The Monticellonian., 1904-11-24
"WHACKS"
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you "whack," remember there's a req son, so try and say thank you then set about finding what you have done to demand the rebuke, and try and place after all.
 Curious how many highly organized people fail 10 appreciate and heed the first little, gentle 'Whacks' of the good old Dame. but go right along with the habit, whatever it may be, that causes her disapproval. Whisky, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea or other unnat- ural treatment of the body, until se- rious illness sets in or some chronic disease.
 Some people seem to get on very well with those things for awhile and Mother Nature 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. A portion of these select cd ones oft and again seek to stimulate and then deaden the tool Ghe body) by some one or more of the drugs Whisky, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea, Nor phine, etc
 You know all of these throw down the same class of alkaIoids in Chem ieal analysis. They stimulate and then depress. They take from man or woman the power to do his or her best work.
 After these people have drugged for time, they get hint, or mild "whack," to remind them that they have work to do. mission to perfeTm. and should be about the business, but are loafing along the wayside and be- come unfitted for the fame and for tune that waits for them if they but stick to the course and keep the body clear of Instructions so it can carry out the behests of the mind.
 Sickness is a call to "come up high CT" These hints come in various forms. It may be stomach trouble or bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or gen. eral nervous prostration. You may de- pend upon it when a .whaell" comes it's 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 Americans.
 Now, then, if Mother Nature is gen. tie with you and only sIyes light little "whacks" at first to attract at tenton, don't abuse her consideration, or she will soon hit 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.
 It 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 i'll will attrib- ute the trouble 10 bad food, malaria, OYerwork and what not, but they keep on being sick and gradually getting worse until they are finally forced to quit entirely, even the "only one cup day" Then they begin to get better, and unless they have gone long enough to set up some fixed organic disease, they generally get entirely well.
 It is easy to quit coffee at once and for all. by having well made Postum, with it's 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 bring it out.
 It pays to be we'll 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 handicaps. leave out the deadening habits, heed Mother Natures hints, quit being a loser and become a winner. She will help you sure if you cut out the things that keep you back.
 "'inere's reason" and a profound one.
 Look Tn each package for copy oi the famous little book, The Road to Melville"