The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-30
VETERAN BRSgFAgTUR.
his Pact u8ge Present Plans, and whaa
JIe Has 20 say Upon a subject
That .istonis,ied Him. .. . M

were unsuccessful, but his ability aud the
value of his work soon won public CONT
dence, and to-day tlieiefs not village OF
hamlet in the country that has not been in
fluenced by DR.. Dio Lewis. when, there
fore, it was learned yesterday that he CON
templated the establishment Of a large
magazine in this city, the fact was deemed
so important that representative Of this
paper was commissioned TO see him and as
certain the truth Of the r1imor.
DR.. Die. Lewis is 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 Notwithstanding the amount
of work he has already done, promises stiIl
greater activity for years to come. He re-
ceived the interviewer most courteously,
and in reply 10 a question said:
" It Is true ! have come to New York to
establish a monthly magazine. l have
come here for the same reason that / went
to Boston twenty-five years ago. Then
Boston was the best platform In tle cOun-
try from which TO speak OF education.
New York has now become most hospita-
bic TO progressive thoughts, and especially
so to movements on behalf of physical
training,
AZ have reason to know the great and
abiding interest Of the American people
in this subject. They have come to realize
that the future of our country pivots upon
our physical vitality, and especially upon
the vIgor OF our women. My new maya
zine will bear the title Dio Lewis's
Monthly and be devoted TO Sanitary and
Social Science. hope through it's pages
to inaugurate a new departure in hy-
giene."
Have you not written several books on
the subjectP'
" Yes, nine volumes, and some of them
like Our Girls published by the Har-
pers, have had an enormous circulation,
but the best work of my life | shall give
the world in the new magazine Forty
years of diminishing ought to conclude
with ten years of organized warfare"
doctor, what is the occasion of this new
interest in health ques ionsp'
IL has come through suffering, which
seems the only road 20 self knowledge. The
stomach, heart, kidneys or liver fall into
trouble, happiness is gone, and then peo-
pie give attention to their health"
Which of these organs is mostfrequent-
~ the victim of our errorsp asked the Re-
porter.
Within the last few years diseases of
the kidneys have greatly multiplied. When
was engaged in practice, thirty-iye and
forty years ago, serious disease OF the kid
neys was rare; but now distressngly fire.
quent and fatal"
:" To what do you attribute this great in
crease of kidney troublesW
To the use Of stimulating drinks, adult
terated food andirregular habits or life.'
| remedy OF which we hear so much now-a-
| days, Warmers Safe CureY"
" believe in the ounce Of prevention,
rather than in ton of cure"
" But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warmers remedyp'
~ have, and confess that they have puz
zled and astonished me. The commenda-
! tions of proprietary medicines usually
come from unknown persons residing in
back counties. But | see in our most repu-
table fine - fnf
Warmers Safe Cure from College Profess
ors, respectable physicians, and OtheT per-
sons of high intelligence and character
To thrust such testimony aside may be
professional, but it is unmanly. No ply
stefan can forget that valuable additions to
our lHdterid Medicd have sprung from Just
such sources. / was so impressed with
| this cloud of witnesses that purchased
some bottles of Warmers Safe Cure at a
/ neghboring drug store and analysed one
/ of them 70 see il it contained anyt ing poi
| sonous. Then took threeOf the prescribed
doses at once, and found there was nothing
| injurious in it. l do not hesitate to say
| that If / found my kidneys IN serious
| trouble, should use this remedy, because
/ of the hopelessness Of all ordinary treat
/ nlent, and because when n hundred iutelli-
! gent and reputable persons unite in the
/ statement that certain remedy has cured
! them of grave malady, choose to be-
] 1teye that they speak the truth.
| "But as you may know, my great inter
| est in life lies in prevention. For forty
! years l have labored in this field. One Of
/ the phases of my work in New England
was the establishment of the Ladies' sem
/ mary at Lexington, Mass. Ny aim was to
illustrate the possibilities in the physical
| training of girls during tseir school life.
! This institution became, before left IL, tho
| largest and most successful Seminary foI
| young women, owned and managed by one
/ person, in our country. ] sat down to dim
ner every day with family of two hun
bred persons. The remarkable results Of
| this muscle training among girls were
given in my paper published in the North
/ american ReUiel1 of December, ISL
Besides, l established tue Normal Insti-
tute for Physical Training in Boston, and
| for ten years was Us President and Man
| ager. DR.. Walter Claiming, DR.. Thomas
Hoskins, Prof. Leonard and others were
| among its teachers, and more than four
hundred persons took its diploma and went
out into all parts of the land 10 teanh tho
new school of gymnastics. And now the
years left to me l propose TO devote TO the
| magazine which have como here TO e5tab-
| lish. II will be the largest periodical ever
devoted to this field OF literature, ana will
| present the hundred and one questions Of
| hygiene with the simplicity OF a Oh IDS
talk. To this end al SO collaborating viii
| be subOrdinated. The MAJ azine viii be
more or less illustrated, ana W II strive to
reach a high place in the confidence and
| hearts of che people. In few weeks our
first number win appear, and we shall
Iondly hope for il a hearty welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed most
important 1t is gratifying 70 know that
tne life long experiences of y gentleman
who stands without peer in successfully
demonstrating the principles OF hygiene;
wDose heart has always been IN sympathy
with the afflicted, and whose brain has ever
been active in planning for their relief, are
10 be given to the public through the pages
OF a magazine. Aud it is specially signifi-
| cant and proof positive OF rnre norit that