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Medical Ministry
upon the cause of health reform. We are mortal, and must supply
ourselves with food that will give proper sustenance to the body.
Those who do not know how to cook hygienically should learn
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to combine wholesome, nourishing articles of food in such a way as
to make appetizing dishes. Let those who desire to gain knowledge
in this line subscribe for our health journals....
Without continually exercising ingenuity, no one can excel in
healthful cookery; but those whose hearts are open to impressions
and suggestions from the Great Teacher will learn many things, and
will be able also to teach others; for He will give them skill and
understanding.
Careful attention should be given to the proper use of nut foods.
Some kinds of nuts are not so wholesome as others. Do not reduce
the bill of fare to a few articles composed largely of nut foods. These
foods should not be used too freely. If they were used more sparingly
by some, the results would be more satisfactory. As combined in
large proportions with other articles in some of the recipes given,
they make the food so rich that the system cannot properly assimilate
it.
Intelligent Advancement
Let us make intelligent advancement in simplifying our diet. In
the providence of God, every country produces articles of food con-
taining the nourishment necessary for the upbuilding of the system.
These may be made into healthful, appetizing dishes.
Let those who advocate health reform strive earnestly to make it
all that they claim it is. Let them discard everything detrimental to
health. Use simple, wholesome food. Fruit is excellent, and saves
much cooking. Discard rich pastries, cakes, desserts, and the other
dishes prepared to tempt the appetite. Eat fewer kinds of food at one
meal, and eat with thanksgiving.
Concerning flesh-meat we can all say, Let it alone. And all
should bear a clear testimony against tea and coffee, never using
them. They are narcotics, injurious alike to the brain and to the other
organs of the body. The time has not yet come when I can say that
the use of milk and of eggs should be wholly discontinued. Milk