Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

to deprive ourselves of things that are precious, of
blessings which God has provided and which, if
properly used, are of inestimable value for the
recovery of health. If you would have your homes
sweet and inviting, make them bright with air and
sunshine. Remove your heavy curtains, open the
windows, throw back the blinds, and enjoy the rich
sunlight, even if it be at the expense of the colors
of your carpets. The precious sunlight may fade
your carpets, but it will give a healthful color to the
cheeks of your children. If you have God's
presence and possess earnest, loving hearts, a
humble home made bright with air and sunlight,
and cheerful with the welcome of unselfish
hospitality, will be to your family, and to the weary
traveler, a heaven below.
Many have been taught from childhood that
night air is positively injurious to health and
therefore must be excluded from their rooms. To
their own injury they close the windows and doors
of their sleeping apartments to protect themselves
from the night air which they say is so dangerous
to health. In this they are deceived. In the cool of
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