The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-18
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE
Margaret L. Briggs, WelIknewn News
paper Woman.
Recounts Her Experience While Visiting
q Noted Woman.
OF Interest to All Women.

(From the Boston HeraldD
1t was my privilege recently TO call upon
the world famous Mrs. Plnkham at Lynn
Mass must confess that among all news
pAper women there has always been a great
feeling that Mrs. Pinkham was myth; We
arc so familiar with advertising methods
we grow to be skeptical and always take
such statements as are made in the Pink
ham advertisements, as well as all other
Advertising. with the proverbial grain of
salt" but, as before stated, being near the
city Of Lynn. Mass, ! thought | would In
vestlgate little in order to satisfy my
curiosity, and ] must ssy ] was surprised
at what l 1ound.
To begin with ! had no idea that the
Lydia k. Plnkham establishment was any
thing Ike the Immense size that Ii u.s. ana
when the street car stopped In front of
great collection Of buildings and the con-
Pinkham laboratory, should have been
sure he had made mistake had n not
been for small sign which Is on one OF
the original buildings.
by very courteous lady and was very
much impressed by the fact that all the
occupants Of the room were women and al
though my soiourn IN the buildings coV-
cred something more than an hour visiting
the entire place and private office, | saw
nothing but women, and was also pleased
10 learn tnaI no man ever .hdu HctcSs 70
these rooms was satisfied that their
claims that this is strictly Il womnns in
stltution were altogether truthful.
After stating the purpose of my visit
was introduced 10 Mrs. Plnkham who
turned me over TO a head assistant with
Instructions that | WAS to be shown every
thing in and about the laboratory, and par
ticularly asked me to visit the private let
ter department" which did. rms Is the
department in which is received hundreds
Of thousands Of letters from ailing women
and In which every letter Is opened, care
fully considered by competent persons I'm
der Mrs. Plnkham's guidance and carefully
and accurately answered by women only
so particular Is Mrs. Pinkham about haN-
Ing even a suspicion Of these letters going
allowed 10 frequent that she will not allow
typewrlter TO be used and every letter
| that goes out OF this office is written by
hand by women. ] was also shown positive
evidence, which clearly SATISFIED me on the
point that no letters are published unless
the writer's special permission Is nrst OBJ
tanned
To say that all this was revelation is
| putting II mildly, and when WAS shown
| the great cabinet Of dies that contain thous-
only then, did ! begin TO realize the mag
uitude Of Mrs Pinkham's work Just think
| of It., every one Of these letters had been
answered ms carefully as the most compe'
| tent knowledge could dictate, and not one
( cent has ever been charged for advice.
| saw where more than one million such let
| tiers were filed. and | began to feel that
| this one woman was doing more good
| among the sick women ef America thhn
any combination OF men and women thsi
| ever heard or carle away from Mr. =.
| l'nkhams Laboratory feeling that II vas
| NV duty 70 Oh women to use ny facilues
| as newspaper writer In assure them that
! what i saw convinced ma tAai Airs PinK'