Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-06-19
A VETERAN BENEFACTOR.
HIS PAST LIFE, PRESENT PLANS, AND
WHAT He Has TO SAY UPoS
SUBJECT THAT ASTON
IsIIED HIM.
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public opinion upon subject Of vital i'm.
portance. Like all pioneers, his early ef-
forts were unsuccessful, but his ability
and the value of his work soon won pub
lie confidence, and to-day there is not a
village or hamlet in the country that has
not been influenced by DIR. bio Lewis.
When, therefore, it was learned yester-
bay that he contemplated the establish
ment of large magazine in this city, the
fact was deemed so important that rep
resentative of this paper was commits
stoned to see him and ascertain the truth
Of the rumor.
DR.. Dio Lewis is a gentleman of sixty
years and two hundred pounds, with
snow white hair and beard, but probab-
ly the most perfect picture of health and
vigor in the metropolis. He is living
exponent of his teachings, and not with
standing the amount of work he has al
ready done, promises still greater activity
for years to come. He received the in
teryiewer most courteously, and in reply
to a question said: at is true | have
come to New York to establish month
" magazine. / have come here for the
same reason that | went to Boston %
years ago. Then Boston was the best
platform in the country from which TO
speak of education. New York has now
become mos, hospitable to progressive
thoughts, and especially so to movements
on behalf of physical training.
~ have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people
in this subject. They have come to re-
alize that the future Of our country piv-
OTIS upon our physical vitality, and espec-
tally upon the vigor of our women. My
new ma gazine will bear the title 'Dio
Lewis's Monthly and be devoted to
Sanitary and Social Science. | hope
through its pages to inaugurate NEW
departure in hygiene.
"Have you not written several books
on the subject
"les, nine volumes, and some OF them
like Our Girls published by the Harp
ers. have had an enormous circulation,
but the best work OF my life l shall give
the world in the new magazine. Forty
years of skirmishing ought to conclude
with ten years of organized warfare.
doctor, what is the occasion OF this
new interest in health questions =
at has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to self knowledge.
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.
auently the victim of our errors asked
the Reporter.
within the las, 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"
"To what do you attribute this great
increase of kidney troubles =
ITO the use of stimulating drinks,
adul,erated food and irregular habits of
life"
doctor, have you any confidence in
the remedy of which We hear so much
nowadays, Warmers Safe Cure
Il believe in the ounce of prevention,
rather than a ton of cure"
But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials Of Warmers remedy"
81 have, and confess that they have
puzzled and astonished me, The COM
mendations Of proprietary medicines US
ually come from unknown persons resid-
ing in back counties. But | see in our
most reputable newspapers the warmest
praise Of Warmers safe Cure, from Col.
lege Professors, respectable physicians,
and other persons of high intelligence
and character. To thrust such testimony
aside may be professional, but 1t Is I'M
manly. No physician can forget that
valuable additions to our Materia Nedica
have sprung from just such sources. |
was so impressed with this cloud of wit
nesses tina, | purchased some bottles OF
Warnar's Safe cure at neighooring
drug store, and analysed one of them to
see if it contained anything poisonous.
Then took three Of the prescribed doses
at once, and found there was nothing in
furious in it. | do not hesitate to say
that if | found my kidneys in serious
trouble, | should use this remedy. be-
cause of the hopelessness of all ordinary
tres tment, and because when hundred
intelligent and reputable persons unite IN
the statement that certain remedy has
cured them of grave malady, choose
to believe they speak the truth"
But as you may know, my great In
teres, in life lies in prevention. For
forty years l 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.
Nv aim was to illustrate the possibilities
in the physical training Of girls during
their school life. This institution be-
came before | left it, the largest and
most successful Seminary for young wo-
men owned and managed by one person,
in our country. sat down to dinner
every day with a family of two hundred
persons. The remarkable results of this
muscle training among girls, were given
in my paper published in the North
american Revieiu of December, 1882.
Besides, | established the Normal In
stitute for Physical Training in Boston,