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Nearly forty years ago a young man, or
unusual endowments, began to mold public
opinion upon q subject of vital importance.
like all pioneers, his early efforts were un-
successful, but his ability and the value OF
his work soon won public confidence, and
to-day there is not q village or hamlet In the
country that has not been Influenced by DR..
bio Lewis. When, therefore, 1t was learned
yesterday that he contemplated the establish
ment of a large magazine In this city, the
fact was deemed so important that q repre-
sentative of this paper was commissioned to
see him and ascertain the truth OF the rumor.
DR.. Dio Lewis is q gentleman OF sixty years
and two hundred pounds, with snow-whlte
hair and beard, but probably the most per-
feet picture of health and vigor in the me-
t~ropolis. He is q living exponent OF his
teachings, and Notwithstanding the amount
of work he has already done, promises still
greater activity for years to come. he re-
ceiyed the interviewer most courteously, and
in reply to a question said:
at is true I have come to New York to
establish a monthly magazine. I have come
here for the same reason that went to Boston
twenty-five years ago. Then Boston was the
best platform in the country from which to
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come most hospitable to progressive thoughts
and especially so to movements on behalf OF
physical training.
81 have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people in
this subject. They have come to realize that
the future of our country pivots upon our
physical vitality, and especially upon the
vigor of our women. Mynew magazine will
bear the title 'Dio Lewis Monthly and be
devoted to Sanitary and Social Science. I
hope through its pages to %inaugurate a new
departure in hygiene"
the subject"
eyes, nine volumes, and some of them like
Our Girls published by the Harpers, have
q IN enormous circulation, but the best
work of my life I 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
give attention to their health"
(Which of these organs is most frequently
the victim of our errors?" asked the reporter.
"Within the last few years diseases of the
kidneys have greatly multiplied. When l
was engaged in practice, thirty-fve and forty
years ago, serious disease of the kidneys was
rare; but now distressingly frequent and
fatal"
ITO what do you attribute this great in
crease of kidney troubles"
ITO the uie of stimulating drinks, adul-
terated food and irregular habits of %life.".,
"Doctor, have you any confidence IN the
remedy of which we hear so much nowadays,
Warmers Safe Cure?"
II believe in the ounce of prevention,
rather than in a ton of cure"
"But have You noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warmers remedy?"
~ have, and confess that they have puz-
Zled and astonishedm me. The concentrations
of proprietary medicines usually come from
unknown persons residing in back counties.
But l see in our most reputable newspapers
the warmest praise of Warmers Safe Cure
from College Professors, respectable physl.
| clans, and other persons of high intelligence
and character. To thrust such testimony
aside may be professional, but it is unmanly.
No physician can forget that valuable addl-
tions to our Materia Medica have sprungfrom
just such sources. I was so impressed with
this cloud of witnesses that I purchased some
tottles of Warmers Safe Cure at a neighbor-
ing drug store, and analysed one of them to
see if it contained anything poisonous. Then
I took three of the prescribed doses at once,
and found there was nothing injurious in it.
I do not hesitate to say that if I found my
kidneys i'll serious trouble, I should use this
remedy, because Of the hopelessness of all
ordinary treatment, and because when a
hundred intelligent reputable persons unite
in the statement that q certain remedy has
cured them of a grave malady, l choose 10
| Ial;ayo that fhou croo1 tho frufh
But as you may know, my great interest
in life lies in prevention. For forty years ]
have labored in this field. One of the phases
of my work in New England was the estab-
| lishment of the Ladies' Seminary at Lexing-
ton, Mass. My aim was to illustrate the
possibilities in the physical training of girls
| during their school life. This institution
became, before I left it, the largest and most
successful seminary for young women owned
and managed by one person in,our country.
I sat down to dinner every day with a family
of two hundred persons. The remarkable
results of thif muscle training among girls
| North American Rerie,o of December, 1882.
| Besides I established the Normal Institute
for Physical Training in Boston, and for ten
| years was its President and Manager. DR..
| Walter Claiming, DR.. Thomas Hoskins, Pro.
fessor Leonard and others were among its
| teachers, and more than four hundred per-
sons took its diploma and went out into all
parts of the land to teach the new school OF
gymnastics. And nov the years left to me
propose to devote to the magazine which
have come here to establish. It will be the
largest periodical ever devoted to this field OF
literature, and will present the hundred and
one questions of hygiene with the simplicity
| of a child's talk. To this end all so-called
learning will be subordinated. The maya.
zine will be more or less illustrated, and will
strive to reach a high place in the confidence
and hearts of the people. In q few weeks
our first number will appear, and we shall
fondly hope for it a hearty welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed most
important. 1t is gratifying to know that the
lifelong experiences of q gentleman who
| stands without a peer in successfully demon.
strating the principles of hygiene; whose
heart has always been in sympathy with the
afflicted, and whose brain has ever been &C.
tive in planning for their relief, are to be
given to the public through the pages of a
magazine. And it is specially significant
and proof positive of rare merit that a pro-
plietary medicine, even with such high stand.
ing as Warmers Safe Cure is known to have,
should be Endorsed and recommended by a
man so able, 80 reputable and of such
national renown as DR.. Dio Lewis.