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rules over all will drive away worry quicker than cocaine ; 

 a cold bath will bring steadier nerves than coffee ; a cold 

 wind will give a better appetite than food soured with 

 vinegar or hot with pepper. Natural stimulants do not 

 produce a reaction because they do not excite the body to 

 an injurious degree, nor cause the energies to be consumed 

 beyond the danger point. Persons who go through life 

 under the stimulus of these natural blessings have sound 

 steady nerves and clear brains. They do not have to take 

 anything " to quiet their nerves." 



491. Some people are coffee topers and tea topers. It is 

 a mistake to say these things quiet the nerves. Who is so 

 nervous as the old lady who drinks frequent cups of tea to 

 quiet her nerves .? It is the tea that is making her nerves 

 unsteady. Some people unaccustomed to tea will lie 

 awake most of the night, wearing out their energies by 

 sleeplessness if they drink only one cup of it. 



492. It is easy to understand how a person sitting up 

 with a friend who is dangerously ill will take tea or coffee 

 to keep him wide awake. If he has some great duty to 

 perform, or trust imposed upon him that will soon be over, 

 there may possibly be some reason in stimulating his ac- 

 tivities, even if he must suffer reaction and depression 

 thereafter. But why one will habitually disturb his body 

 with narcotics, such as alcohol, tobacco, or even mild nar- 

 cotics, such as tea and coffee, so as always to keep his vital 

 force and reserve energy at a low ebb, is difficult to under- 

 stand. It can only be explained by ignorance of the 

 fundamental laws of his being. 



493. The Use of Natural Stimulants. Man's body was 

 beneficently designed to keep a large amount of energy 

 stored up, so that he can feel conscious of his power and 

 go through life buoyantly and happily, and prepared for 

 all emergencies, the highest being in the world that he 

 inhabits. He is in a world full of interest. Delicious 



