Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

going on in other parts of that great city. Men and
women who eat at the restaurants established in
different places will become conscious of an
improvement in health. Their confidence once
gained, they will be more ready to accept God’s
special message of truth.
Wherever medical missionary work is carried
on in our large cities, cooking schools should be
held; and wherever a strong educational missionary
work is in progress, a hygienic restaurant of some
sort should be established, which shall give a
practical illustration of the proper selection and the
healthful preparation of foods.
When in Los Angeles, I was instructed that not
only in various sections of that city, but in San
Diego and in other tourist resorts of Southern
California, health restaurants and treatment rooms
should be established. Our efforts in these lines
should include the great seaside resorts. As the
voice of John the Baptist was heard in the
wilderness, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord,” so
must the voice of the Lord’s messengers be heard
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