A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

The insects must be dried to about 30 of their original body weight before they can be stored without decaying.

On the ground or damp concrete, grain can spoil in as little as three days, and the grain might have to be dried before it can be milled.