Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-13
What a Woman of Prominence in
the Medical World has to Say
About Her Sex.
Synopsis Of a Lecture Delivered by
Mrs. Doctor Kenton, Before the
WOman's Society of New
England. "

10 general. Why so desirable an end
should have been 10 long delayed it is
difficult to understand; but that it has
at last come is certainly cause for graf
itude. In her social sphere, in her
mental development and especially in
her physical improvement, woman has
shown wonderful advancement and
such as astonishes the world.
They who have made a careful in
%vestigation tell us that heather wo-
men are much more able to endure
pain than are the women ofcivilization,
but civilized women would resent the
charge that they are weaker because
they are civilized. A distinguished
writer says: IF women of civilization
are less able to endure the taxation Of
their physical resources than are
heather women, 1t is a mere acciden.
tai circumstance, and n within
their control"
Let US consider for a moment the
possibilities which present themselves
to every woman. When the body is
healthy, beauty is certain 10 appear,
even in features and forms once
plain; indeed, it is the only known
way to become beautiful, and all other
preparations, powders, stays aud laces
are contemplate delusions. With
health and beauty in all their attrac-
tiyeness a new life dawns,
ENJOYMENT BEGINS
and all the luxurious attendants Of a
healthy body come forth. The maid.
en- feels the glorious possibilities OF
lite, the mother becomes conscious
of the grandeur of materni-
ty and the joys Off family. All this
is not only woman's privilege-it is
her duty. and it embodies the highest
defnation Of "woman's rights"
After enumeratihg many of the
blessings that follow perfect health,
the speaker continued:
All these desirable things can be
accomplished, but in one way only
The Creator has given both woman
and man perfect physical forms, aud
each is constitutiOnally equal to all
natural demands. 1t is a mistaken
and pernicious notion hat one is
strong and the other is weak. No
curse was pronounced upon woman
which did not apply with equal penalty
against man. II women believe the
fatalism that disease is a necessary
condition Of their existence, it is
chiefly because the disciples of the
schools Of medical practice have been
utterly incapable of competing with
the multitude Of ills, which, by per-
sonal carelessness or professional in
competency, they have permitted to
fasten upon women.
A few week ago, | received a call
from a charming lady, whose earnest
face clearly showed that she desired
advice and assistance. Upon ques-
tioning her, she stated that she be-
lieved she was suffering from a para
lyzed liver, and wish to know if l
could in any way aid her recovery.
Now, imperfect as her statement was
in regard to disease which troubled
her, there is no doubt that
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
are suffering to. day, from similar
troubles. who do not recognize their
cause so nearly as this lady did. Par
alysis means death of the member
paralyzed, and torpidity of the liver is
the first stage Of its dissolution. This
is n of the most serious questions
that can arise in the experience Of any
woman; for a torpid and diseased
liver cannot be cured at once, and it
carries with it the elements Of disease
to all the other parts Of the system
With an imperfect liver, biliousness,
%langour, a sense of bearing down, con
stipation, displacements, uterine trou
bic 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 circu
latiOn cause. A arrangement Of the
kidneys or liver causes disease 10 the
organs which adjoin them Just as ce-
tainly as & bad peach Injuries the otl.-
er peaches In the basket. Not only
this, but when these organs are IN a
healthy state, they restore and keep 10
order any irregularity which may oc-
cur in the lower portion Of the body.
No woman was ever 80.
riously sick for any length
OF time when such was the case.
No serious Inflammation can occur
when the blood is pure, and no blood
can be impure when the liver or
kidneys are in perfect order.
l have seen very much OF the trou
bles and ills to which women have
been subjected, and [ have learned to
%sympathizs while | have sought to re-
lieve. In endeavIring TO carry relief
| have tried to be rec from prejudice
and have in view but one end, namely
TO help those who are suffering; and
/ feel it is my privilege 10 day TO state
that | believe there is a means where
by those women who are suffering can
obtain complete relief, and those who
are in health be continued in its en-
joyment. A few years ago a promi-
nent and wealthy gentleman residing
in Rochester, N. Y, was given up to
die Of Bright's disease of the kidneys.
BY means of a simple and purely vege-
table remedy he was restored to per-
feet health, and has since been the
means OF saving the lives Of many
others. So efficient did
HIS RECOVERY
prove in the case Of many well known
men, that it began also to be used By
ladies, and TO day, thousands Of women
in all parts Of the land, owe their re-
stored health and continued happiness
to the wonderful power of Warmers
Sale Kidney and Liver Cure. Mr..
Warner has the written testimony Of
hundreds Of the best ladies in the
land, enthusiastically praising the
remedy, and thankfully expressing
their gratitude for health. These
letters are sacred, and cannot be given
to the public, but they overwhelming.
y verify all the facts above stated.
Nature has given women a delicate,
watohful, alert instinct, and she has
found this remedy to be what her sex
for years has needed, to restore and
maintain the perfection OF nature.
She resents the imputation that she is
bound to eufer all the ills that attach