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Medical Ministry
indolent to make use of these remedies within our power, it is simply
presumption. The Lord expects us to work in order that we may
obtain food. He does not propose that we shall gather the harvest
unless we break the sod, till the soil, and cultivate the produce.
Then God sends the rain and the sunshine and the clouds to cause
vegetation to flourish. God works and man cooperates with God.
Then there is seedtime and harvest. God has caused to grow out
of the ground herbs for the use of man, and if we understand the
nature of these roots and herbs, and make a right use of them, there
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would not be a necessity of running for the doctor so frequently, and
people would be in much better health than they are today.—
Letter
35, 1890
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Instruction for Missionaries
Those who desire to become missionaries are to hear instruction
from competent physicians, who will teach them how to care for the
sick without the use of drugs. Such lessons will be of the highest
value to those who go out to labor in foreign countries. And the
simple remedies used will save many lives.—
Manuscript 83, 1908.
Sunlight, Ventilation, and Temperature
To afford the patient the most favorable conditions for recovery,
the room he occupies should be large, light, and cheerful, with
opportunity for thorough ventilation. The room in the house that
best meets these requirements should be chosen as the sickroom.
Many houses have no special provision for proper ventilation, and
to secure it is difficult; but every possible effort should be made to
arrange the sickroom so that a current of fresh air can pass through
it night and day.
So far as possible, an even temperature should be maintained in
the sickroom. The thermometer should be consulted. Those who
have the care of the sick, being often deprived of sleep or awakened
in the night to attend to the patient, are liable to chilliness, and
are not good judges of a healthful temperature.—
The Ministry of
Healing, 220-221.