To preserve the Face from pittying
Item
Title
To preserve the Face from pittying
Date
en
1694/1795
Transcript
To preserve the Face from pittying
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.
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.
Subject
Contributor
Abu-Bader, Nagham
Le, Vincent
Source
en
Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook, Collection #C0202, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Publisher
en
George Mason University Libraries
Rights
en
Public domain. There are no known restrictions.