Simple Remedies Better Than Drugs by Mrs. Martha M. Allen

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 30, 1908

Simple Remedies Better Than Drugs

By Mrs. Martha M. Allen

If people wish to avoid being drugged, with dangerous preparations, they will do well to observe some of the simple rules of living which conserve health and make medicines unnecessary. Fresh air, simple but nutritious food properly cooked, and not too much of it, clothing suited to the weather, the avoidance of worry, with trust in God, sufficient sleep, and proper exercise, will drive away most of the ordinary dis-eases of the body. When will people learn that they are better without drugs than with them? Let the W. C. T. U. learn this great lesson thoroughly, that drugs do not cure disease; then teach it to others. The great Nathan S. Davis, M. D., said to the writer years ago: “Teach the women that the best remedies are simple,—fresh air, pure water, digestible food, and rest. These,” he said, “are nature’s restoratives, and the sooner both physicians and people begin to rely upon them instead of upon drugs, the better it will be for all.”—Mrs. Martha M. Allen.