ODDS, ENDS, AND RANDOM THOUGHTS

"Many have been brought to their death by eating heavy, sour bread." [CH 145.3].  So wrote Ellen White in 1868 as part of her efforts to encourage people to learn how to cook healthy meals, and I always had trouble understanding this statement.  Things became more clear after discovering that 19th century bakers regularly tried [...]

In 1901, Ellen White wrote a letter to a friend to advise him on his livelihood as a busy piano tuner.  Pianos were very popular at that time since radios and televisions did not exist, and playing the piano was a major form of home entertainment.  She urged him to find another type of work [...]