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- Nore.—~The following article has
been widely published and is one of
the most remarkable illustrations of
the value of careful marshalling and
analysis of facts in presenting a sub
~Ject to the publie,
LEVELERS.
The Misslon of Whisky, Tobscco 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 Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee?
They are here suve 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
out taking testimony.
There are times and conditions when
it certninly seems to the casual observ
er that these stimulant narcotics are
real blessings.
Right there is the ambush that con
ceals a “killing” enemy.
One can slip into the habit of either
whisky, tobacco or coffee easy enough,
but to “untangle” is often a fearful
struggle.
It seems plain that there are circum
stances when the narcotic effect of
these poisons is for the moment bene
ficlal, but the fearful argument against
them is that seldom ever does one find |
a steady user of elther whisky, cof
fee or tobacco free from disease" of
some kind. < I
.- Certainly powerful elements in their
effect on the human race, ; ‘
It is a matter of daily kistory testi
fled to by literally millions of people, {
that Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee are
smiling, promising, beguiling friends
on the start, but always false as hell
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; if permitted to continue
to rule, they will not let up until phy
sical and mental ruin sets in.
A man under that spell (and ‘“under
the spell” is correct), of any one of
these drugs, frequently assures hime
self and his friends, “Why, I can leave
off any time I want to. I did quit for
a week just to show I could.” It is a
sure mark of the slave when one gets
to that stage. He wiggled through a
week fighting 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 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 for a few minutes and
then leave the diseased condition
plainer to view than ever and grow
ing worse. Many times the Coffee
glave realizes that he is between two
fires. He feels bhad if he leaves off,
and a little worse if he drinks and al
lows the effect to wear off.
So it goes on trom day to day. Every
night the struggling victim promises
himself that be will break the habit
and next day when he feels a little
bad (as he is quite sure to), breaks,
not the habit, but his own resolution.
It is nearly always a tough fight, with
disaster ahead sure if the habit wins.
There have been hundreds of thou
sands 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 and tobacco than by whisky, for
the two first are more widely used,
and more hidden and insidious in the
effect on nerves, heart and other vital
organs, and are thus unsuvapected un
til 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 a look at the ques
tion from this point of view.
There is a law of Nature and of Na
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 Phy
sical and Spiritual world, The pon
derous tread of evolutionary develop
ment ig fixed by the Infinite and will
not be quickened out of natural law
by any of man's methods.
Therefore we see many ilustrations
showlug how uature checks too Tapid
advance. Illincis raises phenomenal
crops of corm for two or three years.
It she coutipued to do so every year
her farmers would advance in wealth
far beyond those of other sections or
countries. 8o Nature interposes a bar
every three or four years and briugs
on a “bad year.” ;
Here we see the leveling influence
at work. :
A man is prosperous in his business
for a number of years and grows rich.
Then Nature sets the “leveling influ
ence” at work on him. Some of his
investments lose, he becomes luxuri
ous and lazy. Perhaps it is whisky, to
bacco, coffee,. women, gambling, or
some other form. The intent and pur
pose is to level him. Keéep him from
evolving too far ahead of the masses.
A nation becomes prosperous and
-great like ancient Rome. If no leveling
influence set in she would dominate
the world perhaps for all time. But
Dame Nature sets her army of “level
ers” at work. Luxury, over eating and
drinking, licentiousness, waste and ex
travagance, indulgences of all’ kinds,
then comes the wreck. Sure, Sure,
Sure. ;
“The law of the unit is the law of the
mass. Man goes throngh the same
process. Weakness (in childhood),
gradual growth of strength, energy,
thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth,
comfort, ease, relaxation, self-indul
gencg. luxury, idleness, waste, de
auchery, disease, and the wreck fol
lows. The “levelers” are in the bushes
along the pathway of every successful
man and woman and they bag the ma-
Jority. ‘
Only now and then can a man stand
out against these “levelers” and hold
his fortune, fame and health to the
end.
So the Creator has use for Whisky,
Tobacco and Coffee to level down the
successful ones and those who show
signs of -belng successful, and Kkeep
them back in the race, so that the great
“fleld” (the masses) may not be left
too far behind.
