在古代希腊的斯巴达城邦,孩子生下后,做父亲的得将他送到一个叫作勒斯克的地方去,由部族里的长者在那里代表国家检查婴儿。如果孩子匀称壮实,他们就命令父亲抚养他;如果孩子瘦弱畸形,他们就把他丢到山脚下峡谷里。一旦决定婴儿可以抚养,便会把他放到酒里洗澡,因为斯巴达人相信,体质差的婴儿会经受不住而抽搐或昏迷,而体质好的则会因此变得强壮。 In the ancient Greek city of Sparta, after the child was born, the father had to send him to a place called Lysk, where the elders of the tribe checked the babies on their behalf. If the children were well-proportioned, they ordered his father to raise him; if the child was thin and deformed, they threw him into the valley at the foot of the mountain. Once it is decided that the baby can be raised, he will be put in a bath because the Spartans believe that poor-quality babies will not survive and convulsions or coma, and their constitution will be strong.