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When the child is taken out of the warm water, its body must be dried with a kerchief of fine cotton, unhemmed. WHEN THE CHILD IS TAKEN OUT OF THE WARM WATER ITS BODY MUST BE DRIED WITH A KERCHIEF OF FINE COTTON UNHEMM
 the girdle-mother. The borrowed girdle is tied on with that given by the husband, and the girdle-mother at this time gives and receives a present. The furniture of the lying-in chamber is as follows:--Two tubs for placing under-petticoats in; two tubs to hold the placenta; a piece of furniture like an arm-chair, without legs, for the mother to lean against;[119] a stool, which is used by the lady who embraces the loins of the woman in labour to support her, and which is afterwards used by the midwife in washing the child; several pillows of various sizes, that the woman in child-bed may ease her head at her pleasure; new buckets, basins, and ladles of various sizes. Twenty-four baby-robes, twelve of silk and twelve of cotton, must be prepared; the hems must be dyed saffron-colour. There must be an apron for the midwife, if the infant is of high rank, in order that, when she washes it, she may not place it immediately on her own knees: this apron should be made of a kerchief of cotton.  PREGNANCY AND THIS LADY IS CALLED THE GIRDLE MOTHER THE BORROWED GIRDLE IS TIED ON WITH THAT GIVEN BY THE HUSBAND AND THE GIRDLE MOTHER AT THIS TIME GIVES AND RECEIVES A PRESENT THE FURNITURE OF THE LYING IN CHAMBER IS AS FOLLOWS TWO TUBS FOR PLACING UNDER PETTICOATS IN TWO TUBS TO HOLD THE PLACENTA A PIECE OF FURNITURE LIKE AN ARMCHAIR WITHOUT LEGS FOR THE MOTHER TO LEAN AGAINST A STOOL WHICH IS USED BY THE LADY WHO EMBRACES THE LOINS OF THE WOMAN IN LABOUR TO SUPPORT HER AND WHICH IS AFTERWARDS USED BY THE MIDWIFE IN WASHING THE CHILD SEVERAL PILLOWS OF VARIOUS SIZES THAT THE WOMAN IN CHILD BED MAY EASE HER HEAD AT HER PLEASURE NEW BUCKETS BASINS AND LADLES OF VARIOUS SIZES TWENTY FOUR BABY ROBES TWELVE OF SILK AND TWELVE OF COTTON MUST BE PREPARED THE HEMS MUST BE DYED SAFFRON COLOUR THERE MUST BE AN APRON FOR THE MIDWIFE IF THE INFANT IS OF HIGH RANK IN ORDER THAT WHEN SHE WASHES IT SHE MAY NOT PLACE IT IMMEDIATELY ON HER OWN KNEES THIS APRON SHOULD BE MADE OF A CURCHASE OF COTTON
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