Impoverished Diet
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Some cannot be impressed with the necessity of eating and drinking
to the glory of God. The indulgence of appetite affects them in all the
relations of life. It is seen in their family, in their church, in the prayer
meeting, and in the conduct of their children. It has been the curse of
their lives. You cannot make them understand the truths for these last
days. God has bountifully provided for the sustenance and happiness
of all His creatures; and if His laws were never violated, and all acted
in harmony with the divine will, health, peace, happiness, instead of
misery and continual evil, would be experienced.
Another class who have taken hold of the health reform are very
severe. They take a position and stand stubbornly in that position and
carry nearly everything over the mark....
Flesh meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and
eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad quality of blood.
The system is too heavily taxed in disposing of this kind of food. The
mince pies and the pickles, which should never find a place in any
human stomach, will give a miserable quality of blood. And a poor
quality of food, cooked in an improper manner and insufficient in
quantity, cannot make good blood. Flesh meats and rich food, and an
impoverished diet, will produce the same results.
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