▁They ▁treat ▁their ▁slaves ▁well ▁and ▁also ▁they ▁carry ▁ex quis ite ▁clothes , ▁because ▁they ▁put ▁great ▁effort ▁in ▁trade . ▁They ▁have ▁many ▁towns . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁most ▁friendly ▁attitude ▁towards ▁foreign ers ▁and ▁str angers ▁who ▁seek ▁refuge ." ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁account ▁of ▁I bn ▁F ad lan ▁and ▁other ▁Arab ▁authors ▁whose ▁views ▁on ▁h yg iene ▁( based ▁on ▁Islam ic ▁teach ings ▁on ▁clean lin ess ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁medical ▁knowledge ) ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Rus '. ▁However , ▁the ▁word ▁clean ▁initially ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁translation ▁of ▁I bn ▁R ust ah ▁by ▁professor ▁Daniel ▁Ch wol son ▁( who ▁also ▁miss pel led ▁his ▁name ▁as ▁I bn ▁D asta ( h )). ▁Con sec utive ▁Russian ▁ed itions ▁of ▁Ch wol son ' s ▁translation ▁include ▁a ▁foot note ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁original ▁clearly ▁says ▁the ▁opposite , ▁un clean ▁or ▁imp ure , ▁and ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Ch wol son ▁made ▁such ▁a ▁correction ▁intention ally , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁remote ▁concern ▁that ▁modern ▁Rus si ans ▁might ▁be ▁off ended ▁by ▁such ▁characteristic . ▁ ▁Of ▁ancient ▁Cro atia ▁he ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁chron icle ▁Al - D jar mi : ▁" The ir ▁r uler ▁is ▁crown ed ▁… ▁He ▁dwell s ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁S lav s ▁… ▁He ▁be ars ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁' r uler ▁of ▁r ul ers ' ▁and ▁is ▁called ▁'