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Rh, for his uppoed knowledge in atrology, by which he is aid to forfel the future detiny of the child; When he dicharges the duties of his acred function on uch an occaion, which conits in nothing more than this prophecy, and calling the child by the mot favourable name, the myteries of his cilence will permit, he receives ome preents from the parents and kindred, and retires.

The econd baptim, which takes place when the child is four days old, is performed by the Codgi, or Mulna, the Mahometan Clergyman, in the preence of a number of women, who vit the mother after her delivery; he firt reads ome