60 GAEDENING FOE WOMEN 



swell, and act as a last. The same oats may be 

 used over and over again. To clean brown boots 

 Bucknell's saddle soap is better tlian any of the 

 patent preparations. 



Stockings, — For winter wear, stockings should 

 be knitted of soft, thick wool. Woven ones are the 

 best in summer. 



If, when the midday hour of rest arrives, boots 

 and stockings are wet through, they should be 

 changed at once. It is false economy to neglect 

 to do this, for a rheumatic future may be the 

 outcome. It will be found, however, that, if they 

 are not wet, there will be less suffering from tired 

 feet when the same stockings and boots are kept 

 on all day. If they are removed, and a rest is 

 taken in easy shoes during dinner time, the feet 

 will swell, cause pain, and blisters will probably 

 rise when a fresh pair of boots are put on for the 

 afternoon. Beginners usually have to put up with 

 tender feet until they become accustomed to heavy 

 boots. For this reason, thick stockings are pre- 

 ferable. It will be found that camphorated Eau 

 de Cologne cools the feet. Another and better 

 remedy is Balm of Bethesda, which can be had 

 from most chemists. The feet should be soaked in 

 warm water, and while still damp a few drops of 

 the balm rubbed in. This should be done every 

 night until a cure is efiected. It may be necessary 



