You will find that your later years will be filled with
battles; the defeats will be bitter; the victories sweet. One of the
necessary victories is the successful earning of a living. Money is a
splendid thing. It is the love of it and the wrong use of it that is
'the root of all evil.' In the later years, if you are a slave to
strong drink, you may recall with bitterness the warning of the
Psalmist who declares that 'the drunkard and the glutton shall come to
poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.' But true
prosperity comes most surely when the life is pure. I know you are
resolved that yours shall be such lives, so we shall change the
drawing to indicate something more acceptable to the life that well
deserves a reward for right living. [Add lines to complete Fig. 48.]

[Illustration: Fig. 48]

"Paul pictures to us the successful man when he uses these words, 'Not
slothful in business, fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.'"

THE CIGARETTE FACE
--Temptation
--Evil Habits

A Unique Presentation of a Truth Important to Every Child and
Youth.

THE LESSON--That Indulgence in injurious habits undermines the
moral and physical structure and is a barrier to true success.

The chalk talk here presented is certain to prove of enduring value in
impressing upon young minds the truth of the deadly effects of the use
of cigarettes. The talk may form a part of a program given on
Temperance day, as the cigarette habit and liquor-drinking are very
closely allied.

~~The Talk.~~

"We are going to talk for a few minutes about our food. Of course, we
all know that when we are very young children our food consists very
largely of milk, and the physicians say that boys and girls should not
be allowed to drink tea and coffee or to eat meat and other solid
foods until they have reached a certain age when their bodies demand
such food. But ofttimes we find that parents do not know about this or
else they try to please their children, for they frequently allow them
to eat and drink the forbidden things. The result is that as they grow
older, their bodies, having become accustomed to the foods which were
too strong for them, demand still stronger food. So it is, often, that
a young man possesses a craving for a stimulant which is unnatural at
his youthful age, and we find him turning to drinking and cigarette
smoking. But this does not satisfy the hungering and thirsting for
stronger and more exciting th