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Nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin (36) , and for thousands of years human beings must have (37) about the world with no other covering--though the earliest men may perhaps have been (38) than modern man. It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we (39) that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with the (40) , or with our need for warmth. For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to (41) ourselves--to make ourselves, if possible, look more (42) than we are. Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons, collars and so forth arranged in such a way that they form a kind of decoration, and the (43) itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice--though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time. (44) . We feel uncomfortable if they do not "look right"— (45) Sometimes, even in civilized countries, people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm. (46) , or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.