The Brookhaven leader., 1883-04-05
WOMANS EXPERIENCE.
what . Lady of Crest Prominence has
to Say About Her Sex
boston Gobe)

On recent trip by a representative OF This
paIer TO the city Of Hsverhill, Mass, most
import mt Incident occurred, which can not
fail 10 be of the greatest interest 10 all, espe-
cially to our lady readers The newspaper man
/ met a lady . tribe past middle age with lux
urious white hair that eontrasted striNingly
with piercing black eyeI She possessed a
| straight full habit, womanly, but command
ing, combined with manners wholly lady-iike,
I and yet pronounced Any acute judge OF
huuaa nature could see at once that ne was
| in the presence Of an unusual person. gone
! destined to accomplish more than most OF
her sex, aud to exert an influence far reach
ing in its power. his lady was Mrs VI. w.
/ Wing tie. Almost from childhood she has
taken a special interest In the bodily troubles
Of her sex and has problbly bees more sue
/ cessful In relieving suffering and saving lives
! than any other woman In America Indeed,
/ she seems to have been to women what Flor
! ence Nightingale and Dorothy Dix were to
/ the suffering soldiers. The instances Of wo-
! men who were in the greatest agony an APP
! parenty beyond the reach of human aid that
she has restored to health aud happiness, are
almost innumerable, and II 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. Wingatem
/ "For 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 uposW
/ ~ think must have Inherited a taste from
my father, Professor J. G. Wood, of HAIRY I'd
/ College. He was eminent in the profession,
! hard worker and equally earnest In his rec
/ itations. lie hunted considerably, and | re-
remember when only nine years old used
to dissect the birds and animals he had killed
! felt infatuated with medical science, even
then, and the infatuation has continued up to
the present time"
And did you begin your studies so early
In lifeP' ID.
II can hardly say when began, for can
not remember when ! did not read medical
literature Ycuwuuld scarcely believe it.
but was slender girl and did not weigh
over 100 pounds, but / used to sit up night
after night until two o'clock in the orning
portng over my studies and never dreaming
of the fl ght OF time. 1t seemed as though
calls for ny attendance on the sick always
came uHsol cited certainly can not fix the
d tie when first began practicing. OF course
/ most Of my patients were women, and the
/ natural sympathy l felt for nv sex has in
creased during all these years where have
| been brought so 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 ap-
| pc red before the faculty, passed examination
| and received d. onIa. ] had practiced for
years previous to that time but thought II de-
sirable to receive another diploma, which
did without any effort"
! "Your experience With the many and serl-
Gus diseases of women having been SO extern
| sive must a'so be valu blel Can you give me
some facts regard & them"
~ find tn It woman seems born to suffer-
! ing, AMI where she avoids 1t, 1t 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 sur
! fering, but they are none the less in danger,
/ for there are .tical periods all along their
! pathway when the utmost precautien Is re-
| CURED The innumerahle complaints called
| 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."
but is there no way by which these terri
| bic troubles can be avoidedp
| 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. recall one in particular. l had
exhausted all the usual eX edients and the
results were not satisfactory. / beca me
worried over the case and really did not know
what to dc, | ut finally thought / would try
something out of the usual line. had hesrd
a certain remedy recommended very highly
and so procured some and made chemical
analysis of it. / foun it was Perfectly pure,
and that the ingredients were unusually valu-
able. So ! began giving it to my patient,
changing 1t, however, into a bottle of my
own. To my great Joy it seemed to have an
almost Immediate effect and a complete cure
was the result. Since then i have used II
constantly in my practice and have cured ev.
cry form of female weakness, as we'll as dis
placements, drops cal tuinors, cellu dropsy
and all such troubles. / b I'VE also used II
with the best Of results in cases Of pregnancy
and CESSATION. Indeed have found 1t of un-
told value and benefit.
"Have you any objection to giving me the
name of this remedy of which you speaks"
None whatever. Il is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure.
why, that is proprietary medicine!''
'Certainly, but what Of thati | have but
one end in view in the treatment OF my
patients, nanely-their restoration to he Attn
In the accomplishment OF this end prescribe
whatl believe be beneficial, no matter what
the professional consequent es may be-"
II notice in the New York papers that
Doctors Hammond, Agnew ami other proml-
nent physicians are taking a similar st and,
Mrs. Wingate."
Eyes, and all independent thinkers 10 the
profession are bound to do so. am how
ever, ON the best OF terms with my professions
brethren as you can see, and the lady pro
duced be iutiful gold me lal mounted in the
form OF badge which had been presented
her by the medical society, known as the En-
sign of the Humble Family, of which she is a
Irominent member. A ter examining it close
| ly, the reporter remarked tn { the medical
profession eyi emily were proud Of what she
had done, as she might well be in the posses.
sion of such a meCisl. '-7
al am proud of tn 1t" she replied, "and !
was also pleased short II since to receive
an offer at large salary to take the profess
sorsh,p IN the new medical college at Walls
Walla, on the Pacific coast. 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
eases OF women, you have found success, and
that Warmers Safe Cure has been a most
efficient remel\?"
"Yes, have had unusual success and the
remedy of which you speak has been proven
of great benefit. There are, however, some
base limitations of 1t 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 healthi" ...-. Il
mo, am better now than ever before IN
my life. froze my limbs last Winter, while
riding one cold night to see a patient, and
was obliged to remain indoors for over two
months Otherwise / am healthy, as you can
) ,,,' And may publish this interview Mrs
) Eyes. II what have told you should be
the me ans Of assts ting any women who may
be suffering, | sha be perfectly willing to
have it published" 81 -
could ye lind me the loan of pipe and