Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-24

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1t Is perfectly natural for a fastidf
GUS woman to worry about tho looks
of her hands when she Is SO placed
that she must do hard and dirty
work. The hand that shows the signs
of domestic drudgery does not add to-
a woman's charm, while the one that
looks as II 1t was lain in pink cotton
all It's life does. Yet the working hand
can show a deal more character than
the soft, pinktipped, unused one, and
the energetic housewife, with mimi
mum Of daily care, can keep her hands
in better shape
Much Of the beauty OF the hands
will depend upon the quality of the
soap used for the toilet, and as to that
the nousekeeper's hands would re@
spond far more quickly to her little
moments of daily care If she used q
fairly good soap for her housecleaningI
The cheap soaps supplied for house,
Keeping are strong with alkali, and
their constant use will ruin the best
skin. To preserve and promote tho
Wilderness and delicacy of the hand
skin, mild emollent soap containin3
much oil Is needed, at least for the
toilet. A cake Of old CASTLE soap2
shaved to powder and then boiled
to jelly, makes very gentle anA
thorough cleanser for the hands.
finer soap is made Of the best whit&
curd soap and old CASTLE, in the prod
portion OF one-seventh of the latter
to six-sevenths Of the former. Thid
can be perfumed and made furtheFI
helpful with the addition OF one ounce
Of essential oil Of almonds to four and
q half pounds Of the soap.
The dish pan must answer for many
sins. for through constant Immersion
in hot, greasy water hands once prettH
are ruined every day. When the house1
keeper goes from hot water to cold.
too, she does her hands a still greateH
injury, for the sudden change OF tem9
perature is very baleful in it's effectl
Rheumatism is caused in this way an
well as salt rheum and score Oh
other hand annoyances. The skim
hardens and discolors and the handq
soon look weather-beaten and old. Al
to dish washing with the bare handel
1t Is sheer nonsense, and the house,
keeper who washes up in this man(
ner deserves pretty much all she geta1
The drug. store and the other shops
have rubber gloves for this very pur1
pose, dish mops are cheap and BIT
making a little pad for the necessary
holding OF the dish while It is beina
mopped the hands can come through
dish washing spree without tho least
injury. Have two pans OF water, one1
for washing and one for rinsing, and
then let the dishes drip dry in one Oh
the metal racks sold SO cheaply. They
will be cleaner than If wiped and the
hands will get little extra rest. Save
them all you can't is your duty.
For this dishwashing with glovsal
for busting and all other "reddinka
up" the hands are helped II they are
creased before the gloves are donnsdi
When putting up fruits they are saved
lot Of staining II they are first ana
nointed in this way, for the emollient
used sinks into the skin and so keeps
the stain from becoming deep seated
When party is imminent and the
housekeeper feels that she must give
her hands an extra Identifying 10 that
she will look well in her short-sleeved
frock. after giving her hands and arma
q thorough scrubbing let her rinse
them OF In a bowl of fresh water con-
tanning teaspoonful Of benzoin.
which bleaches the skin to some ex,
tent almost instantaneously. II the
hands are browner than the arms. payl
more attention to them, rubbing the,
benzoin water well into the skin, but
seeing. too, that 1t is not strong
enough to bite. Then go over the
hands with the skin Of a freshly-cut.
cucumber, rinse off the Juice, dry the
hands partly and then rub In q deli-s
cate hand lotion such az Is made by,
six parts Of rosewater to one Of glyc-.
erin. The lotion will plump the skin;
and add to its wilderness. Il win also
help to keep on the powder, II that Ia
to be used on the hands and armA