Well, technically the belts belonged to the owners of the Manor House, who required we wear them so there would always be one handy for a beating. Which we welcomed because they helped keep us warm. (And of course, beats were also for making faux borscht--so now you know where the phrase "Borscht Belt" came from.)

A tooth, huh. So, you had dental care?

Originally Posted By Glenn
You had belts?

No need for them with old feed sacks for clothes (only for Sunday, of course.) Naturally, without knives or scissors, it was hard to make the head and armholes, and our tooth was too valuable to waste chewing holes in the sack. And we didn't have anything to barter to the tailor (that's what we called the guy in town who owned the sharp rock) to get him to do it.
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