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The stout old man and DIR. Pomeroy
with all the other men in the depot
ran to Knight, picked him up and car
ried him into the washing room, wher,
he was left with the physicians.
"WelI, WELL" said the old gentleman
patiently, as DIR. Pomeroy came out
chow is he? will he live ?"
"I think So God forbid that should
have to take him home dead to his ole
father" !"
"You know him then? Who is he:
Why, do you know what I owe him ?'i
and his voice broke. "My little girl is
aboard that train"
DR.. Pomeroy told Knights story
briefly, informing the old gentleman
that he was thoroughly educated. but
that he looked upon any work as better
than dependent idleness
Hes the true grit, sir" was the ami
mated reply: "There's no work SO
humble that he cannot show the best
qualities of manhood in it, as we have
seen tonight. It is not the daring cour-
age I approve in him SO much as the
presence of mind, the keen eye. to see
what to do and how to do it. Request
Mr.. Knight, if you please, to call on me
at ten tomorrow" he said to the station
master
"Who is that?" asked Fred. Saulter,
breathlessly, Of the official.
'Ths president of the road. Dick
Knight, if he lives, has All open road to
fortune now, and he deserves it,"
Fred. Saulter crept into the car to go
home. His lavender gloves were soiled,
and the wired rose in his button-h hole
was falling to pieces with sickly, de-
caJed smell. Life itself was sickiy and
decayed he thought, with yawn. and
he threw the wilted rose of the window.
Yes; and to all conceited, effeminate
natures like his, it Is likely to prove
what Saulter's imagination pictured 1t
that night.
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APPEARANCE.-Whe a man begins
to go down hill ne is apt to betray the
fact by his exterior appearance; he wears
long face, allows his clothes to look
shabby, and acts like one bereft of hope
o: prospects. Now, this is very poor
policy; the sympathy of friends is not
gained by wearing dirty shirt and,
unless a man acts as though he had some
confidence in himself, he must not ex-
pect to inspire it in others. And so with
the external appearance of everything
Neatness of appearance does not end
with mans credit, but often enhances
the value of articles which he may have
for sale. This is especially true upon
the farm, and we will venture to say
that the farmer who attends to the ex-
terror of things in general, such as clean
stables and animals, clean yards and
buildings, and fences in good repair,
will obtain to 10 per cent. more for the
products of his farm than one who ne
glects such simple matters.
If any one doubts the effects of ex-
ternal appearance upon values in mar
ket or elsewhere, let him try sending
butter t5 market in an old weather
beaten firkin, no matter how good the
butter or clean the vessel may be inside.
If this does not satisfy, try some stained
or dirty eggs, or half plucked poultry
Producing good article is one thing,
and selling it to advantage is quite an
other, and the good salesman generally
makes the most money Of the two. The
Importance of a fair exterior can hardly
be over estimated. This principle is
potent in any branch Of trade, and in
every grade of society; therefore it is toe
important to be overlooked or passed
unheeded.
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4 Plurality OF Wives Illegal.

Polygamy has received a death blow
in q recent legal decision of the United
States Supreme Court at Washington.
Mormonism is monstroslty, and ought
to have been suppressed long ago. That
Ignorant and cunning charletan, Joseph
Smith, animated by sordid and iicen-
tlous motives, framed and preached and
organized this system of religious i'm
posture in 1923. He established him
self as prophet and vicegerent of the
Most High, and drew around him a
band i'll which craftiness, audacty, su-
perstition and licentiousness were the
marked characteristics. Step by step
this bold and evil system rose to q for
midable fanaticism. A religious sect
was founded. Converts were made rap
idly, and colonies were established ia
Ohio and Missouri. Mormonism was
the fruit. Its manifestation was politi,
cal, communistic and predatory. It's
missionary enterprises were literally
dangerous to society and at war with
the world. There was a popular up-
rising of the people, and in 1889 the sect
was expelled from Ohio and Missouri.
Illinois welcomed them, and on the
banks Of the Mississippi they built the
handsome city of Nauvoo. They were
soon at war with the people. Joe Smith
fell into the hands of his enemies, and
and while in the custody of the law,
was murdered in Jail by mob in 1S49.
Brigham Young was his successor, and
removed his people to the Rocky Noun
tains, founded Salt Lake City, and call
ed it the Zion of the Mountains. Here
they had their own way until the on
ward march of internal Improvements,
civilization and the sceptre of the Uni
ted States disturbed their carnal secu-
rity. They called themselves the Lat
ter Day Saints" and sought refuge from
the law behind the religious toleration |
of the Constitution. But Congress
passed laws prohibiting polygainy, and |
these laws were intended to be as bind
ing in Utah as in Virginia. This priv
liege, however, polygany, was pre-
cious article in the creed of Mormonism |
and the law had been defed. A test
has come up, and the supreme tribunal |
of the land, in harmony with tha law
of God, has decided that in the United |
States OF America one man shall hare
Gat one aU!fe. The decision was rendered
January 9Th. One Reynolds was the
plaintiff. He wanted fall and abundant
religious liberty and contracted biga-
nous marriage. He was indicted by
the grand jury, and was tried in the
Third Judicial Court of Utah, and found
guilty. He appealed to the Supreme
Court of the Territory, but without
success; he then appealed to the SD
preme Court of the United States, which
the judgment of the lower tri-
bunals, and decided that the plea of re-
ligious conviction is not a valid defence
foT a plurality of wives; that polyamy
is not under the protection of the clause
in the Constitution which prohibits in
reference with religious belief This
decision settles the polygany question,
and sounds like . death-knell to men
who want to be too much married.
Suffolk Herald.
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saI}!
G,SEZE
PO OET r Y

