Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-04-20
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PTNKiAM
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "PanC of 49, Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

restore the family fortune, They
argued that the medicine which was
80 good for their woman friends and
neighbors 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 filling q gross of bottles.
Then came the question OF selling
il, for always before they had given
it away freely. They hired Job
printer 10 run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits Of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and these were
distributed 10y the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York. and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties OF
the medicine were, TO great extent,
sclf.advcrtising, for whoever used II
recommended IL 10 others, and tho de.
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam.
lily had saved enough money to COM
mcnce newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success OF
the enterprise were assured, until to-
day Lydia Il. pinkham and her Negc.
table Compound have become house.
hold words everywhere, and many
tons OF roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia Il. Pinkham herself did not
live TO see the great success OF this
work. She passed 10 her reward years
ago, but not till She had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as she could have done 1t
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
ricncc she was ever mcthodical in her
work and she was always careful pre-
serve a record Of every case that came 10
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 collabora-
tion of information regarding tho
! treatment of woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
he cqualed in any library in tho
world.
With Lydia z. Pinkham worked her
| daughter in law, the present Mrs
| Pinkham. She was carefully INSTRUCTED
in all her hard-won knowledge, and
fpr year, She assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its origina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty.
five years she has continued II, and
nothing In the work shows when the
first Lydia H. pinkham dropped her
pen, and the present Mrs. pinkham,
now the mother OF large family, took
il up With woman assistants, some as
capable aS herself, the present Mrs.
! Pjukham continues this great work and
probably from the Office Of no other
person have SO many women been ad.
yiscd how to regain health. Sick wo.
men, this advice is Yours for Health"
freely given If you only write to ask
for It.
Such is the history Of Lydia +. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound: made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
great medicine for womcn's ailments,
and the fitting monument 10 the noble
woman whose name it bears.