For this purpose she secured a wooden tub in the room, and as she was sitting down the child passed rapidly into the empty vessel.

It was only then that she became aware of the nature of her pains.

She did not examine the child closely, but was certain it neither moved nor cried.

The funis was no doubt torn, and she made an attempt to tie it.

Regarding the event as a miscarriage, she took up the tub with its contents and carried it to a sand pit about 30 paces distant, and threw the child in a hole in the sand that she found already made.