The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-27

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If so, He must haze made these. ..,
We know what He made food aid
4 water for, and air andSslishiHe, but
| why Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee? -
They are here sure enough and each
performing its work. -,
| There must be some great plan be-
I hind it all: the thoughtful man seeks
to understand something Of that plan
and thereby TO judge these articles for
their true worth.
| Let us not say bad or good with
| out taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
| it certainly seems to the casual observ-
er that these stimulart narcotics 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 to ''untangle' is often a fearful
struggle.
1t seems plain that there are cirtum-
stances when the narcotic effect Of
these poisons is-for tie moment bene-
dcial, hut the fearful argument against
them is that seldom ever does one find
a steady user of either whisky, cot
fee Or tobacco. free from disease of
| some kind. = = y
7 Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the. human race. - T.
|. 1t is a matter Of daily history testi>
|. fed to by literally millions of people.
that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising. beguiling friends
on the start, but always false as hell
itself in the end. Once tNey get nrm
hold enough to show their strength,
they insist upon governing. and drive
the victim steadily towards i'll health
in some form; if permitted to continue
to rule, they will not LIT up until ply
steal and mental ruin sets in..,
A man under that spell land under
the spell' is correct), of any one Of
these drugs, frequently assures him
self and his friends, why, T. can leave
off any time want to. did quit for
week just to show 1 could" 1t is 4
sure mark Of the slave when one gets
to that stage. He wiggled through Il
week fighting every day to break the
spell, was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again.
The slave Coffee slave as we'll as
Tobacco and Whisky daily reviews his
condition, sees perfectly. plain the
steady encroachments Of disease, how
the nerves get weaker day by day and
demand the drug that seems to smile
and offer relief for few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
palmer to view than ever and grow
ing worse. Many times the Coffee
slave realizes that he is between two
fires. He feels bad if he leaves off,
and a little worse if lie drinks and al
lows the effect to wear off.
So it goes on from day TO day. Every
night the struggling v4ctim promises
himself that be will b"eak the habit
and next day when he feels little
bad (as be is quite sure toy. breaks,
not the habit, but his own resolution.
It is nearly always tough fight, with
disaster ahead sure if the habit wins.
There have been hundreds of thou
sands Of people driven 80 their graves
through disease brought on by coffee
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,
and more hidden and insidious in the
effect on nerves, heart and other vital
organs, and are thus unsuspected un-
til much Of the dangerous work is
done.
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.
There is d law of Nature and CT Ma
lures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, sturdy,
steady and dignifed advance toward
more perfect things in both the Ply
sical and Spiritual! world. The pom
derous tread Of evolutionary develop
ment is fixed. by the Infinite and will
not be quickened out of natural law
by any of mans methods
Therefore we sec many Illustrations
showing how nature checks too rapid
advance. Illinois raises phenomenal
crops Of corn for two or three years.
If she continued to do so every year
her farmers would advance in wealth
far beyond those of other sections or
countries. So Nature interposes bar
every three or four years and brings
on :'bad year"
Here VIC see the leveling influence
at work.
A man IS prosperous in his business
for a number Of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the ''leveling inf1u-
ence" at work on him. Some of his
investments lose, he becomes luxurl-
Gus and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, to-
bacco. coffee, women, gambling, or
some other form. The intent and pur-
pose is to level him. Keep him from