Arizona republican., 1902-02-19
A WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE Margaret 1. Briggs, a We'll known Newspaper Woman.
Accounts Her Experience While Wis
 iting Noted Woman
OF INTEREST TO ALL WOMEN.
CFrom the Boston HeraldJ

(From the Boston HeraldD It was my privilege recently to call upon the world famous Mrs. Pinkhqm at Lynn Mass. l must confess that among all newspaper women there has always been a great feeling that Mrs. Pinkham was q myth: we are SO fa- miliar with advertising methods We grow to he skeptical and always take such statements as are made in the Pink ham advertise enents. as well as all other. advertieinE. with the pro ver.bial grain of salt but. as before stated being near the city of Lynn, Mass. I thought l would investigate little in order to satisfy, my curiosity. and I must say I was surprised al what I found.
 To begin with l had no idea that the Lydia F.. Pinkham establishment was anything like the immense size that it is. and when the street car stopped in front of great collection of buildings and the conductor told me that il was the Lydia T.. Pinkham L1bratory. I should have been sure he had made q mistake had it not been for q small sign which is on one of the original buildings.
 Upon entering the office I was re- Ceived by a very courteous lady and was very much impressed by the fact
 
 We're women and although my sojourn in the buildings covered something more than an hour visiting the entire place and private offi~e. I saw nothing but women. ard was also pleased 'o learn that Eo man ever had access ta these rooms l was satisfied that their claims that this is strictly wonaa's institution were altogether truthful
 After stating the purpose of m visit I wac introduced to Mrs. Pinkham u ho turned me over to d head assis- tant with instru,tion that [ was tp be shown everything il and about the la bratory. and particularly asked me to visit the private letter depart ment" which I did. This is the depart ment in which is received hundreds of thousands of letters from ailing wo- men. and ia which every letter l- opened. carefully considered b. com potent persons under Mrs. Pinkha m g guidance and carefully and accurately ansnered by women only.--so particu- lar is Mrs. Pinkham about having even a suspicion of these letters going through business office where m-u are allowed to freduert that she will not allow 8 typewriter tn be used and every letter that goes out of this of flee is writtcls by hand by women was also shown positive evidence which clearly satisfied me an the point tha: no letters are published unless the writer's special permission is first ob- tained.
 To say that all this was revelation is putting 1t mildly. and when was shown the great cabinet of files that contain thousands upon thousands of letters. theu..and only then. did begin to realize the magnitude of Mrs. Pink hams work. Just think Of IL. every one of these letters has been answered as carefully as the most competent Knowledge could dictate. and not one cent has ever been charged for advice. saw where more than one million such letters were filed. and I began L feel that this one woman was doing more good among the sick women of America than any combination of men and women that I ever heard of. I came away from Mrs. Pinkham-s Lab ratory feeling that it was my duty to all women to use my facilities as newspaper writer to assure them tha; what I 7aw convinced me that Mrs. Pinkham is more competent to advis- sick women than any other one person in the United States. The volume of information which she has collaborated during the last twenty years contains a record of every kind of female illness that a human being could possibly de- yelop, ard that nowhere in the world could a woman get more accurate and helpful advice in regard to her illness than by writing to Mrs. Pinkham. al Lynn. Mass. I have no interest in Mrs. Pinkham or the Pinkham :.iedic;ne Co. . but I have a streak of humanity in my makeup. and cannot rest without my mind in regard to this matter. and every time ! see the fol- lowing parapgraph in newspaper. l can hardly keep from saying out lou1 while I am reading it.-''cvery word of that is true. and every ,.oman who is ill and does not take advantage of Mrs. . Pinkhams advice is slowly committing The paragraph referred to is as follows:
 Women suffering from any form cf female weakness are invited to freely with Mrs. PinEham at Lynn. Mass. All letters are received opened. read and answered by wo- men only, thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Pink ham and the women of America which has never been broken and has Induced more than loo, 900 sufferers to write her for advice during the last four months. Out Of the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothing in return eN- rept your goodwill. and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any rich or poor. is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance. ''-Marga- ret l.. Briggs.
 Old age makes speciality of discoV- -rinC lost opportunities.