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of ministering to suffering humanity. In the treatment of the sick,
poisonous drugs need not be used. Alcohol or tobacco in any form
must not be recommended, lest some soul be led to imbibe a taste for
these evil things.—
Letter 90, 1908
(To J. A. Burden and others bearing
responsibility at Loma Linda).
Safe, Simple Remedies
In regard to that which we can do for ourselves, there is a point that
requires careful, thoughtful consideration. I must become acquainted
with myself, I must be a learner always as to how to take care of this
building, the body God has given me, that I may preserve it in the very
best condition of health. I must eat those things which will be for my
very best good physically, and I must take special care to have my
clothing such as will conduce to a healthful circulation of the blood. I
must not deprive myself of exercise and air. I must get all the sunlight
that it is possible for me to obtain.
I must have wisdom to be a faithful guardian of my body. I should
do a very unwise thing to enter a cool room when in a perspiration;
I should show myself an unwise steward to allow myself to sit in a
draft, and thus expose myself so as to take cold. I should be unwise
to sit with cold feet and limbs, and thus drive back the blood from the
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extremities to the brain or internal organs. I should always protect my
feet in damp weather.
I should eat regularly of the most healthful food which will make
the best quality of blood, and I should not work intemperately if it is
in my power to avoid doing so.
And when I violate the laws God has established in my being, I am
to repent and reform, and place myself in the most favorable condition
under the doctors God has provided—pure air, pure water, and the
healing, precious sunlight.
Water can be used in many ways to relieve suffering. Drafts of
clear, hot water taken before eating (half a quart, more or less), will
never do any harm, but will rather be productive of good.
A cup of tea made from catnip herb will quiet the nerves.
Hop tea will induce sleep. Hop poultices over the stomach will
relieve pain.