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The oldest known gravestone in the US belongs to Reverend Ephraim Huit, who died in 1644. The last line of his epitaph reads "Alas, the times forbid an Epitaph." Were epitaphs actually forbidden in 17th-century New England? What's the context behind this statement or joke?

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Shakespeare described the elderly as "sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything." Did Victorian England perceive tooth loss as a natural part of the aging process? How did mandatory daily toothbrushing become so pervasive in our culture?

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The oldest known gravestone in the US belongs to Reverend Ephraim Huit, who died in 1644. The last line of his epitaph reads "Alas, the times forbid an Epitaph." Were epitaphs actually forbidden in 17th-century New England? What's the context behind this statement or joke?	311
Shakespeare described the elderly as "sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything." Did Victorian England perceive tooth loss as a natural part of the aging process? How did mandatory daily toothbrushing become so pervasive in our culture?	1