New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
"REGINA FIT NJ. d."
opr1,GAL's QUEEN QUALITIES foH
PRACTICE AS a PHYSICIAN.

"" - tho first woman of royal birth who
ton u ',-oa tho distinction of adding the let
"As n n 10 the Regina that follows her
" After a couple Of years or nara ana seri-
.rdx nursued under disadvantages or no
,,,arv character, since every moment OF
.,.s time is supposed to belong to the ma
ard 70 be taken up by the manifold duties
-,.,r,ng &c her lofty station, she mas just
p.oaded in passing with flying colors the dil-
-. examination which entities her TO prac-
~, os q physician Empresses. queens ana
..-,.oosses Of the blood have on many occasions
.,.,,rgushed themselves in connection with the
s,,g Of the sick and wounded, as well as
-, tho organization and management or nos
,s. but Marie Amelie, the daughter or the
-. connie de Paris. is the first lady born 10
~. ,rrple to become actually a fuli-hedgea
doctor Of medicine.
TN occurrence is Of considerable importance
,ho feminine world. In the first place, it has
ss-,.ed 70 sweep away all obstacles that have
~,u NOW been raised by the Portuguese au-
-,.,os state municipal and mcdical-against
~. admission of women to the practice Of the
~ ort ~ healing those who suffer, and then
-. !, will tend 10 diminish the prejudice which
'~,,,s IN 50 many quarters all over the world
..oinst women physicians. Twenty years ago
40, q, q stu more recent date. they were
,.os, universally denounced as anomalies, as
-.oxed creatures who had abandoned every
-, ~ refinement delcacy and femlnmty.
"a vet here we find a woman OF renowned
.,ororce - rare Intellectual gifts. devoted
-.,ber a good wife. imbued with the deepest
-augious sentiments who has been able TO go
.,,ough the entire gamut Of medical studies
-,,hout sacrificing in the slightest degree d
single one Of those qualities which have served
"a render her 50 popular in Portugal ana 50
admired. as we'll rs respected. abroad.
THE ORIGIN OF \ QUEENS HOBBY.
oresr Marie Am6lies taste for this particular
.-or.b If science may be said 10 date from the
49,. 80 tho discovery Of the serum If diph-
.ha-,a Portugal is a country that suffers PROB
,,v r,oro than any other in Europe from
.,,s rriehtful scource. the lack OF cleanh-
ress NJ the reople as well as their indifference
- even the most elementary rules OF sanitation
.,,,r,huting in a great degree 10 the raVages
A.. Z, commits on hearing of the serum she
=. o,ca took steps to nave ii introduced INTO her
.5o,taa country but encountered the greatest
ooroei,ion not only among the people them-
ssIves but also on the part OF the medlcai pro-
tession at Lisbon. Once convinced OF It's en-
cacv however. she set 10 work 10 remove '"e
dlsfavor with which it was regarded. ohe sui
,.ndered her riding school, as well as mum
nor If her horses to those intrusted with the
n,od,ction Of the remedy, and then, with the Cd
,sct Of removing all popular Apprehension as u
The alleged dangerous character or us eneV'S'
caused herself TO be publicly inocula'eo theie
with Needless to add that the operation III
no WAY impaired her health While II mas si"'e
enabled her to visit the dphthera WARDS OF inc
ra.ro,olitan hospitals and TO assist In the
nursing and medical care of the patients WIN
MI, the slightest danger Of contagion.
Ee- Most Faithful Majesty might have re-
.,,,,aa content Herewith had il not been Tor 'he
bearh NJ her husband. Dom Carlos Inc I"'''''
=, sn,te of his merry. fat face and 1ovial de-
reanor is far from possessing strong cohsu'n-
t;on He suffers from excessive OBESITY anu
nr-,,e the last YEAR or eighteen months his cor
,u,enca has increased to such rate as 10 Sc
r,ously alarm his regular physicians ana rela-
tivss Specialists were called IN, ana loi '''io
he was subjected TO a severe regimen rihui's
that Il had no appreciate effect IN diminishing
his gir.h he cast dietary and medlci'ai TX "'"
.,.,. - tho winds. and declared that he would
no longer submit thereto. Thereupoh MS WIZ
.,rounced that she would undertake the treat
.,o-. ., his case. and 1t was with the object Of
hA,ne properly qualified 70 do SO that she set 10
.,ah,e her 10 fulfil the duties Of physician.
TOO MUCH MEDICINE FOR THE KING
rro,n that time fort. the atmosphere Of the
rival nalace became distinctly medical ana II
rav he doubted whether Dom Carlos altogether
snn-oved 81 his wifes new departure For not
o,lv were there medical books and plaster casts
r,ter,ng the royal apartments. but the Queen was
80 at her husband night and day constantly
Z cling him 10 show his que TO have MS purse
o. u and his temperature taken. lecturing MN AT
e.eyv moment OF the day concerning ms eauhg'
drinking and his exercise. While the cohVeisa-
&, n TO which he was forced to listen was OF d
, ,.ure 10 terrify a perfectly healthy man ii'o
i-oacining that he had every ailment under the
Indeed. II Lisbon court gossip is to be be
! we'd. the recent trip TO Paris and England OF
6, ,,do,ant lazy and pleasure-loving King Car
:. was undertaken mainly win the view OF Cd
:. ,,,r,a resp,te for while from the medical at
I ntions Of his VIE
O,,e.n Marie Amelie has inherited much Of that
energy which so distinguishes her
alive mother the Comtesse De Paris IN whom
I, ,ro,a- II takes an exceedingly masculine form.
e.. C,,o,esse being addicted to the smoking OF
.,~,-., cigars "a shooting and. it is whispered in
CIRCLES al Paris to bul-fghting. The
-. =, uo,n Carlos steers clear Of all these
although SIZE does not manifest
a~o-s,o, n attending bulllght as spectator.
7, u-as on an occasion such this that she prac-
,ca,I,, saved the life Of her husband During me
course Of q "corrido' given at the campo re-
ouenho. near Lisbon one Of the heavily oehaeseu
,nasts that surmounted the royal ooN was
,napped I'm twain by the wind and fell WIN e'e"'
force almost directly Oh the head OF the uu''pS
King. With rare presence Of mind ana s''eHs' "
sire managed TO divert the fall of the mast 80
that instead Of crushing her husband heau II
merely grazed his shoulder Marie Amelie n''s
hem trained 10 every form ~ athletic sport anu
is a superb rider and swimmer. the latter an a'-
oonp,shment which she shares with her mo'he'-
in-law. Queen PA.
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