WILL YOU PROMISE WHAT 1 ASK!
viii you listen to me, darling,
May whisper soft and low,
What long have kept a secret,
For feared you'd answer no!
May I tell you when I wandered
From my native home SO fFl,
Over land and over ocean,
Yoy were still my guiding star?
Twas the precious stolen picture
Kept my footsteps in the right.
VIII you promise what l ask You?
Or we part FOR YE tonight.
Will you listen to me, darling?
Mine has been a weary life,
With a SINGLE hope to cheer me
Through the cold worlds bitter strife;
And that HoPE-oh, dare l breathe it?
IfI thought my words in vain,
would leave the rest unspeken,
Nor behold your face again.
But you CANNOT thrust me from you
If I read your heart Alright;
Will you promise what I ask you?
Or we part FOR AYE tonight.
Will you listen to me, darling?
Will you promise to be MINE?
have loved you TRULY, FoNDLY,
With love almost divine,
May I trust these sacred feelings
Are not lost upon your heart?
And believe that smile q token
That TILL DEATH We ne'er shall part?
oh, those gentle maiden bushes
Make my troubled spirit light,
And a THOUSAND TIMES thank you
For the BLISS feel tonight.
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For the SPECTATOR.
LINES TO n. L. w,
BY BERTHE VALERIE

BY BERTHE VALERIE.
Mamie, thou art beloved,
II by none else on earth. but me.
MY heart with sweet tenderness hath moved
since first we met, toward thee.
my purity first won my heart.
From every guile found thee free.
Ana now, thou art a very part
Ofhealth, and happiness, to me.
men hrst we met in early youth,
saw, deep craven on thy brow,
n look OF holiness and truth,
Which it retains, cen now.
Nor will ] e'er regret the trust
My soal hath put in thee;
Nor will e'er in anger thrust
Thy pure young heart from me.
If Fate, with cruel hand, should tear
Thy soul from mine apart,
'Twould leave it desolate and bare
1t e'en would break this heart
And Mamie, let whate'er betide,
Ill be a friend to thee,
And though all others quit thy side. ~-
Thou still canst look to me.
CRAICsyILLE, VA, Jan. 18th, 1879.
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For the SPECTATOR.
DAWN.

81 WILLIAM TESNYSoN HEAToN AUTHOR OF
SONGS OF THE SHENANDOAH
AooVe the tower the bright new moon
Hung like a crescent of gold.
And the BELLS sweet anthem from turret.s
gloom
Out upon the silence rolled.
One star beside the western gate
Heralded the coming of the night,
While the hills in calmness seemed to wait
Heavens benediction of light.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

CpDDLED APPLEs.-Take pleasant
sour apples and put them in an earthen
or tin dish and put in water enough to
half cover them, and set them on the
stove, covering to keep in the steam.
When the apples are done soft take them
out, and let the water boil away until
there are bat few spoonfuls, then pour
over the apples. For meat they are an
excellent accompaniment. and need no
sweetening. But they make most de-
iicious dessert to sprinkle over them SUI
gar while cooking, letting the syrup boil
away as before.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

