CH! HAPPED HANDS. 17-"' 



have been thoroughly chilled. In some constitutions, however, they ;uv very readily 



A rod in the Weather, a rapid thaw, or an OMt wind, in; 



;us Jin exciting 



('liill)laiiis appear most commonly on the hands, Imt s. 

 and m<>:v rarelv on tin- hbe of 4he ear or the tip of th>- Their eoi, 



what in diit'erent people, in some they itch very much, and thi 

 of trouble, whilst in others this symptom is almost entirely B 

 thev ln-eak very easily, Imt frequently enough they exhibit no su<-h 



Why do chilblains occur .so frequently in school-girls? Simply 

 of life adopted in many of our schools is eminently favourable to their produ- 



talk the matter over with any school-girl you may happen to know, and y<u 

 will soon see that this is the case. In the first place, you will find that even in the 

 middle of the winter she has to turn out ;it six in the morning. " All in the d:.. 

 " Oh, yes," she says ; " but we have a candle." " And there's no fire in the n> 

 " Oh, no, and sometimes it's so cold; once, just before the holidays, 

 frozen in the jug quite hard, and we had to break it." " And what do you do tl 

 4; When we're dressed we go down in the school-room, and practise for an hour." 

 " Of course it's warmer there ] " " Oh, no, it's very cold. Jane never lights the fire 

 till past seven." ' And what time do you get breakfast]" "Oh, not till ei^ht 

 o'clock ; sometimes it's twenty minutes past." We have no hesitation in saying that 

 very frequently this is prejudicial to the health of a young growing girl. Many a 

 big strong fellow of six feet two would suffer under such treatment. We do IK- 

 anything about the early hours, provided the children get to bed in good time. 



good night's rest. But we do object, and that very strongly, to their having 

 no hot water to wash in. When they get down-stairs they should find a good bla/.in- 

 fire in the school-room, and the first thing to be done should be to have a good hot 

 breakfast. After that they may practise as much as you like, but they would 

 not suffer from chilblains. We do not advocate " coddling " children ; but thei < 

 medium in everything. 



Sufferers from chilblains should have a liberal diet, and a glass or two of wine 

 added to the daily food will not do any harm. For grown-up people, a glass of ruin 

 and milk before getting up in the morning is a good thing. In. the case of youn^ 

 people it is very important to see that they have plenty of good warm under-clothing. 

 Flannels should be worn from head to foot, and we may be excused for saying that 

 they should be changed with sufficient frequency. It is very necessary to protect 

 the feet and hands from cold. There is nothing like having good roomy 

 and good warm socks. People may make ill-natured remarks, and say something 

 about " beetle-crushers " in connection with your feet, but never mind wait till 

 they get chilblains. Do not be afraid of wearing good big gloves lined with wool. 

 Tight kid gloves are an abomination. They may be very pretty to look at, and no 

 one can help admiring a nice little hand, but they prevent the free circulation of the 

 blood, and make the fingers horribly cold. There is another thing ; do not wear 

 elastic bracelets, and do not wear tight garters. If you want to get rid of your 

 chilblains, you must take plenty of out-door exercise. Do not stay in day after day 

 because it is wet. It is nearly always fine some time in the day. If it shows no 



