140 HEALTH. 



tlie former is to destroy tlie latter and its pleas- 

 ures,, as well as hasten death; and since the 

 value of life so infinitely surpasses that of all 

 other earthly hlessings, what consumate folly to 

 trifle with health on ' any account. Then ho.w 

 much more foolish and even wicked virtually to 

 throw it away for nothing, in our eager pursuit 

 of those trifling objects, wealth, honors, and the 

 like, which mainly engrosses mankind? What, 

 sacrifice life upon the altar of mammon? For 

 he it remembered, that no human being can im- 

 pair his health at any period of his life, with- 

 out proportionally shortening his days; without 

 being brought to a strict account at the close of 

 life, and be compelled to end it as much sooner 

 than he otherwise would, as he has injured his 

 health during his whole lifetime. Let me urge 

 upon you the infinite importance of preserving 

 your health. This efiectually done, millions of 

 money bestowed on each reader could not equally • 

 benefit you, because of the incomparable greater 

 value of health than money. Let your own ex- 

 perience testify. Which of yon has not, some 

 time or some how, induced debility or pain in 

 one portion of your system or another, which 



