8o Heredity and Child Culture 



digestion is dependent on good teeth and various 

 constitutional affections are known to come from 

 disease and pus pockets about the roots of the 

 teeth. 



The various gastro-intestinal diseases, from 

 careless feeding and poor hygiene, are very 

 common with the little child. A careful over- 

 sight of the infant's bottle too oftqn gives 

 place to later laxity in feeding. The selection 

 and administration of food is often left to igno- 

 rant servants or nurses. As a result, various 

 forms of malnutrition and even deficiency dis- 

 eases may ensue. Anemia, mal-development, 

 and various nerve affections are apt to follow 

 along in this path. 



This is the time to develop a correct posture, 

 and the child must be taught how to stand and 

 sit erect, as such habits last through life. Minor 

 curvatures of the spine, which is very supple, 

 are a common cause of poor carriage and can 

 easily be corrected at the beginning. 



The close connection between the pre-school 

 child and the oversight that must come in the 

 future has been well expressed by Dr. Sobel of 



