Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
4 WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
What a Lady of Great Prominence Has
to Say About Her Sex.
{ lBoston Glo5e) j !.

straight, full habit, womanly, but command
ing, combined with manners wholly lady-iike,
and yet pronounced Amy acute judge Of
human nature could see at once that he was
IL the presence of All unusual pers on. ge-one
destined to accomplish more than most of
| her sex, and to exert an influence far reach
ing in its power. This lady was Mrs. NJ. w.
NIngate. Almost from childhood she has
taken sreciiI Interest in the bodily troubles
OF her sex and has probably beef more sue
cessfui III relieving suffering and saving lives
than any other woman in America Indeed,
she seams to have been to women what Flor
ence Nlghtengale and Dorothy Dix were to
the suffering soldiers. The insta noes of wo-
men who were in the greatest agony and APP
parently beyond the reach of human aid that
she has restored to health aud happiness, are
almost Innulnerab.e, and it. Was only natural
that the scribe should become specially in
terested aud wish to converse with her more
in detail.
..'How long have you been engaged in the
practice of medicine, Mrs. Wingate!" :
or more tn: n 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 upon!'
II think | must have inherited taste from
my father, Professor j. Z. Wood, of Harvard
College. He was eminent in the profession,
hard worker and equally earnest in his rec
itations. He hunted considerably and I re-
remember when only nine years old used
to dssect the birds and animals he had killed.
l felt infatuated with medical science, even
then, and the infatuation has continued up to
the present time"
in lifes'
II can hardly say when I began, for I can
not remember when l did not read medical
literal ure. Ycuwould scarcely believe it,
but | was a slender girl and did not weigh
over 100 pounds, but l used to sit up night
after night until two O'Clock in the ornIns
porng over my studies and never dreamin g
u a O ht thDIIUh
calls for ny attendance on the sick always
came unsol cited. ! certainly can not fix the
date when first began practicing. OF course
most of my patients were women, and the
natural sympathy I felt for nv sex has in
creased during all these years where l have
been brought 50 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 l APP
pc red before the faculty, passed examination
and received a diploma. ] had practiced for
years previous to that time but thought it de-
sirable to receive another diploma, which
did without any effort" sssE
Your experience with the many aud seri-
Gus diseases of women having been SO extern
sive must also be valu bic? Can you give me
some facts regarding them!"
Sc 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 sut-
ferine, but they are none the less in danger,
for there are critical periods all along their
pathway when the utmost preeautiou is re-
CURED The innumerahle complaints ed
female weaknesses; the irregularities of: life
and changes of the system all ind cate the
perils which hang over every woman's career,
and which, unless attended to, may result
disastrOusly." J.
"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.
have been, perhaps, unusually successful In
my treatment of their troubles, but there
have been many cases that seemed specially
stubborn. l recall one in particular l had
exhausted all the usual exredients and the
results were not satisfactory. became
worried over the case and really dill not know
what to do, ut finally thought l would try
something OUT of the usual line. | had heard
a certain remedy recommended very highly
and SO | procured some and made a chemical
analyst. of it. l found it was Perfectly pure,
aud that the ingredients 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 4 com. lete cure
was the result. Since then I have used it
constantly IN my practice and have cured ev-
cry form of female weakness, as we'll as dis
placements, drops cal tumors. cellu dropsy
and all such troubles. | h I'VE also used it
with the best OF results in cases of pregnancy
ard CESSATION. Indeed / have found it Of I'M
told value and benefit. y
Have you any objection'to giving me the
name OF this remedy of which You : eak!"
None whatever. 1t is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cura' rt-s=sy.F
Why. that is a proprietary medicineG'
''Certainly, but what Of that! have but
one end III view in the Treatment O. my
patients, nauelv-their restoration to health
In the accomplishment of this end prescribe
what believe to be beneficial, IL matter what
the Irofes -1onal consequent es may be-"
ira in tba Na,x N,,i- hat
Doctors hammond, Agnew and other promi-
nent physicians are taking similar stand.
Mrs. Nlngate."
Eyes, and all independent thinkers in the
profession are bound to do so. | am how
ever. on the best OF terms with my protest. Jn-
i brethren As you can see, " and the lady pro-
duced be sut.tul gold me al mounted in the
form of Il badge which had been prese t ed
her by the medical society, known the En-
sign of tne Humble Family, of which she is a
prominent member. a ter examining it close
ly, the reporter remarked tn the med Cal
profession eyi fe,itly We're proud of what she
had done, as she might well be IN the possess
sion Of such a medal,
81 am proud OF thit' she replied, "and
was also pleased short tt e since to receive
an offer at a large salary to take the profess
sofshfp in the new medical college at Walia
Walla, on the Pacific coast. l do not know
how they heard Of me out there, but / was
obliged to decline their Offer
"And so, in your experience with the dis
that Warmers Safe Cure has been most
efficient remeiy!" ~ -
Eyes, have had unusual success and tine
remedy of which you speak has been proven
of great benefit. There are however, some
base limitations of it to be found in the mar
ket; these are bad and should he avoided, but
the genuine remedy is one of the very best"
''And has not the practice of your profess
sion injured your health?" f1.F ~
mo, l am better now than ever before in
my life. froze my limbs last Winter while
riding one cold night to see patient, and
was obliged to remain indoors for over two
months. Otherwise / am healthy, as you can
see by looking at me.' E.H
And may 1 publish this interview, Mrs.
Wingate?'' F- T..
eyes. If what have told you should be
the means of assisting any women who may
be suffering, l shall be perfectly willing to
have it published" To-
''Couid We lind me the loan of pipe and
tobaeky.' said Pat; II have matchn
HMY skin arfich has been c2,y..sd 7c;fh sc1l,y