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916. If a house be built where water settles around it, remaining
for a time and then drying away, a poisonous miasma arises, and fever
and ague, sore throat, lung diseases, and fever will be the result.—
How
to Live, 64
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Helpful Suggestions
917. In nine cases out of ten the indisposition of children can be
traced to some indulgence of the perverted appetite. Perhaps it is an
exposure to cold, want of fresh air, irregularity in eating, or improper
clothing; and all the parents need to do is to remove the cause, and
secure for their children a period of quiet and rest or abstinence for a
short time from food. An agreeable bath, of the proper temperature,
will remove impurities from the skin, and the unpleasant symptoms
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may soon disappear.—
The Health Reformer, October 1, 1866
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918. Reduce the feverish state of the system by a careful and
intelligent application of water. These efforts will help nature in her
struggle to free the system of impurities.... The use of water can
accomplish but little if the patient does not feel the necessity of also
strictly attending to his diet.—
How to Live, 60
.
919. If, in their fevered state, water had been given them to drink
freely, and applications had also been made externally, long days and
nights of suffering would have been saved, and many precious lives
spared. But thousands have died with raging fevers consuming them,
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, 62
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920. The blessed, heaven-sent water, skilfully applied, would
quench the devouring flame, but it is set aside for poisonous drugs.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:195
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921. In cases of severe fever, abstinence from food for a short time
will lessen the fever, and make the use of water more effectual. But the
acting physician needs to understand the real condition of the patient,
and not allow him to be restricted in diet for a great length of time until
his system becomes enfeebled. While the fever is raging, food may
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irritate and excite the blood; but as soon as the strength of the fever is