Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

such allow reason to influence the judgment and
control the imagination? Why not now try an
opposite course, and in a judicious manner obtain
exercise and air out of doors?
Moderation in Work
In order to gain a little money, many
deliberately arrange their business matters so that it
necessarily brings a great amount of hard work
upon those laboring out of doors, and upon their
families in the house. The bone, muscle, and brain
of all are taxed to the utmost: a great amount of
work is before them to be done, and the excuse is,
they must accomplish just all that they possibly
can, or there will be a loss, something will be
wasted. Everything must be saved, let the result be
what it may.
What have such gained? Perhaps they have
been able to keep the principal good, and add to it.
But on the other hand, what have they lost? Their
capital of health, which is invaluable to the poor as
well as the rich, has been steadily diminishing. The
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