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Sanitary Code of the Bible.

Much has been said and written
upon the subject of the Ten Command
ments. Indeed for the most part all
civil and criminal laws throughout
Christendom are based upon these
laws, which were handed TO the world
by Moses and engraved on the tables
of stone.
While these laws are fundamental
and their observance essential to the
integrity of nation, yet there is an
other or eleventh commandment which
might be nominated as the Sanitary
Code of Moses. This is found in
verses Is, IA and Is in the 23rd
chapter of Deuteronomy.
The observance of this law was
scarcely of less importance to the
health welfare, and even the lives OF
those who had followed Moses across
the Red Sea and into the wilderness
than was any one of those found in
the moral and religious code.
God did for these unfortunate chill
dren of his, that which they could
not do for themselves. He caused the
rock to give forth pure, clear, spark
ling water to satisfy their. thirst and
to cool and cleanse their hot, dusty
feet Quail, a very choice and nu
tritious meat, in large numbers came
into the camps in the evening, and
bread was rained from heaven in the
morning In this manner a helpless
host of about two million was pro
vided with food and water.
However, sickness, Affections anG
even epidemics of disease were certain
to make their appearance unless every
sanitary precaution were taken. This
was condition over which these PEG
pie had control, apdstherefore the mi
raculous powers of God in preventing
or curing the serious maladies that are
certain to follow in the path of I'm
sanitary living are unnecessary.
AS it was with these dwellers il
the Wilderness of Sin, located between
Elm and Sinai, so it is with al
those who live between the north anC
south poles today.
There is long list of disco ~es which
strict sanitary measures will preven
altogether, or reduce to a minimum
Among the diseases that head the lis
are to be found: tuberculosis, Ma
laria, Influenza, Typhoid Fever, Hook
worm Disease, Cholera, Dysentery, Vel
low Fever, Dengue, Plague, Scarle
Fever Diphtheria, Whooping Cough
and Measles.
The civilized world is just beginning
to undertake the observance of the
Mosaic, Sanitary Code. Even We
some of those who stand before thu
congregation and proclaim, eXpounC
and interpret the laws of God are them
selves guilty of violating the spiri
of the Sanitary Code as well as thu
Sixth Commandment, (Thou Shall
Not KILL at least in negative way
Many of these divines, regardless o
the length of the casket which con
tains the lifeless body of one who ha
recently departed this life. are hearC
to say. For as much as it hail
pleased Almighty God, in His wisdom
to take out of this world our belOv
ed"
1t is by no means prudent to attrib
ute to the will nor power of God tn
loss of human life which was sac
rificed upon the altar Of preventabl
diseases.
If certain of the maladies to which
man falls a victim are preyentable
then when death claims one of us a
a result of such diseases, it is not a
the behest of a loving Heavenly Faith
er; but it is clearly the result of ignC
rance or wilful negligence Of some on
or more of the children of men.
If none of these conditions are pre-
ventable millions of dollars are wastes
in an effort to combat them, the fig
ures of our Vital Statisticians ar
false, science is a farce and Genera
Gorgas and Moses were imposters.
The work in conserving health an
human life is, scientific economy, me
rality and religion.