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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
MOI SUCH = BAD swlNpLE.
A Bad Umbrella Habit Is Cured For tn
Outlay Of 81.

n Bad L Umbrella Habit Is Cured Tor the
Outlay of 81.
Some years ago answered an advertise
ment which offered IN return for 81 bill
TO send an iufaIlible remedy for the habit
OF leaving ones umbrella behind in Offices
and more especially in vehicles. AS a mon
ey maker that advertiser was a distinct
genius, for in response to my application
and in return for my dollar / received a
printed clip q bout inches by 2 in size, with
the picture Of a man alighting from hack
with an open umbrella, which had got
stuck fast in the door Below the picture,
which IL was explained was purposely
drawn out Of perspective, were few lines
explaining that II a man would once inn
press the picture on his mind he would
think Of IL every time he left vehicle or
car and would be prevented thereby from
leaving his umbrella behind.
Ny indignation at this barefaced swim
die was 50 great that what the advertiser
advised actually happened. The incident
and illustration both became so photo
graphed in my minds eye every time car
ried an umbrella l thought of that absurd
illustrator. and the dollar thought thrown
away has since saved me many dollars a
year in umbrellas. The science of mne-
monies Is a very peculiar one. and few peo-
pie understand il. Years ago it was COM
mon TO tie a knot in ones handkerchief as
q vi pan
been improved upon from time TO time. I
have friend who always hangs his hat on
one peg in his Office and has a small brass
file just below the peg. BY hanging loose
memorandum on this file he can scarcely
leave the Office without being reminded
of important duties or engagements.
Another man, who has no clock in his
Office, slips memorandums IN his watch
pocket, so that when he looks to see if it is
time to go home he viii also notice whether
| he has forgotten anything. The only duty
| which no one yet has been able to remem-
Der or to invent scheme for is mailing a
| letter written by ones wife. The number
| of times n rational business man will carry
a letter around in his pocket for over a
week and then sneak quietly out and mail
| it in the corner letter box is something re-
markable. and this unaccountable neglect
of husbandlike duty accounts for no end of
| misunderstanding and broken friendships
| among the victims of this species of mascu-
| line carelessness.- Waverly Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
The Illustrated Tourists Grsde

That popular work, "TKR TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THE HAWAIIAN ISL
ANDs," is meeting with steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
in possession of q copy of it. It is per-
tect mine of information relating to ths
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can he had at
the publication Office, IS Merchant
street, snd 81 the News Dealers. Price
30 cents
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
lie Overdid 1t.

Beggem Ito himself(-I'ye got around
that rich old grandaunt of mine at last.
She's interested in benevolent schemes, and
I'm helping her night and day to search
out worthy objects Today she said I'd
have cause for rejoicing when her will was
read.
His Grandaunt (to herselD-I had no
idea my granddaughter was so good. 1t
worries him almost sick to see so much
misery in the world. How delighted he
will be to find that all my money is to so
to the support of the poor, friendless Or
phans!-New York Weekly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
knew From Experience.

How is it your little baby sister goes TO
to sleep as soon rs your father takes herr
Little Four-year-old-I specks its cause
she'd rather do that than stay awake and
hear him sing.-BroOklyn Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
ApI.nsnnt Outlook.

Patient-The examinations seem TO have
delighted you, doctor. / judge from your
happy countenance that you can save my
life"
DIR. Sawbones-I cannot promise you
that, but we must perform number OF IN
teresting operations on you.-Tit-Bits-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
Too Close.

Acuuaintance--I Thought you were on the
hunt of that train robbing gang.
Detective-I was, but l came within an
ace of running right into them the other
day. By George never had such scare
i'm my Iife!-Chicago Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
A Practical Little Miss.

Little Girl-Mamma, we is goin to have
a church fair to get money for the heather.
Mamma-T'hat's a lovely idea, my angel;
but what can you get to sell?
Little Girl-Oh, we is goiu to have the
people bring their own things. an sell them
to themselves, an give us the money.-Good
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
IN Autumn Lenve.

you didn't take your vacation in the
summer. did you, Squildig?" asked Nc
Swilligen.
NO" replied SQuildig- Mine will be
one of the autumn leaves" - Pittsburg
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20

Some of the busiest steel pens of the
$500, 900 said TO be daily used all over
the world are welded by the fiction1sts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
When Dandy. Colonel Hulings fine

When Dandy, Colonel Innings hne
horse, died at the Pennsylvania state
camp the mastiff which had been his
companion pinned and sorrowed and had
TO be removed from the corpse by force.
Then he transferred his affections to an
other horse, Dude.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
Boot.

