Antonio
Media
Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- Antonio
- Creator
- Canova, Hill
- Language
- English
- Source
- The Young Citizen. 3 (4) May 1937
- Year
- 1937
- Subject
- Body image in children
- Child nutrition
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- !26 THE YOUNG CITIZEN Ma,11, U J7 HEAL TH SECTION ANTONIO By B. HILL CANOVA Let me introduce you to Antonio. He is a 1eal boy who lives in Occidental Nfgros. Notice what a healthy, sturdy lad he is. In this picIUre he looks rather serious, as we often do when we have our picture made, but he is such a happy little fr II ow. I think it is because ~e is so strong and hralthy. Would you like: to look so nice, and round and healthy as Antonio? Sure. you would. Perhaps you could learn some lessons in health from your own little fellow countryman. . Antonio is going to appear in The Young Ci1izen every month for a while. Each time when you get your magazine you look for him and see what he is -doing. I am sure you are ioing to like him for he is such a healthy, interesting boy. Next month we will tttl you more Jbout him. Too Much of Anything By AUNT JULIA "Father, I shall not eat candy anymore.·· Sitong announced proudly wh~n. he came home from school one day. "I am glad to hear you say so," the father said with an amused twinkle of the eye .. "My teacher says fruit is better than candy:· Sitong explained. ··she must be right,•• the father agreed. After a while, Sitong went closer to his father . .. Father," he began. ··Yes, Son:· A long paust. ''Father. may I have five Centavos?°' ''Five centavos?·· "Y,es, Father. you see, fruit costs more than candy.·· Sitong skipped merrily to the fruit stand on the street corner. He got an apple and a t_urnip for his money. Just as he had finished the apple and the tur· nip, his grandfather passed by. Sitong ran· after the old man. · ·· Lo/o, will you buy me an orange! M.y teacher says fruit is good:· T he old man dug into his pocket and gave Sitong two centavos. When Sitong went home at twilight, he crouched in a corntr. He belched loudly as he pr~ssed his stomach with his fist. ·'What is the matter? What did . you eat, green mango?" Sitong's mother demanded 3i'I· grily. "No, Mothu. I ate good, ripe fruit." he groaned. "What ails my boy!" the father asked gently . " I just ate an apple, an orange, and a turnip. Aren't they good. Father?" "Yes, they are, but too much of anything is bad. Even candy will not be Dad if eaten in small quantities and at the right time." "Why didn't my teacher say so?" Sitong co~ plained.