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The Toilet and Bath: Apply

Or simmer 1 dram of quince seed in pint of boiling water for 10 or 15 minutes; strain out the quince mucilage through a piece of cheese cloth, and to it add 1 ounce of glycerin, 1 ounce of borax, and 6 ounces of soft water or rose water. Apply to the hands two or three times a day.

Bran for the Hands. - Boil a small quantity of bran in a linen bag. Put both the juice and the boiled bran in the washbowl, add warm or hot water, and wash the hands with or without soap. This is perhaps the best and simplest treatment for the redness, dryness, and roughness caused by housework and exposure. After washing, the hands may be rubbed with a few drops of honey or a lotion composed of 4 pound of honey, pound of sal soda, and 1 pint of water. Mix well and heat without boiling.

Linseed Oil for the Hands. - This is good for chapped hands, and also for burns and sprains. It has the advantage of being cheap and almost always available.

Honey for the Hands. This may be used when the skin is dry, hard, and rough. Moisten the hands and rub the honey in well. After a while wash them thoroughly in bran water or some other liquid preparation, and they will be perfectly clean and soft.

Camphor for Chapped Hands.- Camphor cakes or balls, to prevent chapped hands, may be made as follows: