Use of Remedies
265
It would have been better if, from the first, all drugs had been kept
out of our sanitariums, and use had been made of such simple remedies
as are found in pure water, pure air, sunlight, and some of the simple
herbs growing in the field. These would be just as efficacious as the
drugs used under mysterious names, and concocted by human science.
And they would leave no injurious effects in the system.
Thousands who are afflicted might recover their health if, instead
of depending upon the drugstore for their life, they would discard all
drugs, and live simply, without using tea, coffee, liquor, or spices,
which irritate the stomach and leave it weak, unable to digest even sim-
ple food without stimulation. The Lord is willing to let His light shine
forth in clear, distinct rays to all who are weak and feeble.—
Manuscript
115, 1903
(General Manuscript regarding sanitarium work).
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