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The Bible and Health

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 4, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 27.

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The Bible and Health

Dr. J. S. Martin, health officer in a Western city, says that the Bible is the best text-book on sanitation, on the cause and treatment of disease, and on how to maintain constant good health. He testifies that he finds in the Bible 275 verses which speak of contagious diseases and how to treat them; 108 verses on the disposal of filth; 57 verses on quarantine; 16 verses on gluttony and diseases resulting from it, with their penalties; licentious uncleanness, 27 verses; venereal diseases, 30 verses; defilement and how to treat it, 123 verses; ablutions, or washings, 65 verses; purification, 60 verses; and rest enjoined, 39 verses.
Summing up, he says: "I find 285 verses in the Old Testament and 240 in the New relating to disease and sickness, and their causes, treatment, and prevention." He is reported to have said that "God never created a direct law of man's nature that would necessarily produce sickness, under any circumstance in life."
— Christian Advocate.