Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-05
A W0MAS'S EXPERIENCE.
What a Ladi of Great Prominence
Has to say About Her Sex.
lloston GIobe.l

this paper to tie city of Haverhill, Mass,
a most important incident occurred.
which cannot TAIL to be of the greatest
interest TO all, and especially to our lady
readers. The Newspaper man met lady
trifie past middle age with luxurious
white hair tat contrasted strikingly
with piercingblack eyes. She possessed
n straight, full habit, womanly, but COM
handing, combined with manners wholly
iady-hke, AMI yet pronounced. Any
acute judge q human nature could see
at once that lie was in the presence of
an unusual pGsonage-one destined to
accomplish m're than most of her sex.
and to exert al influence far reaching
in its power. This lady was Mrs. NJ. W.
Wingate. Almost from childhood she
has taken special interest in the bodily
troubles of hersex and has probably been
more successful in relieving suffering and
saving lives tan any other woman in
America. Inleed, she seems to have
been to womel what Florence Nighten-
gale and Dorothy Dix were to the suffer
ing soldiers. The instances of women
who were in the greatest agony and
apparently berond the reach of human
aid, that she las restored to health and
happiness, arealmost innumerable, and
it was only na5ural that the scribe should
become specially interested and wish to
converse withher more in detail
How longhave you been engaged in
the practice o. medicine, Mrs. Wingate?"
For more than 20 years."
"a long time certainly. How did you
happen to enter the field at that early day
when women in the professions were
specially frowned down upon?"
81 think | must have inherited a taste
from my father Professor J. c. Wood
of Harvard college. He was eminent in
the profession, a hard worker and equal
ly earnest in his recreations. He hunted
considerably and / remember when only
nine years old used to dissect the birds
and animals he had killed. felt infat-
uated with medical science, even then
and the infatuation has continued up to
the present time"
"And did you begin your studies SC
early in Gfe?"
Il can hardly say wnen began, TOR
cannot remember when | did not read
medical literature You would scarcely
believe it, but was slender girl and did
not weigh over 100 pounds, but used to
st up night after night until 2 o'clock in
the morning, porng over my studies and
never dreaming of the flight of time.
1t seemed as though calls for my attend
ance on the sick always came unsolicited
certainly cannot fix the date when |
first began practicing. Of course most
Of my patients were women, and the
natural sympathy felt for my sex has
increased during all these years where l
have been brought so closely in contact
with them, and have learned to antici-
pete their needs and sympathize with
their sufferings After the opening of
the Boston medical college I appeared
before the faculty; passed examination
aid received diploma. I had practic-
ed for years previous to that time but
thought it desinble to receive another
diploma, which did without any effort"
your experience with the many and
serious diseases O women having been
so extensive mustalso be valuable ? Can
you give me ONE facts regarding
them?"
81 find that woman seems born to suf-
fering, and whee she avoids it, it is
by reason of some care on her part or
owing to some pecial renewing pow
er. 1t is true some women go
through life without unusual suffering.
but they are nonethe less in danger, for
there are critical priods all along their
pathway when the utmost precaution is
required. The insumerable complaints
called female weaknesses; the irregular
tiles of life and clanges of the system
all indicate the peils which hang over
every woman's caPer, and which unless
promptly attendedto, may result disas-
trously."
"But is there n way by which thea
terrible troubles en- be avoided ?"
"That has been ihe problem for years.
The habits of life and the demands of
-sshion are clealy at war with the
health of women. have been perhaps,
unusually successful in my treatment of
their troubles, butthere have been many
cases that seemedespecially stubborn. [
recall one in particular. had exhausted
all the usual expalients and the results
were not satisfactory. l became worried
over the case AMI really did not know
what to do, but finally thought l would
Try something on, of the usual line. I
had heard certain remedy recommend
eded very highly and so I procured
some and made chemical analysis of
il. I found thatit was perfectly pure.
and that the ingredients were unusually
valuable 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 a complete cure was the
result. Since then ] have used it
constantly in my practice and have
cured every form of female weakness,
as well as dispacements, dropsical tu-
mors, cellu dropsy and all such troubles.
| have also used it with the best of re-
suits in cases of pregnancy and gesta-
ton. Indeed, I have found it of untold
value and benefit"
Have you any objection to giving me
the name of this remedy of which you
speak"
None whatevel. 1t is Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure"
why, that is aproprietary medicine~
Certainly, but what of that? l have
but one end in view in the treatment of
my patients namely-their restoration to
health. In the accomplishment of this
end prescribe what I believe to be ben
eficial, no matter what the professional
consequences may be-"
81 notice in the New York papers that
Doctors Hammond, Angew and other
prominent physicians are taking sim
liar stand Mrs Wingate."
1eS, ana al independent thinkers IN
the professionare bound to do so. I am,
however, on the best of terms with my
professional brthren as You can see," and
the lady produced a beautiful gold medal
mounted in tie form of a badge which
had been presented her by the medical So
cietv known as the Ensign of the Humble
Family, OF wnch she IS prominent
member. After examining it closely
the reporter remarked that the medical
profession evidently were proud of what