CARE OF THE HAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 4 (Supplement)

CARE OF THE HAMS.

The frosti of winter and the cutting winds of spring play havoc with the skin of the hands. Women who have i good deal of housework to dot are especially prono to suffer from the cold affecting their hands. • There are other occupations, too, besides domestic work, -which are a common cause of chaps, chilblains, etc. What is the beet, way to cure, and if possible to avoid thi?? WeU, first of all, pay special attention to the hands' during bad weather. &J so doing you may avoid troubles which, once begun, may be difficult to cure. If you are prono to chapped Tiands, do not wear woollen gloves next to the skin on any account. If your hands easily Bet cold, wear wollen gloves, but put on kid or cotton onee first. While doing your housework, take care to wipe the hands at once after getting them wet, even if you hear a saucepan boiling over! And when washing tho hands in the morning, take extra care to dry them thoroughly. If possible, wash them in rain-water, while the weather is bad, "even if you cannot always do so. If in spite of care your hands get chapped, or worse still, cracks come on the tips of the fingers, wear gloves at nii;ht, after rubbing well into the affected parts the salve to be made as folios :— Place a cupful of parsley in a >.inall enamelled pan .with sufficient water to cover; set over the fire and allow to remain until nearly all the liquor has boiled away, then remove pan, strain off the liquor and squeeze parsley well. To every tablespoonful of liquor add three tablespoonfuh of dripping, five drops of spirit of turpentine, one level teaspoonful of powdered white starch, and three drops of oil of peppermint. Well whisk until it becomes a stiff mass, then put into a jar and cover closely.