Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

conditions of health which have kept them
confined indoors, deprived of exercise in the open
air.
Some invalids become willful in the matter and
refuse to be convinced of the great importance of
daily outdoor exercise, whereby they may obtain a
supply of pure air. For fear of taking cold they
persist, from year to year, in having their own way
and living in an atmosphere almost destitute of
vitality. It is impossible for this class to have a
healthy circulation. The entire system suffers for
want of exercise and pure air. The skin becomes
debilitated and more sensitive to any change in the
atmosphere. Additional clothing is put on, and the
heat of the room increased. The next day they
require a little more heat and a little more clothing
in order to feel perfectly warm; and thus they
humor every changing feeling until they have but
little vitality to endure any cold.
Some may inquire, “What shall we do? Would
you have us remain cold?” If you add clothing, let
it be but little, and exercise, if possible, to regain
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