The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-11

From The Chicago Timcs-Herald
LYDIA l.. Plnkham, who is widely known
by the benign face in the celebrated patent
medicine advertisement, Is not, as many
people suppose myth. To this fact there
IS no stronger eVidence than her son,
Charles Fl. finkham. whom The Tines
Herald reporter mad the pleasure OF inter-
viewing today.
Lydia Pinkham's personality has probably
never been described in any of the publi-
cations Illuminated by her kindly portrait,
but that she was living force in the world
was a positive fact.
Charles II. Pinkham passed through Chi
caSo the other day on mis- way TO spend d.
vacation in the west To a representative
OF Tho Times Herald he spoke feelngly Of
MS mother and the painful impression that
prevails IN some quarters Is 10 her It5n-
existence.
OF course" said Mr. Pinkham. the
nefc ldcd is absurd To mo. ner son. who
knew her to De- the kindeSt sweetest. gen
tlest mother in the world She was all
her portrait speaks her 70 he. and her
whole life was given IN TO doing all the
good she could ian this weary world.
SIMPLE LIFE AND SYMPATHETIC.
Her life was simple and her heart full
o. sympathy ami tender feeling After tho
business grew with almost miracIious ia
pidlty, she devoted her entire time To it,, or
at least To that branch Of n which related
Ia correspondence with women seeking her
advice, and her pleasure was ia thar duty.
] am proud 10 say that my mother was nor
myth, aud that there was moi . drop Of
SolfshneSs in her makeup"
Mrs Elnkuam was unique among the
makers OF proprietary medicines She vas
the first 40 print her portrait in her ad-
vertlsemcnts, ami that face has seldom
failed 10 warm the heart Of any one g1hO
has seen It. NJ HInknam carried p0--
trait OF his mother in his inside pocket. IL
enough.
lydia Estes-rhat was her maiden name
was born Ia Lynn. Mass. and before her
marriage she taught school in tho little
yankee town. Tier parents were Quaker.
and IL was In that simple fraternity she
u mes
HUSBAND Gas = successful real estate man
and poss FSasl considerable wealth. There
Were toCF children. tWo OF wh0m-Charlcs
IT, Pinkham and Aroline Chase Pinkhara-
survive. ana who now own the business
equally.
Mrs. Pinkham had for years brcwcd tho
compound mat now bears bcr name on
her kitchen stove and had given II aua-
To her neiShb0rs. When the panic OF 1913
came NJ. finkham, senior. lost his fortune
II was while the family Wcr. In straitened
circumstances that one day Two ladies
Grove % the Plnkn2r residence and aSkei
Mrs. Pinkham 10 sell some 81 her already
famous compound This fact suggested
the bright idea If making tie medicine iu
quantities and offering il for sale. Wnaz
followed every newspaper reader knows.
She insisted on carrying on her own CORE
daughter-ia-Iaw. Mrs Charles H. Pink
ham, and she soon came 10 be- regarded as
= public benetacto-. This title she de-
served in ample measure
When she died sh" hequearHed her place
al the head 81 the business 10 ner daughter.
who TODAY. with years of rie8cr and
study, and nv the aid OF corps OF assist
ants, personals attends 10 The Grcat mass
OF CORES pondence that flows IN anG oDt
Of the biz concern i'm Lynn. and THAI bond
OF confidence 50 thoroughly established ha-
tween Lydia r. Pinkham AMI the wome1
Of America. whereby thew were enabled ~
talk freely Of their private illness 20 a wo-
man. has never been broken.
Il has been The ann Of this great w0-
mans children 10 carry on the work begun
by tho mother = tne same spirit OF kind
ness that cHara tered her whole life.
Lydia +. Pinkham = more than dis
penser or medicine. She is q fact in his
tory.