Their children were strangely brought up, both those of the Yncas and those of the people, whether rich or poor, without any distinction, and with as little care as could be bestowed upon them. As soon as a child was born, they bathed the little creature with cold water before wrapping it in a blanket; and each morning, before it was wrapped up, they washed it with cold water, generally in the open air. And when the mother would show unusual tenderness, she took the water in her mouth and washed the whole of the child's body with it, except the head, and particularly the crown of the head, which they never touched. They said that they did this to accustom the children to the cold and to hard work, and also to strengthen their limbs. They did not loosen the children's arms from the swaddling bands for more than three months, saying that if they were loosened before that time, the arms would become weak. They were always kept tied up in their cradles, which were benches badly made, four feet long, and one foot was shorter than the others, that the child might be able to * * * * The seat or litter, on which they put the child, was made of a thick net, as strong as a board, and the same net went round each side of the cradle, that the child might not fall out.