Saint George, Utah

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Not named for the Saintwho met the princess bythe lake and with her girdleleashed the dragon. Who killed it for the people's conversion. Whose chapel in Windsor holds a part of his skull part of his arm orhis heart. In a cupof griffin's eggtwo fingers.Mormons have no saints save the pioneers. Saint George the cousin of Joseph Smith. George A Smith whom the Paiutes called Non-choko-wicher takes himselfapart after watchinghim remove his teethglasses and wig. Who did notsettle that place but called the saints to settle it. Instructed them to eat potatoes raw with skin to prevent scurvy.They called him Potato Saint.A few miles north my Englishgreat great grandmotherAgnes ate only potatoes and salt for three weeks when her husband was on a mission in Europe. Because there was no other food.I do not knowwhat her sister wifeate. When her babyfell into the fire Agnes rubbed halved potatoes onto the burned hands. Wrapped each finger separately so they would notgraft together.A finger was takenthree months later.Someone said it was corrupting the other fingers. Agnes told a story from England.A poor woman'spastor visits and asksto pray with her.As he prays she interrupts him with potatoes! potatoes!When he stopspraying she explainsGod might hear herbetween the man's words and think to send a starving woman potatoes potatoes.This is the joke.