Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

inviting, make them bright with air and sunshine.
Remove your heavy curtains, open the windows,
throw back the blinds, and enjoy the rich sunlight,
even if it be at the expense of the colors of your
carpets. The precious sunlight may fade your
carpets, but it will give a healthful color to the
cheeks of your children. If you have God’s
presence and possess earnest, loving hearts, a
humble home, made bright with air and sunlight,
and cheerful with the welcome of unselfish
hospitality, will be to your family and to the weary
traveler a heaven below.—Testimonies for the
Church 2:527 (1870).
Prohibited Amusements
[Testimonies for the Church 4:652, 653
(1881).] Those who are engaged in study should
have relaxation. The mind must not be constantly
confined to close thought, for the delicate mental
machinery becomes worn. The body as well as the
mind must have exercise. But there is great need of
temperance in amusements, as in every other
pursuit. And the character of these amusements
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