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and your head rest. Remember that there is need of giving attention to
matters of eternal interest.—Lt 19, 1904.
Illness Resulting From Mental Taxation—Those who have bro-
ken down from mental labor should have rest from wearing thought;
but they should not be led to believe that it is dangerous to use their
mental powers at all. Many are inclined to regard their condition as
worse than it really is. This state of mind is unfavorable to recovery
and should not be encouraged.
Ministers, teachers, students, and other brain workers often suffer
from illness as the result of severe mental taxation, unrelieved by
physical exercise. What these persons need is a more active life.
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Strictly temperate habits, combined with proper exercise, would ensure
both mental and physical vigor and would give power of endurance to
all brain workers.—
The Ministry of Healing, 238
(1905).
Harmony to Be Preserved Between Mental and Physical Pow-
ers—We lose or gain physical strength just in accordance with the
way in which we treat the body. When the largest portion of time is
devoted to brain work, the organs of imagination lose their freshness
and power, while the physical organs lose their healthy tone. The brain
is morbidly excited by being constantly exercised, while the muscular
system is weak from lack of exercise. There is a manifest loss of
strength and increase of debility, which in time makes its influence felt
on the brain. As far as possible, harmony should be preserved between
the mental and physical powers. This is necessary for the health of the
entire system.—Lt 53, 1898.
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