The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Jewelers.
Ihe Mission of Whiskey, Tobacco and
Coffee.

The Creator made all things, We be-
heve.
III so, He must have made these.
We know what he made food and
water for, and air and sunshine. but
why Whiskey, Tobacco and Conee2
They are here sure enough and each
performing Its work
There must be some great plan be-
hind il all; the thoughtful man seeks
10 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 IL certainly seems to the casual
observer that these stimulant narcotics
are real blessings.
Right there is the ambush. that con-
ceaIs a killing" enemy.
one can slip into the habit OF either
w1hiskey, tobacco or coffee easy enough,
but 10 -'unCangle" is often fearful
struggle.
II seems plain that there are cir
cumstances 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
q steady user Of either whislxey. coffee
or tobacco free from disease of some
kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
II is a matter of daily history testified
to by literally millions of people that
Nhiskeys Tobacco and Coffee are smil-
ing, promising. beguiling friends on the
start, but always false as hell itself IN
The end. Once they get firm hold
enough 10 show their strength, they in
sist upon governing and drive the vic
tim steadily toward i'll health in some
form: if permitted to continue TO rule
they viii not let UP until physical and
mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell (and under
the speu' is cOrrecD Of any one OF
these drugs, frequently assures himself
and his friends, why, I can leave off
any time I want to. / did quit for
week Just 10 show ] could" 1t is a
sure mark Of the slave when one gets
70 that stage. he wiggled through
week lighting every day to break the
spell was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again.
The slave coffee slave as we'll as to-
bacc0 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 a few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition plain
er 10 vie-y than ever and growing
worse. Many times the coffee slave
realizes that he is between two fires.
He feels bad If he Leaves off and a
little worse I he drinks and allows the
erect to wear OF
So It goes on from day to day. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he viii bre.k he habit
and next day when he feels a little bad
las he is quite sure to) breaks, not the
habit. but his own resolution. It is
nearly always a tough fight, with dis
aster ahead sure II the habit wins.
There have been hundreds Of thou
sands If people driven 10 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 whiskey.
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-
r much Of the dangerous work is done.
Nov. reader, what is your opinion as
tC the real use the Creator has for
these things. Take a look at the ques-
ton from this point o. view.
There is law OF nature and Of
natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes TO higher, a sturdy,
steady and dignified advance toward
more perfect things in both the phys
lcal and spiritual world. The pom
derous tread Of evolutionary develop
meur is fixed by the infinite and viii
not be Quickened 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.
II she continued TO DO so every year
her farmers would advance in wealth
far beyond those Of other sections or
Countries. SO nature interposes a bar
every three or four years and brings
on a bad year"
Here we see the leveling influence at
work
man is prosperous in his business
Tor number Of years and grows rich.
Then nature sets the 'leveling infu-
ence' At work on him. Some OF his
Investments lose. he becomes luxurious
and lazy. Perhaps il is whiskey, to-
nacco, coffee, women, gambling or
some other form. The intent and pur-
pose is 10 level him. Keep him from
evolving too far ahead Of the masses.
A nauOn becomes prosperous and
great like ancient Rome If no level
ing influence set in she would dominate
the world perhaps for all time But
Dame Nature sets her army Of ley
elers at work. LUXURY, overeating
ana drinking, RIGHTEOUSNESS, waste and
extravaganza indulgences Of all kinds.
then comes the wreck Sure, sure sure
The law Of the unit is the law of the
mass. Man goes through the same
process Weakness 0n chiIdhood).
gradual growth Of strength, energy.
thrift probitN prosperity, wealth,
comfort ease, relaxation, self-indul-
gence. luxury, idleness, waste. de-
bauchery, disease and the wreck fol-
lows. The Jewelers. are in the bushes
along the pathway Of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma
j0rity
only now and then can man stand
9el against these Jewelers." and hold
his fortune, fame and health to the
end.
30 the Creator has use for whiskey.
topacce and coffee TO level down the
successTul ones and those who show
signs of being successful. and keep
mem back in the race, so that the
left too far behind.
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