Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-31
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
What q Lady of Great Prominence Has
to Say About Her Sex.
(Boston GlObe)

On a recent trip by a representative of this
paper to the city of Haverhl II, Mass, a most
import Mt incident occurred. which can not
1all to be of the greatest interest to all, espe-
cially oourladyreaders. The newspaper man
met a lady a trite past middle age with lux
urious white hair that contrasteu strikingly
with piercing black eyes. She possessed q
straight, full habit, womanly, but command
ing, combined with manners wholly Iady-iike,
anu yet pronounced. Any acute judge OF
human nature could see at once tina: he was
IN the presence of an unusual personagc-one
destined to accomplish more than most OF
her sex, and to exert an influence far reach
ing in its power. This lady was Mrs. NJ. w.
Wing ,tc. Almost from childhood she has
OF her sex and has probably been more sue
cessful in relieving suffering and saving lives
imam any other woman in America. Indeed,
she seems to have been to women what Flor
ence N~ightengale and Dorothy Dix were tc
the suffering soldiers. The inst noes of wo.
men who were in the greatest agony and APP
pareiltiy beyond the reach of human aid. that
she mas restored to health and happiness, are
almost lnnumerab!c, and it was only natural
that the scribe should become specially in
teresteu and wish to converse with her more
in detail,
"How long have you been engaged in the
practice OF medicine, Mrs. Wingate!"
For more than twenty-five years."
IA AohS IllllS CClbdluly. HOW Ulu you Hip
pen to enter the field at that early day when
women in the professions were specially
frowned down upona"
II think / must have inherited a taste from
my father, Professor j. Z. Wood, of Harvard
College. He was eminent in the profession,
a hard worker and equally earnest in his rec
ltations. He hunted considerably, and l re-
remember when only nine years old l used
to dissect the birds and animals he had killed.
1elt infatuated with medical science, even
then. and fhA infafr,okinr hos oortin,,o1 ,,~ -
the present time"
in lifel"
II can hardly say when 1 began, for I can
literal ure. Youwould scarcely believe it,
out l was a slender girl and did not weigh
over l2O pounds, but l used to sit up night
after night until two O'Clock in the IA orning
porting over my studies and never dreaming
OF the flight of time. 1t seemed as though
calls for L y attendance on the sick always
came unsol cited. certainly can not fix the
date when l first began practicing. OF course
most OF my patients were women, and the
natural sympathy l felt for my sex has in
been brought so closely in contact with them
and have learned to anticipate their needs and
sympathize with their s%ufferings. After the
opening of the Boston Medical College l APP
pe. red before the faculty, passed examination
and received a diploma. ] had practiced for
years previous to that time but thought it de-
sirable to receive another diploma, which I
did without any effort"
Your experience with the many and seri-
GUS diseases of women having been so extern
sive must also be valuable? Can you give me
some facts regarding them"
~ find tn t woman seems born to suffer-
ing, and where she avoids it, it 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 suf-
tering, but they are none the less in danger,
for there are critical periods all along their
pathway when the utmost precaution Is re-
CURED. The innumerahle complaints called
female weaknesses; the Irregularities of life
and changes OF the system all indicate the
perils which hang over every woman's career,
and which, unless attended to, may result
d~isastrously."
But is there no way by which these terri
bic troubles can be avoided!'
"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. l
have been, perhaps, unusually successful In
my treatment of their troubles, but there
have been many cases that seemed specially
stubborn. lrecall one in particular. | had
exhausted all the usual expcdients and the
results were not satisfactory. l became
worried over the case and really did not know
what to do, Lut finally thought l would try
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 we're unusually valu-
able. so l 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 Il complete cure
was the result. Since then ! have used it
constantly in my practice and have cured ev-
cry form of female weakness, as we'll as dis
placements, drops.cal tumors, cellu dropsy
and all such troubles. I have also used It
with the best of results in cases of pregnancy
and CESSATION. Indeed I have found it of I'M
told value and benefit.
name OF this remedy Of which you speak!"
"None whatever. It is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure"
why, that is a proprietary medicine!"
Certainly, but what of that? have but
one end i'll view in the treatment OF my
patients, namely-their restoration to health.
In the accomplishment of this end l prescribe
what l believe to be beneficial, no matter what
the professional consequences may be-"
II notice in the New York papers that
Doctors Hammond, Agnew and other promi-
nent physicians are taking a similar stand,
Mrs. Wingate.'
"Yes, and all independent thinkers in the
profession are bound to do so. am, how
Il brethren as you can see" aud the lady pro-
duced a be utlful gold medal mounted in the
form of u badge which had been presented
her by the medical society, known as the En-
Sign OF the humble FaInlly, OF which she is q
prominent member. A, ter examining it close
lN, the reporter remarked that the medical
profession evidently were proud of what she
had doAe, as she might we'll be in the posses
sion of such a medal.
81 ain proud of tn It" she replied, san I
was also pleased a short tin e since to receive
an offer at a large salary to take the profess
sorship in the new medical college at Walla
Walla, on the Pacific coast. l do not know
how they heard of me out there, but I was
obliged to decline their offer"
"An1 SO, in your experience with the dis
eases OF women, you have found success, and
that Warmers Safe Cure has been a most
efficient relnedy?"
"Yes, l have had unusual success and tine
remedy of which you speak has been proven
of great benefit. There are, however, some
base limitations of it to be found in the mar
ket; these are bad and should he avoided, but
the genu ne remedy is one of the very best"
"And has not the practice of your profess
sion injured your health?"
"No, l 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 1 am healthy, as you can
see by looking at me-"
And may 1 publish this interview, Mrs.
Wingate2"
eyes. If what I have told you should be
the means of assisting any women who may
be suffering, ! shall be perfectly willing to