62 GAEDENING FOE WOMEN 



OTHER REQUISITES 



Medicine Chest — There will often be exposure 

 to rough weather. A bottle of Eau de Cologne 

 saturated with camphor is a necessity. It should 

 be rubbed on the skin after washing, and it will 

 tone it up and keep the surface smooth. It is a 

 good hair tonic, and relieves headache ; it also 

 takes away toothache, and twenty drops on a 

 lump of sugar will generally prevent a cold after 

 working in damp weather. Scrubbs' cloudy am- 

 monia put into a very hot bath is refreshing after 

 a hard day. Quinine is indispensable to those 

 who can take it. 



I need mention no other requisites for a medicine 

 cupboard, as, unless one is strong and active, 

 a gardener's life will not be chosen. The chief 

 risk that arises is that of taking cold, especially 

 when work necessitates going in and out of a 

 greenhouse, and thus being subjected to unusual 

 changes of temperature. To guard against this, 

 a knitted woollen golfing blouse should be kept 

 handy. It is so thick, that it will keep out the 

 coldest, most piercing wind, and can be easily 

 slipped over the flannel blouse when leaving a 

 greenhouse. 



Bicycle. — Should there not be a cart for the 

 gardener's use, a bicycle is indispensable. Visits 



