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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.