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Counsels on HealthEllen G. White1923Copyright 2011Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
Information about this BookOverviewThis eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included inthe larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White EstateWeb site.About the AuthorEllen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translatedAmerican author, her works having been published in more than 160languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety ofspiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exaltedJesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith.Further LinksA Brief Biography of Ellen G. WhiteAbout the Ellen G. White EstateEnd User License AgreementThe viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only alimited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by youfor your own personal use. This license does not permit republication,distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivativeworks, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates thelicense granted hereby.Further InformationFor more information about the author, publishers, or how you cansupport this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate atmail@whiteestate.org. We are thankful for your interest and feedbackand wish you God’s blessing as you read.i
PrefaceIn the lobby of the white memorial hospital, which was founded inmemory of the writer of the “Counsels” which compose this book, is abronze tablet bearing the inscription:“This hospital is dedicated to the memory of Ellen Gould White,whose long life was unselfishly devoted to the alleviation of the woesand sorrows of the sick, the suffering, and the needy; and to inspiringyoung men and women to consecrate their lives to the work of himwho said, ‘Heal the sick.’”To those who knew Mrs. White these words are freighted withtender memories of almost countless incidents in the life of that mostkindly soul. Of the women who have lived in modern days, no other, inall probability, has exercised so deep and lasting an influence upon thelives of her fellows as Ellen G. White. In no realm were her teachingsmore far-reaching and thorough than in that relating to the care of thebody—the temple of the Holy Spirit.From many and varied sources, during the last half century, a floodof light has been thrown upon this important theme. From out themind of the renowned Pasteur came shafts of light of brilliant andpenetrating power on matters relating to health and disease. From himthe world received its knowledge of bacteria, the causative factors ofso many diseases. From Louis Pasteur came the cure that conqueredanthrax, that devastating sickness afflicting both man and beast. He itwas whose unremitting toil culminated in the discovery of a cure forhydrophobia, one of the most dread diseases of all the ages.Lord Lister, by applying the principles of Pasteur to the operating[2] room, made surgery safe for mankind. Hisgenius transformedhospitals from being shambles of horror and gangrene to places ofcomfort and cure. He demonstrated that pus in surgical wounds isunnecessary, and reduced surgical mortality to a relatively insignificantfigure.Then there was Semmelweiss, the obstetrician, to whom Kugelmann wrote: “with few exceptions the world has crucified and burnedii
its benefactors. I hope you will not grow weary in the honorablefight which still remains before you.” It was this Semmelweiss whowrestled with the dread monster of puerperal fever, and through whosebrain there throbbed the queries: “Why do these mothers die? What ischildbirth fever?” His efforts cost his life, but he conquered the fearfulmalady.And I might continue to tell of the blessings the world has receivedat the hands of many others, from Koch, Ehrlich, Nicolaier, Kitasato,Von Behring, Flexner, Ronald Ross, and many another. But to Ellen G.White a different role was given. While her lifework and teaching werein harmony with truly scientific medicine, it was in the realm of thespiritual side of the healing art that she shone with a brilliance of holyluster. In the matter of appealing to men and women to regard theirbodies as a sacred trust from the Highest One, and to obey the laws ofnature and of nature’s God, she stands without a peer. She it was whoexalted the sacredness of the body and the necessity of bringing all theappetites and passions under the control of an enlightened conscience.Others emphasized science in health; to her it was left to impress thespiritual in the treatment of the temple of the body.No other one of modern day has entered this field of spiritualendeavor to anything like the extent she did. Her efforts were tirelessfrom the days of her young womanhood to the hour of her death ata very advanced age. Inbooks, in magazine articles, in papers, [3]in tracts and pamphlets, she constantly and unswervingly called menand women, old and young, in clarion tones, to a more rational, ahigher, purer plane of spiritual living. From the platform in churchesand lecture halls, at convocations and conferences, her voice wascontinually heard urging the need of consecrated, Christian livingin things relating to the body and its care. Others brought to lightscientific facts concerning disease, its cause, and its cure; Ellen G.White drove home those facts on the spiritual side to the innermostcitadel of the souls of men and women.It is fitting, therefore, that though she sleeps in her quiet grave, hertired hands folded across the sainted breast, her works should followher. It is meet that in this volume her “Counsels” should live, to bless,to fortify, and to direct the lives of those who seek to point their fellowbeings to that blest One who alone has healing in His wings.
