Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-05
A WOMAN,S EXPERIENCE.
What Lady Of Great Prominence HS
to Say About Her Sex.
boston Globe)

boston Globe
On recent trip by representative of this
paper to the city OF Haverhill, Mass, most
important incident occurred. which can not
fail to be of the greatest interest to all, espe-
cially toourladyreaders The newspaper man
met lady trife past middle age with lux
urlous white hair that contrasted strikingly
with piercing black eyes, She possessed q
straight, full habit. womanly, but command
ing, combined with manners wholly Iady-like,
anu yet pronounced. ANY acute judge OF
human nature could see at once thai he was
II Inc presence OF an unusual personage-One
9estlned to accomplish more than most OF
ner sex, and to exert an influence far reach
ing IN It's power. This lady was Mrs. NJ. w.
Wlngate. Almost from childhood she has
taken special interest in the bodily troubles
OF her sex and has probably been more sue
cesstul IN relieving suffering and saving lives
Inan any other woman in America Indeed,
she seems to have been to women what Flor
ence Nightingale and Dorothy Dix were to
the suffering soldiers. The instances of wo-
men VINO were in the greatest agony and APP
parently beyond the reach of human aid that
she has restored to health and happiness, are
almost 1nnumerable, and it was only natural
that the scribe should become specially in
terested and wish to converse with her more
in detail.
''How long have you been engaged in the
practice OF medicine, Mrs. Wingate!"
For more than twenty-five years"
- a long time certainly. How did you hap
pen TO enter the field at that early day when
women in the professions were specially
frowned down upOng'
~ think must have inherited taste from
my father, Professor J. @. Wood, of Harvard
College. He was eminent in the profession,
hard worker and equally earnest in his rec
ltatlons. He hunted considerably, and l re-
remember when only nine years old used
to dissect the birds and animals he had killed.
felt infatuated with medical science, even
then, andthe infatuation has continued up to
the present time"
And did you begin your studies so early
in life?'
II can hardly say when I began, for can
not remember when 1 did not read medical
Iterat ure. YCuWould scarcely believe it.
but I was a slender girl and did not weigh
over 12O pounds, but l used to sit up night
after night until two O'Clock in the IA orning
porting over my studies and never dreamin e
of the flight of time. 1t seemed as though
calls for my attendance on the sick always
came unsol cited. 1 certainly can not fix the
date when first began practicing. OF course
most OF my patients were women, and the
natural sympathy l felt for nv sex has in
creased during all these years where have
been brought so closely in contact with them
and have learned to anticipate their needs and
sympathize with their sufferings. After the
opening of the Boston Medical College ar
pe4red before the faculty, passed examination
and received diploma. ] had practiced for
years previous to that time but thought it de-
sirable to receive another diploma, which
did without any effOrt.n
''Your experience with the many and seri-
Gus diseases of women having been so extern
sive must also be valuable! Can you give me
some facts regarding themE"
" L find that woman seems born to suffer-
ing, and where she avoids it, it is by reason
of some care on her part or owing to some
special renewing power. 1t is true some
women go through life without unusual suf-
fering, but they are none the less in danger,
there
pathway when the utmost precautiou is re-
CURED. The innumerable complaints called
female weaknesses; the irregularities of life
and changes OF the system all Indicate the
perils which hang over every woman's career,
and which, unless attended to, may result
disastrously."
''But is there no way by which these terri
bic troubles can be avoided!"
''That has been the problem for years. The
habits Of life and the demands OF fashion are
clearly at war with the health Of women.
nave been, perhaps, unusually successful In
my treatment of their troubles, but there
have been many cases that seemed specially
stubborn. recall one in particular. l had
exhausted all the usual eXPedients and the
results were not satisfactory. l became
worried over the case and really did not know
what to do, Lut finally thought would try
something out of the usual line. had heard
a certain remedy recommended very highly
and so l procured some and made chemical
analysis of it. I found it was perfectly pure,
duu IQdG Tie luSTGO16uGS were unusually VaIu-
able. So l began giving it to my patient,
changing it, however, into bottle of my
own. To my great Joy it seemed to have an
almost immediate effect and a complete cure
was the result. Since then l have used it
constantly in my practice and have cured eV-
cry form of female weakness, as well as dis
placements, dropsical tumors, cellu dropsV
and all such troubles. 1 have also used It
with the best of results in cases of pregnancy
and CESSATION. Indeed have found it of I'M
told value and benefit.
Have you any objection to giving me the
name Of this remedy Of which you speak!'
None whatever. 1t is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure. -
''Why, that is a proprietary medicineP'
Certainly, but what OF that4 l have but
one end in view in the treatment of nv
patients, namely-their restoration to health.
In the accomplishment of this end prescribe
what believe to be beneficial, no matter what
the professional consequences may be-"
81 notice in the New York papers that
Doctors Hammond, Agnew and other promi-
nent physicians are taking similar stand,
Mrs. Wingate."
Eyes, and all Independent thinkers in the
profession are bound to do so. am how
brethren as you can see, - and the lady pro-
duced beautiful gold medal mounted in the
form of badge which had been presen ted
her by the medical society," known as the En-
sign of the Humble Family, Of which she is a
prominent member. After examining it close
", the reporter remarked thst the medical
profession eyi ,eatly were proud of what she
had done, as she might well be in the possess
sion of such q medal.
''I am proud of that'' she replied, "and I
was also pleased a short tire since to receive
an offer at large salary to take the profess
Sorship in the new medical college at Walla
Walla, on the Pacific coast. I do not know
how they heard Of me out there, but was
obliged to decline their offer.''
land so, in your experience with the dis
eases of women, you have found success, aud
that Warmers Safe Cure has been q most