The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1916-02-12
The Voice of
The Farmer
To the Editor of The Observer:

eTlSnment, is consumption IN tne nu-
man lungs. This most disastrous re-
suit of exposure and of irrational nu
triton spreads its ravages throughout
the inhabited earth.
A large portion of humanity sooner
or later falls a victim to this dread
disease, as a result of its vain, fruit
less, foolish search for secret rene
dies. So deeply rooted is this great
evil everywhere, that 1t requires all
the strength of those who retain their
health to counteract the fatal results
of battle for a life already lost.
So complete is the consumption of
the soil. of plants. animals and men
and of physical political and indus
trial life that it cannot be checked un-
less all those who are physically and
mentally free and unburdened shall,
by their united efforts, and by their
immutable faith in all powerful divine
nature, counteract the destroying
forces of this disease, which daily robs
thousands of their vitality and life.
Such men must recognize the guild
ing beneficial forces of nature for the
uplifting of mankind, the invigoration
of the weak and the encouragement of
the disconsolate.
The prosperity of our country is not
real prosperity if our bodies are
emaciated and too weak to enjoy
prosperous life. Weakness, nervous
ness, consumptive nutrition is becom-
ing so common, and is so deeply root
ed in the life of the nation.
The battle which modern man must
| fight to obtain food is too exhausting
for him to feel truly happy amidst
such an embittered strife. The labor
er, the large and the small merchant
and manufacturer may during a few
years of prosperity, be able to save a
few dollars, but years that we may
call nervous" or "consumptive." are
sure to follow, and consume a part or
whole of their savings.
When in the plant or human system,
long periods of insufficient nutrition
cause the power of acquisition to de-
cline, the formation of new material
or new force, and the maintenance of
stored up energy and healthy blood
become impossible. For this reason
the acquiring ability of the American
nation-a nation of consumers-is
only apparently large. as shown by
the chronic weakness and nervousness
in business life, the deterioration
caused by our political weevils and
the ravages of the weevils of so-called
agricultural science, resulting in fear
full weakness of the structural anat
omy of plants and animals and men
, in the weakness of the brain of mar
as evidenced by the large number ol
business failures and bald heads. A
strong hand only, hand that retains
its power and strength. combined with
strong leadership of the parties and o
the administration, such as we fint
embodied in President Wilson, is cap
able of leading business and politica
life in the normal path of prosperity
term it an injurious consumption
!. of the common sense of the peopl,
when | see the farmer paying no at
tention to the quality Of his products
when, Intentionally or unintentionally
, he raised crops that are SO lacking il
trit a1 haf htI
!. manity. The farmer is always tn
4 first to complain and to blame the gov
ernment for all failures, but he doe
D not know, or is Indifferent to the fac
) that the high prices of his WORTHLESS
products are gradually paralyzing tn
purchasing power of humanity an
that their effect is a thousand time
e more disastrous than all the worth
|. less, watered stock of the grain gan
blers of all the stock exchanges /
: America. The impoverished produc
u of our modern forms is sure to chang
l. the whole world in the comparativ
near future into a physical, ments
and industrial hospital.
Antiquity knew seven wonders {
e the world, which were honored as b.
n ing the most marvellous production
1. of divine and human labor.
Is There are three maryels in the mo,
T. ern world. The first marvel in tn
N world is the law of polarity. a singl
70 simple. fundamental principle, whic
= pervades the universe. The secon
q. marvel is the general ignorance I
n this universal law. while the thir
D. marvel is the enormous. inexhaustib
ID store of nutritive substances provide
n by God for our use in the mountain
y meadows and oceans.
T. The scientific gentlemen who lie
.. tured at our great farm congress a
:, gave us interesting talks, glean'
from ancient textbooks. Why n
pound a little modern common SEN