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Also
referred to as "caning", the bastinado is a form of
punishment still used throughout the Middle and Far East. The
accused
would be stripped bare, then bound in a way convenient to receive
numerous blows to the backside, soles of the feet, or the back
of the legs with a heavy shaft of bamboo or rattan. This procedure
often broke bones in the feet or pelvis. Occasionaly
after the caning, the wounds would be further aggravated with
hot coals, scalding water, itching dust, or even the bites of
red
ants.
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