Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-03-20
APPRECIATE OSTEOPATHY.
-orty Iowa Patients Pray for its
Legislative Recognition.

-oEtS IOWA fdttSnlS ray iOI Ns
Legislative Recognition.
\ Nice Compliment Paid Kinks
yille's Healing Science.---Sev-
eral Interesting Cascs.---The
iniirmary Very Busy.
To visit the A. T. Still Intirm-
ary and see the daily working OF
Dsteopathy is to be interested.
No matter when or in what capac-
ity one spends an hour or two at
iIirksville's great healing institu-
ton, there is something new to be
seen or heard. To 30 there as Il
newspaper reporter to feel keen
lg the impotence of the reporter al
pencil. though the fertile Faber be
in its most exaggerative mood.
There are patients and patients
half thousand or more, from
nearly as many different localities.
here are men, women and chill
ireu, ..from every where, ii seems
afflicted with everything on the
list of ailments. But while they
seek relief from great variety OF
troubles. there is a part OF their
experience in which the story OF
one is the story of all. Almost
without exception they have
run the gauntlet of medicine,
ouackery, specialists, " ''healing
waters.'' and the many alluring
snarcs that beset the invalid at
every turn. only to come to Oste-
opathy after all else had failed.
hTr. G. L. Nelson, of Abba, Ia !,
came down about three weeks ago,
and registered at the a L. Still
Infirmary for treatment. His
trouble was sciatic rheun atism,
with which he had suffered nearly
a wear. When asked for his
opinion of Osteopathy Mr.. Nelson
banded the reporter the following
copy of petition which he had
Just mailed to the representative
from his county.
81 was so greatly benefited by
the first treatment, and was so
impressed by the grand work
which the new science is doing
that ] Immediately prepared this
petition to legalize Osteopathy in
Iowa. ] found forty patients here
from Iowa Every one was anxious
to sign the petition. There are
other Iowa patients here whom |
did not see. | think it is an out
rage to persecute and prosecute
men who are curing people every
day and injuring no one. ! want
Osteopathy recognized by oul
legislature and am going to do al
in my power to have it legalized
J The language of the petition viii
probably tell you what l think o
Osteopathy better than | can give
it Just now.'
The petition which was volun
. tarily gotten up by Mr.. Nelson
and signed by the Iowa patient:
now in the city, without tn,
D knowledge or request of the In
Urinary people is greatly ap
6 preciated compliment TO Oste
opathy Following is a copy o
the petitions:
r KIRKsyILLE, Mo-, Mar 1896.
+ To The Honorable General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Iowa:
! We, your petitioners would re
iSpectiully represent
Ist-That we think our inaliena
: bic rights are infringed by pro
o vision in the laws of Iowa, O
o which glorious state we are PROUD
to be citizens.
2nd.-That the law we refer tt
l creates monopoly which is con
+ trary to the general spirit of tn,
: statutes of our state, and therefore
q was doubtless Inadvertently per
mitted to pass the legislation. -
3d.-That the law of which W,
: complain is that which prohibits
1 all but regular physicians from
t practicing the healing art in or
. state.
4th.-That the said regular
, physicians have failed after re
peaUed trials to give US permanent
relief from our intirmitieS.
5th.-That We desired to avail
ourselves of the newly discovered
science and system of Osteopathy
6th.-That in order to do so W,
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