The Penn's Grove record., 1904-11-25
And What They Mean.

When Old Mother Nature gives you
a "whack" remember there's a rea.
son" so try and say 'thank you" then
set about finding what you have done
TO demand the rebuke, and try and get
back into line, for that's the happy
place after all.
Curious how many highly organized
people fail to 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 unnatural treat
.ment Of the body, until serious 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 selected ones
oft and again seek to stimulate and
then deaden the tool 0he body by
some one or more Of the drugs-Whis-
key, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea, Morphine,
etc.
You know all of these throw down
the same class of alkaloids 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 drugged for
q time, they get a hint, or mild 'whack"
to remind them that they have work to
Ito, a mission to perform, and should
lie abont the business, but are loains
along the wayside and become untitled
for the fame and fortune 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.
en-" 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 a "whack" it's q
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.
with you and only gives light, little
"wlacks" at first to attract attention,
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 go.
ing.
1t seems hard work to give up a hab-
1t, and we try all sorts of plans to
charge our i'll feelings to some other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drinkers when ill will attrib.
ute the trouble to bad food. malaria,
overwork and what not, but they keep
on being sick and gradually getting
worse until they are finally forced Il
quit entirely. even the ''only one cup a
day" Then they begin 10 get better,
and unless they have gone long enough
to set up some fixed organic disease,
they generally get entirely well.
1t is easy to quit coffee at once and
for all. by having well made Postum
with its rich, deep, seal brown color
which comes TO the beautiful COLDER
brown when good cream is added, ant
The crisp snap of good, mild Java il
there if the Postum has been boilet
long enough to bring it out.
It pays to be we'll and happy 70
good old Mother Nature then sends u
her blessings of many and various
kinds and helps US to gain fame ant
fortune.
Strip off the handicaps, leave out tn
deadening habits, heed Mother Ma
lures hints, quit being a loser and be
come a winner. She will help yo'
sure if you cut out the things that kee,
yon back.
There's a reason" and o profo1n
one.
Look in each package for q copy Q
the famous little book, "The Read I
Melville"