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Title: American etiquette and rules of politeness
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Houghton, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1845-1929
Subjects: Etiquette
Publisher: New York : Standard Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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gloves. Wash them next morningwith hot water and soap, and wear a pair of softleather gloves during the day. Sunburn may be re-moved by washing the hands in lime water or lemonjuice. CHAPPED HANDS. Cold weather and improper care are usually thecause of chapped hands. Numerous remedies arerecommended for chapped hands. Sweet cream is agood remedy, and a weak solution of chlorate ofpotash is said to be excellent. A thorough washingof the hands in snow and soap will cure the worstcase of chapped hands, and leave them beautiful andsoft. WARTS. Warts are very unsightly. They are more commonwith young people than with adults. In most casesthey can be removed, but some are very difficult toget rid of. A harmless cure for warts may be had bysimply taking two or three cents worth of sal ammo-niac, dissolve it in a gill of soft water, and wet thewarts frequently with this solution, when they willdisappear in the course of a week or two. Warts maybe removed by touching with the end of a stick of
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(248) THE TOILET. 249 lunar caustic, which may be obtained, with directionsfor use, from any druggist, or an application of aceticacid once a day to the top will remove them. Coverthe skin surrounding the wart with wax, to avoidinjury from the acid. THE NAILS AND MOIST HANDS. The nails must be kept scrupulously clean. Neg-lected and unclean nails are very repulsive, and showcarelessness and inattention to the minor details of thetoilet. Cut the nails neatly about once a week, alwaysjust after washing, as they are soft then, and roundthem nicely at the corners. Filbert-shaped nails areconsidered the most beautiful. Do not cut them tooshort, and never bite them. To bite them is to dis-figure them and make them difficult to clean. If theskin adheres and grows up on the nail, it should bepressed back with the towel after washing ; or it maybe loosened around the edge with a blunt instrument.Scraping the nails should be avoided, for instead ofpolishing it only makes them wrinkled. A small

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