Beverages
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until the fuel which fed the fever was burned up, the vitals consumed,
and have died in the greatest agony, without being permitted to have
water to allay their burning thirst. Water, which is allowed a senseless
building to put out the raging elements, is not allowed human beings
to put out the fire which is consuming the vitals.—How to Live 3:62,
63, 186.
A Right and Wrong Use of Water
731. Many make a mistake in drinking cold water with their meals.
Taken with meals, water diminishes the flow of the salivary glands;
and the colder the water, the greater the injury to the stomach. Ice
water or ice lemonade, drunk with meals, will arrest digestion until
the system has imparted sufficient warmth to the stomach to enable
it to take up its work again. Hot drinks are debilitating; and besides,
those who indulge in their use become slaves to the habit. Food should
not be washed down; no drink is needed with meals. Eat slowly, and
allow the saliva to mingle with the food. The more liquid there is taken
into the stomach with the meals, the more difficult it is for the food to
digest; for the liquid must first be absorbed. Do not eat largely of salt;
give up bottled pickles; keep fiery spiced food out of your stomach;
eat fruit with your meals, and the irritation which calls for so much
drink will cease to exist. But if anything is needed to quench thirst,
pure water, drunk some little time before or after the meal, is all that
nature requires. Never take tea, coffee, beer, wine, or any spirituous
liquors. Water is the best liquid possible to cleanse the tissues.—
The
Review and Herald, July 29, 1884
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More about Drinking with Meals—165, 166
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One of God’s Medicines—451, 452, 454
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Part 2—Tea and Coffee
The Stimulating Effects of Tea and Coffee
732. The stimulating diet and drink of this day are not conducive
to the best state of health. Tea, coffee, and tobacco are all stimulating,
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and contain poisons. They are not only unnecessary, but harmful, and
should be discarded if we would add to knowledge temperance.—
The
Review and Herald, February 21, 1888