Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-23
A wonAN.s EXPERIENCE.
What Lady Of Great Prominence Has to
Say About Fer Sex.

Ga recent trip by representative OF this
paper TO the city OF Haverhiil, Mass, most
important incident occurred, which cannot
fail to be Of the greatest interest to all, and
especially to our lady readers. The news
paper man met lady trifs past middle
age, wish luxurious white hair that con-
trsstsd stTikingly with piercing black eyes.
She possessed straight, fun habit. wcmanly,
but Commanding, combined with manners
wholly lady-like, and yet pronounced. Any
acute Judge Of human nature could see at
oace that he was IN she presence Of an una
susl personage-one destined TO accomplish
more than most of hsr sex. ard to exert an
influence far reaching in It's power. This
lady wzs Bfrs. NJ W. Wingase. Aim ST
! from ctidhcod she has taken special inter.
est in TIE bodily troubles OF hec sex, and
has probably been more successful Ia rsliev.
ing suffering ard saving lives than ny other
woman in America. Indeed, che IS ems to
| have beea to wousn Whas Flsrsnee Nighsin.
| gale aud Dorothy DIX were 70 the futfering
! soldiers the inttsness Of gomsr who were
! ia tae greatest agony and sp3arsgs,y beyond
the reach Of human aid. taas she has restored
! 70 health aad Happiness, are almost innumer.
abb, and it Was euly natural that the scribe
should 0seome specially interested and wish
| to converse with her mors in detail
How long have you been engaged in the
practice Of medicine. Mrs. Wingate ~
For more than % years..
| GA long tine certainly. How did you
happen to enter the field at that early day,
when women in the professions were specially
frowned down upon?n
81 think l must have inherited a TASTE
| from my father, Professar J. G. Wood, Of
Harvard Collsge. He was eminent in the
! profession. q hard worker, and equally earnest
| in his recreations. He hunted considerably.
| and l remember when only years old I used
to dissecs tie birds and animals he had killed.
| l felt infatuated with medical science, even
| then, and the iasatuation hiss continued up TO
the present time"
And did you bsgin your studies SO early
in life?'
81 can hardly ssy when 1 began, for can
not remember when I did not read medical
literature. You would scarcely believe is,
| but YVES slender girl, and did not weigh
over 100 pounds, but | used to sit up night
after night until o'clock il the morning por-
ing over my studies, and never dreaming Of
the fight of time. 1t seemed as though calls
for my ateeEda nce on the sick always came
unsolicited. l certainly cannot fix the date
when 1 frat began practioing. OF course,
most OF my patients we're women, and the
natural sympathy felt for my seq has in.
creased during all these years where have
been brought so closely in contact with them
and have lsarned 70 anticipate their needs
and sympathizs with thsir sufferings. After
the opening of the Boston Medical College I
appssre3 before the faculty passed examine.
ton and received 8 diploma. l had practiced
for years previous to that time, bus thought it
desirable TO receive another dip'oma, which l
did without any effort"
"You- experience with the many and neri-
Gus diseases of woman having been 50 extern
. l. L..
soms facts regarding themp
" [ find that woman seenas born to suffer.
ing, and where she avoids it i5 is by rsason
Of come care on her part OF owing to some
special renewing power. IL is true come
women go through life without unusual suf-
Eering, but they are none the less in dsnger,
for there are critical periods sll along their
pathway when the utmost pgechution is 70.
ouired. The innumersble complaints called
female weaknesses, the Irregularities of life
and changes of the system sll indicate the
perlls which hang over every womau's career,
and which, unless attended to, may result
disastrously."
But is there no way by which these terri
bic troubles can be avoided? %
"That mas been the problem for years.
The habits Of life and the demands of fashion
are clearly ct war with the health of women.
have been perhsps unusually successful in
my treatment Of their troubles, but there
have been many cases that seemed specially
stubborn. recall one in particular. had
exhausted all the usual expedients and the
! results were not satisfactory. I became
worried over the case and really did not knew
what to do, but faally thought I would try
something out of the usual line. had heard
a certain remedy recommended very highly.
and so l procured some and made a chemical
analysis of it. l found it was perfectly pure
and that the ingredients were unusually val
liable. So began giving it to my patient,
| changing it, 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. Sincs then l have used it
constantly in my practices and have cured
every form Of female weakness, rs well as dis
| placements, drepsical tumors, cellu dropsy
and all such troubles. [ have also used il
with the best Of results in cases OF pregnancy
and CESSATION. Indeed | have found it OF
untold value and benefit"
"Have you any objections to giving me IL e
name Of this remedy OF which you speak,"
None whatever. It is Warmers SAFE
| Kidney and Liver Cure"
| Why, that is proprietary medicinel'
Certainly but what of that? I have
but one end in view in the treatment of my
| patients--namelY, their restoration to health.
/
scribe what believe to be beneficial, no mat
ter what the professional consequences may
be-"
ST notice in the New York papers that
Doctors Hammond, Agnew and other prom
inent physicians are taking similar stand,
Mrs. Wingste."
"Yes, and all independent thinkers in the
profession are bound to do 30. l am, however,
on the best Of terms with my professional
/ hrat - LODI
duced beautiful gold medal 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 " hich she is
prominent member. After examining it
closely, the reporter remarked that tbs medi-
cal profession evidently were proud of what
she had done, as she might well be in the pos
session Of such medal.
81 am proud of that, she replied, "and I
was also pleased, short time sincs TO receive
an offer at a large sslary TO take the profes-
sorship in the new medical college at Walla
! Walls, on the Pacific coast. do NOT know
how they heard of me out there, bat was
obliged TO decline their offsr."
And SO, in your experience with She dis
| eases Of women. you have found success, and
that Warmers Safe Care has been 3 most eff
fcisnt remedy"
"Yes, have had unusual success, and the
remedy Of which you SPEAK has been proven
of great benefit There are, however, some
bass limitations of it to be found In the mar
ket. These are bad, and should be avoided,
but the genuine remedy is. one OF the very
best
g. Ard has net the practice of POUR pro-
fession injured your health p
. No, am better now than ever before in
my life. frozs my limbs last winter while
riding one cold light to see patient, and was
obliged TO remain Indoors for over two months.
Otherwise l am healthy, as you can sea by
looking at me-"
:" Aad may publish this interview, Mrs.
Wipaate%
" Yes. If what have told you should be
the means Of assisting any women who may
be suffering, I shall be perfectly willing to
have it published"