National Republican., 1883-02-23
A woMAN,s ExrER1rNCE.
What Lady of Great Promlncncc Has 20
Say About Her Sex.


important incident occurred, which cannot
fail to be of the greatest interest to all, and
especially to our lady readers. The news
paper man met lady triHe past middle age,
with luxurious white hair that contrasted
strikingly with piercing black eyes. She
possessed q straight, full habit, womanly, but
commanding, combined with manners wholly
ladylike, and yet pronounced. Any acute
judge Of human nature could see at once that
he was in the presence of an unusual person.
age--one destined to accomplish 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 q special interest in tho bodily
troubles of her sex, and has probably been
more successful in relieving suffering and
saving lives than any other woman in America.
Indeed 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
apparently beyond the reach of human aid
that she has restored to health and happiness
are almost innumerable, and II 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. Wingate?"
For more than twenty-five years"
"A long time certainly. How did you hap
pen to enter the field at that early day when
women in the professions were specially
frowned down upon?"
al think / must have inherited taste
from my father, Prof J. c. Wood, of Harvard
college. He was eminent in the profession,
q hard worker, and equally earnest in his
rccrcations. He hunted considerably, and /
remember when only 8 years old used TO
dissect the birds and animals he had killed.
/ felt infatuated with medical science even
then, and the infatuation has continued up to
the present time"
And did you begin your studies so carly
| in life?"
"I can hardly say when began, for / can
not remember when did not read medical
| literature. You would scarcely believe 1t,
but / was n slender girl, and did not weigh
over 100 pounds but l used TO sit up night
after night until 2 o'clock in the morning
pOring over my studies and never dreaming
Of the flight of time. II seemed as though
calls for my attendance OH the sick always
| came unsolicited. L certainly cannot fix the
date when 1 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 have
been brought so closely in contact with them,
and have learned to anticipate their needs
and sympathze with their sufferngs. After
the opening of the Boston Medical college /
appeared before the faculty, passed examina-
tion, and received adiploma. had practiced
for years previous to that time, but thought II
desirable to receive another diploma, which /
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 thom?"
" j find that woman seems born TO suffer
ing, and where she avoids il IL is by reason Of
some care on her part or owing to some
special renewing power. 1t is true some wo-
men go through life without unusual suffer-
ing, but they are mono the less in danger, for
there are critical periods all along their path
way when the utmost prccaution Is required.
The innumerable complaints called female
weaknesses the irregularities of life and
changes Of the system all indicate the perls
which hang over every woman's career, and
which, unless attended to, may result disas-
trously."
But is there no way by which these ter
rible troubles can be avoided?"
THAT has been the problem for years. The
, habits of life and the demands of fashion arc
clearly at war with the health of women.
have been, perhaps, unusually successful in
my treatment of their troubles, but there
, have been many cases that seemed specially
stubborn. j recall one in particular. i had ex
, haustcd all the usual eXpedients and the re
suits were not satisfactory. l became worried
over the case and really did not know wha
:: to do, but finally thought ] would try some
lnlHR Oul VI lllc uSuul lluc. Huu HCNTu
certain remedy recommended very highly
and so procured some and made q chemica
analysis of it. l found it was perfectly pure
> and that the ingredients were unusuall,
!, valuable. SO began giving it to my patient
- changing it, however, into bottle Of m,
own. To my great joy it seemed to have al
l. almost immediate effect and u complete cur
Is was the result. Since then / have used /
= constantly in my practice, and have cure'
I" " every form of female weakness, rs well q
II displacements, drOpSical tumors, cellu dropsy
J. and all such troubles. / have also used
q with the best of results in eases of pregnanc
q and CESSATION. Indeed / have found it Q
- untold value and benefit.
y Have you any objection to giving me tn
name Of this remedy of which you speak ?"
"None whatever. 1t is Warmers Safe Kid
y noy and Liver Cure"
!, "Why, that is proprietary medicine"
" Certainly, but what of that? j have bu
20 one end in view in the treatment of my pa
% tients, namely, their restoration to healtf
= In the accomplishment of the end, prescrib
y what / believe to he beneficial no matte
= what the professional consequences may be-"
y notice in the New York papers that DIR
n Hammond, Agnew, and other prominent ply
'f sicians are taking similar stand, Mrs. Wiz
"a gate"
~ Yes, and all Independent thinkers in I'll
w profession are bound to do 80. am, howeve
- on the best of terms with my profession;
~ brethren, as you can see" and the lady PR
~ ~ duced n beautiful gold medal mounted in IL
50 form of q badge which had been presente
g her by the medical society, known as the FL
u sign of the Humble Family, of which she
~ prominent member. After examining
IA closely, the reporter remarked that the med
~ cal profession evidently were proud of whi
she had done, as she might well be in the po
session of such q medal.
u. 81 am proud of that" she replied, and
~ xpa also nlnasad n Gbnrt fip,n IN
ny an offer at large salary to take the profe
GE Walla, on the Pacific coast i do not kno
'er how they heard of me out there, but W
oyS Obliged to decline their offer"
he "And so in your experience with tl
or diseases of women you have found succe'
n, and that Warmers Safe Cure has been mo
IN efficient remedy"
W "Yes, have had unusual success and b
remedy of which you speak has been Prov
of great benefit. There are, however, sor
~ base limitations of it to be found in the ma
ket these are bad and should be avoided, b
the genuine remedy Is one of the very best
" And has not the practice Of your prof,
sion injured your health"
mo- am better now than ever before
my life. froze my limbs last winter VIII
riding one cold night to sec q patient, ~
was obliged to remain indoors for over t'
months. Otherwise am healthy, as you C
see by looking at me-"
"And may publish this interview, NJ
Wingatep
"Yes. If what / have told you should
iha mpans nf ASSISTING any woman Uhn m