Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-10-02
OSTEOPATHY'S WORK.
A Graphic Reporter Talks With
Few Visiting lnvalids.

Every day adds new triumphs
to Osteopathy's long list of sue
cessful engagements with disease.
Every train brings new patients
to the city, and takes away those
who came here doubling strangers
but who go home enthusiastic
friends of the new drugless science.
The following cases were met by
GRAPHIC reporter in his rounds
yesterday, and tell the same old
story with which Kirksville peo-
pie are familiar, but which means
so much to thousands of "ex-crip
pies" and "ex-invalids" who
came from the four corners of the
earth TO find health and happiness
in the hills of North Missouri.
Miss Gladdis Armor, of EN-
poria, is one of the happiest girls
in the city. For four years she
endured all manner of horrible
torture from trouble which
baff1ed the Emporia doctors. They
6rst called it rheumatism and she
submitted to all the kinds of treat
ment for rheumatism known to
the medical solons of Emporia.
She remained in bed six months
during one bad siege of the trou-
BILE. During one entire year she
was compelled to sit up in a chair,
propped in a certain position. If
she attempted to change the posi-
ton or to lie down, the pain be-
came unbearable. A person walk
ing heavily across the floor would
cause her the most excruciating
agony. Then the doctors said
maybe she had hip disease. After
a time they decided the head OF
the thigh bone wasIdiseased and an
operation would be necessary.
They said it would take at least
two years more to get her so she
could walk, and that she would
always be cripple. Through the
influence of Miss Plumb, who was
recently cured by Osteopathy, and
who resides in Emporia, Miss
Armor came to Kirksville. Here
the trouble was at once located az
a complete dislocation of tn,
hip. One limb was about fou,
inches shorter than the other. AT
ter about weeks treatment here
the hip was set, and Miss Armol
has been improving every da,
since. There is now only about
quarter of an inch difference il
the length of the limbs. A few
weeks treatment will be required
to properly tone up and strength
en- the muscles and then Mis-,
Armor will return to Empori;
completely cured, able to wall
without crutch or cane. She il
stopping with Mrs. Parks. DR.
Charlie Still has charge of tn,
case.
Charles Bowden, of Lake CITY
Iowa, suffered many years will
stomach and kidney trouble
Medicine, of which he imbibe(
copiously, failed to reach his case
In spite of all he could do he grew
worse. There would be time.
when he could retain no food OF
his stomach. This condition
complicated with the kidney dis
order, so undermined his genera
health that friends all believed b,
had consumption. AS a last re
sort he came to Kirksville severa
months ago, and began Osteopathit
treatment. Since the first treat
ment his health has improved
He eats nearly everything, is
gaining flesh and strength, and is
very enthusiastic in praising the
drugless science.
j. A. Keithley, a prominen
citizen of Centre, Mo-, was intro
duced to the reporter at the In
Urinary yesterday morning. eyes
indeed, you are welceme to pub
llsh my experience if it will be
the means of inducing some other
sufferer to come here,'' he said
81 was afflicted with chronic
diarrhoea for fifteen years. | had
to take medicine from one to three
times every day during that time.
L was never able to do without il
a single day until l came here, but
| haven't taken drop durin. my
stay in kirksville. l had chronic
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