109 | Combatting Dangers Facing the Newborn before Circumcision until the day of weaning ( G . Wad el - Ward, Palestine through the eyes of a Nature, New York 1907, p . 68 ) . He then gives additional evidence of this practice from a variety of sources ; noting that “the greatest disgrace for anyone is to be called an ibn haram or bandūk, bastard . ] For [ only a bandūk is neglected and not salted after birth . 1 It is also of interest to note that in Greece and Macedonia “the child is bathed in lukewarm wine with myrtle leaves, after which it is generally covered with a layer of salt” ( Customs of the World, ed . W . Hutchinson, London n . d . , p . 1157 ) . 2 the subject of “salting” was discussed in detail by Julius Preuss, in his Biblical and Talmudic Medicine ( translated and edited by Fred rosner, New York 1983 ( the original German ed . appeared in 1911 ) , pp . 402 - 403, and I quote the relevant section : the “salting” was an indispensable part of the treatment of the newborn ...
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