106 GOOD HEALTH 



Use the water, the soap, and the brush until your nails 

 really look clean, or until the dust is so soft under them 

 that the nail cleaner will take it out without any trouble. 

 Never clean the nails with a knife or scissors, or any 

 sharp thing that takes out the dust by scraping the nail. 

 You will make it rough, and it will be harder to get 



the dust out next time. 

 Never scrape the top 

 of the nail either ; you 

 w r ill simply make it 

 grow thick and clumsy. 

 When the nail is 

 clean, file the edge un- 

 til it has just the curve 

 you wish. Some people 

 use curved scissors, but 

 a file is best because it 



NAIL-CLEANING TOOLS 



leaves the smoothest 



edge. Pointed nails break so easily that the best style 

 is to make the shape of the finger nails match the oval 

 shape of the end of the finger. 



The picture shows how to use the thumb nail of one 

 hand to press back the flesh from each nail of the other 

 hand. Make as much of the crescent show as you can 

 without giving pain to the flesh, and do it when the 

 fingers are damp. If the skin is pressed back little by 

 little every day, the shape of the nails will improve. 