And yet we must admit that same all
wise Creator has placed it in the pow
er of man to stand upright, clothed in
the armor of a clean cut, steady mind
and say unto himself, “I decline to ex
change my Dbirthright for a mess of
potage.
“I will not deaden my senses, weak
en my grip on affairs and keep myself
cheap, common and behind in fortune
and fame by drugging with whisky,
tobaceo or coffee; life is too short. It
is hard enough to win the good things,
without any sort of handicap, so a man
is certainly a “fool trader™ when he
trades strength, health, money, and the
good things that come with power, for
the half-asleep condition of the ‘drug
ger’ with the certainty of sickness and
Cisease ahead.”
It is a matter each individual must
decide for himself. He can be a lead
er and semi-god if he will, or he can
2o along through life a drugged clown,
a cheap “hewer of weod or carrier of
water.”
Certain it is that while the Great
I'ather of us all does not sz2em to
“mind” if some of His childreu are
foolish and stupid, He seems to select
others (perhaps those He iniends for
some specinl work) and allows thiem to
be threshed and castigated most fear
fully by these “levelers.”
If a man tries flirting with these lev
elers awhile, and gets a few slaps as
a hint, he had better iake the hint or
a good solid blew will follow.
When a man tries to live upright,
elean, thrifty, sober, an. undrugged,
manifesting as near as he knows what
the Creator intends he sheould, happi
ness, health and peace seem to come
to him. Does it pay?
This article was written to set peo
ple thinking, to rouse the “God with
in,” for every highly organized wman
and woman hagr times when they feel
‘a something calling from »within for
them to press ‘o the front and “be
fnbout the Father's business;” don't
mistake it; the spark of the Infinile
is there and it pays in every way,
health, bappiness, peace, and even
worldly prosperity, to break off the
habits and strip clean for the work
cut out for us. i
It has been the business »f ihe writ-.
er to provide a practical and easy way
for people to break away from the
coffee habit and-be-assured of a return
to health aud 21l of the good things
that brings, provided the abuse bas
uot gone too far, and even then the
cases where the body has beeun rebuilt
on a basis of strength and health run
iito the thousaunds. ;
It is an easy and comfortable step to
stop coffee instantly by having well
made Postum Food Coffee served rich
and hot with good cream, for the col
or and flavor I 8 there, but none of the
caffeine or other nerve destroying el
ements of ordinary coffee.
On the contrary, the most powerful
rebuilding elements furnished by Na
ture are in Postum and they quickly
set about repairing the damage. Sel
dom is it more than two days after
the change is made before the old
stomach or bowel troubles or com
plaints of kidneys, heart, head .or
nerves show unmistakable evidence of
getting better and ten days’ time
changes things wonderfully.
Literally millions of brain working
Americang to-day use Postum, having
found the value and common sense in
the change.
C. W. POST.
What Women #Most Like.
A woman likes to be truly loved
and to be told soo.
She likes #ome noble, honorable
man to be thoughtful of her, kind
and considerate of her welfare.
When well and becomingly dress
ed, a quiet notice of it is always ap
preciated. 1
A word of praise for a nice din
ner or suppéer often more than com
pensates her for the worry and
work of preparation. :
She wants her husband not to be
her supporter but her companion, re
membering that it is the kind word
that often brings her greater happi
ness than a new set of dishes,
though presents like the latter are
always welcome.
She likes to be made to realize
that she is good for =omething be
sides a mere household drudge.
She likes to be petted occasional
ly, but not in public. The little pr
vate pet names are very dear to a
woman’s heart.—lLsuisville Times.
A Mutual Mistake.
Little: Willie told his mcther that
a lion was on the front porch, but
when an investigation was made, it
was fcund to be the Newfoundland
dog, which had been newly sheared.
“Now, Willie,” said his mother,
“you have told a very naughty story,
and you must go to your room and
pray for forgiveness and - remain
there until the Lerd does forgive
you.” !
Willie promptly obeyed, but he was
gone only a few minutes before he
came tripping back.
