The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-24
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
What a Lady OF Great Prominence
Has to Say About Her Sex.

From the Boston Globe.l
On a recent trip of a representative of this
| paper to the city of Haverhill Mass, a most
| important incident occurred, which cannot fail
to be of the greatest interest to all, and especi-
! ally to our lady readers. The newspaper man
| met lady trlfie past middle age with Iuxu-
rious white hair that contrasted strikingly with
! piercing black eyes. She possessed a straight,
| full habit, womanly, but commanding. com
| blned with manners wholly lady-ike. and yet
| pronounced. Any acute judge of human nature
could see at once that he was in the presence of
| an unusual personage-one destined to accom-
| pllsh more than most of her sex, and to exert
an influence far reaching in its power. This
lady was Mrs. NJ SW Wmgate. Almost from
| childhood she has taken special interest IN
| the bodily troubles of her sex and has probably
| been more successful IN relieving suffering and
saving lives than airy other woman in America.
| Indeed, she seems to have been to woman
what Florence Nightingale and Dorothy Dix
were to the suffering soldiers. The instances
| of woman who were Ill the greatest agony and
| apparently beyond the reach of human aid,
! that she has restored to health and happiness,
| are almost innun erabIe and it was only natural
that the scribe should become specially inter
csted 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 Is years"
"A long time certainly How did YOU hap
pen to enter the field at that early day when
women III the profession were specially frowned
down upon?"
Il think | must have inherited a taste from
my father, Professor j. G.. Wood, of Harvard
College. He was eminent in the profession,
hard worker and equa ly earnest in his reCl ca
ton. He hunted considerably and remember
when only nine years old | used to dissect the
birds and animals he bad killed. felt infatu-
ated with medical science even then, and the
lnfatuatlon has continued up 20 the present
time"
'And did you begin your studies SO early in
life?
. can hardly say when l began, for l can
not remember when | did not read medical llt-
eratu'e. You would scarcely believe it, but |
was slender girl and did not weigh over 100
pounds but used TO sit up night after night
until O'Clock IN the morning porting over my
studies and never dreaming of the flight Of
time. 1t seemed as though calls for attend
ance on the SICK always came unsolicited |
certainly cannot fix the date when first began
practlclng- or course most of my patients
were women, and the natural sympathy | felt
for my sex has increased during all these wears
where | have been brought so closely in CON
tact with them and have learned to anticipate
their needs and sympathlZe with their suffer
ings. After the opening of the Boston Medl-
cal 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 serious
diseases of women having been so extensive
must also be valuable? Can you give me some
facts regarding them?"
- | find that woman seems born to suffering
and where she avoids If, it is by reason of
some care on her part or owing to some sic
cal renewing power. 1t Is true some women 90
through life without unusual suffering, but
they are none the lie S III danger, for there are
critical periods all along their pathway when
the utmost precautIon Is required. The in
Vulnerable complaints called female weakness;
the Irregularities of life ard changes Of the
system all indicate the peIis which hang over
every woman's career, and which, unless at
tended TO, may result disas trously."
" But Is there no way by when these terri
be troubles can be avolded!"
= 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 III
my treatment of their troubles, but there have
been many cases that seemed specially stab
born. l recall one in particular. I had ex-
hau-ted all the usual eXpedlents and the re-
suits We're not satisfactory. / became yor-
RED over the case and really did not know
what to do, bus finally thought l would tfy
something out of the usual line. ] bad beard
certain remedy recommended very highly and
so l procured some and made chenlca
analysis of it. / found it was perfectly
pure, and that the ingredients were
unusually valuable. SO | began giving
1t 10 my patient changing it. how
ever, INTO a bottle OF my own. 10 my great
joy it seemed TO have an almost immediate CT
feet and a complete cure was the result. Since
then | have used it constantly in nv practice
and have cured every firm Of female weak
ness, as well as dlspacements, dropsical tu-
mors, cellu dropsy and all such troubles. |
have also used it with the best Of results in
cases OF pregnancy and CESSATION. Indeed /
have found 1t of untold value and benefit.
'Have you any objection to give me the
name Of this remedy of which you speak ?"
"N0ne whatever. IL is Warmers Safe Kid
nev and Liver Cure"
''Why, that is a proprietary medicine ~
Certainly, but what of that? | have but
one end III view i'll the treatment of my patients
namely-them restoration TO health In the
accomplishment of this end prescribe what
believe to be beneficial, no matter what the
professional consequences may be-"
Il noticed in the New York papers that
Doctors Hamilton, Agnew ana other promi-
nent physicians are taking similar stand Mrs
Wmgate"
Eyes, and all Independent thinkers in the
profession are bound to do so. l am. however,
on the best of terms with my professional
brethren a you can see,' and the lady pro-
duced beautiful gold medal mounted IN the
form Of a badge which had been presented her
by the medical society, known as the Ensign of
the Humble Family, of which she is a promi-
nent member. After examining it closely the
reporter remarked that the medical profession
evidently were proud of what she had done, as
she might well be III the possession of such a
medal.
- am proud of that " she replied "and |
was also pleased a short time siuce to receive an
offer at large salary to take the professorsbip
IN the new medical college at Walla Walla, on
the Pacific coast. / DO not know how they
heard Of me out there. but l vas obliged o de-
cline their offer"
''And so, in your experiences with the dis
eases of women, you have found success, and
that Warmers Safe Cure has been a most eff
cient remedy"
"Yes, L have had unusual success and the
remedy of which you speak has been proven of
great benefit. There are, however. some base
limitations of it to be found in the market
these are bad and should be avoided, but the
genuine remedy is one of the very best"
And has not the practice of your profession
injured your health?"
''No, am better now than ever before in
NY 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 L am healthy, as you can see by
looking at me-"
"And may l publish this interview, Mrs.
WiEgate?"
'Yes. If what I have told you should be
the means of assisting any women who may be
suffering, | shall be perfectly willing TO have it
published"
The court (austerely): Prisoner,
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