Through the Russian Revolution . Author with the wood-choppers starting for the •• M Across the fields with the children gleaning the oats and rye. A PEASANT INTERLUDE 51 until all the members of the mir had filed pastmy open mouth. I had to explain that it is the custom of Americansto put cement and gold and silver in their crumblingteeth. One old man of eighty, whose fine clean teethshowed not the slightest need of dentistry, gavehis opinion that Americans must eat food verystrange and strong to work such havoc. Several saidit might be all right for Americans to have goldenteeth,
Through the Russian Revolution . Author with the wood-choppers starting for the •• M Across the fields with the children gleaning the oats and rye. A PEASANT INTERLUDE 51 until all the members of the mir had filed pastmy open mouth. I had to explain that it is the custom of Americansto put cement and gold and silver in their crumblingteeth. One old man of eighty, whose fine clean teethshowed not the slightest need of dentistry, gavehis opinion that Americans must eat food verystrange and strong to work such havoc. Several saidit might be all right for Americans to have goldenteeth, but that it would never do for Russians, whowere always drinking so much tea and such veryhot tea that it would surely melt the gold. At thispoint Ivan Ivanov, who had been enjoying the pres-tige of harboring the unusual visitors, spoke up. Heinsisted that his tea was as hot as any in the village,and testified that he had drawn at least ten glassesfor me, yet there had been no melting. Abroad the term American is almost synony-mous with man of wealth. Gold on my eye-glassesand on m
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