TO WOMEN GARDENERS.
To prevent the nails from being ruined by the chemicals in the earth when planting bulbs or performing any other gardening task which necessitates the use of the bare hands or a thin glove, coat the finger tips with vaseline and then soft soap. If the nails are worn long, rub the tips into a piece of soap before using the vaseline. After work in the garden is done, wipe off all the soil from the hands with a dry cloth before washing them in warm, soapy water, to which a drop of olive oil has been added. Should the hands be already the worse for wear, they should. be given olive oil treatment. This consist of soaking the hands in warm olive, oil for 10 minutes at a time every day for several days, and applying a coating of oil before retiring at night.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 52, 28 January 1933, Page 11
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148TO WOMEN GARDENERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 52, 28 January 1933, Page 11
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