"Whiskey is your greatest enemy"
said 3 minister to Deacon Jones. But"
said Jones. "don't the Bible say, Mr..
Preacher, that we are to love our enc
mies?" 'Oh yes, Deacon Jones but it
don't say we are to swallow them.N
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

A bankrupt was condoled with the
other day for his embarrassment. "Oh,
Pm not embarrassed at all,' said he;
sits my creditors that are embarrass
ed
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

"Och, thin, but it's yerself knows how
to spake the words of God; shure we
never knew what sin was till ye came
amongst u.s." said an enthusiastic Irish
woman to an eloquent revivalist.
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- ESVe1 business you engage in. IS
DAS) 4 to $50 per day made by any work.
Sr G OF either sex, right in their own localities
M farticulaIs and samples worth s. free. Improve
your spare time at this business. Address
STINsoN q Co., Portland Maine. apr2-ly
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

Milton was asked if he intended to in
struct his daughter in the different Ian
guages, to which he replied mo, sir,
one tongue is sufficient for woman,
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STOCK SALES.

o.EEORT HORN CATTEE.-Two fine Bull
= Calves, 9 months old, or 4 Cows and Heif.
Is. also perkshire Pigs, for sale at low prices.
a. M. BOWMAN,
mar9-tf Waynesboros Va,
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Slaal1toss Spectator.
RATES OF ADYERTysyyr

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted of II, n 20 "a
ofSlOO per square of eight lines or less for th o
insertion. 10auons
EJ- liberal discount will be made ON asver.
usements published for 8, 6, or u months.
10 SPECIAL NOTICES will be fnsertol CT aor-
BILE the advertising rates. No~-
%. Obituaries, Announcements Of Candidates
for office, and all communications of a nersone1 II
Vertisements, 80 "0'
Address-"Staunt0n Spectator Staunton, Vs.
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CURE FOR CRoUP.-Croup may often
be relieved by alum and sugar. Take
knife or CRATER, and shave off in small
particles about o teaspoonful of alum
then mix it with twice its quantity Of
sugar, to make it palatable, and admin
lister it as quickly as possible, giving 81
teaspoonfuI every fifteen minutes until
vomiting ensues. If needed, the renle-
dy may beapplied again. When this re-
medy has no effect, bit of yellow
snuff, as much as can be taken on the
point Of a knife, and mixed with teas
poonfui OF lnolasses, may be administer
ed and never fails to operate as an
enetic
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RAILROADS.

hA1LlGUADc.
CHEsApEAKE q OHIO RAILWAY.
On and after, December 18th. 1873. Passen
ger Trains will run as follows: Mail Train
daily except Sunday. Express daily.
GOING EAST.
MAIL. EXPRESS.
Ie stannt9n tasv;is % % p m. l59 50 m.
" Gordonsville.. $50 g." $50
Ar. Richmond.... $50 q $50
" Junction........ 7.3O 7.2O Breakfast.
Le Junction...... $40
Ar. Washington. $40 " ll0 p m.
/" BaltimO ore ........1l.55 q" 3.05 .
Philadelphia. $40 a. m. $50 ''
New York 6.45 ' 1O.05 I"
EB- Passengers by the Express Train connect
at Hanover Junction for all points North. By
Mail Train at Gordonsville for points North.
GOING WEST.
MAIL. EXPRESS.
Le Staunton 2a0 p m. 30 a. M.
=" Millhoro, ..... 4.49 AL g
:. White Sulphur s.ll p m. 7Os "
. d. Kanswha Fails $40 $40 a. m. $50 p. m. dinner
" Charleston...... 5.4l " 237 y"
AR. Cincinnati. .6OOam,
Connecting with The early trains leaving
Cincinnati.
No. % leaves Staunton daily, Sundays ex-
cepted at 7.45 a.. M, connecting at Charlottes-
vile for Lynchburg, arriving in Lynchburg
2.30 p. m Round Trip Tickets on sale to jack
sonville, Florida, good until the 18th day OF
May,-price $1,000 s..ts
Via Piedmont Air Line leave Richmond 60
ing South 1925 p. m. and LAO a. m Via allan
81 tic Coast Line, leave Richmond at 1885 p. M,
and 1l.55 IN.
First-C Glass and Emigrant Tickets to the West
lower and time quicker by this than any other
route
For Tickets and information, apply to or ad-
dress
JOHN H. WOODWARD.
Ticket Agent, Staunton, Va.
CONWAY r. HOWARD,
w. M. >. DUNN, G. ?. and T. Agent.
Engineer and Supt. dec3l
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WATER RISING FOR BREAD.-Take
quart pitcher and spoon, scald them
fill the pitcher half full of boiling wa,
ter; cooi To the temperature of good hot
dish water; stir in flour to make bat
ter as thick as -four pancakes; and
soda, cover closely, set where it will
keep quite warm, stirring occasionally;
it will raise in five or six hours. Some
prefer it to hop or brewers yeast.
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POOK MANS FRUIT CAKE.-One and
half cups brown sugar, one OF raisins,
half cup OF black or raspberry jam,
three eggs, three tablespoons sour milk,
half teaspoon soda; flavoring to taste;
one teaspoon thick sour cream, about
three cups flour, and spices, if one choo-
ses. [ have tried it and find it excel
lent, and better the longer it is kept
Mrs.. B. r. Benedict, Genera, Neb.
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FARM AND H0USEHnLD.

