Morris tribune., 1883-07-07
A VETERAN BENEFAoToR.
His Past Life, Present Plans, and
What He Has co Say Upon Sub
tect That Astonished Him.

Importance. Like all pioneers, his early
efforts were unsuccessful, but his ability
and the value of his work soon won pub
lie confidence, and to-day there is not 6
village or hamlet in the country that has
not been influenced by DIR. Dio Lewis.
When, therefore, 1t was learned yester.
day that he contemplated the establish
ment of large magazine in this city, the
fact was deemed 80 important that rep.
resentative of this paper was commits
stoned to see him and ascertain the
truth of the rumor.
DIR. Dio Lewis is gentleman of sixty
years and two hundred pounds, with
snow-white hair and beard, but probably
| the most perfect picture of health and
vigor in the metropolis. He is a living
exponent of his teachings, and notwith.
standing the amount of work he has al
ready done, promises still greater activ-
ity for years to come. He received the
interviewer most cOurteously, and in re-
ply to question said:
| at is true l have come to New York
TO establish monthly mag azine.
have come here for the same reason
| that | went to Boston rs years ago.
|
| the country from which to speak of ed
ucation. New York has now become
most hospitaDle TO progressive thoughts,
and especially so to movements on be-
half of physical training.
81 have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people
in this subject. They have come to re-
alize that the future of our country
pivots upon our physical vitality, and
especially upon the vigor of our women.
My new magazine will bear the title
"Dio Lewis's Monthly" and be devoted
to Sanitary and Social Science. l hope
through its pages to inaugurate new de-
parture in hygiene"
"Ilave you not written several books
on the subject"
eyes, nine volumes, and some ofthem
like sour Girls" published by the Har-
pers, have had ali enormous circulation,
but the best work of my life shall give
the world in the new magazine. Forty
years Of skirmishing ought to, con-
clude with ten years Of organized war
fare"
doctor, what is the occasion of this
new interest in health quesions?"
cit has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to self knowledge.
The stomach, heart, kidneys or liver fall
into trouble, happinessis gone, and then
people give attention to their health"
(which of these organs is most fire.
quently the victim of our errors2'' asked
the reporter.
"Within the last few years diseases of
the kidneys have greatly multiplied.
When I was engaged in practice, thirty
five and forty years ago, serious disease Of
the kidneys was rare; but now Distress
inglv frequent and fatal"
''To what do you attribute this great in
crease oil kidney troubles?"
ITO the use of discriminating 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 Curep"
II believe in the ounce of prevention,
rather than in a ton of cure"
''But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warners's remedy"
~ have land confess that they have puz-
zled and astonished me. The common
dations of proprietary medicines usually
come from unknown persons residing in
back counties. But see i'll our most re-
putable newspapers the warmest praise
Of Warmers Safe Cure from College Pro-
fessors, respectable physiclans, and 9TH
er persons of high intelligence and char
acter. To thrust such testimony aside
may be professional, but it is unmanly.
No physician can forget that valuable ad-
ditions to our Materia Medica have
sprung from just such sources. I was so
impressed with this cloud of witnesses
that I purchased some bottles of Warm
er's Safe Cure at neighboring drug store,
onh ono ly1nH ono of fbapn IN GOO Is n CON.
tanned anything poisonous. Then took
three of the prescribed doses at once, and
found there was nothing injurious in 1t.
do not hesitate to say that if found my
kidneys in serious trouble, I should use
this remedy, because of the hopelessness
of all ordinary treatment, and because
when hundred intelligent and reputa-
BILE persons unite in the statement that
a certain remedy has cured them of
great malady, | choose to believe that
they speak the truth.
"But as you may know, my great in
terest in live lies in prevention. For
forty years have labored IN this field.
One of the phases of my work in New
England was the establishment OF, the
Ladies' seminary at Lexington, Mass.
My aim was to illustrate the possibilities
in the physical training of girls during
their school life. This institution became
before | left it, the largest and mo st sue
cessful Seminary for young women own
ed and managed by one person, in our
country. | sat down to dinner every
day with family of two hundred per-
sons. The remarkable results of this
muscle training among girls, were given
in my paper published in the North
American Review of December, 1882.
"Besides, / established the Normal In
stitute for Physical Training IN Boston,
and for ten years was its president and
manager. DIR. Walter Charming, DIR,
Thomas Hoskins, Professor Leonard, and
others were among its teachers, and
more than four hundred persons took
lis diploma and went out into all parts
of the land to teach the new schools of
gymnastics. And now the years left to
me l propose to devote to the
magazine which I have come here
to establish. 1t will be the largest
periodical ever devoted to this field of lit
erature, 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 magazine will be more or less illus
trated, and will strive to reach high
place in the confidence and hearts of the
people. Ina few weeks, our first number
will appear, and we shall !ondly hope for
it "a hearty welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed
most important. 1t is gratifying to know
that the life long experiences Of a
gentleman who stands without peer in
successfully demonstrating the princi-
Piles of hygiene; whose heart has
always been in sympathy with
the afflicted, and whose brain has
ever been active in planning for their re-
lief, are to be given to the public through
the pages of a magazine. And it is spec
tally significant and proof positive. OF
rare merit that a proprietary medicine,
even with such high standing as War
ner's Safe Cure is known to have should
be endorsed and recommended by a
man so able, so reputable and Of such
~. II