The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-05-30

al OILS. Other hands are Clamn1y and
cold, which indicate either a poor
One very pronounced case of cold
hands was traced to bad hygienic
conditions. To remedy this the pa
tient was advised to give herself hot
bath every night and a tepid bath
every morning. At the end of three
days her hands no longer perspired,
and the feeling of clamminess had
passed out of them.
Perspiration of the hands is entire
ly different from clamminess of hands,
and very frequently the perspiration
is due to some temperamental pecu-
iiarity. There are those who perspire
freely in the summer time, and the
hands partake of the excessive per-
spiration of the rest of the body.
For hands that perspire continually
in the summer time there are several
remedies. A little powdered borax
should be added to the water in which
one washes the hands, and, after
bathing, the hands should be lightly
busted with good powder.
Frequently, the matter of excessive
perspiration in the hands is due to
another and very simple cause. The
patient has a habit of keeping her
hands tightly closed, and the result is
a moisture of the palms.
Once teach her to keep her hands
open, with the fingers relaxed and
the palms tnrned upward, and the
perspiration of the hands will cease,
or very nearly cease. There will be
only a pleasant moisture.
Acids will sometimes check per-
spiration of the hands. Let little
lemon juice be squeezed in the water
and the hands will perspire less free
ly. Still another remedy is found in
cologne water.
After washing the hands, bathe
them in pure spirits of cologne and
rub the fluid carefully inside and out
side the hand. This will cause them
to dry out little, and they will soon
become very nice and smooth, soft
and free from the co1dness which
marks the perspiring hand.
Manicuring has not a little to do
with the health of the hands. If the
hands be carefully manicured night
and morning-for it takes attention
twice a day to keep them in shape
they will be less liable to discolora-
ton and the ills of the season.
The latest and most improved
method of manicuring begins with
the soaking of the finger tips in swee,
oil. A little oil is poured into a
bowl, and into this the finger tips are
dipped.
The operation takes place at night,
and after holding the'fngers FIVE min
utes in the oil the patient takes them
out and rubs the superfuous oil upon
the backs and into the palms of the
hands, continuing until they are quite
dry. In case of very rough hands
she wears gloves. In the morning
the hands are deliciously soft.
The clipping of nails is an injurious
practice. Nothing Injuries the shape
of the fingers more than continued
cutting and shipping at the cuticle.
1t is the style to wear the nails very
long and the woman who wants tc
have a very pretty hand will allow
her nails to grow undisturbed from
week to week. They should be sc
long that their tap can be distinctly
heard upon the table.
If you would know whether your
nails are of fashionable length, place
your hands upon table and drum
with your finger tips. A sharp rat
a-tap-tap-tap will greet your ears il
place of the softly cushioned sound o.