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and clothing are poisonous to the system.—
The Health Reformer,
February 1, 1874
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Hygiene of the Person
619. Strict habits of cleanliness should be observed. Many, while
well, will not take the trouble to keep in a healthy condition. They
neglect personal cleanliness, and are not careful to keep their clothing
pure. Impurities are constantly and imperceptibly passing from the
body, through the pores, and if the surface of the skin is not kept
in a healthy condition, the system is burdened with impure matter.
If the clothing worn is not often washed, and frequently aired, it
becomes filthy with impurities which are thrown off from the body by
sensible and insensible perspiration. And if the garments worn are not
frequently cleansed from these impurities, the pores of the skin absorb
again the waste matter thrown off. The impurities of the body, if not
allowed to escape, are taken back into the blood, and forced upon the
internal organs.—
How to Live, 60
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620. In regard to cleanliness, God requires no less of his people
now than he did of ancient Israel. A neglect of cleanliness will induce
disease.—
How to Live, 61
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621. The ten commandments spoken by Jehovah from Sinai cannot
live in the hearts of persons of disorderly, filthy habits. If ancient Israel
could not so much as listen to the proclamation of that holy law, unless
they had obeyed the injunction of Jehovah, and had cleansed their
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clothing, how can that sacred law be written upon the hearts of persons
who are not cleanly in person, in clothing, or in their houses? It is
impossible. Their profession may be as high as heaven, yet it is not
worth a straw.... All who meet upon the Sabbath to worship God
should, if possible, have a neat, well-fitting, comely suit to wear in the
house of worship. It is a dishonor to the Sabbath, and to God and his
house, for those who profess that the Sabbath is the holy of the Lord,
and honorable, to wear the same clothing upon the Sabbath that they
have worn through the week while laboring upon their farms, when
they can obtain other.—
How to Live, 59
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Hygiene for Children