Why wasn't "boil your water" in the WoW?

[_Scottie]

If the WoW was really so far ahead of its time and came via revelation to Joseph Smith from God, why didn't God include something as simple as "boil your water before you drink it"?

[_Buffalo]

If the WoW was really so far ahead of its time and came via revelation to Joseph Smith from God, why didn't God include something as simple as "boil your water before you drink it"?

Even worse, it counseled people to avoid "hot drinks," which were a great source of safe water.

[_DarkHelmet]

It is slippery slope to boil water because you might be tempted to make tea or coffee. It's like a gateway drug.

[_cafe crema]

Or hand washing?

Frequent hand washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading illness

Brought to you by the Mayo Clinic.

or from the CDC

Handwashing is easy to do and it's one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many types of infection and illness in all settings

[_EAllusion]

Hand washing was arguably the single most important invention in medicine in the 19th century.

[_Fifth Columnist]

Wow, you guys are so hard-hearted. Here is what God said:

7And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

God actually told us to not only wash our hands, but our whole bodies, and to do it with alcohol to boot! It doesn't get any more sanitary than that.

The problem is that God's "prophets" got confused (they do that a lot) and emphasized the part about not drinking alcohol instead of the more important part about washing our bodies with alcohol.

[_zeezrom]

Or use of cesspools (i.e. Septic systems) to treat sewer. Droopy, are you reading this?

Scottie,

Can we even ask such a question? Since when is God more interested in our physical welfare than our spiritual?

[_EAllusion]

Wow, you guys are so hard-hearted. Here is what God said:

7And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

God actually told us to not only wash our hands, but our whole bodies, and to do it with alcohol to boot! It doesn't get any more sanitary than that.

The problem is that God's "prophets" got confused (they do that a lot) and emphasized the part about not drinking alcohol instead of the more important part about washing our bodies with alcohol.

Heh. I like this post.

[_just me]

Joseph gave them the cure for cholera...what more do you want?!

"Salt, vinegar and pepper given internally and plunging in the river when paroxysms begin will cure cholera." Joseph Smith Jr

[_DarkHelmet]

Hand washing was arguably the single most important invention in medicine in the 19th century.

And the best way to keep your hands clean is to not touch your little factory. It all comes back to following the prophet.