Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

would wear their dresses so as to clear the filth of
the streets an inch or two, their dresses would be
modest, and they could be kept clean much more
easily and would wear longer. Such a dress would
be in accordance with our faith.—Testimonies for
the Church 1:424 (1864).
Parents as Reformers
[Testimonies for the Church 3:562-568 (1875).]
The work of temperance must begin in our
families, at our tables. Mothers have an important
work to do that they may give to the world, through
correct discipline and education, children who will
be capable of filling almost any position and who
can also honor and enjoy the duties of domestic
life.
The work of the mother is very important and
sacred. She should teach her children from the
cradle to practice habits of self-denial and selfcontrol.
If her time is mostly occupied with the
follies of this degenerate age, if dress and parties
engage her precious time, her children fail to
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