Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-29

iieve.
IL so. lie must have made these.
We know what lie made food and
water FOR, and air and sunshine. but
why whisky, Tobacco and Coffeeg
They are here sure enough and each
performing its work.
There must be some great plan be-
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" with
ont taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
st certainly seems to the casual obsery-
or that these stimuant narcotics are
real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con
ceais killing" enemy.
One can slip into the habit OF either
whisky. tobacco or coffee easy enough.
but TO "untangle" is often a fearful
struggle.
1t seems plain that there are circum-
stances when the narcotic effect OF
these poisons is FOR the moment benc-
fetal. but the fearful argument against
them is that seldom ever does one find
steady user OF either whisky. cof-
fee or tobacco free from disease OF
some kind.
Certainly powerful elements IN their
effect on the human race.
II IS a matter or daily history tesii-
fed 90 by literally millions OF people.
that Whisky. Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling. promising. beguiling friends
on the start but always false as he'll
itself In the end. once fney get nrm
hold enough TO show their strength.
they insist upon governing and drive
the victim steadily towards ill health
in some form: II permitted 20 continue
TO rule. they viii not let up until ply
steal and mental ruin sets i'm.
man under that spell land under
the spell" IS correct. OF any one OF
these drugs, frequently assures him
self and his friends. why. I can leave
or any time l want TO. / did quit FOR
a week just 10 show I could" II is a
sure mark OF the slave when one gets
70 that stage. He wiggled through a
week lighting every day 10 break tho
spell, was finally whipped, and began
his slavery all over again.
The slave Coffee slave ss well ~
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 Tor few minutes ana
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 II he leaves of.
and a little worse IL ne drinks and al
lows the effect to wear OF.
SO IL goes ON IRON day TO day. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that he will break the habit
and next day when ne feels a little
bad (as he is quite sure tor, breaks
not the habit. but his own resolution
1t Is nearly always tough tight. with
disaster ahead sure il the habit wins.
There have been hundreds OF thou
sands Of people driven 10 their grave.
through disease brought on by coffee
drinking alone. and il is quite certain
that more human misery IS caused by
coffee and tobacco than by whisky, fol
the two first are more widely used
and more hidden and insidious in tn
effect on nerves, heart and other vita
organs, and are thus unsupported un
I'll much OF the dangerous work il
done.
Now. Reader. what IS your opinion
rs 10 the real use the Creator has 10
these things? Take look At the ques
tiOn from this point OF view.
There IS 4 law OF Nature and OF Ma
lures God that things slowly evolv
from lower planes 20 higher, a sturdy
steady and dignified advance towar
more perfect things in both the ply
steal and Spiritual world. The poT
derous tread OF evolutionary develOI
ment is fixed by the Infinite and wi
not be quickened out or natural la
by any OF mans methods.
Therefore we see many Illustration
showing how nature checks too rapi
advance. Illinois raises phenOmen;
crops OF corn for two or three year
II she continued 10 do so every yes
her farmers would advance in wealt
Far beyond those OF other sections (
countries. SO Nature interpOses bs
every three or four years and bring
on bad year"
Here We see the leveling inhuehC
nj work.
A man is prosperous in his busine,
for a number OF years and grows ricl
Then Nature sets the '1eveling inf
ence" at work on him. Some OF h
~invasfments lose he becomes iuxus