‘I acquired an excellent collection of teeth from healthy but unfortunate young men who lost their lives in the war,’ he told Eliza in his slow southern drawl.
She didn’t want to know, but was powerless to stop him as he reminisced about his wartime experiences and the haul of teeth he had amassed at Harper’s Ferry.
‘No use to them when they’re dead. Y’all a lucky lady, Miss Hewlett. Just two missing and both from the bottom incisors. No one will be able to tell the new teeth apart from your own. Y’all soon get used to wearing them. Made a set for my wife last year and she says she don’t even notice she’s wearing them. I can see you brush your teeth regularly. Be surprised how few people do. The Union army didn’t even issue toothbrushes to their men. I may have fought on the losing side
