Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

only the lungs, but the stomach, liver, and brain are affected. The skin becomes sallow,
digestion is retarded; the heart is depressed; the brain is clouded; the thoughts are
confused; gloom settles upon the spirits; the whole system becomes depressed and
inactive, and peculiarly susceptible to disease.--MH 272, 273 (1905). {2MCP 483.4}
Good Respiration Soothes the Nerves.--In order to have good blood, we must
breathe well. Full, deep inspirations of pure air, which fill the lungs with oxygen, purify
the blood. They impart to it a bright color and send it, a life-giving current, to every part
of the body. A good respiration soothes the nerves; it stimulates the appetite and
renders digestion more perfect; and it induces sound, refreshing sleep.--MH 272
(1905). {2MCP 484.1}
Dropsy and Disease of Heart Tend to Depress Ellen G. White. [SEE SELECTED
MESSAGES, BOOK 2, PP. 233-245, "FORTITUDE AND AFFLICTION."]--Disease has
pressed heavily upon me. For years I have been afflicted with dropsy and disease of
the heart, which has had a tendency to depress my spirits and destroy my faith and
courage.--1T 185 (1859). {2MCP 484.2}
Borrowed Power Results in Depression.--Through the intemperance begun at
home, the digestive organs first become weakened, and soon ordinary food does not
satisfy the appetite. Unhealthy conditions are established, and there is a craving for
more stimulating food. Tea and coffee produce an immediate effect. Under the
influence of these poisons the nervous system is excited; and in some cases, for the
time being, the intellect seems to be invigorated, the imagination more vivid. Because
these stimulants produce such agreeable results, many conclude that they really need
them; but there is always a reaction.
485 {2MCP 484.3}
The nervous system has borrowed power from its future resources for present use,
and all this temporary invigoration is followed by a corresponding depression. The
suddenness of the relief obtained from tea and coffee is an evidence that what seems
to be strength is only nervous excitement, and consequently must be an injury to the
system.--CTBH 31, 1890. (CG 403.) {2MCP 485.1}
Stern Coldness in Marriage a Cause of Depression. --When you married your
wife, she loved you. She was extremely sensitive, yet with painstaking on your part, and
fortitude on hers, her health need not have been what it is. But your stern coldness
made you like an iceberg, freezing up the channel of love and affection. Your censure
and faultfinding has been like desolating hail to a sensitive plant. It has chilled and
nearly destroyed the life of the plant. Your love of the world is eating out the good traits
of your character. {2MCP 485.2}
Your wife is of a different turn and more generous. But when she has, even in small
matters, exercised her generous instincts, you have felt a drawback in your feelings and
have censured her. You indulge a close and grudging spirit. You make your wife feel
that she is a tax, a burden, and that she has no right to exercise her generosity at your