From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   > Almost   
   > everyone in the ancient world was literate,   
      
   I doubt it as late as 1917, most Russians were illiterate   
    . Plus also   
   there are degrees of literacy.   
      
      
      
   > and the only thing stopping   
   > people from learning to read and write was the lack of spectacles for   
   > people who might have needed them.   
      
   Cost of books too?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)