The bee., 1883-05-05
AWOMAN,S EXPERIENCE.
What Lady Of Gsreat Prominence Has 10
gay About Her Sex.
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What Lady Of Great Prominence Has 70
say About Her Sex
Boston GLOBE.
On a recent trip by representative OF
this paper to the city of Hayerhlll, Mass, q
most important incident occurred, which
cannot fail to be of the greatest interest TO
all, and especially to our lady readers. Inc
newspaper man met lady a tritle PAST
middle age with luxurious white HAIR fhat
contrasted strikingly with piercing black
eyes. She possessed O straight, full habit,
womanly, but commanding, combined with
manners wholly lady-like, and yet pro-
nounced. Any acute Judge of human nature
could see at once that he was In the presence
of an unusual personage-one destined to
accomplish more than most of her sex, and
10 exert an influence far reaching IN lis
power. This lady was Mrs. Nj. w. WlDgate.
Almost from childhood she hls taken a
special interest in the bodily troubles OF her
sex and has probably been more successful
III relieving suffering and saying lives than
any other woman in America. In Iced, she
seems to have been 10 women what Ference
Nightingale and Dorothy Dix were to the
suffering soldiers. The il 8 ances of women
who were in the greatest agony and appar-
emily beyond tie reach of human aid, that
she has restored to Ee1!th and happiness,
are almost innumerGble, and it was only
natural that the scribe should become
spec ally interested and wish to converse with
her more in detail.
"How long have you e9u engaged IN tie
practice of medicine, Mrs. Wlngate!
"For more than twenty-five years."
ga long time, certainly. How did you
happen to enter the field at that early day
when women in the professions were spe-
cially frowned down upon:"
II think / must have inherte a taste from
my father, Professor j. G. Wood, of Har-
ward C, llege. He was eminent in the pro-
fessioD, hard worker and equally earnest in
his reoreations. Fe hunted CO.'S derably.
md remember when only nine years old l
used to dissect the birds an1 animals he had
killed. felt infatuaed with medical science
even then, and the infatuation has continued
up to the present time."
"And did you begin your studies so early
in life ?"
81 can hardly say when began, for can
not remember when did not read medic
literature. You would scarcely teie5e it,
but was slender girl and did no. we gh
over 12) pounds, but used tO sit up night
after night until O'Clock in the morning
poring over my studies and never dreaming
Of the flight of time. 1t seemed as though
calls for my attendance on ths sick always
came unsolicited. | certainly cannot fix the
date when first beg3n pratt clug. OF course
most of my patients were women, and the
natural sympathy l felt for my sex has in
creased during oil these years where | have
been brought so closely in contact with them
and have learned to anticipate their needs
and sympathize with their sulferings-
After the opening of the Bottom Medical
College | appeared before the faculty; passed
examination and received diploma. had
practiced for years previous to that time but
thought it desirable TO receive another dI-
ploma, which did without any effort"
Your experience with the many and SER
ious diseases of women having been so ex-
tensive must also be valuable. Can you
give me some facts regarding them"
I 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
srecial renewing power. 1t is true some
women go through life without unusual suf-
fering, but they are none the less III danger,
for there are critical periods all along their
pathway when the utmost precaution is re-
quired. The innumerable complaints called
female weaknesses; the irregularities of life
and changes of the system all indicate the
peTllS which hang over every wOman's ca
reer, and which, unless attended to, may re-
suit disastrously."
But is there no way by which these ter
rible troubles can be ayoidedi"
"That has been the problem for years.
The habit, of life and the demands of fash
ion are clearly at war with the health of
women. nave Deen, perhaps, unusually
successful in my treatment Of their troubles,
but there have been many cases that seemed
specially stubborn. / recall one in particu-
lar. had exhausted all the usual expedients
and the results were not satisfactory. be-
came worried over the case and really did
not know what to do, but finally thought
would try something ont of the usual line.
had heard certain remedy recommended
very highly and SO | procured some and
made a chemical analysis of it. / found it
was perfectly pure, and th1t the ingredients
were unusually valuable. So began giving
it to my patient, changing it, howeye into
n bottle of my own. To my great 10Y it
seemed to have an almost immediate effect
and complete cure was the result. Since
then l have used it constantly in my practice
and have cured every form of female weak
ness, as we'll as displacements, dropsical tu-
mors, cellu dropsy and al such troubles. I
have also used it with the best results in
cases of pregnancy and CESSATION. Indeed !
have found it of untold value and benefit.
"Have you any objection to giving me
the name of this remedy of which you
speak |"
"None whatevcr. 1t is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure"
''Why, that is apropretary medicine"
Certainly, but what of that / have but
one end in view in tho treatment of my
patients namely-their restoration to health.
In the accomplishment of this end / pre-
scribe what / believe to be beneficial, no
matter what the professional consequences
may be-"