It was the apostle Paul who wrote in his second letter to the youthfulTimothy:“In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, butalso of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel untohonor, sanctified, and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared untoevery good work.”Paul wrote especially concerning the members of the Lord’s church.But how wonderfully applicable also are the words to the human stoneswhich form the structure of the great house of the healing art on earthtoday! In it there are doctors and nurses of gold, and doctors andnurses of silver, doctors and nurses of wood and of earth, and some tohonor and some to dishonor. To purify the great house of healing, tohelp to mold it after the similitude of the Mighty Healer, is the object[4] of “Counsels.”In this sordid day, when everything that was once sacred is beingcommercialized, when the golden calf is being worshiped on everyhand, there are and ever will be some men and women wistfully longing for the highest ideals that properly belong with a profession secondin sacredness only to the ministry of the word of God. In the hope andwith the simple prayer that this volume may contribute to the purestand most unselfish profession of medicine, it is now launched upon itsmission.Percy T. Magan.
Preface to the second editionThe trustees are pleased to bring forth the second edition of Counsels on Health. Issued first in 1923, this compilation of E. G. Whitewritings on the subject of health proved to be an indispensable reference work, and the first edition in its several printings far exceededexpectations for its distribution. The text of the book is unchanged,and the original paging has been maintained. A new feature whichwill be much appreciated by the careful student is the inclusion of thedate of writing or of first publication which appears in connection withsource reference to each article. That this volume in its reissued formmay continue to fill an important place in keeping before the churchand its ministerial and medical workers the significant place of ourhealth message is the sincere wish of the publishers and—The trustees of theEllen G. White publications.Washington, D.C.January 29, 1957.[5]v
ContentsInformation about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiPreface to the second edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vSection 1—The World’s Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Multitudes in Distress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24In the Path of Destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Poverty and Sin Abound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Needs of the Rich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Durable Riches for Earthly Treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26A Degenerate Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Violation of Physical Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29God’s People to Stand in Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30The Folly of Ignorance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31As in the Days of Noah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32A Work of Reformation Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34The Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35God the Source of Wisdom and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Religion and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Christ’s Love a Healing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Christ’s Manner of Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40The Christian Physician as a Missionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Who Will Say, “Send Me”? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42The Care of the Sick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Christ’s Method of Evangelism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Work With Enthusiasm and Ardor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Effects of Wrong Habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46A World Unwarned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Section 2—Essentials to Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48A Knowledge of First Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Self-Denial Essential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Responsibility of Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50The Wisdom of God’s Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Govern the Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Adherence to a Simple Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55vi
ContentsviiPurchased of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56The Reward of Holiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56The Work of Sanctification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57The Christian Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Develop Ability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Temperance in All Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61The World No Criterion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Physical Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Colds and Fresh Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Inaction and Weakness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Pure Air and Sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67The Health of the Nurse to Be Considered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Deep Breathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Superstitions Concerning Night Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72The Influence of Fresh Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Scrupulous Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Use Simple Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Physical Habits and Spiritual Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Daniel’s Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Sanctification a Living Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Nonuse of Flesh Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Avoid Gluttony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Lessons From the Experience of John the Baptist . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Benevolence and Rectitude in Married Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Passion Is Not Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Care of the Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Control of Appetite Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Pleasant Surroundings Essential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Counsels Regarding Motherhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92The Feeding of Infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Refuse Tobacco Defilement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Tobacco Defilement an Offense to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Strict Cleanliness Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Tobacco Using Contrary to Godliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Man the Property of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96A Sad Misuse of Means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Natural Sensibilities Are Deadened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97A Deceitful Poison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
viiiCounsels on HealthAbstinence From Narcotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Self-Denial and Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Evil Effects of Tea and Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Tea and Coffee Do Not Nourish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Self-Indulgence Displeasing to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Avoid the Use of Poisonous Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Drugs Do Not Cure Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Restorative Power in Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Natural Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Healthful Dress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106The Power of the Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Suitable Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Control the Imagination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Moderation in Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Temperance in Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Order and Cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117An Outward Sign of Purity Within . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117The Mother’s Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Teaching Spiritual Truths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Frequent Bathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120How to Preserve Our Sensibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121To a Brother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Section 3—Diet and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Relation of Diet to Health and Morals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Self-Development a Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Temptation Through Appetite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Appetite Ruled Antediluvians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Intemperance After the Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Esau’s Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Israel Desired the Fleshpots of Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Intemperance and Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Our Youth Lack Self-Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Responsibility of Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Evils of Meat Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Proper Preparation of Food a Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Wrong Eating Destroys Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Too Frequent Eating a Cause of Dyspepsia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Evils to be Avoided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
