The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-06
.AvETERANBE

"a vETERANBENEFACT \
His Past Idfe, Present Plans, ana
What He Hasito Say Upon a Sub.
ject That AstOnished Him.
New York Times.
Nearly fcrty,years ago ayoung man, Of
unusual endowments, began to mould
public opinion upon subject of vital
importance. Like all pioneers, his early
efforts were unsuccessful, but his ability
and the value Of his work soon won pub.
lie confidence, AMI to-day there is not
village or hamlet in the country that has
not been influenced by DR.. Dio Lewis.
When, therefore. it was learned yester-
day that he contemplated the establish
ment of alarge magazine in this city, the
fact was deemed SO important that rep
resentative of this paper was commits
stoned to see him and ascertain the
truth OF the rumor.
DR.. Dio Lewis is gentleman of sixty
years and two hundred pounds, with
snow-whito hair and beard. but probably
the most perfect picture of health and
vigor in the metropolis. He is living
exponent of his teachings, and notwith-
standing the amount of work he.has al
ready done, promises still greater activ-
ity fol. years to come. He received the
interviewer most courteously, and in re-
ply to question said:
1t is true have come to New York
to establish monthly mag azine. ]
have come here for the same reason
that went to Boston Is years ago.
Then Boston was the best platform in
the country from which to speak of ed
pcation. New York has now become
most hospitable to progressive thoughts,
tnd especially so to movements on be-
half of physical training.
II have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people
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
''Dlo Lewis's Monthly" and be devoted
to Sanitary and Social Science. I hope
through its pages to inaugurate anew de-
parture in hygiene"
Have you not written several books
on the subject"
eyes, nine volumes, and some ofthem
like "Our Girls" published by the Har-
pers, have had an enormous circulation,
but the best work of my life I shall give
the world in the new magazine. Forty
years of skirmishing ought to con-
cuae with ten years of organized war
fare"
doctor, what is the occasion of this
new interest in health questions?"
SIT has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to selfknowledge.
cfn o..h ~ L. ri, Ill
into trouble, happiness is gone, and then
people Civ, attention to their health"
(Which of these organs is most fire.
quentiy the victim of our errors?' asked
the reporter.
within the last few years diseases of
the kidneys have greatly multiplied.
When ! was engaged in practice, thirty.
hve and forty years ago, serious disease of
the kidneys was rare; but now Distress
ingly frequentand fatal"
ITO what do you attribute this great in
crease OF kidney troubles?"
80 the use discriminating drinks, adul-
terated food and irregular habits fife"
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 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 1 see in our most re-
putable newspapers the warmest praise
Of Warmers Safe Cure from College Pro-
fessors, respectable physicians, and 9TH
er persons of high intelligence and char
acter., To thrust such testimony aside
may be professional, but it is unmanlv,
No physician can forget that valuable ad-
ditions to our Materia Medica have
sprung from just such sources. was so
Impressed with this cloud of witnesses
that purchased some bottles of Warm
er's Safe Cure alta neighboring drug store,
and analysed one of them to see if it con-
tanned anything poisonous. Then took
three of the prescribed doses at once, and
found there was nothing injurious in it.
do not hesitate to say that if found my
kidneys in serious trouble, l should use
this remedy, because of the hopelessness
OF all ordinary treatment, and because
when hundred intelligent and reputa-
Die persons unite in the statement that
certain remedy las cured them of
great malady, I choose to believe that
they speak the truth.
But as you may know, my. great in
terest in live lies in proven ton. For
forty years I have labored in this field.
One of the phases of my work in New
England was the establishment of the
Ladies seminary at Lexington, Mas.
My aim was to illustrate the possibilities
in the physical training of girls during
their school life. This institution became
before l left it, the largest and mo st sue
cessiul Seminary for young women own
ed and managed by one person, in our
country. l sat down to dinner eyery
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, I established the Normal In.
stitute for Physical Training in Boston,
and for ten years was its president and
manager. DR.. Walter Charming, DR..
Thomas Hoskins, Professor Leonard, and
others were among its teachers, and
more than four hundred persons took
It's diploma and went out into all parts
OF the land to teach the new schools of
me I propose to devote to the
which l have come here
to establish. It will be the largest
periodical ever devoted to this field of it,
erature, and will present the hundred
and one questions of hygiene with the
simplicity ola 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 a high
place in the confidence and hearts of the |
people. Ina few weeks. our first number
will appear, land we shall londly hope for
it hearty welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed |
most important. 1t is gratifying to know
that the life long experiences of a
pentlam0n who stands wifi ho,,t q nonr =,