ABSTRACT
Man,inthestateofpurityinwhichhewasatfirstcreated, requirednoclothing,foritissaid,"Theywerebothnaked,the manandhiswife,andtheywerenotashamed."Whenthey fell,"Theeyesofbothofthemwereopened,andtheyknew thattheywerenaked,andtheysewedfigleavestogetherand madethemselvesaprons,"orthingstogirdabouttheirloins. Thiswasunquestionablythefirstfibremanufacturedbyhuman hands,anditwasformedbecausemanrequiredtohidehis shame.Manufacturingandsorrowwerethuscloselyunitedat first,andlabourandsorrowhavetoooftenbeencombinedsince. AtthefirstinterviewbetweenmanandhisMakerafterthefall, itissaid,"untoAdamalso,andtohiswife,didtheLordGod makecoatsofskins,andclothedthem,"or,asitmightmore correctlyberendered,causethemtomake,Godbeingoften representedintheBibleasdoingwhathedirectstobedone. Thewordtranslated''coats"mightmoreproperlybewritten tunics,aclosegarmentthatwasusuallywornnexttheskin, reachedtotheknees,andhadsleeves.Inaftertimes.it wasmadeofwoollenorLinen.
