To preserve the Face from pittying
Item
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Title
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To preserve the Face from pittying
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Date
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1694/1795
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Description
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An ointment to prevent smallpox scars made from spermaceti, almond oil and beeswax or lard.
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Transcript
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You are to know that when the pox are ripe risen the first and best thing is to Clip the blisters or to pierce them with a needle; for the accid humor in the blisters or pustills is that wch causes the Scars then after that is let out take 6 pennyworth of SpermaCaety mix it wit Oyle of Almonds and a very little bit of bees wax if you cant git this oyle use hogs greas make it upon the fire to an ointment when the pox are full ripe & that you have let them out as before anoynt the Face with this 3 or 4 times a day and Night.
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Contributor
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Abu-Bader, Nagham
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Le, Vincent
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Source
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Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
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Publisher
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George Mason University Libraries
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Rights
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Public domain. There are no known restrictions.
