The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-10-28
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The Mission of whiskey, Tobacco and

Jewelers..
The Mission of whiskey, Tobacco and
Coffee.
The Creator made all things, we be-
lieve.
If so. He must have made these.
We know what He made food and
water for, and air and sunshine, but
why Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here sure enough and each
performing its work.
There must be some great plan be-
hind 1t 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
1t certainly seems to the casual observ-
! er that these stimulant narcotics are
real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con-
| ceals killing enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whiskey, tobacco or coffee easy
enough, but to 'untangle" is often
fearful struggle.
1t seems plain that there are cir
cumstances when the narcotic effect
of these poisons is for the moment
beneficial but the fearful argument
against them is that seldom ever does
one find a steady user of either whis-
key, coffee or tobacco free from dis
ease of some kind
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
1t is matter of daily history testi-
that Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling. promising, bcguling friends
on the start, but always false as hell
itself in the end. Once they get firm
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 con-
tinue to rule, they will not let up until
physical and mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell (and under
these drugs, frequently assures him
self and his friends, "Why can leave
Off any time l want to. did quit for
"a week just to show could" 1t is q
sure mark of the slave when one gets
to that stage He wiggled through q
week fighting every day to break the
spell, was finally whipped, and began
u :,
The slave Coffee slave as well as To.
bacco and Whiskey) 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 min
utes and then leaves the diseased con-
dition palmer to view than ever and
growing worse. Many times the COT,
fee slave realizes that he is between
two fires. He feels bad if he leaves
off and little worse if he drinks and
allows the effect to wear off.
SO it goes on from day to day Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he will break the habit
and next day when he feels a little
bad (as he is quite sure to- breaks, not
the habit, but his own resolution. Il
is nearly always a tough fight, with
disaster ahead sure if the habit wins
There have been hundreds of thous
ands of people driven to their grave:
through disease brought on by coffee
iIiy, al ic TO ia N
that more human misery is caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whiskey
for the two first are more widely used
and more hidden and insidous in the
effect on nerves, heart and other vita
organs, and are thus unsupported un
til much of the dangerous work IL
done.
Now, Reader, what is your opinion
rs to the real use the Creator has fol
those things? Take look at the ques
ton from this point Of view.
There is law of Nature and OF
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higher, sturdy
steady and dignitsed advance toward
more perfect things in both the Physi
cal and Spiritual world. The ponder
GUS tread Of evolutionary development
is fixed by the Infinite and will not
be qllickened out of natural law by any
Of mans methods.
Therefore we see many illustra lions
showing how nature checks too rapiG
advance. Illinois raises phenomena
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 OF
countries. SO Nature interposes bar
every three or four years and brings
on bad year"
, Here we see the leveling influence al
work.
A man is prosperous in his business
for a number of years and grows rich
Then Nature sets the "!eveling infu
ence' at work ON him. Some of his in
vestments lose, lie becomes luxurious
and lazy. Perhaps it is whiskey to
bacco, coffee, women, gambling, OF
some other form. The intent and pur
: pose is to level him. Keep him from
: evolving too far ahead of the masses
A mutton becomes prosperous ant
e ing influence set in she would dominate
: the world perhaps for all time. But
e Dame Nature sets her army Of level
! ers" at work. Luxury, overeating ane
drinking, Righteousness, waste and ex
: travagance, indulgences of all kinds
/ then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure