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Healthful Living
798. Many are ignorantly injuring their health and endangering
their lives by using cosmetics... When they become heated, ... the
poison is absorbed by the pores of the skin, and is thrown into the
blood. Many lives have been sacrificed by this means alone.—
The
Health Reformer, October 1, 1871
.
Impaired Action of the Skin
Impure Air
799. The surface of the skin is nearly dead because it has no air to
breathe. Its million little mouths are closed, because they are clogged
by the impurities of the system, or for want of air.—
Testimonies for
the Church 1:701
.
800. The effects produced by living in close, ill-ventilated rooms
are these: .... The body becomes relaxed; the skin becomes sallow;
digestion is retarded; and the system is peculiarly sensitive to the
influence of cold. A slight exposure produces serious diseases. Great
care should be exercised not to sit in a draught or in a cold room when
weary or when in a perspiration.—
Testimonies for the Church 1:702
.
801. For fear of taking cold they persist from year to year in ...
living in an atmosphere almost destitute of vitality.... The skin becomes
debilitated, and more sensitive to any change in the atmosphere.—
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Testimonies for the Church 2:526
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Improper Clothing
802. Additional clothing is put on, and the heat of the room in-
creased. The next day they require a little more heat and a little more
clothing, in order to feel perfectly warm; and thus they humor every
changing feeling until they have but little vitality to endure any cold....
If you add clothing, let it be but little, and exercise, if possible, to
regain the heat you need.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:526
.
803. You have worn too great an amount of clothing, and have
debilitated the skin by so doing.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:74
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804. The unnatural heat caused by artificial hair and pads about
the head, induces the blood to the brain, producing congestion, and
causing the natural hair to fall off.—
The Health Reformer, October 1,
1871
.