Dissatisfied Purchaser Ito auctioneerl-
There's hole in this dishpan.
Auctioneer-Never mind; I'll throw that
in-Truth.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20

A silken prayerbook is a costly novel
ty that it has taken the looms of Lyons
three years to finish. The prayers are
not printed on the silk, but are woven In.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
The ONLY Way.

Judee-Discharged. But don't let me
see you here again.
Graduate O'Taff-'Tis me wud be sorry
to see yer 'onor resign.-Iife.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-20
Hawaiian Stamps
WANTED.

TWILL PAY CASH, FOR EITHER
Il large or small quantities of used Ha-
waiian Postage Stamps, as follows:
(rhese offers are per hundred and any
quantity will be accepted, no matter how
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26

IL yo,i want II Government appointment
i Blue Book of Ct Ms Harris. Is cts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
COEIsUIsN LETTER.
CoEBunx, Va, Jan. a, 1893,

COEBuRN, Va, Jan. a, 1893,
Editor Poxt.-Thc young men of this
place are organizing society to he known
as the Cocburn Reading and Athletic
Club. j. l.. Grecar. D. W. Anderson and
Adam Gregg, who have been appointed a
committee, are taking an active part in
organizing the club.
Mr.. Geo. B. Clay, who has been visiting
his sick brother, W. F. Clay, left Sunday
for his home at Cattlcttsburg, Ky.
r. E. Yowell has returned from Gull
pepper, Va, aud has secured position in
/. Morgan g. Co.'S, clothing store at this
place.
Pat Keruan is quite sick at The Alder
sou House, thought to have fever.
Z. W. Evans and ID. j. Wells, of Biz
Stone Gap, were in town few hours last
Saturday.
H. Lawson, who has been operator
in the Norfolk aud Western railroad Office
at this place for some time, has been
promoted and given al agency Oh the Elk
Horn division.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26

In THE first issue Of The BIC SrosE
Gar posr the announcement was
made that politically the paper will
pursue strictly an independent course.
always supporting the man or men
who can best subserve the interests
of the whole people,
In It's issue Of January Il. the fol-
lowing suggestion appeared:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
of Che Fifty.sccona Congress says pi

him:
Charles q. % 'EcFrali, of Hnrris0ni,nrg!r
WAC bora IN Frederick County, Virginia,
October 2t u $40; Mt the age OF Fifteen he
gas appointed Clerk pro tenipn,e of the
circuis Court of Morgan county, virginia,
"a. cit vncanrv accustomed by the dca'is
OF Ills father, and at he age Of seventeen.
waa elected Clerk of the County Court OF
that coantv for ak years; in May, 1861.
he enlisted in the cavalry service of the
Confederate States as u private; passed
through all tue grades from Sergeant to
Colonel, and ut the surrender Of Lee was
in command Of all the Confederate Cavalry
in the Shenandoah Valley; hcswas several
timea w0undcd--once through the lungs:
soon after The close of the war he studied
law at Washington College, Lexington,
Virginia: graduated, and located at Har-
risonburgh, where he commenced the
practice of his profession; he was menu
her OF the General Assembly of Virginia,
1877 ia: Judge of tile County Court OF
Rockingham county, l874-'80; Democratic
State Canymsser 1850, 81 and SO; in 1882
he was the Democratic nominee for Con-
greas in the Seventh District, and accord
ing to returns he. received 1891 votes,
against i2,i46 Votes for John Paul, the
nominee OF the Republican Readjuster-
Coalition party: i've contested upon the
ground OF fraud and illegal voting, and
was aeata.i l,y the Forty-eightl, Congress,
Nav 5, 1884: was elected to the Forty
ninth, Fiftieth and Fifty-frst Congresses,
and vas reelected 10 the Fit'fy-sec0nd
Congress as n Democrat, receiving 1876
votes, and ,:..25 votes scattering.
So now, dear Chaulcy, please don't
expect anything further from the
Posr on this subject, as it hasn't
time nor space to be monkeyilg with
you and your Green Springs cor
respondent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
RlCHM0ND LETTER.

