That poor baby .............you probably know that the poorer families in Britain long ago only bathed once a year in May when it was warmer. The father of the household bathed in the clean water first and then the rest of the family in order of seniority. The little baby had no standing and was bathed last. The water by that time was so filthy that it was feared that if it sank it might very well not be seen and consequently 'thrown out with the bathwater' !! How things have changed, thank goodness,
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