First, wash the hands with Indian, or oatmeal and water, and wipe them perfectly dry. Then - do this just before retiring for the night - rub the chapped members well with melted - not hot - mutton-tallow, "tried out," pur et simple, or beaten up, while warm, with a little rose-water. Lubricate thoroughly; draw a pair of old kid gloves - never black ones - upon your hands, and do not remove them until morning. A single application will usually effect a cure, but should it fail, repeat the treatment for two or three nights.