The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-12
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
What Lady of Great Prominence Has to
Say About Her Sex.

Boston Globe.
On recent trip by a representative OF this
paper to the city Of Haverhill, Mass a most i'm
| portant incident occurred, which cannot fail to
be OF the greatest interest to ALL and especially
10 our lady readers. The newspaper man met a
! lady a trife past middle age with luxurious
white hair that contrasted strikingly with pierre
ing black eyes She possessed straight, full
habit, womanly, but commanding combined
with manners wholly lady-like, and yet pro-
! nounced. Any acute judge of humae nature
| could see at once that he was in the presence OF
| an unusual persuflage -One destined TO accom-
pllsh more than most of her sex, and to exert an
| influence far reaching in it's power. This lady
| was Mrs. NJ. W. Wiugate. Almost from child
| hood she has taken a special interest in the
| 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
VINO were In the greatest agony and apparently
I beyond the reach of human aid, that she has
| stored to health and happiness, almost in
Vulnerable, and 1t 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 prac-
| tice of medicine Mrs. Wingate9"
"For more than twenty-five years"
"A long time certainly. How did Won happen
| TO enter the field at that early day when women
In the professions were specially frowned down
! upOu7"
az think must have inherited a taste from my
| j. y.
lege: He was eminent in the profession, hard
worker and equally 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 infatuated with
medical science, even then, and the lnfatuation
| has continued up to the present time"
| And did you begin your studies so early in
| lifel"
81 can hardly say when began, for cannot
remember when did not read medical htera-
| ture. You would scarcely believe it, but was a
slender girl and did not weigh over 100 pounds,
| but | used to sit up night after night until
| O'Clock in the morning porting over my studies
| and never dreaming of the flight of time. 1t
seemed as though calls for my attendance on the
| sick always came unsolicited. / certainly can
not 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 in
creased during all these years where / have been
brought so closely In contact with them and
have learned to anticipase their needs and sym
pathize with their suiferlngs. After the opening
| of the Boston Medical College appeared before
| the faculty, passed examination and received
| diploma. had practiced for years previous to
that time, but thought it desirable receive an
| other diploma, which did without any effort"
"Your experience with the many and serious
diseases of women having been extensive
must also be valuable. Can you give me some
! facts regarding them2"
81 find that woman seems born to suffering
| and whore she avoids 1t, it Is by reason of some
care on her part owing to some special renew
| ing power. 1t is true some women go through
life without unusual suffering, but they none
the less in danger, for there critical periods
all along their pathway when the utmost pre-
=
plants called female weaknesses, the irregulari-
ties of life and changes of the stem, all indica
the perils which hang over every wOman's
career, and which, unless attended TO, may re-
suit disastrously."
"But is there no way by which these terrible
troubles can be avoded2'
s'That has been the problem for years. The
habits of life and the demands of fashion are
clearly at war with the health of women.
have been perhaps, unusually successful in my
| treatment Of their troubles, but there have been
many eases that seemed specially stubborn. I
| recall one In particular. had exhausted all the
usual expedients, and the results were not salts
| factory L became worried over the case and
really did not know what to do, but finally
thought would try something out of the usual
line. had heard "A certain remedy recommended
very highly, and so 1 procured some and
| made a chemical analysis of it. 1 found
il was perfectly pure, and that the in
| gradients were unusually valuable. So
| began giving it to my patient, changing IT.,
10Y it seemed to navo an almost i'm oiiate efant
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 tumors, cellu
dropsy, and all such troubles. nave also used
IL with the best OF results in cases of pregnancy
| and CESSATION. Indeed, | have found it of untold
| value and benefit"
"Haye you any objection to giving me the
name of this remedy of which you speaka"
"None whatever. II is Warmers Safe Kidney
| and Liver Cure"
Certainly, but what OF that2 have but one
end in view in the treatment OF my patients,
namely-thelr restoration TO health. In the &C
compllshment Of this end prescribe what be-
leve to be beneficial, no matter what the profes.
sional consequences may be-"
''I notice in the New York papers thai Doctors
| Hammond, Agnew, and other prominent physi-
Lcians are taking similar stand, Mrs. Wingate :"
ayes, and all Independent thinkers in the pro-
fessiOn are bound to do so. / am, however, on
the best of terms with my professional brethren
as yon can see," and the lady produced beauti-
full gold medal mounted in the form of a badge
| which had been presented her by the medical
society known the Ensign of the Humble
Family, of which she is prominent member.
After examining it closely, the reporter remarked
that the medical profession evidently We're
proud of what she had done, as she might well
be, in the possession of such medal.
az am proud of that" she replied, and 1 was
also pleased a short time since TO receive an Of
fer at "a large salary to take the prOfessOrship in
| the new medical college at Walla Walla, on the
| Pacific coast. I do not know how they heard OF
me out there, but was Obliged TO decline their
| offer"
''And So in your experience with the diseases
| of women, you have found success, and that
Warmers Safe Cure has been a most efficient
remedy"
eyes, I have had unusual success and the
remedy of which you speak has been proven of
great benefit. There are, however, some base
limitations of it to be found in the market; these
are bad, and should be avoided, but the genuine
remedy is one of the very hest"
.'And has not the practice of your profession
injured your health2"
mo, am better now than ever before In my
life. I froze my limbs last winter, while riding
one cold night to see a patient, and was obliged
to remain indoors for over two months. Other
wise am healthy, as you can seepy looking at
me-"
''And may publish this interview, hrs Win
YES If what have told you should be the
| means of assisting any women who may he suf-
| fering, shall be perfectly willing 20 have it
| published
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