The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-19
A VETERAN BENEFACTOR.
His f9st lie, Present Plans, md W. at
ThMt Aston shCl Him.
(Nttc lUik TIBles.)


unSsual ,endowtnentsi began To thold public
fpiniH't Wpsn Il sut;e6t IF vital iihp0rtatiCe,
ihKe all pioneers, his early efforts were un-
successful, but his ability and the value of
his work soon won public confidence, and
te;;Hay there is not q yillaga or hamlet In the
eoHntry that has not bSeh infiucnced by Df.
Dlo Lewis, When, thorefot9, it was learned
yesterday that he contemplated the establish
nept OF y lhrge magazine in this tity; tl!o
Tact was deemed so important that Il repre-
SentatlVe OF this paper was commi stoned to
sec HIM and ascertain the truth of the rumor.
Dr. Do Lewis is gont!eman of sixty years
hair and beard, bit proba3ly tbs ntost nar
1ect picture OF health Iud vigor in the mo
tropolis. He is n living exponent of his |
teachings, and notwithstanding the amount |
OF work he has already done, promises still |
greater activity for years to como. 10 re-
ceived tie interviewer most courteou. ly, and |
inroply 10 d question said:
!t 10 uuo L have come to New York TO |
establish monthly magazine. ! havo come
here o10rt the 8anGroasOn that went to Boston
twenty five yea ago. AThon Boston was tho
ceSt platform III the country from which to
Speak 81 cducntlol. New York has now be-
como most noSpltablc toprOgrsSsivc thoughts
aud especially so to movements Oil behalf of
physical training.
- have reason 10 know the great and
abiding interest of tho American peoplo in
this SUBJECT They have como to realize that
the future of our cOutitry pivOtS upon our
physical vitality, and especially upon tie
vigor Of our women. My new magazine will
hear the tito 'Dio Lewis Monthly and he
devoted TO Sanitary and Social Science. |
hope through its pages 70 inaugurate new
departure III hygiene"
=, Have you not writton several books OF
the sub biect?"
. Ios, nine volumes, ana some Of them FLA.
.Opr Girls, published by tho Harpers haTS
Ind in crorrnvps circulation, buI tho best
work Of my life shall Giv3 the ~Drld in the
new magazine. Forty years Of sllirmishihS
ought toconcludo with ten years Of organized
warfare"
- !, ";"r, what is the occasion Of this now
interest in health quBstiOrs7"
at has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to self knowledge TIC
stomach, heart, kidneys or liver fall into
trouhlr, happiness is gone, and then people
give attention To their health"
=, " men OF these orGinS iG most frequently
the We I'M OF our orrOrs?" asked tho reporter.
"Nlthn the last few years diseases of the
kidneys have greatly multiplied. When I
was onGagcd in practice, thirty-tive and forty
years ago, serious disease of the kidneys was
rata." .'''''' '''''''''' ''''N
"To what do you attribute this great in
| crease Of kidney troubcs?"
"To tho u,e of stimulating drinks, alul-
teratrd food and Irregular habits Of life"
doctor, havo you any confidence il the
remedy of which we hear SO much nowadays.
Warmers Safe Curc?'
believe i'll the ounce of prevention,
runner tllan III Il ION OF cure.
But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warmers remedy"
- have, and confess that they have puX-
! /ed and astOni>hcdmc. The Communications
"i proprietary medicines usually come from
unknown persons residing in back counties.
But L sec III our most reputable newspapers
! tho warmrst praise OF Warmers Safe Cure
from College Professors, respectable HIST
clans and other ucrSons of high intelligence
and character. TO thrnst such testimony
! ASIDE may he professional, but it is unnaply.
! 40 phy~Ician can forget that valuable adli-
! tlonS 10 our Alatcrla Mcdica have sprung FROM
! yu~t such sources was 30 impressed with
| this cloud of witnesses that | purchase ed some
! otlc5 of Warmers Safe Gao ut a ncighbor-
! ing drug store, and iyZcd one of them to
, see If Ii coHtancd anylhinG poisonous. Then
took threo OF the prescribed doses at once,
and found there WAS nothing injurious III il.
90 not hesitate to say that if l found my
kidneys IN serious trouble, should use this
. remedy, because Of the hopolcssness of all
IE4Iy IIEan4nry ;,iI;Lt, ar"iItncnt, and because when II
! hundred intelligent reputable persons unite
III the statement that L certain remedy has
cured them of grave m0lady, | cho use 20
believe that they speak the truth
But as YOU may know, my great interest
III lie lies IN prevention. For forty ycuIs
have laborod in this field. Ono of the phases
of my work i'll New England was the cstah.
lishnent of tho Ladies' Seminary at I.oXing.
ton, Mass. My aim was TO illustrate the
Possibilities i'll tho lhy hysicul training Of & rls
during their school life. This institution
became, before left it, tho largcs and most
! successful seminary for young women owne /
, and managed by one pclsDn in our country.
sat down TO dinner every day with family
OF two hundred persons. The rcmarkabl q.
results of this muscle training among girls
were given III my paper pIbliShed III the
/ NOiih american RCCicW of December. lSS:,
. Besides | established the Normal Institute
for l'hysiCAl Training in Boston, ana for ten
years WAS lis PRESIDENT and Manager. DR..
Walter Ihsnnin", pr. Thomas Hosliims, Pro
tC&'Or Leonard and OliorS were among its
teachers, and more than for hundred per-
sons look It's diploma and went ont into all
: parts Of tho lUuL TO teach the new sChoO! of
gymn.'s les. And now the years left TO me
propose ID devote to the magazine which
hlN2 como hero to establish II will he the
largest periodical ever devoted to this field OF
literature, and will present the hundred and
one questions OF hygiene with the simplici1y
of chlld'S talk. 10 this end all So-calcd
learning will be SuhOrllinated. The mQgir-
Hine will be moro or less illustrated, and viii
strvet t. reach high place III the confidence
and hearts OF the people. In few weck>
our first number will appear, and wo shall
fondly hope for 1t Il hearty welcome"
Tho facts above narrated arc indeed most
important. 1t Is gratifying to know that the
lifelong cXl ercncc5 of a gentleman who
stands without le"r in successfully demon
SiratinG the principles of hygiene; whose
heart h.s alWay' been III sympathy with the
alhIctCd and whose brain has over been nc
two i'll planning for their relief arc to b.
given to tho public through the pages of n
magazine. And it IL specially Signiticnut
and prCot positive OF rare merit that pro-
prlctary medicine, even ", In such high stand
lag as Warner - Safe Care Is known to have
should be indOrScd and recommended by n
man so able, so reputable and Of sucn
H"t.onal ronown as DR.. Dio I.C wis.