments OF disease. hoH
the nerves get weaker day By day and
demand the drug that seems 90 smile
and oficr relief for few minutes ant
then leave the diseased condition
palmer 10 view than ever and grow
Ing worse. Many times the Coffee slay,
realizes that he Is between two hrca
llo feels bad II be leaves of and
little worse II he drinks and allows
tho effect % wear on.
SO Il goes on from day TO day
Every night tho struggling victim
promises himself that he viii brcal
tho habit aud next day when he feel
little bad las he "a quite sure to-
breaks. not tho habit. but hts own res
olution. II Is nearly always tougi
tight. with disaster ahead sure II th'
habit wins.
There have been hundreds OF thou
sands Of people driven TO their grave
through disease brought on by COFFEE
drinking alone. and II rs quite certain
that more human misery Is caused b.
coffee and tobacco than BY whisky 10
the two first are more widely used
and more hidden and insidious IN tn
effect on nerves. heart and other vita
organs. and are thus unsupported un
III much OF the dangerous work !
done
Now. Reader what Is your opinion
ne 10 the real use the Creator has 10
these things? Take look az tn
question from this point q view.
There Is law OF Nature and O
Natures God that things slowly evoly
from lower planes 20 higher sturdy
steady and dlgnifed advance towar
moro perfect things in both the Phys
cal and Spiritual world The pondcI
ous tread OF evolutionary development
f. fixed by tho Infinite and will not b
oulckonod out OF natural law by an
OF mans methods.
Therefore we SEQ many Illustration
showing how nature checks too rapi
advance. Illinois raises phcnomeua
crops of corn for two or three year.
II she continued 10 do so every yea
her farmers would advance In wealt
far beyond those OF other sections @
countries. So Nature interposea a ba
every three or four years aud bring
on bad year
Here we see tho leveling lnauenc
az work.
A man r. prosperous In his bushes
Tor number Of years and flows rici
Then Nature sets the "lcveling inii'
ence" NJ work on him. Some OF hl
investments lose. no becomes luxur
Gus and lazy Perhaps II Is whlski
tobacco. coffee. women, gambling .
some other form. The Intent and pa
nose Is TO Lowell him-keep him froi
evolving too far ahead OF the musso
A nation becomes prosperous an
great like ancient Rome. II no leye
ing influence set IN she would dom
nate the world perhaps for all TIM
But Dame Nature acts her army
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