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bind their babies to a flat board, with a slight support 

 for the head; this is thought to insure straight limbs. 



FIG. 63. Swiss MOTHER CARRYING CHILD IN CRADLE ON 

 HER HEAD. 



(From Floss, " Das Kloine Kind.") 



Similar customs still exist in Europe, women putting 

 their children into swaddling-clothes, which allow no 



