The Sanitarium Fire Did Not Destroy Dr. Kellogg’s Plain Facts
The Sanitarium Fire Did Not Destroy Dr. Kellogg’s Plain Facts for Old and Young of Both Sexes
MINISTERS and others have written, asking if the special forty-per-cent reduction on the new edition of “Plain Facts” (offered in the REVIEW of Dec. 10, 1901) can be repeated, for the reason that the Christmas Offerings at that time prevented many from ordering the book, which Elder A. T. Jones says “will do only good, and in many ways;” which Elder Luther Warren says “every Seventh-day Adventist should have;” which Dr. Mary Wood-Allen says is “scientific;” which Hon. John G. Wooley says is “urgently needed.” It deals plainly with the greatest sin of the age, foretold by Christ when He spoke of “the days of Noah” and “the days of Lot,” as typical of the last days. For by it the center of present truth, virtue is the first stone in a character building, the first fruit of true religion, though it be found in a “health book,” not commonly called religious. Just now when the world and the Church are being deceived by old and corrupt theories resurrected and spiritualized as social-moral guides for the married and unmarried, Seventh-day Adventists are to be the standard-bearers of genuine purity; but not knowing what true science demonstrates to be the divine law of our being, it is a fact that “my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Dr. Kellogg gives vital information for those united in marriage; also for the youth of both sexes. He points out their pitfalls of danger, and tells parents and others what to do when seeking to prevent, or detect, or cure sensual habits. One who knows, says that if half the time spent in reforming the depraved had been devoted to their training in childhood and youth, the results for good would be far greater. The effects of error in both single and married life are clearly pointed out in “Plain Facts.” One hundred pages are devoted to general health topics, showing the importance of diet, exercise, rest, meditation, and faith in relation to purity of mind, essential for the control of the body. “Plain Facts” has been enlarged to about 800 pages, including the 350 illustrations; the 33-inch anatomical chart of the “Body Temple,” in three sections, nine colors; and the eight pages devoted to the Health and Purity Library and Appliances for the Home. All the listed publications are approved by Mary Wood-Allen. The book will be sold by subscription at the following prices: Cloth, $3.75 ($2.55); Library, $4.25 ($2.85); beautiful half K. Red Russia, $4.75 ($3.15); elegant full K. Red Russia, gilt edges, $5.25 ($3.45). With either of the two best styles, a large luxotype picture will be mailed free, entitled “Ideal Homes.” Picture alone, 50 cents. The figures in parentheses indicate the amount that should be sent during the next thirty days by all our people who desire to avail themselves of this forty-per-cent reduction. The prices include postage and a certificate of life membership in the Health Library Association, with premium privileges explained in the book. Address F. E. Belden, Manager, Health and Purity Library,
Battle Creek, Mich.