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Medical Ministry
Eating Too Frequently
Indulging in eating too frequently, and in too large quantities,
overtaxes the digestive organs and produces a feverish state of the
system. The blood becomes impure, and then diseases of various
kinds occur. A physician is sent for, who prescribes some drug
which gives present relief but which does not cure the disease. It
may change the form of disease, but the real evil is increased tenfold.
Nature was doing her best to rid the system of an accumulation of
impurities, and could she have been left to herself, aided by the
common blessings of heaven such as pure air and pure water, a
speedy and safe cure would have been affected.
The sufferers in such cases can do for themselves that which
others cannot do as well for them. They should commence to re-
lieve nature of the load they have forced upon her. They should
remove the cause. Fast a short time, and give the stomach chance
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for rest. Reduce the feverish state of the system by a careful and
understanding application of water. These efforts will help nature in
her struggles to free the system of impurities.—4SG 133, 134.
The Two-Meal Plan
It is quite a common custom with people of the world to eat three
times a day, besides eating at irregular intervals between meals; and
the last meal is generally the most hearty, and is often taken just
before retiring. This is reversing the natural order; a hearty meal
should never be taken so late in the day. Should these persons change
their practice, and eat but two meals a day, and nothing between
meals, not even an apple, a nut, or any kind of fruit, the result
would be seen in a good appetite and greatly improved health.—
The Review and Herald, July 29, 1884.
Perseverance in Overcoming
Persons who have indulged their appetite to eat freely of meat,
highly seasoned gravies, and various kinds of rich cakes and pre-
serves, cannot immediately relish a plain, wholesome, and nutritious
diet. Their taste is so perverted they have no appetite for a whole-
some diet of fruits, plain bread, and vegetables. They need not