Oatmeal is a very good food for making healthy bones.
~2.

Bones of Children.~--Sometimes little children try to walk before the bones have become hard enough to support the weight of the body.
This causes the legs to become crooked.

In some countries young children work in factories and at various trades.

This is wrong, because it dwarfs their growth, and makes them puny and sickly.
~3.

Improper Positions.~--The bones are so soft and flexible when we are young that they are very easily bent out of shape if we allow ourselves to take improper positions in sitting, lying, or standing.
This is the way in which flat and hollow chests, uneven shoulders, curved spines, and many other deformities are caused.
[Illustration: IMPROPER POSITION.] ~4.~ In sitting, standing, and walking, we should always take care to keep the shoulders well back and the chest well expanded, so that we may not grow misshapen and deformed.