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2. We cannot always tell where real dangers lie 



Unsuitable food 

 Spoiled food 

 Infected water 

 Infected milk 

 Unsafe dwellings 

 Germ-scattering neighbors ' 

 Unsuitable work places 

 Drugs, alcohol, etc. 

 Overwork 



3. We cannot always manage to protect ourselves, even where we do 



know 

 Finding suitable supplies of food 

 Finding suitable water, milk, etc. 

 Obtaining reliable drugs, vaccines, etc. 

 Bargaining for suitable homes 

 Bargaining for suitable working conditions, hours, adequate pay, 



etc. 



4. We cannot find out what is safe or best by ourselves 



Individual experience is limited 



The experience of the family is also too limited 



Research and investigation can be effectively conducted only by 



skilled experts working together 

 The results of discovery cannot reach every individual quickly 



enough 



5. We must depend upon community agencies 



Health concerns all people, not certain classes only 

 None of us are safe unless all of us are protected 



QUESTIONS 



1. What restrictions does the law of your community place upon 

 freedom of buying and selling ? Why ? 



2. What are the advantages of legal restrictions upon business ? What | 

 are the disadvantages ? 



3. What commodities are sold in your town with labels telling the 

 exact content or nature and amount of adulterants or preservatives ? 



4. What are the advantages of having labels give information regard- 

 ing the contents of food, drugs, etc. ? What are the disadvantages of 

 such labels ? 



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