Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-03-21
A AWOMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
What a Lady of Great Promi-
nence Has to Say About
Her Sex.
(BoSton Globe }

(Boston. Globe
On recent trip by representative
of this paper to the city of Haverhill
Mass, most important incident occur.
red, which cannot fail to be of the
greatest interest to all, and especially
to our lady readers. The newspaper
man met lady q trife past middle age
with luxurious white hair that con-
trasted strikingly with piercing black
eyes, She possessed 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
in its power This lady was Mrs. NJ
w. Wingate Almost from childhood
she has taken a special interest in the
bodily troubles of her sex and has
probably been more successful in re-
lieving suffering and saving lives than
any other woman in America. In
deed, she seems to have been to women
what Florence Nightengale and
Dorothy Dix were to the suffering
soldiers The instances of women who
were in the greatest agony and appar-
emily beyond the reach of human aid,
that she has restored to health and
happiness, are almost innumerable,
and it was only natural that the scribe
should become specially interested and
wish to converse with her more in
detail.
"How long have you been engaged
in the practice of medicine Mrs. Win
gate 2"
"For more than 25 years."
IA long time certainly. How did
you happen to enter the field at that
early day when women in the profess
sions were specially frowned down
upon 2"
II think I must have inherited a
taste from my Father Professor J. c.
Wood, of Harvard college. He was
eminent in the profession, hard work
er and equally earnest in his recreations
He hunted considerably and 1 remem-
ber when only nine years old | used
to dissect the birds and animals he had
killed. I 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 life 2"
IL can hardly say when began, for
can not remember when | did not
read medical literature. You would
scarcely believe it, but was slender
girl aud did not weigh over 100 pounds
but used to sit up night after night
until 2 o'clock in the morning poring
over my studies and never dreaming
of the fight of time. 1t seemed as
though calls for my attendance on the
sick always came unsolicited. / GER
tainly cannot fix the date when l first
began practicing. Of course most of
my patients were women, and the
natural sympaty felt for my sex has
increased during all these years where
l have been brought SO closely in con-
tact with them and have learned to an
ticipate their needs and sympathize
with their sufferings. After the open
ing of the Boston Medical College /
appeared before the faculty; passed ex-
animation and received diploma. /
had practiced for years previous to that
time but thought it desirable to receive
another diploma, which did without
any effort"
"Your experience with the many and
serious diseases of women having been
so extensive must also be valuable ?
Can you give me some facts regarding
them"
81 find that woman seems born to
suffering, and where she avoids il, it
is by reason of some care on her part
or owing to some special renewir gpow-
err 1t is true some women go through
life without unusual suffering, but they
are none the less in danger, for there
are critical periods all along their path
way when the utmost precaution is re-
quired The innumerable complaints
called female weaknesses; the irregu-
larities of lite and changes of the sys-
tenn all indicate the perils hanging
over every woman's career, and which,
unless attended to, may result disas-
trously.
"But is there no way by which
these terrible troubles can be avoid
ed 2"
"That has been the problem for
years. The habits of life and the de-
mands of fashion are clearly at war
with the health of woman. have
been, perhaps, unusually successful
in my treatment of their troubles, but
there have been many cases that SEEM
ed specially stubborn. Irecall one in
particular. / had exhausted all the
usual expedients and the results were
not satisfactory. l become worried
over the case and really did not know
what to do, but finally thought l would
try something out of the usual line.
l had heard a certain remedy recon-
mended very highly and 80 | procured
some and made chemical analysis of
it. / found it was perfectly pure, and
that the ingredients were unusually
valuable. 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 complete cure was the re-
suit. Since then have used 1t con-
stantly in my practice and have cured
every forn of female weakness, as we'll
as displacements, dropsical tumors,
cellu dropsv and all such troubles. 1
have also used it with the best of re-
suits in cases of pregnancy and gesta-
ton. Indeed / have found it of un.
told value and benefit
"Have you any objection to giving
me the name of this remedy of which
you speak 2"
"None, whatever. 1t is Warmers