Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene - Ellen G. White

Spirit of God, and destroy true godliness. A
stagnant pool becomes offensive; but a pure,
flowing brook spreads health and gladness over the
land.
Riches and idleness are thought by some to be
blessings indeed; but those who are always busy,
and who cheerfully go about their daily tasks, are
the most happy, and enjoy the best health. The
healthful weariness which results from wellregulated
labor secures to them the benefits of
refreshing sleep. The sentence that man must toil
for his daily bread, and the promise of future
happiness and glory, both came from the same
throne, and both are blessings.
Those who are in possession of wealth and
leisure, and yet have no purpose in life, have little
to arouse them to either mental or physical activity.
Thus many a woman loses her health, and is driven
to seek some medical institution for treatment.
Here attendants are hired, at great expense, to rub,
stretch, and exercise the muscles which have
become powerless by inaction. She hires servants,
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