FEET.
The feet must be kept clean and warm. Some prefer cotton and some woolen stockings. Use whichever are the most comfortable. Never wear shoes that are too tight. If you do you will suffer in after years from corns and bunions. The nails of the feet as well as of the hand should be kept pared and clean, but their surface should never be scraped.
What is said of the hair? What should be done by a boy? By a girl?
What objection have you to oil and grease?
How can the hair be made glossy? How is that superior to pomatum? How should the head be cleaned?
Of what use is the hair? Why are so many men baldheaded? Why is it rare that we meet a baldheaded woman? When only should the head be covered?
What is said of the ear? How should it be kept clean?
What of the wax in the ear?
What can you say concerning the eye? What is often done by boys and girls?
Tell how the eyes should be washed. What is it well to do now and then?
What is said of straining the eyes? What of a strong glare of light?
What rule should be followed in reading or study? What of a shade?
When should you cease using the eyes? What should be done if a cinder gets under the lid?
What should be done if that fails?
When must spectacles be used, or an oculist consulted?
How must the feet be kept? Which are the better, cotton or woolen stockings? What of tight shoes? What should be done with the nails?
CHAPTER VI.
THE TEETH.
Few boys and girls take proper care of their teeth. All of us admire a set of strong, sound, even, white teeth, and those who do not have such, will tell how sorry they are because in youth they were so careless that their teeth were ruined.
The teeth should be carefully cleaned each morning before breakfast. This is best done with a good brush, Castile soap, and lukewarm water. Use none of the numerous tooth-powders sold, and never pick your teeth with a metallic substance. Quill, wooden, or ivory tooth-picks only should be employed.
When the brush does not remove the stains from the teeth, the soft end of a small stick, covered with powdered charcoal will answer, though it should not be used often.