THE WAY TO TREAT THE FINGER NAILS 



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A FINGER NAIL 

 THAT is A CREDIT 



smooth. From the looks of one such nail we are sure 



that the rest of the hand is just as clean, and it is easy 



for us to believe all sorts of pleasant 



things about the person that owns it. 

 When finger nails look like the one 



in the second picture, however, we are 



quite apt to have opposite thoughts 



about the owner. 



Here the skin grows so high on the 



nail that the little crescent does not show 



at all. This makes the whole nail look 



square and short. See how it is trimmed, 



uneven, and short in spots; it also 



looks as if somebody had taken pains to pack damp 



dust under the crooked edge. Such a neglected nail ! 

 I think I must tell you that the child who owns that 

 finger was ashamed to have the photo- 

 graph taken. That is not strange, for 

 when we look at it we are quite sure 

 about the rest of the hand ; we are also 

 more than half afraid that the teeth, the 

 body, and the clothes all match it. 

 Finger nails are great telltales. 



There are two very good reasons 



why we should take the best possible care of them. 



1. For the sake of health. 



2. For the sake of beauty. 



A FINGER NAIL 



THAT TELLS TALES 



