SUSANTI was restless on her mothers lap. She burst out crying. She is nothing but skin and bone; she stretched out her limbs now and again. Her arms and legs, usually limp, became a little tense.

The gentle caresses of her mother failed to soothe her. The child kept crying loudly. Only after two hours did she stop wailing. That is how she reacts to strangers, said Cemara, Susantis mother, on Wednesday. The girl was scared of people unfamiliar to