The evening world., 1906-04-09
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PlNKHAM
And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused
1t to BE Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

10 restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their friends and
n%eighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkhams had no money. and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were stepped on the stove.
gradually filing a gross OF bottles.
Then came the question OF. selling
II, for always before they had given
1t away freely. They hired a Job
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits OF the medi-
cine. now called Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. and these
were distributed hy the Pinkham
sons in Boston. New York and
Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties
Of the medicine were. to a great ex-
tent, self-advertising, for whoever
used II recommended II to others.
and the demand gradually increased.
In 1877. by combined efforts. the
family had saved enough money TO
commence newspaper advertising,
and from that time the growth and
success OF the enterprise were as
sured. until to-day Lydia L. Pink
ham and her Vegetable Compound
have become household words every
where, and many tons OF roots and
herbs are used annually In It's man
ufacture,
7 Lydia z. Plnkham herself did not
live to see the great success OF this
work. She passed to her reward
years ago. but not till she had pro-
vided means for continuing her work
rs effectively as she could have done
Il herself.
During her long and event.ul ex-
uerience she was ever m~ethodical in
her work. snd she was always care
full TO preserve a record OF every case
that came TO her attention. The case
Of every sick woman who applied 10
her for adyice-and there were
thousands-received careful study.
aud the details. including symptoms.
treatment and results. were recorded
for future reference. and to-day these
records, together with hundreds OF
thousands made since. are available
to sick women the world over. and
represent a vast collaboration OF In
formation regarding the treatment
OF wo1nan's Ills, which for anthem
ticlty and accuracy can hardy be
elunlled IN any library in the world.
with Lydia E. Pinkham worked
her dauGhter-in-law. the present
Mrs. P,nkham. She was carefully
instructed In ell her hard-won knowl-
edge. and for years she assisted her
in her vast correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction OF the work when its orig
lnator passed away. For nearly
twenty-five years She has continued
It. and nothing in the work shows
when the first Lydia L. Pinkham
dropped her pen and the present
Mrs. Pinkham. o the mother OF a
large family. took ii up. With wom-
IN assistants. some rs capable as her
self. the present Mrs. Plnkham con
tlnues this great work. and probably
from the office Of no otfter person
have so many women been advised
how 10 regain health. Sick women
this advice IS yours for Health"
frcalv given Il you only write to
ask for It.
Su,h Is the history OF Lydia
! Y. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound:
uiadc from simple roots and herbs:
/ the one great medicine for women's
ailments, and the fitting monument
to the noble woman whose name It
bears.