HlGuaasp SPRINGS, Va. Jan %, 1893.
Editor Posf:-Will ncws from the
capital city find room in The Posr?
OF course all the news is frozen;
everything is in that condition now.
but the young folks are enjoying it,.
The beanx and bellies go sleiglling and the
tiny tots hitch their slcds to the slelslIs
and flirt on smaller scale. The streets
are very busy and animated in appear
'ance. And skating. Tie dock, Forrest
Hill pond, Young's pond, each has its full
quota of skaters, and there is talk Of get
ting up skating party to go to the Mont
tors at Dutch Gap.
The ice king hasn't everything yet,
however, in his grasp, for there have been
several large fires during the past week;
the largest of which was the burning of
Allen & Ginters' cigarette factory. But
with true grit, Messrs. a. Il &. are setting
Immediately to work to rcsul.c business.
And there is also "a sad side TO The merry
ice carnival Several severe hurts have
hcen accidentally received by the little
ones who hitch their slcds to
slcighs and block up the middle OF
tile streets. Only last Friday IL little girl
from Manchester had a narrow escape. Two
gentlemen driving rapidly down Main
street, upset the LITTLE girl near the old
market, and both side wheels Of the phe
ton ran over her. One of the Young men
jumped out rs quickly as he could after
the other had stopped the horse, and
picked up the little girl, who fortunately
was only slightly hurt. and at last
accounts she was doing we'll
A great deal of slipping up aud sitting
down" on the street is done by the pc
destrians and many gallant youth res
cues the daring maiden who trips toe
lightly down the ireachcrOus streets
There is good deal of suffering among
the poorer class, and gentlemen are re-
vivng the fashion ear nufers. Last
week when Inc Thermometer was ID below
zero, Mr.. Reuben Spindle Of this place
and Mr.. Lccck, Que OF the clerks at the
Henrico Co. Court House, on Main ST.
had their ears st-hittcn and are suffer
ing very severely with them.
For several days the street cars could
not render efficient service; and the dunn
my hasn't made regular time any day tol
the past two weeks
Capt. Babcock, who is knc VII all over the
state as the chief bcncfactor Of the Ma
sonic Home, two miles cast of Richmond
| had the misfortuc to break his leg short
while ago, and he is very feeble.
IL, I)fT
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26

and aIso from Senators c#rer, Warm
and Hansl,rongIs, Ia sufcsf against f'ss
coinage last year. aud that hull dozen
other republicans who opposed tottec
coinage will vote against the bill, be-
cause they are opposed &, any legislation
on the subject nj this session. Tie fact
that the republican, caucus made no at
tempt to con,pe! thc members OF that
party to vote for The bill seems to bear
ont the correctness of Senator Stewards
statement.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
AMnis Magnus.
BIC STONE Gar Va, Jan. %, 1893.

BIG STONE ZAP A., Jan. 20, 1910.
Editor Po$t:-A correspondent of Il
Western Exchange wishes to know what
is meant by the "Great Year"
1t means mighty cycle OF ssascs, II
time calculated by scientific men, in which
it takes the globe twenty thousand
years to complete its journey within
its oblong circle from north to south.
I24S years B. C. the North Pole attained
its maximum summer duration, because
the earth had reached the extreme point
south.
AT this period, We find the globe poised
in the Heavens sccmingly,o n stant- till.
with an inclination of upwards of % :.
degrees, towards the plane of the eclipse;
the North Pole facing the sun, the warm
rays of which have been melting down
mountains of snow and ice, which grad
ually inundated the southern hemisphere.
ut the same time snow and ice gathered
around the South Pole for ages, thereby
changing the center of gravity of the
earth, which has pulled the South Pole
down and the North Pole up, the result
Of which, VIC find nearly all Tue deep
oceans are in The south, and the conti-
pcnis developed in the Northern Hemis-
phere, and to-day BAL years since she
comes to n stand-stil in the southern
heavens. she is retrosading North.
In 1889 years the earth will res.ore her
balance in the heavens, the oceans of the
South will flow northward.
In I47l8 years the North Pole will dip
% alegrecs north, just TO the reverse of
what it is now.
III 1859 years, the South Pole Will at
tain its highest winter duration under
the law Of mutation.
Tile rigours of perpetual winter will
have set in, even bci6re she crosses her
great central orb. Death ,will reign SUI
prone. One ofthc grea. future ctcrni-
ties, will have performed a wonderous rev
oisision before the earth re-crosses over
into fltc sunny regions OF the Solar Sys-
tenn sufficient to sustain animal life
agaia. u krLE.
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11
WOOL.
WHEELING. January 10.

