A History of Agriculture in India v2.c78.s3.4

v2.c78.s3.4

'The time of gestation of the female is generally eighteen lunar months. For these months the fluida germinalia intermix in the womb of the female; when agitated the mass looks like quicksilver. Towards the fifth month the fluida settle and get gelatinous. In the seventh month, they get more solid, and draw to perfection towards the ninth month. In the eleventh, the outline of a body is visible; and in the twelfth, the veins, bones, hoofs, and hairs make their appearance. In the thirteenth month the genitalia become distinguishable.