From: Andrew Joelson <joelsona_at_cpdmfg.cig.mot.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 18:52:34 -0500
Peter Metcalf wrote:
> Similar archaic
> pratices have survived for long periods of time (Jewish circumcision etc)
Archaic? Is that why most western hospitals circumcise male babies?
Gee, I thought it had something to do with general cleanliness and inhibiting
disease.....