Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-02
A VETERAN BENEFAcTOR.
His Past Life, Present Plans and What
He Has to Say Upon Subject
That Astonished Him.
Now York Times.

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of unusual endowments, began to mould
public opinion upon q subject of vital
Importance. Like all pioneers, his early
efforts were unsuccessful, but his ability
and the value Of his work soon won
public confidence, and to-day there is
not village or hamlet in the country
that has not been influenced by DR.. Dio
Lewis. When, therefore, it was learned
Yesterday that no contemplated the
establishment of a large magazine IN
this city, the fact was deemed SO I'M
portant that representative OF this pa
per was commissioned to see him and
ascertain the truth of the r,lmor.
DIR. Dio Lewis is n gentleman of sixty
years and two hundred pounds, with
snow-white hair and beard, but prob
ably the most perfect picture OF health
and vigor in the metropolis. He is q
living exponent of his teachings, and
Notwithstanding the amount of work he
has already done, promises still greater
activity for years to come. He received
the interviewer most courteously, and
in reply to a question said:
.lt is true | have come to New York
to establish q monthly magazine. l
went to Boston 25 years ago. Then
Boston was the best platform in the
country from which to speak of educa-
ton. New York has now become most
hospitable TO progI thoughts, and
especially so TO movements on behalf OF
physical training.
II have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American peO-
pie 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 wom-
en-. My new magazine will bear the IL
tie 'Dio Lewis's Monthly and be devo-
ted to Sanitary and Social Science. /
hope through its pages to inaugurate a
new departure in hygiene
"Have you not written several books
on the subjectP'
Eyes, nine volumes, and some of
them like Our Girls, published by the
Harpers, have had an enormous circu-
lation, but the best work of my life |
shall give the world in the new maya
zine. Forty years of skirmishing ought
to conclude with ten years of organized
warfare
"Doctor what is the occasion of this
new interest in health questionsPh
1t has come through suffering, which
seems the only road TO acknowledge.
The stomach, heart, kidneys or liver
fall into trouble, happiness is gone, and
then people give attention to their
health"
(Which of these organs is most fire.
b. int; of -aI
the reporter.
'Within the last few years diseases
of the kidneys have greatly multiplied.
When / was engaged in practice. thirty
five and forty years ago, serious disease
of the kidneys was rare; but now DIS
tressingly frequent and fatal.
ITO what do you attribute this great
increase of kidney troubles?''
ITO the use OF stimulating drinks,
adulterated food and irregular habits OF
life
doctor, have you any confidence in
the remedy of which we hear so much
nowadays. Warmers Safe Curc?''
IL believe in the ounce of prevention,
rather than in n ton of cure.
''But have you noticed the remark
Il have, and confess that they have
puzzled and astonishod me. The COM
mendations of proprietary medicines
usually come from unknown persons
residing in back counties. But see in
our most reputable newspapers the
warmest praise of Warmers Safe
Cure from College Professors,
respectable physicians, and other
persons of high intelligence and
character To thrust such testi-
mony aside may be professional, but it
is unmanly. No physician can forget
that valuable additions to our Mdteria
Medica have sprung from just such
sources. | was so impressed with this
cloud of witnesses that / purchased
some bottles of Warmers Safe Cure at
neighboring drug store, and analysed
one of them to see il it contained any
thing poisonous. Then took three of
the prescribed doses at once, and found
there was nothing injurious in it. / do
not hesitate to say that if found my
kidneys in serious trouble, / should use
this remedy, because of the hopeless
ness of all ordinary treatment, and be-
cause when n hundred intelligent and
reputable persons unite in the state
ment that certain remedy has cured
them of grave malady, | choose to be-
lieve that they speak the truth. :"
"But as you may know, my great in
terest in life lies in prevention. For
forty years have labored in this field.
One of the phases of my work in New
England was the establishment of the
Ladies' seminary at Lexington, Mass.
Ny aim was 10 illustrate the possible
ties in the physical training of girls dur
| ing their school life. This institution be-
came before l left it, the largest and
most successful Seminary for young
women owned and managed by one per-
son i'm our country. l sat down to din
ner every day with family of two hun
| dred persons. The remarkable results
of this muscle training among girls,
were given in my papers published in
| the North american RcrieW of December.
1882.
Besides, / established the Normal
Institute for Physical Training in Bos.
| ton. and for ten years was its President
and Manager. DIR. Walter Charming,
DIR. Thomas Hoskins, Professor 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 to teach the new
school of gymnastics. And now the
| years left 10 me propose to devote to
the magazine which have come here
to 'tablish. twill be the largest period.
ical ever devoted To this field of litera.
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