ContentsixEat Slowly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135The Power of Appetite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137A Solemn Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138The Effect of Stimulating Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Results of Indulgence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Faithfulness in Health Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Personal Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Strength Through Obedience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Flesh Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143“To the Glory of God” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Teaching Health Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Extremes In Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Diet in Different Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148A Word to the Wavering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Partakers of the Divine Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Result of Disregarding Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Faithfulness to the Laws of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Healthful Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Learn to Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156A Most Essential Accomplishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Unwholesome Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Changing the Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160A Harmful Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Unpalatable Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163An Impoverished Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Extremes in Diet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Overeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169The Stomach Needs Periods of Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Overworked Mothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Gluttony a Sin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Avoid False Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Section 4—Outdoor Life and Physical Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175The Example of Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Nature a Lesson Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178In the Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180The Source of Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182The Value of Outdoor Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Nature, God’s Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
xCounsels on HealthHealthful Exercise Will Work Miracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184A Small Country Sanitarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Living Object Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Exercise, Air, and Sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186The Original Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Close Confinement at School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Ignorance of Nature’s Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Children Injured by Too Much Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Simpler Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192A Proper Balance of Physical and Mental Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . 193The Results of Physical Inaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Inordinate Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Indolence Accursed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Physical Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Parties of Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Outdoor Occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202A Safeguard Against Evil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Health and Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Periods of Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207Sunlight in the Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209Prohibited Amusements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Exercise as a Restorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212Walking for Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213The Evils of Inactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Open the Windows of the Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Section 5—Sanitariums—Their Objects and Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . 216God’s Design in Our Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217A Beacon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218To Promulgate Health Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Memorials for God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Fountains of Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221The Church Qualified for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Living Waters for Thirsty Souls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Sanitariums and Gospel Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225Plants Needed in Many Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227In All The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228In European Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229In All Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
ContentsxiAngels Waiting to Co-operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Co-operation of Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232The Sydney Sanitarium to Be Educational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233The Glory of the Gospel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234All Should Have a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Agricultural Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236A Warning Against Centralization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Economy and Benevolence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Lowliness and Unselfishness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Providential Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Duty to the Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241Responsibilities of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242Our Southern California Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Value of Outdoor Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Finding Suitable Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245The Sabbath in Our Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247The Sign of Our Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247The Suffering Never to Be Neglected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248Free From Worldly Entanglements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Called to Be a Holy People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Mammoth Sanitariums Not a Necessity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Amusements in Our Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Encourage One Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Schools Near Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Speak Words of Encouragement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Christlike Deportment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Denominational Views Not to Be Urged Upon Patients . . . . . . 258For All Sects and Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260Medical Treatment, Right Living, and Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Centers of Influence and Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262The High Calling of Our Sanitarium Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264The Atmosphere of Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264A Treasure House of Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Self-Sufficiency a Peril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Wholesome Substitutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Section 6—Successful Institutional Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269The Secret of Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270Moral and Intellectual Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
xiiCounsels on HealthThe Power of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Inefficiency Displeasing to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Influence of God-Fearing Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Both Learners and Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Health Reform at the Sanitarium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Results of Faithful Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Maintain a High Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278The Location of Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Out of the Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Amid the Scenes of Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280City Surroundings Unfavorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280Effects of Outdoor Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281The Perils of City Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Not Among the Wealthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Not for Pleasure Seekers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285City Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Economy in Establishing Sanitariums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Outward Display Undesirable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288Examples of Unselfishness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Our Buildings to Represent Our Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Comfort More Important Than Elegance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290Laborers Together With God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Advantages of Wooden Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Economy in Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Principle Must Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Loyalty to Our Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296The Sanitarium a
memory of the writer of the “Counsels” which compose this book, is a bronze tablet bearing the inscription: “This hospital is dedicated to the memory of Ellen Gould White, whose long life was unselfishly devoted to the alleviation of the woes . viii Cou
