The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-30
WOMAN AND HOME.
KEEPING, PROTECTION AND PRE-
SCRANTON OF FEMININE HANDS.
Rug in rias" Of Csrpets-What shall We
Feed the Bsby:-Late Marriages
Cures for the Toothaehe-
Line Upon Line.

How few pairs Of well-kept. white and
sh p Ii hanis We SIC. When We do chance
I, find 81 h, the poSsessor is often woman
WHO does all Of her own work. which in
cIudes, If course. much that people are
nj. asti to term drudgery The possessor
has naturally, or by care. learned TO use
her hands and keep them very presentable.
She has also learned not to abuse them
They are never subjected to extremes; that
is. never put into very hot nor very cold
water. nor to scrape pots and pans. nor
used in any way where an implement u
save the hands has been designed for the
purpoe,
Too much can not be said against the dis
agreeable habit acquired by many children
that Of biting the nails II makes the
flesh at the ends of the fingers thick. There
is an effort made by nature to supply the
L,ss of nail: the result is thick cushion VI
n.sh at the finger ends, extending beyond
the ends of the nails, as a protection II
the nails are allowed TO grow, this does not
form The nails should never H. trimmed
shorte. than one sixteenth of an inch.
II the middle is cut rounding, and
a little longer at the center, it adds Ia
IA, ta,er They should never be scraped
on the outside. nor in cleaning them Scrap
ing ON the outside makes them grow thik
and underneath CAUSES them To stain easily.
The dirt comes out readily if n dull knife
blade is used o. clean them with immedi
ately after washing them in warm soapsu'ls
with nailbrush.
A lady, famous FOR her beautiful hands
is said 10 have gained the exquisite taper Of
her fingers by wearing steHl thimbles dur
ing her sleep. Children will rebel against
this generally, but thank their mothers
later on a slight pinching is said to pro-
duce the same result The child can be
taught 10 do this herself, and will not object
10 it,
The flesh at the root Of the nail. should M
los4neti or pushed back with an ivory blade
or dull steel IL il easily done after soaking
the fingers in tepii water for about twenty
minutes This will disclose the half moon
which, in most cases, Is nearly or quite Gov
cred, which adds greatly to the beauty Of
the hand. A manicure has a tiny pair Il
scissors, which are made for the purpose,
with which he cuts away all the superiluouS
flesh ut the roots Of thu nails, after rubbing
them back.
When the nails are in good condition, a
few minutes care and attention daily will
keep them ST. Every time the hands are
washed the flesh should be- pushed back with
the towel, and very few minutes rubbing
with chamois skin with powdered pumice
stone moistened with sweet oil, will polish
the nails The finest polish is said to ~
given by hand polish which the manicur,
gives to pair of hands by an hours polish
ing
Water can he easily softened, il soft rain
water is not available, with few drops OF
ammonia, or, what is better, small piece Of
lump horax. Warm water. into which
enough borax has been dissolved ~ make
the water feel little slippery when pressed
between the thumb AMI finger. is very good
for washing the hands Hands kept dirty
are never smooth and white. Absolute
cleanliness is necessary Many people who
do not work, wash their hands but seldom.
The days accumulation Of dirt is allowed 10
remain on the hands oil night, Upon rising,
the hands are washed in cold water The
possessor wonders why. when she docs no
work, that her hands do not look any better,
II a. well, as her chamber mails. The
hands should always be washed in warm
soapsuds before going to bed White soaps
are safest. Highly scented and colored
soaps are almost invariably made from
rancid and ill-smeling fats After the
hands are thoroughly dried use few drops
from bottle of mixed gycerne and cam
phor, which your druggist can prepare for
you Drop into the palm Of the hand and
rub on tho hands This will be all that
will be- necessary to show decided I'M
provement.
II the hands are stained, Use a handful Of
clean sand in the water, rubbing it on the
stains This sand can be rinsed of and kept
W dish for daily use. Oxolic acid will
take otf stains but II is rank poison, and
dangerous to have about; 1t also makes the
hands exceedingly harsh They must b.
washed thoroughly in tepid water to insure
it, entire removal, then rubbel with glycer-
inc. The use Of too much gycerine makes
the hands moist AMI cold or clammy. and
very dsagreeable to the touch Never hold
the hands near the fire. while rubbing with
glycerine. as it dries in places before pene-
trating, leaving the hands harsh.
Many housekeepers have rough hands In
winter, which grow very painful, cracking
o!~n on the knuckles the cracks extending
ITO the palms Of the hands They take
their hands ont Of hot soaIsuds, or starch.
to hang clothes in the wind. 1fthey did not
use hot water, and the hands were thoroughly
dried before going out, this would be
avoided A pair of white WOODEN stockings,
cut on rounding at the ankle and sewed
across, with a thumb sewed in, make .
very comfortable pair Of mittens for hang
ing up and taking on clothes Pin them
fast to the sleeves, with large safety pins,
before going out, having arst stretched the
arm upward, then they will not come loose
and the wrists will be protected After
bringing IN the clothes. II the mittens are
put in the clothes pin bag they will be kept
clean and in the right place
Hands are injured in very cold weather
by lack Of protection at the wrists, as large
veins and arteries are exposed. The blood
is chilled in passing into the hands Every
one can not have handsome, white, and
sllaply hands, but every one can have
clean and comfortable hands. Pauline
Adelaide Hardy in Good Housekeeping
L., NJ