CARE Of POULTRY.-A farmer who
keeps hens should build hennerv for
them, so arranged that it can easily be
kept clean and well ventilated. In win
ter the temperature should be warm
enough to prevent it from freezing-say
from 10 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. x
supply Of fresh water therein is of great
importance hens drink often if they
can get water. Ground feed is best
when eggs are wanted. Corn and wheat
middljngs form an excellent combina-
ton for food but meat should be given
them, by way of q change. once or twice
a week, if not oftener. With large
flock Of fowls this is essential. Nests
should be made of bright straw instead
of hay. Hens are pleased with neat
place for depositing their eggs, and ap-
preciate good care.-RurdL Ne,O Yorker.
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POTATO CROQUETTs.-Take six boiled
potatoes, pass them through sieve, add
three table spoons of grated or finely
minced, ham, season with pepper and
salt and chopped parsley; work into
this mixture the yelks of three or four
eggs make with the hands into balls
roll in bread crumbs, fry in hot lard,
and serve with fried parsley.
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sSTAe PariIs OF the Timeg.n
DANGERS THAT THREATEN YOUNG
MEN.

DR.. John Hall delivered, some time
ago, lecture On 1.-THE Periis of the
Times" Among other things he treats
of the danger that threaten young men
as young men. He mentions FOUR
First, the danger of shallowness, which
rises from the hurry and hustle and
state of intense activity in which we
live. Individual capacities are not
trained to their highest perfection. The
advice is given to young men that it
would be well for them to be masters of
some one thing. The second danger
arises from mistaken conception Of
what success really is. Money has come
to be considered the ideal of success
And allied to this mistake i false no.
tion of gentility. It is said to be the
fact that throughout New England it is
extremely difficult to persuade young
men to become mechanics, farmers, or
laborers. The young men are filled
with the idea that they must go to the
large cities. This is an unhealthy con-
dition of things. All honest work is
honorable if done in right spirit. An
other peril is caused by a certain unset
tledness of life. It is extremely easy in
this country to pass from one life to an
other. The very thought in the minds
of young men that they can easily pass
to another line of work if they become
diss- tistied with their present employ
ment, disinciines them to direct their
whole energies upon the work in hand.
DR.. Halls advice is: Choose slowly,
deliberately, with the best advice, and
perhaps later than yonng men are ordi-
narily accustomed to do, and then, when
the occupation has been decided upon,
stick to it. Another danger comes from
the enervatiag influences that surround
young men. DR.. Hall said he had not a
word to say against true pleasures but
he spoke OF those pleasures that weaken
and unfit men for stern, hard work. It
is said sometimes that the reins are
drawn too tight. But TO ono who had
stood by as many dsathbeds as he had
seen would say that the reins could be
drawn too tight, t,-Standarol Of the Cross
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IRIsH STEW.-Put layer of potatoes
peeled and cut in halves in bottom Of
pot or pan, then two or three mutton
chops and some sliced onions, then pc
tatoes with another layer of chops and
onious, add q pint of soup stock and two
teaspoons catsup or chill sauce, cover
close and stew one and one half hours.
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We venture to say that some men who
have seen a good deal never saw wood,
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APPLE CUsTARD.-Taket two good
sized apples, stew them and sweeten
CRATE i'll the rihd Of one lemon, and stir
together with yolk of an egg. Put paste
in the bottom Of dish, fill. and bake till
done. Then take the white of the egg
and beat it up with sugar put on top,
and put back iii oven Q few minutes.
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THOSE who are troubled with sore
throats may keep them well by bath
ing thoroughly with cold water just be-
fore retiring.
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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS. How is it
that the specie. of ant which is taken Ill
battle by other ants, to be made slaves,
should be black or negro ants? No one
knows.
Why does the lonely woodpecker,
when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times OH his way,
listen and look around before he takes
