The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Healing Cracked Hands 
I want to tell G. I). P., page 1540. 
how to heal his hands, and keep them 
soft. With sharp scissors or file, cut 
away all hard horny skin about the 
cracks in the fingers. Then wash and 
soak them thoroughly in very hot water, 
using a good soap. Rinse in hot water, 
but do not dry them. Shake off the wa¬ 
ter. and while they are damp and hot, 
rub in raw linseed oil freely. Rub it in 
thoroughly and then wipe the hands with 
soft paper or cloth. This treatment at 
bedtime will keep the hands soft, no mat¬ 
ter what your work. I have found cloth 
gloves, called harvester gloves, are better 
than leather, to protect the hands while 
working. 11 . b. r. 
Corning. N. Y. 
On page 1540 G. D. P. complains of 
cracked hands. From my own experience, 
I judge he may not find a sure preventive. 
If. however, he will provide himself with 
a small quantity (not to exceed a dime’s 
worth at a time) of flexible collodion, 
and at the first appearance of a crack 
apply it, he will find great relief. The 
ether in collodion quickly evaporates so 
keep the bottle tightly corked when not 
using it. Also when buying a dime's 
worth of collodion get the same amount 
of ether and occasionally add to the 
collodion to replace that which has evap¬ 
orated, otherwise the collodion will be¬ 
come weakened and incapable of being 
applied. An excellent hand lotion is equal 
parts of water, alcohol and glycerine. 
Potsdam, N. Y. B. T. s. 
Tell G. D. F„ Pennsylvania, page 1540. 
that raw linseed oil is a simple and 
effective remedy and preventive for 
cracked hands. Thoroughly rub it on the 
hands before washing them, three times 
daily. I know, because years ago, when 
working on the farm, I used it. It keeps 
the hands soft, clean, prevents cracking, 
and heals the cracks that occur before its 
use. MILES H. DELONG. 
New York. 
The best and only remedy for cracked 
hands is flexible collodion. Wash the 
hands, then apply the collodion. It will 
keep out the air and heal the crack ; can 
be bought in any drug store. H. B. 
College Hill. O. 
For sore cracks in hands, try filling 
the crack with hot harness-maker’s wax. 
Waltham, Mass. C. E. s. 
In a recent number someone wanted 
to know what to use for skin split open, 
etc. I used to suffer a lot from that sort 
of thing till camphor ice was called to 
my attention. While it may not do equal- 
lv well for everybody, I can say that a 
good application of it to my hands at 
night is wonderfully beneficial. It almost 
cures in a night. Of course it is desir¬ 
able to wear gloves to save the bed¬ 
clothes, as well as to keep the camphor 
ice on the hands. m. p. l. 
St. Michaels, Md. 
My remedy, 'that is very satisfactory, 
is'to wash my hands in real warm water 
with a good soap, and wipe quite dry, 
and immediately put on a good generous 
supply of common “Vaseline,” and rub it 
well in while the pores are open. Some¬ 
times I rub for half an hour when I can 
spare the time, and then wipe off the 
surplus. It is no use to use the “Vas¬ 
eline,” or anything else, without washing 
the hands in the warm or hot water ; the 
hotter the better if you can stand it. 
Thomaston, Me. w. J. R. 
If G. D. P. will try the following I am 
sure he will not be troubled with cracked 
hands, or at least the men folks in our 
family are not when they use the follow¬ 
ing hand lotion: *4 oz. powdered gum 
tragacanfh dissolved in 1 pt. rainwater, 
1 oz. witchhazel, 1 oz. glycerine, 1 oz. 
alcohol, 1 oz. rose water or any desired 
perfume. Put tragacanfh in water and 
let stand over night. When dissolved 
add the other ingredients. Mix well, 
bottle and keep in a cool place. Keep 
one bottle handy and use a little every 
time the hands are washed. After they 
heal, a good application at night will 
keep the hands in good condition. 
MRS. E. J. M. 
I used to suffer great agony with 
cracked firigers. I found a cure and a 
preventive; the cure is to wash the part 
cracked open thoroughly with soap and 
water, then rinse with clear water to re¬ 
move the soap, then dry well; take a 
strip of adhesive plaster and wrap it 
around the cracked finger, letting one end 
overlap the other end on the back of the 
finger. If the crack is on the end of the 
finger, run a strip of plaster over the end 
of the finger from the center of the nail 
or lower, and down the front of finger 
the same as on the back ; then run a strip 
of plaster around the finger to hold down 
the ends of first strip. With me the cure 
never had a failure. As to a preventive, 
that is different, as I think that condition 
comes' from the blood, but whatever the 
cause, I tried a remedy and have been 
three years without any cracks. Of 
course this remedy may only apply to 
my case, but if it will help anyone else I 
will be very glad. For a number of years 
I was a vegetarian; then the cracks be¬ 
gan -to appear. I suffered for three years, 
then I took to eating meat, and the cracks 
all disappeared. I think fresh meat is 
more softening to the skin than salt meat. 
New York. E. b. 
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