VIII. The Child. 
How is the child treated immediately after birth ? How 
are still-born children resuscitated ? Is there any special 
treatment of the head ? Are there any special customs with 
regard to twins or preternatural births ? Are there any 
customs or ceremonies connected with the naming of the 
child akin to baptism ? 
IX. General . 
What is the average number of a family ? What is the 
relative proportion of the sexes? What is the greatest 
number in a family ? How many have been produced by one 
mother, and of these how many grew up ? Do twins or 
triplets, &c., occur frequently ? Ascertain, if possible, the 
total number of boys and girls respectively born in one 
given area or tribe. (This is of importance in districts where 
polyandry exists.) Are there any restraints on population ? 
Is sterility in women common ? Is want of virile power 
complained of by men ? Are drugs or other means used 
to produce abortion, or stimulate sexual desire and power ? 
If so, what are they? If possible, obtain samples (see 
Therapeutics). Are births out of wedlock common ? What 
is done with the children ? Whether do the lower or upper 
classes produce the larger families ? Does population seem 
to be’increasing, or the reverse, judging by extent of occupied 
land, size of cemeteries, ruins of villages, &c., as well as by 
report ? Can the ratio of births and deaths in a community 
of known population be obtained ? 
R. M. M. 
