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Dorothy Davies just a thought ... surely they would have suffered with them, or did they muffle up more than we do? I imagine thick furs and thick velvet robes and possibly extra heavy fur lined boots to protect against them.
Maria Some remedies: http://podiatry.curtin.edu.au/super.html#endure
Levan Alcohol was used on chilblains - Port and Stout often recommend (and also to drink as alcohol was assumed to improve circulation).
Recipies for unbroken chilblains:
1. a mixture of hydrochloric acid, diluted with camphor water.
2. a liniment of belladonna, aconite, carbolic acid and collodion.
3. quinine applied and drunk.
Finally, for broken chilblains: wooly socks (not so daft as in those days wool still contained lanolin) and sometimes they tried to repair broken skin using the sac of a hens egg.
Peter Fat was used greatly to protect the feet and hands.
There was no vasaline then.
Goose fat was popular, which was melted with elderflower flowers, then put into pots.
I tried it once with vasaline, goosefat, and the flowers.
My wife played hell with for nearly ruining one of her pans and stinking the kitchen out.
Yes, it does work great on the feet.
Doesn't do much for modern socks or the relationship with your wife though!
Peter
Dorothy Davies it might be wiser to ask first, Peter ...