SUMMER SICKNESS.
Tt -eer_- to me an absurdity for medical authorities to a--ert ''there is no such thing u -timmer siekne»*." It is a well-known condition. thougu rnay have another name for h. They a!i.-> as-ert that the advent of dysentery d:d_ n...t depend on the food people ate. It is a funny thinz it should occur in the fruit season, and a -ea-on which is particularly good lor fruit. I have never seen such quantities before, especially pears and tomatoes, and so cheap that people can have a good feed for •.•nee in a way. Children are not a bit carefuL or parent* either, a? to whether the fruit w wa-hed or peeled, or whether it is sound fruit, and th>. I believe, is the cause of the present prevalence of sickness. A MOTHER.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 40, 16 February 1929, Page 8
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135SUMMER SICKNESS. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 40, 16 February 1929, Page 8
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