They are a very important part and should be begun in infancy. They are particularly useful for the effect they have upon the bowels. It is important that they should be selected with care and given with much discretion, especially in cities. In the country where fruit is absolutely fresh, a somewhat greater latitude may be allowed than is given below. _What fruits may safely be given to children up to five years old?_ As a general rule, only cooked fruits and the juices of fresh fruits. _What fruit juices may be used?_ That from sweet oranges is the best, but the fresh juice of grape fruit, peaches, strawberries and raspberries may also be used. _What stewed fruits may be given?_ Stewed or baked apples, prunes, pears, peaches and apricots. _What raw fruits are to be particularly avoided with young children?_ The pulp of oranges or grape fruit, also cherries, berries, bananas and pineapple. _What precautions should be emphasized regarding the use of fruits?_ That they should be used with greater care in hot weather and with children who are prone to attacks of intestinal indigestion. _What symptoms indicate that fruits should be avoided?_ A tendency to looseness of the bowels with the discharge of mucus, or frequent attacks of abdominal pain or stomach ache. _Is there any special choice of meals at which fruit should be given?_ The fruit juice given early in the morning, upon an empty stomach, works more actively upon the bowels than if it is given later in the day. It is not, as a rule, wise to give cream or milk with sour fruits. Usually the fruit is best given at the mid-day meal, as a dessert, at a time when no milk is taken. It is in all cases important that the quantity of fruit should be moderate. _What besides water and milk should a child be allowed to drink and what should be forbidden?_ Tea, coffee, wine, beer and cider in all quantities and in all forms should be forbidden to young children below puberty. Cocoa which is made very weak, i.e., almost all milk, is often useful as a hot drink. Lemonade, soda-water, etc., should if possible be deferred until the tenth year. A free indulgence in things of this kind should never be permitted with children of seven or eight years. INDIGESTION IN OLDER CHILDREN _What are the different ways in which indigestion shows itself in children?_ First, in acute disturbances which last for a few days only; and, secondly, in chronic disturbances which may continue for weeks or months. _Which of the two forms of indigestion is more likely to impair seriously the health of the child?_ Chronic indigestion; for since the cause is not recognized it often goes on for months and even years unchecked. _What are the symptoms of acute indigestion?_ These are familiar and easily recognized. They are vomiting, pain, undigested movements from the bowels, often fever and considerable prostration.