Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-09
Handsome Hands.

handsome Hands.
Ali admire pretty hands aai yet how
few are the possess - q fAen. iAe +
,,r;rn;nIa ,,r-c O; az imperfect hand Is
thc o,nst and rea.cc! OF Il while young .
VerIa,.ting the nails or clipping them
too CLOSELY Gives the hand a stEhby look
tnnt ajI the care in after years cannot
remedy. II children could b. taught
while Young that the hand was CT cue
i,aportapca with the teeth, aud tha' HE
sap,e care ,,nst be bestowed upon them,
there would he fewer homely hands
upon grown-up people. Many people
who are fa9ii!i0ns ia all other parts ot
the toilet often ignore lie han.i except
bv Washing il AMI keeping III" nails
clean. There are those who sleep III
gloves to keep the hand soit. bu: thls
is habit not conducive 10 health, rs
the hands have breathing places as well
as the rest OF the body.
TO soften the hands, fill wash basin
half full of tiue white sand ano soap
suds as hot as can be borne. Wash the
hands in this live minutes &C "A time,
brushing and rubbing them inthe Sand.
The best is flint sand, or the white
powdered quartz sold Tor filters. Ii
may be used repeatedly by pouring the
water out aud adding fresh. 10 keep
it from blowing about rinse IL warm
lathe- of fine soap. After drying the
hands rub them with dry bra" or corn
meal. Dust them and finish 10y rubbing
! cold cream well into the skin. This
effectuslly removes tho rou9hness
caused by homework. and should he
nsed every day, first removing Ink or
vegetable stains with acid. Away rub
the spot with cold cream or oi; after
using acid on the fingers. The ere IA
supplies the place of the natural oil G:
the skin. which the acis removes With
| the stain.
! Another way is to wear large n,i:tens
of cloth filled with wet bran AMI tied
clcssly ut the wrist. TN: IL woman must
have deal of pride to make herself
/ thus uncomfortable tor tue sake Of haV-
ing handsome hands when there are
easier ways of improving them.
Many form their chillren's hands in
youth by keeping small taperinS thim-
! bles on their fingers while asleep. Til
gives the tiGgers the tsperiug shape
| that is deemed So necessary aud that Is
! looked upon by many as al evidence OF
aristocratic birth. These nre lot pain
full nor annoying, and where il the
maiden who would not III alter gears be
grateful to the mother who had taken
so much pains to have her possess
beautiful hand. Sweet almond OF!
rubbed into the skin will soften them.
and plastering them with IA much fine
chalk as they can take on going to bed.
three piGhts iii succession. will whiten
the hands in three days tIma. Il H.
bing the hands with II slice OF raw
potato will remove vegetable stains.
The avoidance of placing tho hands
in extreme temperatures Of water njtl
quickly render them soft. Always
washing the hands in tepid not warsa
water, and, in winter, rubbing two or
three drops of glycerine over them
previous to drying with towel. will
prevent roughness and redness OF the
skiD. II the glyceEine has little rose
| water in it, it is better tor SOME sklus,
for, tv many, pure glyccrine only H.
lures the skin. A free use of glycerine
in warm weather imparts yellow tinge
; to the skin.
Wipe the hands perfectly dry after
immersing them in water; this is i'm
perative if they are desired kept white.
To keep the hands from cbapping in
cold weather, use IL mixture of glycer-
inc. one ounce; spermacetl, two
together with the aid Of heat Apply
this every night, aud, ii time will ud-
NIT of it, every morning. In winter,
do not wash them in cold or hot water.
It should he Just blood warm, and no
more nor less. Do moi go out Of doors
with them uncovered. In summer, use
cold water. unless the hands terspire
very much, as the hands of some peo-
pie do. These latter should use tepid
water. In warm weather u goo prepa-
ration for the hands is this: Take half
an ounce of powdered alum, the whites
of two eggs. and mix together. Then
add enough bran to make into thick
paste. Apply this ones day, after
washing, and. sitter rubbing the hands
together we'll for few minutes. wipe
off with soft towel. This will give
them soft. brilliant hue, and check
any undue amount Of perspiration.
For very warm weather mixture of
lemon juice and powdered borax is u
fine whitener OF the skin, and is also
suited to those who have blush hands
!. in which the blue veins show too strong
ly. Those who have their hands dis
figured by warts can rid themselves of
them by using earbolic acid, pure and
undiluted. Apply it twice day to the
warts and the acid will slowly destroy
them. Every day they should be care.
fully scraped with dull knife, but be
careful not to make them bleed.
Be very careful of the soaps used.
Cheap soaps are not fit for the toilet;
they dry and crack the skin and are
often dangerous if there is an abrasion
of the skin. The pure white CASTLE
soap is said to be one of the best and
purest for the skin, and though some
what expensive it lasts q long time,
much longer than the cheaper soaps.
Carbolic and tar soaps are good for the
skin but their perfume is against them.
Oatmeal. sand, palm-oil glycerine, all
are used and by many much liked.
Lettuce soap is one of the finest made,
but very expensive. One that can be
made at home and with but little ex-
pense, IS made as follows: Take two
ounces OF glycerine. an ounce of oil of
sweet almonds, two ounces OF powder
, ed Florentine orris root, and melt with
four ounces of mutton tallow. and q
pound OF English white CASTLE soap.
, This ca be poured into molds, or cut
with wet knife (before it sets) into
any shape the fancy dictates.
Morocco.
Morocco ID inclosed 10y the Mediter-
, ranesn, Algeria, the desert of Sahara,
and the Atlantic, and is inhabited by a
| mongrel population Of about 500, 0G0
souls. The agriculturists are mostly