Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-02-17

DeautlIul nanQ naS taperlnS nnSerS,
and nails of the form called almond
shaped. This term, "almond-shaped,"
refers to the shape as looked down
upon from Immediately above the
nail. Be the shape of the hand and
nails ever so perfect, If a person is
not especially fastidious as to the
nicely of the latter, the hand loses its
beauty. On the contrary a homely
hand, il properly cared for, will be
recognized as the associate of gen.
tleman or gentlewoman.
1t is by constant, assiduous, not in
termittant, attention to the hand that
it is kept in proper order. The first
quality in it's presentability is, of
course, cleanliness. For the regular
routine of the toilette, one should, in
washing them, never fail to press
gently back with the towel as they are
being wiped, the delicate selvedge-
like edge around the root Of the nail.
There are for this purpose little ivory
spade-shaped instruments, which are
part of all manicure sets, or they
can be purchased separately. The
beauty of the nail is greatly enhanced
by the appearance of the lunula, the
little white half-moon at its base.
When the selvedge skin is pressed
back 1t reveals this pretty feature. If
one neglects to do this, the surround
ing skin grows over the nail in a
rough, unsightly outline, and con-
tinues to push forward, forming ag-
nails, or hang-nails, as they are popu-
larly called.
All disfguring growths, such as
warts, should be removed. One of the
most common treatments for warts
is to shave the surface until they
bleed then paint them with silver
nitrate Qunar caustic). This usually
results in a permanent removal of the
growth, with very little pain.
Kaposi, a high authority on the
subject, recommends painting them
once each day with solution of one
part of bichloride of mercury to 80
parts of collodion. A fine camel's
hair brush should se used to apply
the remedy.
The simplest and, perhaps most
satisfying of all methods, is to paint
the wart or mole lightly with glacial
acetic acid, which will cause the dis
| appearance of the blemish without a
scar, The application should be made
twice each d W, taking precaution that
none of the fluid run upon the sound
skin. Whenever a sense of soreness
is felt the treatment should be sus-
pended for two or three days. The
electric needle may also be resorted
to as a successful method for the re-
moval of warts.
There are many refnements and
remedies for beautifying the hands
which most people would find impos-
sible to follow. All, however can
pursue the following course, VI which is
a basis that may be elaborated to suit
the Individual: Wash the hands fire.
quently with soft, cool water, and
bland soap. Do not use warm water
except when it is necessary to re-
move an exceptional amount of for
eign matter from the skin. In wiping
the hands, push backwards in all di-
rections the skin around the nails
The nails should be trimmed evenly
and neatly with sharp penknife (if
you can use IL the knife is preferred
to scissors), so that they are slightly
rounding at the ends, and do not pro-
ject beyond the ends of the fingers
Now, carefully round them off to the
greatest nicely with the nail file. Daily
employment of this filing process en-
ables one to dispense with pairing the
nails. Those nails are most beautiful
which are constantly changed by new
growth, and so trimmed as not to pro-
ject beyond the tip of the finger fur
ther than to fulfill natures purpose
of protection.
In the days of our grandmothers, II
was.a common thing to find bag Of
bran upon the wash-stand. This was
used either in the form of -four or witt
soap for imparting softness to tn:
skin, and it is now none the less
valuable article for the purpose
named. When used dry, it acts as {
polishing agent for both skin ant
nails, and when saturated ii has emol
lient qualities.
A piece of smooth pumice stone l.
most useful for the removal OF Gallo
sites. or hard parts on the palm o
the hand.
The delicacy and beauty of the ski
of hands may be increased by wearing
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