Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-07-05

His Past Life. Present Plans, and What
He Has no Say Upon Subject
That sAstoMished Him. l.
(TetC York Tinea.)


That Astonished Him.
tNe,u York Times)
Nearly forty years ago young man, Of
unusual endowments, began to mold pub
lie opinion upon subject of vital impor-
lance. Like all pioneers, his early efforts
were unsuccessful, but his ability and the
value of his work soon won public conf
dence, and to-day there is not village or
hamlet in the country that has not been in
f1uenced by DIR. Dio Lewis. When, there
fore, it was learned yesterday that he con-
templated the establishment of a large
magazine in this city, the fact was deemed
SO important that a representative of this
paper was commissioned to see him and as
certain the truth of the rumor.
DIR. Dio. Lewis is a 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 living exponent of his
teachings, and notwiths standing the amount
of work he has already done, promises still
greater activity for years to come. He re-
ceived the interviewer most courteously,
and in reply to a question said: .
I" 1t is true l have come to New York to
establish a monthly magazine. / have
come here for the same reason that went
to Boston twenty-f years ago. Then
Boston was the best platform in the scoun-
try from which to speak of. education.
New York has now become most hospita-s
BILE to progressive thoughts, and especially
so to movements on behalf of physical
training. -
81 have reason to know the great and
abiding interest of the American people
In this subject. they have come to realize
that the future of our country pivots upon
our physical vitality, and especially upon
zine viii bear the title aDio Lewis's
Monthly and be devoted to Sanitary and
Social Science. I hope through its pages
to inaugurate new departure in n.y.
giene." e
"Have- you not written several books on
the subject?" ~
Yes, nine volumes, and some of them
like Our Girls published by the Har-
pers, have had an enormous circulation,
but the best work of my life shall give
the world in the new magazine. Forty
years of skirmishing ought to conclude
with ten years of organized warfare"
doctor, what is the occasion of this new
interest in health questions"
!" 1t has come through suffering, which
seems the only road to self knowledge. The
stomach, heart, kidneys or liver fall into
trouble, happiness is gone, and then peo-
pie give attention to their health"
(which of these organs is most frequent
ly the victim of our errors:" asked the Re-
porter:
the kidneys have greatly multiplied. When
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forty years ago, serious disease of the kid
neys was rare; but now distressingly fire.
quent and fatal"
"To what do you attribute this great in
crease of kidney troubles"'
To the use of stimulating drinl ), adul-
terated food and irregular habits OF life."'
doctor, have you any confidence in the
remedy of which we hear SO much now-a-
days, Warmers Safe Cure?"
IL believe in the ounce of prevention,
rather than in a ton of t,Ilrp.3 -
But have you noticed the remarkable
testimonials of Warmers remedy"
81 have, and confess that they have puz-
zled and astonished me. The commenda-
tons of proprietary medicines usually
come from unknown persons residing in
back counties. But see in our most repu-
table newspapers the warmest praise of
Warmers Safe Cure from College Profess
ors, respectable physicians, and other per-
sons of high intelligence and character.
TO thrust such testimony aside may be
| professional, but it is unmanly. No ply
stefan can forget that valuable additions to
our Mdterid Medicd have sprung from just
such sources. / was SO impressed with
this cloud of witnesses that purchased
some bottles of Warmers Safe Cure at a
neighboring drug store and analysed one
of them to see if it contained anything poi
sonous. Then took threeof the prescribed
doses at once, and found there was nothing
injurious in it. l do not hesitate to say
that if I found my kidneys in serious
trouble, should use this remedy, because
of the hopelessness of all ordinary treat
ment, and because when a hundred intelli-
gent and reputable persons unite in the
statement that certain remedy has cured
them of a grave malady, choose to be-
leve that they speak the truth.
But as you may know, my great inter-
est in life lies in prevention. For forty
years I have 1abored in this field. One of
the phases of my work in New England
was the establishment of the Ladies' Sem
mary 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 most successful Seminary for
young women, owned and managed by one
person, in our country. I sat down to din
dred persons. The remarkable results of
this muscle training among girls were
given in my paper published in the North
american RcuSeac of December, 1882.
besides, established the Normal Insti.
tute for Physical Training in Boston, and
for ten years was its President and Man.
ager. DR.. Walter Claiming, DR.. Thomas
Hoskins, Prof. Leonard and others were
among it's teachers, and more than four
hundred persons took its diploma and went
out into all parts of the land to teach the
new school of gymnastics. And now the
years left to me | propose to devote to the
magazine which have come here to estab-
1ish. 1t will be the largest periodical ever
devoted to this field of literature, and viii
present the hundred and one questions Of
hygiene with the simplicity of child's
talk. To this end all so-called learning will
be subordinated. The magazine will be
more OF, less illustrated, and will strive to
reach q high place in. the confidence ana
hearts of the people. In a few weeks our
first number will appear, and we shall
fondly hope fer it a hearty Welcome"
The facts above narrated are indeed most
important. 1t is gratifying to know that
the life long experiences of gentleman
who stands without peer in successfully
demonstrating the principles of hygiene;
whose heart has always been in sympathy
with the afflicted and whose brain has ever
been active in planning for their relief, are
to be given to the public through the pages
of a magazine. And iii specially signifi-
cant and proof positive Of rare merit that
a proprietary medicine,~e with such
high standing as Warmers Safe Cure>is
known to have, should be Endorsed and re-
commended by a man SO able, SO reputable
and of such national renowH as DR.. Dio
Lewis. ~