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Show LEVELERS. Tho Mission of Whisky, Tobacco and Coffee. Tho Croutor made all things, wo bo-Hcvo. bo-Hcvo. It so, Ho must havo mndu those. Wo know what Ilo mado food and water for, and air and sunshine, but why AVhlsky, Tojincco and Uoffeo? Thoy nro horo sure onough nnd each performing Its work. Thoro must bo somo groat plan behind be-hind It all; the thoughtful mnn seeks to understand something of that plnn nnd thereby to judge those nrtlclos for tholr truo worth. Lot us not say "bad" or "good" without taking testimony. Thoro nro tlmos and conditions when it cortnlnly soems to tho casual obsorvcr that these', stimulant narcotics nar-cotics arc real blosslngs. Right thoro is tho nmbush that conceals con-ceals a "killing" onomy. Ono enn slip Into tho habit of cither whisky, tobacco or coffeo easy enough, but to "untunglo" is often a fenrful struggle. It seems plain that thoro aro circumstances cir-cumstances when the narcotic effect of these poisons Is for tho moment beneficial, but tho fearful argument ngalnst them Is that seldom ovor docs ono find a steady user of cither whisky, whis-ky, coffee or tobacco freo from dlseaso of some kind. Certainly poworful elements In their effect on tho human race. It Is a matter of dally history, testified testi-fied to by literally millions of people, thnt Whisky, Tobacco and Coffeo nro smiling, promising, beguiling friends on tho start, but always falso as hell Itself In tho end. Once they get firm uuld enough to show their strength, thoy Insist upon governing and drive tho victim steadily toward 111 health In somo form; If permitted to continue to rule, they will not let up until physical phys-ical and montnl ruin sets In. A mnn under that spell (and "under "un-der tho spell" Is correct) of any one of theso drugs frequently assures hlm-solf hlm-solf nnd his friends, "Why, I can loa-e oif any tlmo I want to. I did quit for a week Just to show I could." It Is a suro mark of tho slave whon ono gets to thnt stage. Ho wiggled through a week, fighting every day to break the spoil, waB flnnlly whipped, and began his slavery all over again. Tho slavo (Coffee slnvo ns well as Tobacco and Whisky) dally revlows his condition, ;6ees perfectly plalji , tho iDtotJdyljijricnjwchmcntH ofdlJ.ensV, bow tho norvoF'got?weaker day oyday nhtl demand tho drug that scorns to smile and offer rollof for n fow minutes and then leave tho diseased condition plainer to view than over and growing grow-ing worso. Many times the Coffoe slave realizes that ho Is between two fires. Ho feels bnd if ho leaves off and a Httlo worse If ho drinks and allows the effect to wear off. So it goes on from day to day. livery night the struggling victim promises himself that ho will break the habit, and next day whon ho fools a Httlo bad (as ho Is quite suro to), breaks, not the hnblt. but his own resolution. res-olution. It Is nenrly always a tough fight, with dlseaster ahead sure if the habit wins. Thero have been hundreds ot thousands thou-sands of people driven to tholr grnvos through disease brought on by coffee drinking alono, and It Is quite- cortaln thnt moro human misery Is caused by coffeo nnd tobacco than by whisky, lor tho two first aro more wldoly used, and moro hlddon and Insidious in tho effect on norvos, heart and other vital organs, and aro thus unsuspected until un-til much of tho dangerous work is done Now, Reader, whnt Is your opinion ns to the real uso tho Creator has for theso things. Take a look at tho question ques-tion from this point of view. Thero Is a law of Naturo and of Nature's God that things slowly evolve from lower planes to higher, n sturdy, steady and dignified udvanco toward moro perfect things In both tho Physical Physi-cal and Spiritual world. Tho ponderous ponder-ous tread of ovolutlonnry development develop-ment Is fixed by tho Inflnlto and will not bo quickened out of natural Jaw-by Jaw-by any of man's methods. Therefore wo seo many Illustrations showing how nature checks too rapid advance. Illinois raises phenomenal crops of corn for two or threo yoars. It sho continued to do so every year hor farmors would ndvanco In wealth far beyond those of other sections or countries. So Naturo Interposes a bar every threo or four years and brings on a "bad year." Horo wo seo tho lovellng Influence at work. A man is prosperous in his business for a number of yoars and grows rich. Then Nature sots tho "leveling Infiu-onco" Infiu-onco" at work on him. Somo of his investments loso, ho becomes luxurious luxuri-ous nnd lazy. Perhaps It Is whisky, tobacco, coffeo, women, gambling or some other form. Tho intent and pur-poso pur-poso 1b to level him keep him from evolving too far ahead of tho masses. A nation becomes prosperous and great Hko nnclont Romo. If no leveling level-ing Influence set In sho would dorcl- nato the world perhaps for all tlmo. issiiiifl But Dame Nature sets her army ot H "levelers" at work luxury, aretetiU - H Ing and drinking, licentiousness, wnsto H and extravagance, Indulgences ot nil' jH kindsthen comes the wreak. Suro. iH Sure, Sure. bsbbbbssbbb! 'the law of the unit Is the law of sIssM tho mass. Man goes through tho samo bsbHLbi process. Weakness (In childhood), , iHH gradual growth lit strongth, onorgy, -v HH thrift, probity, prosperity, wealth, iiiiB comfort, ense, roluxatton. solf-indttl- iBB gcucu, luxury, Idleness, wnsto, debauch- ifllH cry, disease, and tho wreck follows. bbbbbbH The "lovolcrs" aro in tho bushes along - tho pnthway of every successful man H and woman, and they bag tho major- jH BsHfl Only now and then enn a mnn stand bbbbHH out ngalnst these "levolors" nnd hold, fl his fortune, famo and health to tho So tho Crontor has uso for Whisky, H Tobacco ami Colfee to level down tho H successful ones nnd thoso who show signs of being successful, nnd kcop thorn bnck In tho race, so that tho great "field" (the masses) may not bo left too far H And yet wo must ndmlt that samo H all-wlso Creator has placed It in tho H power ot mnn to stnnd upright, clothed In tho armor of a elenn-cut steady mind, nnd say unto himself, "I dccllno to oxchango my birthright for a mess "1 will not deaden my senses, weak- H on my grip on affairs and keep my- self cheap, common nnd bohlnd in for- H tuno nnd famo by drugging with wills- H ky, tobacco or coffoe. Llfo Is too H short. It Is hnrd enough to win tho H good things without nny sort of hnndl- H cap, so a man Is certainly a 'fool trad- H cr' when ho trndes strength, health, H money nnd tho good things thnt como H with power for tho half-asleep condl- H tlon of tho 'druggcr' with tho certainty I of sickness and dlseaso ahead." i H It Is a matter each Individual must H decido for himself. Ho can bo a lead- H cr and semi-god If ho will, or he can H go along through life a drugged clown, . H a cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of H Certain It Is that whllo tho Grcnt H Father of us all does not seem to H "mind" If somo of his children aro H foolish and stupid, ho bcoius to select iSsibbbbbbI dthors (perhaps those ho Intonds for J somo special work) and allows them to ho threshed and castlgatod most H fearfully by theso "lovelors." H If a man tries flirting with theso lev- H olers a while, and gets a fow slaps as il a hint, ho had hotter tako tho hint, or fH a good solid blow will follow. jbbbbbbbb! When a man tries to Hvo upright, rH clean, thrifty, sober and undrugged, 'M manifesting as near as ho knows whnt .'bbbbbbbb! tuo Ci eator intonds ho filioultl;appl- kY- sbbbbbbbb! ilraa;-hcaith-ah pea'-ieayrciiuttf j al apB to" him. Docs It pay? LbH This nrtlclo was wrltton to sot pco- ' rlo thinking, to rouso tho "God with- in," for overy highly-organized man and woman has times whon thoy feel H a something calling from within for H them to press to tho front and "bo H about tho Father's buslnoss." Don't TbbbbbbbI auBtnko It; tho spark of tho Inflnlto ! bbbbbbbI Is thero, and It pays in ovory wny ' H health, happiness, pcaco and oven sJH worldly prosperity to break off tho iinbits and strip cloan for tho work 'H cut out for us. It has been tho business of tho writ- , er to provldo a practical and easy wny for pooplo to break away from tho H coffoo habit and bo fissured of a ro- turn to heilth nnd nil of tho soofl H things that brings, provided tho nbuso H has not gono too far, and oven then H the cases whero tho body hns boon re- H built on a basis of strength and health H run into tho thousands. H It is nn easy and comfortnhlo stop H to stop coffee Instantly by having well- H mado Postum Food Coffeo served rich H and hot with good creim, for .ho color H and flavor Is there, but nono of tho H caffeine or other nerve-destroying cle- "'l ments of ordinary coffee. 'H On tho contrnry, tho most powerful L rebuilding elements furnlsucd uy Na- fH turo aro in Postum nnd thoy quickly H set about repairing tho damage Sol- H dom Is it moro than two days after H tho chango Is mado beforo tho old . U stomach or bowel troubles or com- H plaints of kidneys, heart, head, or 'iH nerves show unmistakable cvldenco H of getting better and ten days' tlmo M changes things wonderfully. H Literally millions ot brain-working t H Americans to-day uso Postum, having H found tho vnluo aud common sonso in H tho chnngo. H C. W. POST. JM |