Preface
The purpose of this little work is to present in the most concise and
condensed form possible the various teachings upon the subjects of
health, health reform, and allied matters, which are to be found in the
writings of Mrs. E. G. White. The numerous paragraphs which have
been brought together in this volume have been selected from many
thousands of printed pages which have appeared in various forms from
Mrs. White’s pen, within the last thirty-four years, and in addition a
large mass of manuscript which has never before appeared in print
.
The compilers of the work have not attempted to make it exhaus-
tive as regards subject matter, but rather to make it comprehensively
representative of the principles of hygienic and sanitary reform which
have been set forth in the writings referred to
.
In the selection of paragraphs relating to each particular phase
of the great question considered, an effort has been made to avoid
unnecessary repetition, yet in a few instances, to render the thought
more clear, the repetition of brief, pointed sentences has been allowed.
The most conscientious care has been exercised in the making of
extracts, to preserve the proper setting of the thought expressed. To
do this without circumlocution has required, in a few instances, slight
verbal changes in connecting words or phrases, but not in a single
instance has the thought expressed been modified in the slightest
degree
.
It is believed that those whose knowledge of the writings from
which these excerpts have been drawn
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has inspired confidence in them as a source of important truths,
will appreciate this volume as a ready reference book in which can
be easily found, by the aid of the table of contents and the index, a
larger number of seed thoughts and clear expressions of fundamental
principles upon the subjects treated than in any other volume of similar
size which has ever appeared in print. To save space, abbreviations
have been employed in the place of the titles of well-known works.
These are explained on page 8
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