When the Small Pox strik in again & the Party is in great dainger of death
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- Title
- When the Small Pox strik in again & the Party is in great dainger of death
- Description
- Remedy for smallpox made from what appears to be sheep bezoars soaked in claret wine (the wine is strained before administered to the afflicted).
- Transcript
- Rx 12 Sheeps treekles newly made or git a quantity from the Butcher that kills a Sheep they will be found in the gutt put them into 45 Spoonfulls of Clarett wine let them soak 3 or 4 howers then -- take them out of the Wine & press them into it through a fine linen Cloth and drink it -- In great extremity & when the body is full of the humor give it every 2 howers till they are risen & come out a gain to a Child give 6 treacles to one of 16 give 12 to a strong man give 16. This is a Secret in Nature that adds life to life fortifies the heart -- Clarifyes the blood & throws[strikeout] out the Melignancy and Venome that is crept into it and lurks in it The best is to 50 or 60 treacles at a time and give a proportionable quantity.
- Subject
- See all items with this valueremedies (health)
- See all items with this valuewines
- See all items with this valuesmallpox
- See all items with this valuecontagious diseases
- Contributor
- Ochsner, Elizabeth
- Le, Vincent
- Source
- Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
- Publisher
- George Mason University Libraries
- Rights
- Public domain. There are no known restrictions.