When we have a tooth out and come to the surface in the dentist's arm-chair.[we] confuse his "Rinse the mouth — rinse the mouth" with the greeting of the Deity stooping from the floor of Heaven to welcome us.


The Moment - On Being 111 (p. 9), Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, New York, USA, 1948


When we have a tooth out and come to the surface in the dentist's arm-chair.[we] confuse his Rinse the mouth — rinse the mouth with the greeting of ...

When we have a tooth out and come to the surface in the dentist's arm-chair.[we] confuse his Rinse the mouth — rinse the mouth with the greeting of ...

When we have a tooth out and come to the surface in the dentist's arm-chair.[we] confuse his Rinse the mouth — rinse the mouth with the greeting of ...

When we have a tooth out and come to the surface in the dentist's arm-chair.[we] confuse his Rinse the mouth — rinse the mouth with the greeting of ...