The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28
PRESERVATION or THE HEALTH.


80.
Most Important af All pattes-
The bes:owal 81 the talents" re-
ferred 10 in the Scripture. implied .
responsibility. m obligation TO care for
them. 10 return them with an increased
yslur.
TIC body was given Us. not for
abuse. no n a means 81 msre sensual
enjoyment, hut to H. occupied. Ia he
cultivated and improved. at beast. 10 BE-
continued in a. good 4 condition ~ ii
was when received
Like a beautiful piece a mechanism.
A. n watch. every part 81 which sustain,
an intimate relation 10 every other. ins-
Diving a mutual depend nee. III. human
BODY l. a wonderful structure. - ad-
iusted that Il is able 10 perform all II
- functions with ease ard perfection.
with no organ or ti-su" that i not nee
es,ary TO il. Office. al intimately r.
lated. II is placed under law 0r
established conditions Of health. from
the faithful Observance Of which. definite
results may reasonably be- expected.
Indeed. obedience to- these health laws
i, as sure to produce health a. q regard
~ n laws or conditions. while dis
obedience j. certain To- be followed by
pain. sickness and suffering.
The proper care Of this tOdy. there
fore. is a. certainly a duty a. the dcycl-
Dprnent Of the mind. or the improve
ment Of the moral powers. the soul
Indeed, since our labor. our uSefulncs,
in the world, depend on the state of
The body. our health. any neglect in
this regard. any wilful disregard of
conditions. which implies sickness and
suffering, with impaired usefulness. and
an unarniablc fram" Of mind. must A.
-ume q position Of antagonism TO the d.
vine will-siD.
II become, a duty, therefore. 'o pre-
serve the health. tn increase it a. far
~ possible. or, in other words, 10 obey
the l:w, which the great Creator has
established for our good, these laws
being a. obligatory as His moral laws.
We. His dependent creatures. al not
innoccntly disregard any Of His law.
certainly no wilfully. If not strictly
true-as declared by DIR. Johnson
that ''every sick man j. Il rascal, it il
certain that health promotes good ma
turc, amiability, usefulness and moral
its. The father Of medicine" it NAV
br. had a. correct vi,w, of the real
duty Of the physician. nursing and the
prevention Of sickness, ~ prevail prac-
tically to-day. nj least. in some circles,
those in which drugs are principally
employed, 10 the exclusion Of hygienic
measures.
Men never approach nearer tn God
than when they give health Ia men. y
wa, the wise saving Of one in the far
distant pasta statement worthy IF any
a@e. One in later times has said: NO
man who loves his kind a be content
IN these days with waiting a. a servant
On the sick, where it is possible in 80
many ways To anticipate and avert hu-
man misery. Prevention is better cure:
and it is now clear that Il large part of
it is prrvcntible by improved social ar
ran1emcnt-.
Among the more prominent means to
be devised and investigated. that this
noble work may be- a success. are direct
means for the prevention of the adultcr-
alton OF foods and medicines, the adop-
ton of q simple and nourishing diet.
securing an abundance of pure air. sun
light, cleanliness. temperance III all
things, the disuSe of tobacco and ardent
spirits, the proper relations of labor,
rest and sleep. etc.-Gotdcn hute.