Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-24
"wHACKs"
And h They Mean.

And What they Mean.
When Old Mother Nature gives yoe
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 d%isapproval. Whiskey, 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
we'll with those things for IL while, 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 select
ed mes oft and again seek to stimu-
late and then deaden the tool (the
body by some n or more Of the
drugs-Whiskey, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea,
Morphine, etc.
You know all Of these throw down
the same class of alkaloids in chemi-
cal analysis. They stimulate and then
depress. They take from man or wom-
an the power to do his or her best
work.
After these people have drugged for
a time they get a hint or mild "whack"
to remind them that they have work
to do, q mission to perform, and should
be about the business, but are loafng
along the wayside and become united
for the fame and fortune that waits
for them IL they but stick to the course
and keep the body clear of obstruc-
lions so it can carry out the behests of,
the mind.
Sickness is a call to come up high
err" These hints come in various
forms. 1t may I've stomach trouble OF.
bowels, heart, eyes, kidneys or general,
y prostration. You may depend
! upon 1t when n "whack" comes it's a
warning to quit some abuse and do the
right and fair thing with the body.
Perhaps it is coffee drinking that
offends. That is n OF the greatest
causes Of human disorder among
Americans.
Now then IL Mother Nature is gentle
with you and only gives light, little
'whacks" ut first to attract attention.
don't abuse her consideration, or she
will o o hit you harder. sure.
And you ma also be sure she wifi
hit you very, very hard IL you insist
on following the way you have been
doing.
1t seems hard work to give up q
habit, and we try all sorts Of plans to
charge u Ill feelings to some other
cause than the real m
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 to
quit entirely, even the "only one cup
a day" Then they begin to get bet
ter, and unless they have gone long
enough to Get up some fixed organic
disease. they generally get entirely
well.
It ii 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 golden
brown when good e is added, and
the crisp snap Of good, mild Java il
there II the Postum has been boiled.
long enough to bring It out.
/ It pays to be well and happy for;
good old Mother Nature then sends ~
her blessings OF many and various
kinds ana helps 10 to gain fame and
fortune.
Strip Oh the handicaps. leave ont the
deadenfng habits. heed Mother Ma.
lures hints, quit being a loser and
become . winner. She will help Won
sure II you cut ont the things that
keep you back.
THERE'S . reason" and ! profound
one.
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