Chapter 16—Health Principles
Begin Health Education Early .—The Creator of man has ar-
ranged the living machinery of our bodies. Every function is wonder-
fully and wisely made. And God has pledged Himself to keep this
human machinery in healthful action if the human agent will obey
His laws and co-operate with God.... We may behold and admire the
work of God in the natural world, but the human habitation is the most
wonderful.
From the first dawn of reason, the human mind should become
intelligent in regard to the physical structure. Here Jehovah has given
a specimen of Himself, for man was made in the image of God
The first study of the young should be to know themselves and
how to keep their bodies in health
Lessons of Primary Importance—In the early education of chil-
dren, many parents and teachers fail to understand that the greatest
attention needs to be given to the physical constitution, that a healthy
condition of body and brain can be secured
The future happiness of your families and the welfare of society
depend largely upon the physical and moral education which your
children receive in the first years of their life
Parents to Understand and Teach Physiology—If parents them-
selves would obtain knowledge and feel the importance of putting it to
a practical use in the education of their dear children, we should see a
different order of things among youth and children. The children need
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to be instructed in regard to their own bodies. There are but few youth
who have any definite knowledge of the mysteries of human life. They
know but little about the living machinery. Says David, “I will praise
thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
1
Medical Ministry, 221
.
2
Testimonies For The Church 3:142
.
3
Health Reformer, December, 1872
.
4
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 156
.
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