In Japan a curious custom is in vogue with respect to the naming
of babies. The new-born is taken to the temple, when it has
attained the age of two weeks, and to the priest who receives
him the father of the little one suggests three names deemed to
be appropriate. The priest writes these three names on slips of
paper. He holds these slips of paper for a few minutes, and then
throws them over his shoulder, sending them as high in the air
as possible. The slip that reaches the ground last contains the
name that is conferred on the waiting baby.
The next step in the process is for the priest to copy the name
on a piece of silk or fine paper, which is handed to the proud
parent, with these words:
“So shall the child be named.”--_Harper’s Weekly._
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=Baby, Captivated by a=--See CHILD, SAVED BY A.
=Baby’s Thinking=--See THINKING, HOW COORDINATED.