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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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hinder the sale of publicati<strong>on</strong>s dealing with other<br />

phases of the third angel’s message. All are to<br />

prepare the way for the coming of the Lord.<br />

Value of Our Publicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Canvassers should call the attenti<strong>on</strong> of those<br />

they visit to our health publicati<strong>on</strong>s, telling them of<br />

the valuable instructi<strong>on</strong> these periodicals c<strong>on</strong>tain<br />

regarding the care of the sick and treatment of<br />

diseases. Tell them this instructi<strong>on</strong>, studied and<br />

practiced, will bring health to the family. Explain<br />

how important it is for every family to understand<br />

the science of life. Direct their minds to Him who<br />

formed and who keeps in moti<strong>on</strong> the w<strong>on</strong>derful<br />

machinery of the body. Tell them that it is our part<br />

to co-operate with God, caring wisely for all our<br />

faculties and organs. The proper care of the body is<br />

a great resp<strong>on</strong>sibility and requires an intelligent<br />

knowledge of its parts. Tell them that God is<br />

dish<strong>on</strong>ored when, for the gratificati<strong>on</strong> of appetite<br />

and passi<strong>on</strong>, man misuses the machinery of the<br />

body, so that it does its work feebly and with<br />

difficulty. Tell them that the books you have for<br />

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