The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-12-31
: W!tACXS
And What They Mean.

a "whack remember there's Il rea
SON SO try and say thank YOU the.
set about finding what yeu have don
to demand the rpbuke. aud try and &c
back into line. for that's the happ,
place after all.
Curious how nGny ...shiy organized
people fail 10 appreciate AID heed tn.
first little. seutle "whacks" of the goos
Old Dame, but 90 right along with tn,
habit whStever it may be, that cause.
her disaprroval. Whisky, Tobacco
CoHee, Pea or other unnatural treat
ment Of the body, until sef.ous Hines.
sets in o. some chronic disease.
! Some people seem to get on very
we'll with those things for awhile, and
Mother Nature apparently cares but
little what they 90.
Perhaps she has no particular plans
for them ard thinks it little Use to
waste time i'll 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 selected ones
oft and again seek to stimulate and
then deaden the tool Uhe BODY by
some one or more OF the drug.-Whis-
key, Tobacco. Coffee, Tea, Morphine,
etc
You know all Of these throw down
The same class of aikaloids 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 dru;ged for
time, they get hint. or mild "wNack"
to remind them that they have work to
do, mission to perform. and should
be abo"t the business. brt arc loanng
along the wayside and become unified
for the fame and fortune that waits
for them if they but stick to the course
and keep the body clear Of distractions
so it can carry out the Dehcsts of the
mind.
Sickness is call 10 come up high
err These hints come in various
forms. 1t may be stomach trouble or
bowels, heart, eyes kidneys or general
nervous prostration. You may depend
upon it when 4 "whack' comes it's a
warning 10 quit some abuse and do the
light and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps it is Coffee drinking that |
'ffends. That is ore OF the greatest !
'auses of human disorder among
Americans.
Now then if Mother Nature is gentle |
With you and only gives light, little
'whacks' at first 10 attract attention,
lon't abuse her consideration, or she
will soon hit you harder, sure.
And you may also be sure she will
lit you very. very hard If you insist on
GLOWING the way you have been 60
ng.
1t seems hard work to give up hab-
I. and we try all sorts of plans to
barge our ill feelings to some other
ause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when i'll will attrb-
te the trouble to bad food. malaria.
verwork and what not. but they keep
n being sick and gradually getting
'orse until they are finally forced to
uit entirely. even the only ONE cup a
ay." Then they begin to get better,
nd unless they have gone long enough
, set up some fixed organic disease,
ley generally get entirely well.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once and
,r all, by havin. well made Postum
18th its rich, deep, seal brown color
hich comes 10 the beautiful golden
rown when good cream is added, and
lie crisp snap of good. mild Java is
lere if the Postum has been boiled
ng enough to bring it out.
It pays to be we'll and happy for
,od old Mother Nature then sends us
sr blessings Of many and various
nds and helps us 10 gain fame and
rtune.
Strip OF the handicaps, leave out the
habits, heed Mother Ma
res hints, quit being loser and be.
me winner. She will help you
re if you cut out the things that keep
III back.
There's a reason" and a profound
e.
Look in each package for a copy OF
e famous little book. The Road to
e!iy!lle,"