Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-03-25
One Deadly Spark.

There are few, we are glad t.
sav. who are still ashamed to cal
for Dope" when they take colo
drinks: But some have become (ant
are daily becoming) such Gends tha
they have neither the nerve NJ
time to say coca.cola." This seems
TO be a small matter, but it is kind
ling a great fire both among me-
and women. One young man coulc
not hold responsible. position br
cause he was coca-cola iend. A
young lady wound up in All house
IF ill.fame because she testified tina
her nerves were 80 far gone. that she
had no resisting power. These art
only two of thousands of the vic
tins. am in doubt now as t,
which / would risk my ohild''
drinking-dope or whiskey? and
yet I have seen something tha
looked like q mother, but was 4
silly fool, give her baby in arms
this stuff to drink. Dope Is doing
its deadly worA all the while. Ou'
coming generation will reap oul
sowing. And they will eithe, hav'
whiskey straight or opiates to steady
the nerve. Some say it has NO ef"c
on them. Who wouId believe Sl'.'
a lie? For why is it drunk then, il
it has no effect? ! admit that som,
be lieve this, and do not intend T.
lie, hut when drink of the stuff al
daik keeps one man awake al
night, it will be hard TO make tile
world believe that ,here is nothing
10 it. We drink it now; our children
will drink whiskey or eat opium a:
a result. 4ss,
Ny ire trying to persuad sfsosttrl
sive up this little god whom you
worship daily with nickels popre,'
INTO bottomless tank: this yon
will have to do in the future, or
,ou will get 10 something stronger
If we knew how many thousand
ire giving up the habit all over tn"
country, some Of us would go and
do likewise. Occasionally, if a friend
invites me or | feel dull and have a
npadachp, observe i will take root
beer with little :, cs-cola in it
because the latter is effective. Bui
The tiend cannot enjoy this relief
no more than a man can really en-
Joy smoke who smokes all thu
ime. He thinks he enjoys it 1t i.
the habit he enjoys and not tht
thing that makes the habit. / knew
man who had the habit of, and
found pleasure in beating his head
with his hand. Alas, we becom.
Se useless after while and just like
a piece of machinery. If person
wishes to enjoy thing, he musr
not wear out the thing with which
ne enjoys it. When a fellow smokes
and dopes together, he ia setting
fire to one end and drowning the
other. 1t is a great pity that the
legislature does not pass law com
pelling our young ladies and young
men to spend one day every three
ears in the lunatic asyluns and
The state penitentiary, during which
<rhool days they would have ocular
demonstrations Of the causes tina
I'D up to 80 much misery. They ar.
ignorant! Alas, no one seems tf
care enough for them to even writ.
friendly letter like this for them
And / doubt that all Of them vii
appreciate this letter; but som'
surely will, and in after years tn n
the dead man for his good advice
You might put this in your scral
nook for Others to read. and in tn
,ext generation our children vii
say, why, that man was a prophet
for our fathers have used dope anr
we are opium fiends." love th'
youth of the land; I am too pa
triotic to be silent when a wore
should be spoken in duA time t,
save the youth from wreck ant
rum. This generation is doing fair
ly well, because We are still draw
ling on she reserve forces of our p.
rents who could not live as we d.
even if they had wanted to. Blu
this force is daily being exhausted
What then?
F.. G.. Bailey.
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