I WONDER that the report on the exodus of the Poor Clares (The Press, September 8) failed to recount the Great Crisis when it seemed that Snowfire ointment would no longer be marketed.
In the water-logged trenches of the Great War, Snowfire had proved its worth in alleviating the sufferings of combatants. Our Poor Clares, going barefoot in York’s moist climate, found blessed relief from a daily application of this wholly British balm.
Its imminent disappearance caused alarm throughout the convent, but fervent prayers and judicious publicity brought the desired result. Snowfire escaped the fate of unlamented Bile Beans. You can still buy it today.
William Dixon Smith, Welland Rise, Acomb, York.
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