The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15
AWoMAN,S EXPERIENCE.
What Lady of Great Prominence Has to
Say About Her Sex.

Say About Her Sex.
On recent trip by a representative OF
this paper to the city of Harverhill, Massa-
chusetts. most important incident oc-
Cured, which cannot fail to be of the great
est interest to all and especially to our
lady readers. The newspaper man met a
lady a trihe past middle age, with luxu-
rious white hair that contrasted strikingly
with her piercing black eyes. She pos
sessed straight, full habit, womanly, but
commanding, combined with manners
wholly lady-like, 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 ac-
complish more than most OF her sex,
and to exert an influence far.reaching III
its power. The lady was Mrs. w. M. Win
gate, Almost from childhood she has
taken a special interest in the bodily
troubles OF her sex, and has probably been
more successful in relieving suffering and
saving lives than any other woman IN
America. Indeed, she seems to have been
TO women what Florence Nightingale and
Dorothy Dix were TO the suffering soldiers.
The install ces of women who were In the
greatest agony, and apparently beyond the
reach of human aid, that she has restored
to health and happiness, are almost innum-
cradle, and il was only natural that the
scribe should become specially Interested,
and wish to converse with her more in de,
tail. :,
the practice OF medicine, Mrs. WingateH
"For more than 70 years"
"a long time certainly. How did you
happen TO enter the field at that early day
when women in the professions were spe-
ciclly frowned down upon2"
al think 1 must have inherited a taste
from my father, Professor J. Y. MOOD, Oh
Harvard college. He was eminent IN the
profession, q hard worker and equally
earnest in his recreations. He hunted con-
siderably, and / remember when only nine
wears old / used to dissect the birds and an
imals he had killed. / felt infatuated with
medical science, even then, and the lnfatu,
alton has continued up 10 the present time;
"And did you begin your stuiy 80 early
~ can hardly say when began, for !
cannot remember when did not read med
ical literature. You would scarcely believe
1 IL. but / was a 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. IL
seemed as though calls for nv attendance
on the sick always came uns'ia'u"d. rer-
tainly cannot Tx the date 49, Il. -
began practicing. VI e9uLse tn 1si
! sympathy felt for my sex has increased
during all these years where ! have been
| brought SO closly in contact with them ana
| have learned to anticipate their needs and
gvmpathize with their sufterings. Aiter
the opening OF the Boston Medical college
/ appeared before the faculty; passed eA,
animation and received a diploma 1 had
practiced for years previous 70 that unlei
but thought it desirable 70 receive another
dipIome. which / did without any effort.
Your experience with the many and
serious diseases of women having been 20
extensive must also be valuable? Can you
give me some facts regarding them"
81 find that women seem born 70 suner-
inc. aod where she avoids it, II IL by reason
Of some care on her part or owing TO some
special renewing power. IL u true some
i vromen 20 through life without unusual
suffering, but they are none the less In dan
ger, for there are critical periods All along
Their uathway when the utmost precautlon
il required. The innumersble complaints
called female weaknesses; the irregularities
Of life and changes Of the system all indl
cste the perils which hang over ever
wOman's career, and which, unless ATTENDED
70. may result disastrously"
aBuf l. there no way By which these Yer
rible troubles can be avoided
'iThat hss been the problem ior ysaIs
Tbe hebits al life ana the demands Of iash
ION are clearly 81 war with the health 2
women. 1 have been. perhaps, unusl ~
successful in my treatment o. thelr rouoie-
huf there have been many cases thst see m e
IeuerinIlv Stubborn ] recall one IN parIicl
: Isr. Rad exhausted al the usual sHpedi
. euts and The results were Dot ssiisiaciorg
. hecarns worried over the ease end rea.l
id not know What % DO. but Hna.li
THOUGHT / would III something Out o. -
4 rsuaI line. had beard q certaln reme1'
! rrcuurnended pery highly and - pc
|, erred sorDs and msde q chernicsl srAlys'
of a. ! iUund Il VS. peri-ctly pure -.
4 sl~f ~ furrrffrr.s re-s uuusnaIly valua
, bIs. - bsznn ririnr \ 20 ny patenl
| rhnrrfnr ~ however, into tcttle 81 n
orru- 10 ny grsat iDI d seensot - nnFe =
: elrnr~t immediate efsct. a11 c0uplet
. curs rns ne result. slncs thsn hsFs ~