Tahrihim swaddle the entire body, including the face, so that the deceased is both clothed and protected against the gaze of other people.
Swaddle the brandy snifter in serviettes or a cloth to protect the hands.
Babies were highly protected and nutured, swaddled on a board, and carried on the back.
Modern specialized baby swaddles are designed to make it easier to swaddle a baby than with traditional square blanket.
Babies would be swaddled like this until about 8 or 9 months.
As the young men or women grow up so gradually you can release the swaddling clothes and the restrictions, so that they can expand themselves and develop.
It is a dangerous delusion to imagine that we can obviate the need for strong defence by swaddling ourselves in the vague, comfortable language of international good will.
Let us open our eyes, and not swaddle ourselves in the theories of a bygone age.