| Show DANGERS OF UNWASHED FRUIT mill ons of disease germs cluster A I on small bunches on that bunch of cherries you buy from the italian on the street corner and eat with so much relish are clus aclus to fo ir a 0 five millions of danger ous us disease germs exceedingly minute they are and the flavory flavor lot 1 the fruit is in no wise impaired by their presence but there they are just the same micro cocci bacilli whole families of thern them when we eat an unwashed pear about bacteria are carried into the system twice bilat that number on a handful of garden strawberries and stilt larger numbers on nes rie s grapes and currants the most infested fruits are cherries with 12 bacteria to the half pound currants with 11 and grapes with 8 A man will readily consume a halt half pound of grapes at a sitting and it if the state of his health leaves hm him open to the attacks of disease it can be appreciated what a tremendous risk he runs of poisonous infection by the germs not many weel s ago inquiry w was as made into the state of the surface air in this city the air for several feet above the ground was found to be lit brally swarming with bacteria now it is a matter of everyday observe tion that the fruits exposed for sale on the sidewalks and curbs of new york are placed at no great distance from the pavement in many in stances they are so near the ground as to be in the very center of the germ bearing strata of air the in ference is obvious yet in spite of these facts not one in a hundred who hastily buys an apple or a banana on the corner gives the matter of bac tena teria the slightest thought and not one la in a thousand goes the leng length th of taking the sanitary precaution of washing the fruit new york press |
