Show THESE SHOES WEAR 25 YEARS they are made of grata grass and are still worn by natives native in parts part of portugal and spain esparto shoes or shoes mado made of the toughest and strongest of the coarse esparto fibers are still worn la in iberia and parts of portugal there Is no shoo made which will outlast them not excepting leather shoes indeed one pair of esparto shoes has been known to outwear a dozen tanned bide soles this Is due to their faculty of picking up and retaining in their interstices stony particles As fast as the pebbles are worn out they are replaced automatically mati cally by others thus a self process Is constantly going on it Is not uncommon in some parts of spain or portugal to hear the natives boast of wearing a pair of esparto shoes for 25 years or more |