“Did the Lord forgive you?” asked
his mother.
“Yes,” was the reply, “and He said
He didn’t blame me much, either,
‘cause when He first saw it He sorter
thought it was a lion himself.-
SHE GOT IT.
“What do you think of brass bands?”
asked he, thinking of the free con
certs at the park.
“Brass bands are better than none,”
replied she, contemplative'y gazing at
the third finger of her left hand, “but
what's the matter with a gold band?”
—Fort Worth Record.
' JUST SO.
McFlub—Jimpson tried to get gay
with a husky widow the other night,
but she soon stopped him with a blow
that would have done credit to a pugl
list.
Sleeth—Ah! Another case of the
;widow’a smite, eh?—Houston Chron
icle.
Gwimming the Best Exercise.
A series of experiments, conduct
ed by physiological chemistry at the
university of Pennsylvania, has
proved that swimming is the most
beneficial exercise. He visited the
dressing rooms at the athletic field,
and immediately before each athlete
left for hig exercise drew blood from
bim by means of the regularly pre
pared sterile needle. Then, when
the athlete returned to the dressing
room, after running, jumping, pole
vaulting, or engaging in water polo,
the needle would again be brought
into play, and a second sample of
blood drawn. Analysis of the blood,
to discover how far each exeicise
increased the number of red cor
puscles, showed that water polo and
other forms of swimming resulted in
the largest increase.. The 'swimmiqg_
exerciges were thus shown to be the
most beneficial, for the greater num
ber of red corpuscles, the richer is
an average increase of 21 per cent.
as against 17 per cent. for the next
best exercise—short-distance run
ning. ; '
After one of these examinations,
during the athletic season, while the
men were in the pink of condition
and exerting themselves to the ut
most, Dr. Hawk found the fallowing
results, in round numbers, from the
count of blood corpuscles: Percent
age of gain after the 100-yard dash,
25; 120-yard hurdles, 21.5; half-mile
run, 18; mile run,, 14; two mile rua,
9; broad jump, six jumps, 15; three
minute water polo game, 27.~—The
World’s Work.
me How Ants Sleep.
During sleep the ant’s body: is
quite still. Occasionally may be
noted a regular lifting up and seiting
down of the fore feet, one leg after
apother, with almost rhythmic mo*
ticn. The antenae also have a gen
tle quivering, apparently involun
tary movement, almost like breath
ing. The soundness of slumber was
frequently proved by applying the
feather end of a quill. The feather
tip is lightly drawn along the back,
stroking “with the fur.” There is
no motion. Again and again this
action is repeated, the stroke being
made gradually heavier. Still there
is no change: The strokes are direct
ed upon the head, with the same re
sult. Then the feather is applied to
the neck with a waving motion in
tended to tickle it. The ant remains
motionless.
Finally the sleeper is aroused by 2
sharp touch of the quill She
stretches out her head; them her
legs, which she shakes also; steps
nearer to the light, yawns, and be
gins to comb her antennae and brush
her head and mouth. Then she
clambers over her sleeping comrades,
dives into an open gangway, amd
soon has said ‘“Good morning” to
another tour w©f duty. Be it well
noted, however, that she has gone
to work, as she and all her fellows
do, not omly rested, but with her
person perfectly clean.—Harper’s
Magazine.
A Profitable Investment.
Since the purchase, Alaska has
yielded $150,000,000 worth of gold,
furs and fish, and the territory has
purchased from the United States
in the meantime merchandise valued
at $100,000,000. The value of the
Alask& fish sold in the single year
1903 was $8 000,000, or more than the
purchase money paid for the coun
try. In that year we received from
Alaska $10,228,064 in merchandise
and 84,719,579 in gold.—Philadel
phia Ledger. s
Three Famous Smokers/
Fabulous things have been said
about Grant’s smoking propensities.
My word of honor that- Grant’s ci
gars, over which he meditated, and
about which so much has been sense
lessly published, were cast aside but
never relighted, while Sherman and
Meade would make the air blue like
volcanoes.—National Magazine.