Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

largely of food of a questionable quality, when they
treat their stomach as respectfully as it deserves to
be treated, when they relieve it of one-half to twothirds
of the laborious task they require it to
perform, when nature is more respected than taste
and perverted appetite, then there will be a change
for the better in health and morals.
If more food, even of a simple quality, is placed
in the stomach than the living machinery requires,
this surplus becomes a burden. The system makes a
desperate effort to dispose of it, and this extra work
causes a tired, weary feeling. Some who are
continually overeating call this all-gone feeling
hunger, but it is caused by the overworked
condition of the abused digestive organs.
At too many tables, when the stomach has
received all that it requires to properly carry on its
work of nourishing the system, another course,
consisting of pies, puddings, and highly flavored
sauces, is placed upon the table. Society has sought
out many inventions and she has decreed that the
food be placed upon the table in different courses.
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