Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-03
SUGGESTIONS IN TIME,
What q Woman of Prominence in
the Medical World has to
Say About Her Sex
Synopsis of Lecture Delivered by Mn.
DR.. Kenton, Before the Woman's
Society Of New England.
New York Home Journal

In all ages Of the world. poets scientists and m.a
OF prominence have looked with enthusiasm of,ec
AKIN 10 reverence upoa woman; but il il only within
the last few years that she ha. b-gun 10 assume h.,
rsh' pia e. not only in society but with the world in
general "hv so desirable an end should have been
so long della ed II /. diff ult understand but that
II mas come al last is certainly .or gratitude
In her social sphere in her mental developu ens and
especially In her physical improvement, woman has
SHOWN wonderful advancement, and such as as on.
ishes the world
Ihey who have made q careful Investigation tell
Us mat heather women much more able to en-
oure pain Than are the women of civilization; but
civilized women would resent the charge that they
are weaker because they are civilized A di.tin-
guished writer says:If the women OF civilization
are less able to endure the taxation OF their physical
resources Than are heather women it is mere acct.
dental circumstance. and one within their control"
Let US consider for q moment the possibilities
"hich present themselves TO every woman. When
the body is healthy beauty is certain appear
IN features and forms once plain indeed, it is the
only known way to become beautiful, and all other
preparations. powders stays and lsces centemp-
tibe decisions. With health and beauty in all their
attractiyeness, life dawns,
ENJOYMENT BEGINS,
And all the luxurious attendants of healthy body
come forth The maiden feels the glorious possibil.
tiles of life; the mother becomes conscious of the
grandeur Of maternity and the joys OF a family.
All This is not only woman's privilege-it is her
duty, and it enbodies the highest definition of
"woman's rights
After enumerating many of the blessings that fol.
low perfect health, the speaker continued:
All these desirable things can be accomplished,
but in Only The Cre~ hos u;v hoth
woman and man perfect physical forms. and each is
censtitutionally equal to all natural demands. 1t is
mis- AIKEN and perncious notion that one is strong
and the other weak. No was pI onounced upon
woman which did not apply with equal penalty
against man. If women believe that fatalism that
disease is necessary condition of their existence it
is chiefly because the disciples of the schools of med
ical practice have been utterly incapable of compe-
ting with the multitude of ills, which by personal
careessness or professional ncompetency they have
permitted to fasten upon women.
few weeks ago received call from charming
lady, whose earnest face clearly showed she desired
advice and assistance. Upon questioning her, she
stated that she believed she suffering from
parayzed liver, and wished to know If l could in
any way aid her recovery. New, imperfect as her
statement was In regard to the disease which trou
bled her, there is no doubt that
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
Are suffering to-day from similar troubles, who do
not recognize their cause nearly as this lady did
Paralysis means death of the member paraly zed and
torpidty of the liver is the first stage of its dissou
ton. This is of the most serious questions that
arise in the experience of any woman; for tor
pd and diseased liver cannot be cured at once, and
it carries with it the elements of disease to all the
other parts of the stem. With an imperfect liver
bousness, languor. sense of bearing down, con-
stpation. dsplacements, uterine troubles and the
thousand ills which are coupled in their train come
thick and fast. Then follow impure blood and all
the evils which an imperfect circulation causes.
arrangement of the kidneys liver causes disease
in the organs which adjOin them just certainly As
bad peach Injuries the other peaches in the basket.
Not only this but when these organs in healthy
state they and keep in order any rregulariy
which may in the lower portion of the body.
No woman seriously sick for any length of
time when such was the case. No serions ilfamma-
ton can occur when the b God is pure and no blood
can be impure when the liver kidneys are in per
fec; order.
have seen very much of the troubles and ills TO
which women have been subjected, and have learn
ed to .ympa hze while have sought to relieve. In
end, avoring to carry relief have tried to be free
from prejudice and have in view but one end name
ly-to help those who are suffering; and feel it is
my privilege to-day to state that bell We there is
means whereby those women who suffering can
obtain complete relief and those who are in health
be continued in its enjoyment. A few years ago
prominent and wealthy gentleman residing in Roches-
ter n u was given up to die of Brghts disease of
the kidneys. BY means of a simple and purely veg;
eable remedy he was restored to perfect health, and
has since been the means of saving the lives of many
others. So efficient did
HIS DISCOVERY
Prove in the case of many well-known men that it
began also to be led by ladies' and TO day thousands
of women in all parts the land their restored
health and continued happiness TO the wonderful
power of Warmers safe Kidney and Liver Cure Mr..
Warner has the written testimony OF hundreds OF the
best ladies in the land enthusiastically praisng the
remedy and thankfully expressing their gratitude
for ht ah These letters are sacred and cannot be
given to the public, but they overwhelmingly verify
all the facts above stated. Nature has given woman
this remedy to be what her for years has needed
and maintain the perfection of nature She
resents the mputation that she is bound to suffer all
the ills that at ack her. She recognizes that suffer
ing is but an incident OF her existence and that this
Incident Is wholly within her control II she can nnd
| the necessary helps which nature provides. The
changeable character of our climate, the Outlines ex-
acting and enervaing customs OF society, OF fashion
and OF necessity all cOnspire TO impair the vitality
of women If we add TO these the exhausting duties
of motherhood, and the mental anxiety for the sue
cess of the husband in all his audable ambitious,
which play upon her energies, is it surprising that
she should break down under the physical strain.
| Nv no means-on the contrary, the wonder is that
she has maintained her ply steal strength As she has
have not the time to elaborate this point. lou
| yourselves very well know what the circumstances
are which have rendered her life burden. You al
| so know that the
| PRIMARY CAUSE
of phvscal degeneration is impure blood. The per.
| foru,ance of the natural functions of womanhood
and motherhood Is not q disease, nor should 1t De so
treated Disease is the result of the transgresson
of physical laws by our ancestors or BY ourselves
and the natural courngs Of the blood should not be
considered. IT, however, the blood be impure, II ls
certain TO produce poisonous effects in the parts
with which il comes in contact and thus Cause IN
| aamma,ion and the innumerabe ills that make the
! nhysical life of woman so hard TO endure
| An enumeration of the troubles to which woman
/, subjected. and the adaptability OF the remedy
| above named for their cure, was then made by the
| SPEAKER, who continued
| i am aware a prejudice exists against proprietary
medicines, and that such prejudice is too often well
| founded: but we should discriminate in our Juog
mems and not condemn all because some are me IN
| .ient The merits OF Warmers Safe Kidney and LiS
| or Cure have been proven beyond a doubt, because
fhey deal directly with the causes OF all femaie trou
hes they effect and control the body OF the tree tnef
| than il branches Warmers safe Kidney ana Liver
Cur has indeed been blessing for the rich boon 20
the poor Ii has ii ted men from bed oil death anu
restored them to vigor and health. But greater ana
better than all this, it ha- come to woman, mas rHsr
her restored and kept her in constant hopeiunTss
and health 1t has kept back disease oy nttinR tne
sysem 70 resist its attacks has regulated tne me-
ri6,d the sources of life and brought lnnumeraose
hI.s,ing ont of numberless woes.