Show TREATMENT or OF FINGER nalls NAIL S it is a very common occurrence to see women take up a sharp pen knife to clean their finger nails or possibly use the sharp point of the scissors tor for the same purpose this should never be done by any one who cares to have nice smooth nails as the sharp metal hietal injures the skin under the nail mak 0 it doged gi gling ing I 1 it t a n ing a eil ed appearance and is bound to scrape the under tinder part of the nail often causing it to split and break off orange sticks are not expensive and can always be had at the drug stores and these are the best thin things g s that can be used to clean the nails it if the flesh under tinder the nail has haa become stained from ink fruit or otherwise to do not try to scrape it out but wind a little absorbent cotton around the end of a toothpick wet it in peroxide of hydrogen and thoroughly moisten the flesh under the nail the stain will soon I 1 disappear if the cuticle about the nail inclines to get ragged soak the ends of the finger in hot olive oil the oll oil shrinks the cuticle anil and keeps it smooth and in place the hands should be well washed at lit night before going to bed and a little cold cream rubbed into them |