w HEEllHb, JANUARY w.
Nearly all the wool in the country is now
bought up, and there is quielness that per-
vades the market at present No material
changes are expected for a month or two.
Prices reported by Horkheimer Bros. are as
follows: Fine fleece, washed, % to &c; IN
washed, one-tbird of; understandable,
one-fourth; medium unwGshed, 24c; medi-
UNI fleece, washed, ISs30c, tub-washed 30c
BosToN, Mass, January l0.-Wool,
good prices ana steady; Ohio and PeuHsyl
yania X 27a2Sc; Xxx and above, 2Sa29c;
No. 33a34c: No. ! combing 34a56c. Ohic
fpe delsine 32a33c; Michigan fine delaint
2gaSOc; unwashed cen bling steady at PC
Territory, active; fine 55s5sc; fine medium
52a5sc: medium 4Ts50c; Texas, Californis
and Oregon, steady; pulled woods, steady
sSa3So; Australian wool, tirmer; foreign
carpet woods steady.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, January lO.-Wool
firm: Ohio, Pennsylvania aud West Vlr
gipia Xxx and above 2Sa29c; medium 3Ss
34c: coarse 33aS4c: New York. Michigan
Indiana and Western fine Xxx 2ia26c
medium SIC: cOarse 3Sc; fine washed de
lajne X and Xxx 2Sa32c: medium washeC
comhiEg and delsine 3js36c; coarse do
3fagSc; Canada do 33c; tub washed, cnoic'
:t;a38c: fair S5aS6c; coarse 33e34c; medium
unwashed combinz and delaine 25z21c
coarse do. 25a26c; Montana fine l6a2ec
medium lTa22j<c; coarse l9a22c; territoria
fine I3al7c; medium i5e2lc; coarse lSa2lc
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11

when they started to discharge thin watery
nuid. with q very offensive odO, wnicn lasted
four or Avs IN nths, or until began treatm mt
at the Copeland Medical Institute.
II was continually hacking and coughing
the cough was dry being liable to raise any
thing with pains through the centre o. my
cheat to my shoulder blade, stGbbng like a
knife. My stomach was entirely knocSed out
had no appetite st all, and what little ate
forced down. often would not Try 70 eat NJ
All. tutw hen l did eat 1 could not digest my
food, a. it lay heavy on my stomach, and would
often bloat me up. Bowels costiYe ali the t!ms
soreness over my kidneys so bad could not
bear tn wsight ofanyone's hand on my oack
| lost in weight from l55 pounds 20 1913 pounds
but now weigh about my usual weight again.
Il now feel Ike new man, ears tfe Wen,
breathe freely Through my nose. no more drop
ping from my head and throat. soreness In
throat gone, eyes are feeling ali right, appetite
good, and relish my me Is and | do good
days WORK now with some pleasure The
bowels are regular. do not have that tired
feeling on arising. l frequently felt much
worse whea got up than before went TO bed
before began treatment. Ny bro.her in-iaw
recommended me to the Copeland, Bell and
Davis treatment and now feel il my duty 10
recommend aoy one suffering from compiica
ton OF diseases 10 try these doctors NJ once, As
they s-rely can cure them II sny one can"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11

ally less animated to-day and the propon-
derance Of the few stocks, principally
Reading, Sugar aud Distilers, which az
present monopolize the speculative inter-
est. was even more marked than for any
day during the past week. fluctuations,
Notwithstanding the activity in these
stocks, were confined within narrow linn
Its and the final changes were generally
insignificant being irregular and gen.
orally Tor small fractions. The money
market continues very easy and there was
still stihening in exchange, owing 70 some
increase in the demands. The exchange
market is being watched very closely.
Reading was again very largely dealt in.
Most Of the day il Was weak, especially IN
the forenoon, on the effects Of realizing
sales. Among the Industrials the Cotton
Oil stocks were the special feature. the
strong feature Of the market was Manhat-
tan, in which some buying in the forenoon
occurred and an advance OF 2 per cent. at
that time was held for the rest Of the day.
Sales $4,000 shares. Quotations closed
bid:
Atchison, S4JS; Adams Express, l52;
American Express, III; Baltimore and
Ohio, 94sS; Canada Pacific, 567S central
Pacific. 2Sl&; Chesapeake Snd Ohio, %;
Cicsgo and Alton, 40; Chicago, Burllug-
ton and Quincy, 90; Delaware and HUI
son, 1872; Delaware, LackaWShhS anu
Western, 1l91S; Denver and Rio Granoe
preferred, $50; Erie, 23JS; do. preferred,
52I; Fort Wayne, 1875; Illinois Central,
975{; Lake Shore, 1881; Michigan Cen
trai, 1885,; Missouri Pacific, 5154; Norfolk
and Western preferred, IS; Northern Pa
cihc, II; do preferred, 4615; Northwest
ern. ll29<; do preferred, l4l16; New York
Central, 1857; Pacific Mail. 20; Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville, l61S; Pittsourg,
1855; Pullman Palace, 1861 Reading. 491s;
Rock Island, S41{ St. Louis and San Fran
isco, first preferred, IS; ST. Paul, ia;
90. preferred, 123; st. Paul and Omaha,
4S5<: do. preferred, us; Tennessee Coal
ana Iron, 80; Texas Pacific 81; Union
Pacific, 40; United States Express, 81;
Western Union, $50; Wheeling and Lake
Erie. 2OL(; 30. preferred, 90.
Mining Stocks-ChOiOr. -; Crown Point
40: Consolidated California and Virginia,
40; Deed wood, l25; Gould and Curry, 50;
hale and Norcrnss. s.; Homestake, 1900;
Independence, 49,; Mexican, 100; North
Star, 80: Ontario, 1905 Ophir, $50; Ply
mouth, go; Sierra Nevada, rs; Standard,
l45; Union Consolidated, 60; Yellow Jack
Ct 20; Iron Silver, 40; Quicksilver, SO;
do. preferred. 1900: BulWer, 100.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11

MADRID, January "a bauO Of robbers
on Saturday broke into toe Hermitage near
Fuen Santa, ia the Province OF Malaga,
and demanded from the priest THAI be
should reveal 70 them the ni0ing place Of
several valuable offerings. When he re-
fused they began tOrtUring him. Eyeutu-
ally they shot him Ce0d. They set IRE %
the building after having plundered il Of
everything valuable. The Gre was exJin-
euished by peasants and the civil guard
was called OF 20 hunt the murderers. Nc
clue to their whereabouts has been found.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11
Twenty Two Billions Insurance.


The enormous increase in the IRE in
Surance business in this country In re-
cent years Is shown by some figure,
Just collected by we'll, known adjuSters
who fixes tho total amounts insured az
the close of 1892 at So, 600, 600, 600,
which represents about 32.5 per cent.
Of the total property valuation In the
United States. In 1862 the percentage
OF amounts insured 20 the total prop
erty valuation was only 9. In 1870 10
had increased 20 16 IS, In 1850, 2O.9O,
and IN 1890, 20.4l. The total amounts
insured to-day are nearly thirteen times
greater than they were ia 1860, while
the properly valuations are only four,
or at the most four and a hall times
greater.
O. 70. Hiue, Of this city, an excellent
authority on fire insurance matters, said
recently that the amount OF this in
crease is not so very astonishing, be-
cause every industry eniarges here phe-
nOmenally, but that the percentage OF
increase on the values 90 be insured
raises the inquiry whether the fire in
snrance mine has not now been exhaust
ed. Whether these deductions as 20
she fertility OF t1e fire insurance field
are correct. 10 is certain that there
never vas more grum0ling among the
underwriters than there is to-day. The
wear that has just closed has been re-
markably severe for Ere losses, and in
Brooklyn aud Milwaukee the field men
are in state bordering on cocsterna-
sion.
This condition Of affairs is the result
Of numerous changes extending through
a term of years. Increasing rates and
decreasing commissions, together with
a complicated agency system involving
agents. brokers and Eiiddlemen Of high
and low degree, have each contributed
70 the general Generalization Of which
the underwriters complain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-11
FOR TWO YEARS
WILLIAM NUSS SUFFERED TERRIBLY FROM
CATARRH.
He Makes Plain Statement Of What BE Wer
Through, and Points the Way Toward
Relief and Cure to Those Who
Are Afflicted.

Mr.. William Nuss, Of Cameron, w. Va, a
blacksmith and wagon builder by occupation;
states as follows: Two years ago my nose and
throat got sore, something different from what
/ had ever experienced before. The soreness
extended from nv nose down over my upp'
lip, until my lip was so stiff, swollen and red
as FIRE, that could not open my mouth "lIhou !
oreat main. NV nostrils would clog up and |
could not lie minute on my back for the mu'
Gus dropping into my throat, and choking me-
consequently had 10 sleep on my side Alto
"My throat was sore all the time with kind
Of dry sticky feeling in it, causing me to drink
water frequently TO relieve the distress, Win
acuing over top OF head and through my eyes.
NY ears got dry and scales came out OF them'
NO at them every day for about Is months,