Evening journal., 1904-10-05
Jewelers.
The Mission Of Whiskey, Tobacco and
Coffee.

The Mission Of whiskeN 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
without taking testimony
There are times and conditions when
it certainly seems to the casual OBJ
server that these stlmulant narcotics
are real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con-
ceals a killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whiskey, tobacco or coffee easy enough,
but to "untangle" is often a fearful
struggle.
1t seems plain that there are clrcum-
stances when the narcotic effect of
these poisons is for the moment benefi-
cial but the fearful argument against
them is that seldom ever does one find
steady user of either whiskey, coffee,
or tobacco free from disease Of some
kind.
Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race.
1t is a matter of daily history testi-
fled to by literally millions of people,
that Whiskey, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising, beguiling friends on
the start, but ALWAYS FALSE AS
HE'LL ITSELF in the end. Once they
get firm hold enough to show their
strength, they insist upon governing
and drive the victim steadily towards
Ill health in some form; IL permitted
to continue to rule, they will not let up
until physical and mental ruin sets In.
A man under that spell (and under
the spelP' is correct). Of any of these
drugs, frequently assures himself and
his friends, why 1 can leave off any
time / want to. / did quit for a week
just to show I could" 1t is a sure mark
Of the slave when one gets to 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 well as
Tobacco 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
haf 4
er to view than ever and growing
worse. Many times the Coffee slave
realizes that he Is between two fires.
He feels bad II he leaves off and lit
tie worse If he drinks and allows the
EFFECT TO WEAR OFF.
SO it goes 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 Gas
he is quite sure to) breaks. not the
habit, but his own resolution. 1t is
nearly always a tough fight. with dis
aster ahead SURE IL the habit wins.
There have been hundreds OF thous-
ands 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 ana tobacco than by whiskey,
for the first two are more widely used.
and more hidden and insidious I'm the
effect on nerves, heart and other vital
organs, and are thus unsuspected until
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
question from this point of view.
There Is a law OF Nature and Of Ma
ture's God that things slowly evolve
from lower planes TO higher. a sturdy.
steady and dignified advance toward
more perfect things In both the Physi-
cal and Spiritual world. The ponderous
tread Of evolutionary development is
fixed by the Infinite and win 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 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 ana