his drsught? No one knows.
A carriage comes suddenly upon q
flock of geese on narrow road, and
drives straight through the middle Of
them. A goose was never yet fairly
run over nor duck. They are under
the wheels and hoofs, and yet some
how they contrive to flap and waddll
safely off. Habituaily stupid, heavy
and inIolent, they are nevertheless
equal to the emergency.
A cloud OF 10000 gnats dance up and
down in the sun, the minutest interval
between them, yet no one knocks an.
other headiong upon the grass Or breaks
a leg or wing. long and delicate as they
are. Suddenly, amid your admiration
of this matchIess dance, peculiarly
high shouldered, vicious gnat, with
long, pendant nose, darts out of the ris.
ing and falling cloud, ana, settling on
your cheek, inserts a poisonous sting
What possessed the little wretch to dc
this? Did he smell your blood in the
mazy dance? No one knows.
The greyhound runs by the eyesighi
only, and this we observe as fact. The
carrier pigeon flies his $50 miles home
ward by yesight-namely, from poin;
to point Of objects which he has marked
but this is only cur conjecture. The
fierce dragon-fly, with 1900 lenses in
his eye, darts from angle to angle with
the rapidity of flashing sword, and as
rapidly darts back, not turning in the
air, but with clash reversing the &C
ton of his wings, and instantaneously
calculating the distance of the objecta
or he would dish himself to pieces
But in what conformation OF the eyi
does this consist? No one can answ er
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T1HGMAS ID. RANSOM.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNToN, VA.
offers his professional services in the County
and Circuit Courts of Augusta, and in the Hus-
tings Court and the Court of Appeals held in
Staunton. Will also prosecute claims else
where through legal correspondents in this and
other States. may 30-ly.
NEEADE +. WHITE,
lA ATTORNEY. AT-LAW,
STAUNToN, VA
will practice in the Courts of Augusta, Rock
yngham and Highland.
Refers by permission, to the Law Faculty ol
the University of Virginia. e
OFFICE on Courthouse Alley. feb ely.
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MUTTON CHoPs.-Sprinkle with vi
negar, pepper and salt; dip them ia egg,
sprinkle with cracker or bread crumbs,
and fry.
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Special Attention Paid to Cutting

Work done outside of shop. Cutting and re-
pairing done in best manner and on short no.
tice G85- TERMS CASH. ga au27-tf
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To RELIEVE AsTEI5EA.-lTa,1e strong
solution Of saltpeter. Dip clean COM
mon straw paper in the solution until it
is thoroughly saturated; then dry it be-
fore the fire OF in the sun, cut the paper
into thin strips, and burn them il 8 yes
sci, inhaiing the smoke, or smoke in
clay pipe.
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FashionabIc Tailor,

No. 103 e. Main ST., Up Stairs, opposite
". l.. OHujey's Book Store,
is prepared to give the same satisfaction in all
work as in former times.
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TO STOP BLEEDING take the fine dust
of tea and bind it on the wound-at all
times accessible and easily obtained.
After the blood has ceased to flow, lau-
danun hay be advantageously applied
to the wound. Due regard to these in
strUctiOns MAY save much trouble.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-02-04

"Eioquence the soul-Song moves the sense.
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CHRISTMAS COoKIES.-Four and O
half cups sugar, one and half butter,
one cup thick cream, teaspoon soda, two
eggs flavor with orange or lemon eX-
tract. Powdered sugar, and q raisin in
the center, make them nicer, and please
the little folks.
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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS. How is it
that the specie. of ant which is taken Ill
battle by other ants, to be made slaves,
should be black or negro ants? No one
knows.
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DARE & SPRINKLE,
ID FASHIONABLE TAILORS
New St, next door to Mrs. Scherer's Millinery
Store and doors from Loebs Corner,
Staunton, Virginia.
All work in our line executed with neatness
and dispatch. Special attention paid to cut
ting repairing and cleansing. aug 5-tf
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To CUkE IoRNs.-Take a lemon and
roll it till soft; cut thin slice and bind
it OH the corn at night. In the morning,
if white and disintegrated, pull it out
with your finger nails. Sometimes Sc
veral applications will be necessary.