Note 281 — Chapter III · THE HAÏK.
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Abulpheda says, “that he (Abdallah, the calif, the son of Sobeir) wore a suit of clothes for forty years, without pulling them off his back, but doth not inform us what they were made of.”—History of the Saracens, vol. ii. p. 349. This he believes to be incredible; of course it is so with teased wool, machinery-spun thread, and tailored clothes. I have seen a home-made Highland plaid, in excellent condition, after nearly twenty years’ constant wear.