The Dickinson press., 1883-07-07
A VETERAN

A A1Al4
His Past Life, Present Plans, and
What He Has Co Say Upon a Sub.
ject That Astonished Him.
New York Times.
Nearly forty years ago ayoung man, of
unusual endowments, began to mould
public opinion upon a subject of vital
Importance. Like all pioneers, his early
efforts were unsuccessful, but his ability
and the value of his work soon won pub
lie confidence, anil to-day there is not a
village or hamlet in the country that has
not been influenced by DIR. Dio Lewis.
When, therefore, it was learned yester-
day that he contemplated the establish
ment of alarge magazine in this city, the
fact was deemed so important that a rep
re%sentative of this paper was commits
stoned to see him and ascertain the
truth of the rumor.
DIR. Dio Lewisis a gentleman of sixty
years and two hundred pounds, with
snow-white hair and beard, but probably
the most perfect picture Of health and
vigor In the metropolis. He is a living
exponent of his teachings, and notwith-
standing the amount of work hekhas al
ready done, promises still greater activ-
ity for years to come. He received the
interviewer most courteously, and in re-
ply to a question said:
sit is true | have come to New York
to establish a monthly mag azine. 1
that l went to Boston % years ago.
Then Boston was the best platform in
the country from which to speak Of ed
u~cation. New York has now become
most hospitable TO progressive thoughts,
md especially SO to movements on be-
half of physical training,
81 have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people
in this subject. They have come to re-
alize that the future of our country
plvots upon our physical vitality, and
especially upon the vigor of our women.
Ny. new magazine will bear the title
to Sanitary and Social Science. l hope
through its pages to inaugurate anew de
parture in hygiene"
"Have you not written several books
on the subject"
eyes, nine volumes, andsome ofthem
like "Our Girls" published by the l1ar-
pers, have had All circulation,
but the best work of my life | shall give
the world in the new magazine. Forty
years Of diminishing ought to con
Glade with ten years of organized war;
fare"
doctor, what is the occasion of this
new interest in health questions?"
cit has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to acknowledge.
The stomach, heart, Kidneys or liver fall
into trouble, happinessis gone, and then
people give attention to their health"
(Which of these organs is most fire.
quently the victim ofour errors?'' asked
the reporter.
"Within the last few years diseases Of
the kidneys have greatly multiplied.
When Was engaged in practice, thirty,
fiveand forty years ago serious disease of
the kidneys was rare; but now distress
ingly~ frequentand fatal"
"To wlatdo you attribute this greatin-
crease of kidney troubles?"
"To the use Discriminating drinks, adult
terated food and irregular habits nf life"
"Doctor, have you nv confidence in
the remedy Of which we hear so much
nowadays. Warmers Safe Cure.""
81 believe in the ounce of prevention,
ratherthan In a ton of cure."
"But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warners's remedyM
"I have and confess that they have puz-
zlea and astonished me. The ccmnleE.
dations OF proprietary medicines usually
come i~rom<tlnknOWn persons residing in
back counties. But | see In our most re.
putablo newspapers the Wurlnest praise
OF Warmers Safe Cure from College Pro-
~fessors, respectable physicians, and 9th
acter. To thrust such testimony aside
may be professional, out 1t is unmanly.
Nc phystciancan forget that valuable adj
ditions to our Materia Medica have
sprung from just such sources. I was so
impressed with this cloud Of Witnesses
that ! purchased some bottles of Warm
er'sSafe Cure at a n%eighboring drug store,
and analysed one of Them to see ifiteon.
tanned anything poisonous. Then / took
three otthe prescribed doses at once, and
found there was nothing injurious in it.
| do not hesitate to say that if | found my
kidneys in serious trouble, | should use
this remedy, because of the hopelessness
of all ordinary treatment, and because
when a hundred intelligent and reputa-
Die persons unite in the statement that
a certain remedy las cured them of a
great malady, L choose to believe that
they speak the truth.
"But as you may kl.aw, my great in
terest in 1--WE lies i'll prevention. For
iorty years l have labored in this field.
one of the phases Of my work in New
England was the establishment of the
Ladies seminary at Lexington, Mass.
My aim was to illustrate the possibilities
in the physical training of girls during
their school life. This institution became
before | left it; the largest and mo st sue
cessful Seminary for young women own
ed and managed by one person, in our
country. | sat down to dinner every
day with q family CT Two hundred per-
sons. The remarkable results Of this
muscle training among girls, were given
in my paper published in the North
American Review of December, 1859.
Besides, | established the Normal In
stitute for Physical Training in Boston,
and for ten years was it's president and
manager. DIR. Walter Charming, DR..
!, Thomas Hoskins, Professor Leonard, and
others were anon its teachers, and
more than four hundred persons took
its diploma and went out into all parts
J of the land to teach the new schools of
gymnastics. And now the years left to
me l propose to devote to the
magazine which | have come here
to establish. 1t will be the largest
periodical ever devoted o this field oflit-
erature, ana will present the hundred
and n questions of hygiene with the
simplicity ola child's talk. To this end all
so-called learning will be subordinated.
The magazine will be more or less illus
trated. and will strive to reach Il high
place in 1.-THE confidence and hearts of the
people. Ina few weeks, our first number
will appear, and we shall londly hope for
tia hearty welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed
most Important. II is gratifying to know