Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-26

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JEWELERS..
The Mission Of Whisky, Tobacco and
s,;sssJaY
The Creator made all things, we be-
iieve.
- II 30, He must have made these.
" We know what Fe made food and
srater for, and air and sunshine, but
! why Whisky, Tobacco aud Coffee?
a. Il. They are here sure enough and each
! performing its work.
There must be some great plan be-
hind 1t all; the thoughtful man seeks
ito understand something Of that plan
and thereby to Judge these articles for
their true worth.
q Let us not say "bad" or "good" With
out taking testimony.
Il There are times and conditions when
s 1t certainly seems to the casual observ-
se er that these stimulant narcotics are
real blessings.
Il Right there is the ambush that con.
(. ceals a killing enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough,
but to "untangle" is often fearful
struggle.
:. It seems plain that there are circum-
stances when the narcotic effect OF
these poisons Is for the moment bene-
fetal, but the fearful argument against
them. is that seldom ever does one find
steady user Of either whisky, cof-
'!Yee or tobacco free from disease of
rome kind.
sE Certainly powerful elements In their
effect on the human race.
I It Is matter Of daily history testi-
NED to by literally millions Of people,
-Ithat Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
Smiling, promising, beguiling friends
{ ION the start, but always false as hell
stself in the end. Once they get firm
hold enough to show their, strength,
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards III health
In some form; If permitted to continue
ito rule, they will not let up until ply
Bical and mental ruin sets in.
Is "A man under that spell land "under
The spell, is correcD, Of any one Of
@Shese drugs, frequently assures HIM
self and his, friends, "Why, I can leave
of anyetime.I want to. I did quit for
I a week just to show could" 1t is a
kure mark of the slave when one ssets
10 that stage. He wiggled through a
J, week fighting every day to break the
spell, was finally whipped, and began
tis slavery all over again.
q The slave Coffee slave as well as
Tobacco and Whisky daily reviews his
condition, sees perfectly plain the
Isteady encroachments Of disease, how
1.-THE nerves get weaker day by day and
demand the drug that seems to smile
. and offer relief for few minutes aud
then leave the diseased condition
5 palmer to view than ever and grow
sng worse. Many times the Coffee
slave realizes that he is between two
fires. He feels bad If he leaves of,
and little worse If he drinks and al
lows the effect to wear off.
IS So it goes on from day to day. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he will break the habit
Z and next day when he feels a little
bad Gas he is quite sure toy, breaks,
not the habit, but his own resolution.
1T Is nearly always q tough fight, with
disaster ahead sure if the habit wins.
There have been hundreds Of thou
sands of people driven to their graves
Through disease brought on by coffee
s drinking alone, and it is quite certain
that more human misery is caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whisky, for
the two first are more widely used,
8 and more hidden and insidious in the
effect on nerves, heart and other vital
organs, and are thus unsupported un-
ill much of the dangerous work is
done. =z
Now, Reader. what Is your opinion
as to the real use the Creator has for
these things? Take look at the ques-
ton from this point Of view.
g There is law of Nature and of Nh
ture's God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, sturdy,
steady and dignifed advance toward
more perfect things in both the PLY.
slcal and Spiritual world. The pom
derous tread of evolutionary develop
meDt is fixed by the Infinite and will
not be qulckened out Of natural law
by any OF mans methods. :.
Therefore we see many Illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid
advance. Illinois raises phenomenal
crops Of corn for two or three years.
Z II she continued to do so every yea1
her farmers would advance in wealth
far beyond those Of other sections OF
countries. So Nature interposes bar
every three OF four years and brings
or a "bad year."
Here we see the leyehng influence
at work.
a man is prosperous in his business
for number Of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the ''leyeling infiu-
ence" at work on him. Some Of his
investments lose, he becomes luxuri.
GUS and lazy. Perhaps 1t is whisky, to.
:; bacco, coffee, women, gambling, or
some other form. The intent and pur.
pose Is to level him. Keep him from
evolving too far ahead of the masses
A nation becomes prosperous and
great like ancient Rome. If no levelins
influence set in she would dominate
the world perhaps for all time. But
Dame Nature sets her army Of "leyel.
: ers" at york. Luxury, over eating and