Babies and very young children ought to be fed carefully in this country. Yet frequently we see tiny babies eating fish and meat, and often raw vegetables and green fruit. The stomachs of such little children are very small and weak. Their natural food is milk, and if we give them anything else than this, we should choose it very carefully. It should be the best that we can get, perfectly clean, and easy to digest. Not until people are more careful about these matters will the children in the islands have a fair chance to grow up to healthy manhood and womanhood.
QUESTIONS.
Why is fruit that is too ripe unfit to eat?
How do we select oranges that are fresh and good?
Why should we be careful to wash all fruit and vegetables before we eat them?
Why is spitting in public places a filthy habit?
How may it be dangerous to others?
Why should meat not hang in the open air in tropical countries?
How do flies carry disease?
Why is it injurious to eat meat that has just been killed?