To preserve the Face from pittying

Title: To preserve the Face from pittying
Date: 1694/1795
Description: An ointment to prevent smallpox scars made from spermaceti, almond oil and beeswax or lard.
Transcript: 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: See all items with this value spermaceti; See all items with this value almond oil; See all items with this value beeswax; See all items with this value lard; See all items with this value ointments; See all items with this value smallpox
Contributor: Abu-Bader, Nagham; 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.

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