Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-10-04
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKEIAM
And True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
Had It's Birth and How the "Panic OF '73' Caused
It to be Offered for Public Sale In Drug Stores.

restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
10 rood for their woman friends and
nei9hbors was equally good for the
women Of the whole world. A
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 Q gross OF bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
Il. for always before they had gives
II away freely. They hired o JOB
printer to run of some pamphlets
setting forth the merits Of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia q. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons In
Boston, New York. and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were, to o great extent,
self.advertising, for whoever used IL
recommended Il to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877. by combined efforts the fame
ily had saved enough money TO- COM
nence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success OF
the enterprise were assured, until to.
day lydia q. Pinkham and her Vege.
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons Of roots and herbs are used annu'
ally In its manufacture.
lydia e, Pinkham herself did not
live to see the great success OF this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work a.
effectively as she could have done II
herself.
During her long and eventful expe.
rience she was ever methodical In her
work and she was always careful topre'
serve o record OF every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied TO her for advice.
and there were thousands-received
careful study, and the details, includ'
ING 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 . vast eollabora-
zion Of information regarding the
treatment of wOmAn's ills, which Tor
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equaled In any library In the
world.
with Lydia e. Pinkham worked her
daughter in law. the present Mira:
Pinkham. She was carefully instructed
in All her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her In her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction Of the work when lts origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty:
Eve years she has continued u, and
nothing in the work shows when the
iirat Lydia q. Pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham,
now the mother Of large family, took
10 M. With women assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs..
| Pinltham continues this greatworlk, ana
probably from the Office Of no other
person have 30 many women been ad-
vised how TO regain health. Sick wo.
men, this advice II "Yours for Health"
freely given II you only write to ask
for IL.
Such IL the history Of Lydia d. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for women's ailments,
and the fitting monument TO the noble
woman hose name II bears.