This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...described by Captain Burt, t in 1730, was as follows: --" A small part of the plaid is set in folds, and girt "round the waist, to make of it a short petticoat, which "reaches half-way down the thigh, and the rest is brought "over the shoulders, and then fastened before, below the "neck--often with a fork, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...described by Captain Burt, t in 1730, was as follows: --" A small part of the plaid is set in folds, and girt "round the waist, to make of it a short petticoat, which "reaches half-way down the thigh, and the rest is brought "over the shoulders, and then fastened before, below the "neck--often with a fork, and sometimes with a bodkin, "or sharpened piece of stick; so that they make pretty near "the appearance of the people in London when they bring "their gowns over their heads to shelter them from the rain." The belted plaid "was precisely the dress of a savage, who, "finding a web of cloth that he had not skill to frame into a "garment, wrapt one end round his middle, and threw the "rest about his shoulders. This dress was abundantly incon"venient; for the upper part of the plaid was only useful in "rain, or for a cover at night, while the lower extremity was "essential to decency. It was, in short, as if a man's great"coat was fastened to his breeches; and in exertions of war "or the chase, all was necessarily thrown away together."J One of the marked distinctions between wealth and poverty or between civilization and barbarism is, that in the former case we find something resembling a division of labour, and in the latter confusion. The rich man has a room in his house for each special purpose, an implement also, and frequently a horse or a carriage. The poor man uses one apartment for This was first invented by an English military tailor, who had gone down from London to Fort William to make clothes for the soldiers, A D. 1727. A Liverpool trading company had undertaken to avail themselves of the minerals of Glengarry, and found wood in abundance for smelting p...
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