A Solemn Appeal - James White

variety of fashionable foods. The merits of each
dish have to be tested. Perhaps the mother had
toiled till she was heated and exhausted, and was
not in a condition to take even the simplest food till
she had first had a period of rest. The food she
wearied herself in preparing was wholly unfit for
her at any time, but especially taxes the digestive
organs when the blood is heated and the system
exhausted. Those who have thus persisted in
violating the laws of their being, have been
compelled to pay the penalty at some period in
their life.
There are ample reasons why there are so many
nervous women in the world, complaining of the
dyspepsia, with its train of evils. The cause has
been followed by the effect. It is impossible for
intemperate persons to be patient. They must first
reform bad habits, learn to live healthfully, and
then it will not be difficult for them to be patient.
Many do not seem to understand the relation the
mind sustains to the body. If the system is
deranged by improper food, the brain and nerves
are affected, and slight things annoy those who are
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