Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-04
Chapped Hands.

During the colder portion of the year
almost everybody is afflicted with chapped
hands, because there are but few who
take the precaution to prevent =. The
trouble arises from exposing the flesh to
the raw atmosphere while damp, and, of
course, the way to avoid the annoyance
is to always make the hands perfectly dry
before going out of doors or removing
thick, warm gloves in cold atmosphere,
while the hands are moist with perspira-
ton. But people will not, indeed cannot,
always be so particular, and the best thing
to be done, generally speaking, is to keep
ready some good remedy. The following
lotion will be found excellent: Rose
water, four ounces; borax, one-fourth
drachm; glycerine, one-quarter Of an
ounce. Another good remedy is prepared
by mixing equal parts glycerine, soft soap
and laurel water. Housewives will find
starch handy and effective. 1t should be
ground until made into a smooth pow
der, and applied, if the hands are sore,
every time they are taken from suds or
dish water, first rinsing thoroughly in
clear water. Wipe them, and while they
are yet damp rub pinch of the starch
over them, covering the whole surface.
The effect is magical. The rough, smart
ing skin is cooled, soothed and healed,
bringing and insuring the greatest degree
of comfort Doors and Out
To start rusty hard nut, place the
head of an axe or other solid substance
on one side of the nut, and give few
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Wetting with spirits of turpentine or coal
oil will also be benefit. Short, sudden
jerks upon the wrench will have better
effect upon the bur than steady pulling.
To draw nail from wood after it has
become rusted in first hit it blow with
a hammer sufficiently hard to start it in a
little. This breaks its connection with
the wood when it has become rusty. BY
bearing this in mind good many little
annoyances may be avoided.
NAILS may be readily driven into hard
wood by first dipping the small end into
grease; and common nails heated red hot
and allowed to cool will clinch and an
swer the purpose of wrought nails very
we'll.
LETTUCE SALAD very seldom use
vinegar, vinegar and sugar, vinegar and
meat gravy, as nearly all do, but instead,
l take sour cream from Oft clobbered
milk, and sugar, and the lettuce cut up
fine 1t is far superior, in my estimation
to any other preparation l have tested
and, believe, healthier.
GLYcERINE HAIR WAsH.-Glyccrine
fluid ounces; water, fluid ounces; OF
of rosemary, 6 drops. Mix together
This is an excellent remedy against dan
druff.
| PREVENTING MOLD IN INK.-Add SOM
acetic acid or strong vinegar; but mercu
rial sublimate is the best. A few grain
in quart is sufficient.
THE Herald OF HcaltA recommends tn
frequent annointing of the body witt
cocoa butter in SCARLET and other fevers
1t is said to lower the temperature of tn
body, and bastcn the desquamation, be
sides producing soothing and refreshing
effect on the patient.
MAKING beds early in the morning il
a bad plan; they need airing to make
them healthy. Give them good shaking
up and let them lie an hour or two with
the room well ventilated. Put the pill
lows, feather bed or mattress out in the
sunshine as often as convenient.
GRAHAM BREAD. - Take two-thirds
wheat meal and one-third flour, enough
for two loaves, one cup of potato yeast,
one tablespoonful of molasses; mix with
warm water. sU tN
THE next Congress will be the first in
a good many years without single MEM
Der of the Washburn family.