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Show NOT REALLY SCARCE ARTICLE Material Called Lamb's Fleece in Syria Merely Went by Another Name in England. A certain young globe-trotter, . possessed pos-sessed of more money than brains, was recently traveling in Syria. While journeying through the interior he was prevailed upon by one of the sons of the prophet to purchase at a very large price a quantity of what was described as Syrian lamb's fleece. This, when lie returned to London, he sent to his tailor with orders to line an overcoat with it. A few days after he called to try on the coat. "You didn't send us quite enough material, sir," remarked the tailor, "and I had to get some more to line the sleeves." "But," remarked the traveler in surprise, sur-prise, "it's impossible to obtain t lull fleece In England, it's only to be obtained ob-tained in Syria." "Not at all, sir," was lhereply. "In England we call it rabbit skin." .Montreal .Mon-treal Herald. |