The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: have
gone with . young gentleman for
quite . while and he wants me to
elops with him. / love him dearly,
but can see no reason 70 elope, Is
I know that II he asked my father
for me my father would consent
to our marriage. He absolutely re-
fuses to do that. He wants to elope
or nothing and says IL ] won't el0pe
with him he will get someone who
will
!, Do you think his love is sincere
II he talks that way? I have al
ways had my own way. but I am
very much undecided about this.
Would 1t be all right for me to 60
with him or shall I give him up?
DAHLIA.
Your nance's attitude toward
marriage il an index TO- his char
acter. He is thoughtless Of the
feelings Of others and selfish, and
his love for you 10 trining or he
would. not say that he will give you
up for another girl unless you will
elope with hfm. My advice is to
give him up and wait for someone
with finer feelings, greater capac-
ity to love and an unseifish nature.
Since your father would be so will
ing to give his consent to some
thing you wanted, 1t would be cruel
to elope.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have to
have my hands, in water q great
deal and as a result the nails be-
come brittle and break. What can
do for this?
WIFE AND MOTHER.
When the nails break constantly
they should be soaked every night
in slightly warm sweet almond oil
The liquid may be put into cup
at a depth just sufficient to cover
the finger tips. The same oil may
be used several times. The soak
| ing must be for 10 minutes at least
Then the fingers must be wiped
but not washed.
Also, they must be generously
smeared with cold cream each time
before washing. 1t might be
thought that warm water would
neutralize the action Of the. grease
but it does not, and the nails are
cleaned without becoming over-dry
i in the process.
| In extreme cases 1t is we'll to tie
the finger tips in oil for the night
For this small pieces Of absorben,
cotton may be wet. with it and
bound on with narrow bits OF mus
lin. This will not soil the bedding
and after a weeks application the
nails will surely be in better con-
dition.
Wearing old gloves when doing
even the simplest kinds of house
work is one of the best precautions
against drying the skin. They will
keep out dirt and do wonders to.
ward rendering the skin and cuticle
soft and white. If it is necessary
to plunge the fingers into strong
soap water. plenty Of the grease
must be rubbed on afterward and q
thorough washing given with a soft
soap. This treatment will entirely
prevent any harm from coarse
! soap.
| After washing and Winning, the
hands should be rubbed with a mix
ture of glycerin and rosewater in
proportion of one-third OF the for.
mer to two-thirds of the latter
Plain water may be substituted fol
rose, and five drops of carbolic acit
to two gills of the mixture will ado
to its merits. 1t should be wipet
off after using.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I hav'
been married three years and hav'
a baby girl two years old. Befor'
married my husband loved me s,
much that he couldn't bear to b.
out Of my sight. He loved me 81
much that didn't know whether
cared for him. 1t wasn't Away
pleasant to have him around, blu
every minute he could be at on
house he spent there. When h,