370  SELLING  LATIN  AMERICA

typhoid  fever.  Drink  bottled  mineral  water
when  possible.  Its  purity  is  certain  to  eliminate ­
  tendencies  to  either  stomachic  or  intestinal ­
  troubles.
Pineapples,  berries,  melons  or  green  uncooked ­
  vegetables  such  as  radishes,  cucumbers,
onions,  water-cress,  lettuce,  salad  and  the  like
should  be  avoided  for  the  same  reasons.
Truck  gardens  wherein  they  are  grown  mostly
use  dirty  water  for  irrigation  purposes.  Even
the  native  is  aware  of  this  practice  among
many  gardeners  and  I  recall  one  man  whose
farm  on  the  outskirts  of  a  large  South  American ­
  city  bears  this  announcement:—
“The  vegetables  from  this  place  are  not
irrigated  with  water  from  the  sewers.”
Cholera,  a  rare  visitor  to  these  lands,  need
not  be  feared,  if  you  are  careful  in  your  diet
and  drinking  water.  Green  vegetables,  berries, ­
  melons,  and  fruits  should  be  avoided  in
the  event  of  an  epidemic  and  only  cooked  vegetables ­
  eaten.
There  is  much  small-pox,  especially  in  com-