The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-11-11
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The Mission Of Whisky. Tobacco and
Coffee.
The Creator made all things, we be
Teve.
II so, He must have made these.
We know what He made food and
water for. and air and sunshine, but
Why Whisky, Tobacco and Cofee?
] 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"
! without taking testimony.
There are times and conditions
when it certainly seems to the casual
/ observer that these stimulant nar-
cotics are real blessings.
Right there IS the ambush that con
/ ceals a killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit OF either
whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough.
I but to suntangle" is often a fearful
/ struggle
II 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 steady user Of either whis-
/ ky, coffee OF tobacco free from disease
/ Of some kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
/ eject on the human race.
It is a matter Of daily history. testi-
7 fed to by literally millions OF people,
l that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
/ smiling, promising, beguiling friends
/ on the start, but always false as he'll
/ itself in the end. Once they get fTm
/ hold enough to show their strength,
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily toward i'll health
in some form; If permitted to continue
| TO rule, they viii not let up until phys
/ zeal and mental ruin sets in
A man under that spell land 'un-
/ der the spell" is cOrrect) OF any one
Of these drugs frequently assures him
self and his friends, Why, I can IeaTe
on any time want to. I did quit for
2 week Just to show I could" It is a
L
to that stage He wiggled through a
week, fighting every day to break the
spell, was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again
The slave Coffee slave as well 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 a 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 OF and a
little worse if he drinks and allows
the effect to wear on.
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 Cas he is quite sure to-,
breaks, not the habit, but his own res
OlutiOn- It is nearly always a tough
fight, with diseaster ahead sure If the
habit wins.
There have been hundreds OF thou
sands Of people driven to 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 unsupported IN
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 a look at the ques-
ton from this point Of view
There is a law Of Nature and Of
Natures God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes to higherr-a sturdy,
steady and dignified advance toward
more perfect things in both the Physi-
cal and Spiritual world. The ponder
Gus 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 see 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
I her farmers would advance in wealth
I far beyond those Of other sections or
[ countries So Nature interpOses
bar every three OF four years and
brings on bad year"
Here we 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 fnfu-
ence" at work on him Some Of his
Investments lose, he becomes luxuri-
Gus and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky,
tobacco, coffee, women, gambling or
some other form. The intent and pur-
pose is TO level him-keeb him from
evolving too far ahead Of the masses
A nation becomes prosperous and
great ike ancient Rome. If no level
ing- influence set in she would dou-f-
nate the world perhaps for all tine.
But Dame Nature sets her army OF
Jewellers at wOrk-luxury. overeat-
ing and drinking, licentiousness, waste
and extravaganza, indulgences OF al
kinds-then comes the wreck Sure,