Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-06
WHAT'S ~STEOPATHY
TIE scuooL OF WHICH THE sCIES-
TIrIC WORLD rs TALKING.
Remarkable Work Performed py IN"
New Science Some of the Mos'
Prominent Business Men OF Mih"e-
apoIis interviewed by she Times.

II OIL ullN AA AS1hAf
science of Osteopathy in an article Two
columns in length, under the ABOVE
caption. The article covers practlcaiiy
the same ground as those that nave ap,,
peared in the different newspapers anu
~magazlras, describing O~steopathy DIS d
system of drugless healing the practice
CT which is spreading over the coun-
try, and also taking up the matter IN
its local aspect, giving a description
of The Northern Institute or Osteop-
athy located in that city by Messrs.
Edwin c.. Picker n Franz ID. Parker,
who are practitioners of the science, or,
as they are more generally called, Zip
donates in Osteopathy, n Mr.. Lewis
NJ. Rheem. who is the Secretary ana
business manager. The institution was
organized for the purpose of treating
diseases Of different kinds by TINS
method and educating gentlemen anu
ladies in the science. The reporter gives
an interesting accoun of the methods
employed in teaching anatomy ana
physiology, IN which the science is
based, and then gives several inter-
views with such prominent cltlZens OF
Minneapolis as Mr.. r. S. Goodfellow,
the large dry goods merchant; Mr.. An
thony Kelly, Mr.. George Il. Higgins,
wholesale grocers: Mr.. John Z. Os-
I valid, Mr.. Theodore Blasting, wholesale
liquors, and Mr.. Frank w. GreaVes,
| wholesale tailors' supplies. On account
| of the high standing of these gentlemen
we give their Interviews in full for
| the benefit of those who desire to inves-
! tigate the science.
Mr.. r. S. Goodfellow said in response
to The Times question of what per-
sonal experience he had with Osteop-
athy: II cannot say enough of Mr..
Picker and Osteopathy. From an ex-
| perience in my own family i consider
L I,t,I. shout Af n arNn1nI1c
One of my family mac quite a serious
internal trouble and has been a suf-
| ferer for years. l had spent hundreds
of dollars in treatment under the best
| advice, with no relief. / was induced
by friends to try Mr.. Picker and was
truly astonished and more than pleased
to find after a short course of treat
ment that a perfect cure resulted.
should be glad to recommend anyone
suffering to try this treatment"
Mr.. Theodore Fasting, manager for
| Mr.. j. G.. Oswald, was next seen: The
] case of my son was a very painful one.
| The boy was Is years of age, n while
out skating fell and hurt his spine. A
curvature Of the spine was the result.
This curvature was very marked and
il did not require a physicians eye 10
detect It. l consulted the best of adj
vice and was told that the boy must go
|, to either New York or Boston, to some
very celebrated specialists in spine dis
eases. lie would have to be gone four
or five years and be put in a plaster
| cast or in a sort of leather and steel
harness. / had almost made arrange
ments TO follow this advice when some
| one told me Of Mr.. Picker and Os-
teopathy. l had little faith in any such
treatment and was astonished TO meet
such a quiet gentleman as Mr.. Picker.
He did not urge me to cay my son,
but saiG re could cure the case. After
considering the matter, / at last con-
scented, knowing that nothing much
further could hurt the boy. After a
weeks treatment my boy said the
pains were much less, and in nine
months he was as well as you and /
and has been so ever since. Some year
or so ago my boy had some internal
trouble which he had since a baby, and
this, too, has disappeared, leaving him,
at 10 years of age. well. strong and
weighing 134 pounds. ] was never so
pleased in my life as at the recovery
of my son and heartily indorse Mr..
Picker ard his work"
Mr.. John c. Oswald. when inter-
viewed, said: Il have seen so many
cases that are cured by O~steopathy
that / would keep you busy telling of
them all. A friend of mine from Bos-
ton had trouble for years with his hip
JCtAt. - AiNtN ~ NtpN
ern advice without any relief. He was
obliged to walk with a cane. After a
number of talks / induced him to see
Mr.. Picker and as a result he took
treatment. He is now entirely cured
inc as well as anyone One of my serv-
ants diclocated her arm and had it
treated by some practitioner. By his
advice she used liniments and lotions,
but getting M relief / sent her to
Mr.. Picker, VINO o the inflamma-
ton down, reset the arm, and she now
uses the arm as well as ever. A mid
dle-aged lady, whose name / am not at
liberty to give, suffered for years in one
limb. Nothing seemed to do any good
and she was afraid no help could come.
On my advice she saw Ny. Picker and
after a short time she walked and
ran up and down stairs as well as ever.
These a-.d many more cases / know
Of"
Mr.. Anthony Kelly said: I'm my own
family l la not had any experience
with Mr.. Picker. but from what Mr..
George E. Higgins, here in the office,
tells me, / car heartily ipdorse Os-
teopathy." MIR. George E. Higgins
spoke of his case: The experience
of two Of the members of my family
and their cures has made me a thor
ough supporter n indorser of Osteop-
athy."
Inc CdSe OF MI r.. w. GrdNeS Is Ger
tainly unique: My little girl. when
but 4 years old, fell from her tricycle.
and injured her hip. We had her
treated for nine months in the regular
"a n then on advice consulted a
specialist. After getting no good from
this / heard of Osteopathy and went
to DR. Pickler. After one treatment the
child, who had TO be carried down on
a pillow, walked out of the doctors
room, perfectly well. You can imagine
my pleasure"
Mr.. Jacob Stone, Of IA Third street g
says: Il suffered from d~islocation of
my arm and can sey that / am very
much pleased with the results OF Mr..
Pickler's treatments
In addition TO the parties named
above there are a large number of peo-
pie in the city who are equally enthu-
siastic. The secretary has on file a
large number of letters from former
patients of Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Picker
when are remarkable for their en-
thusiastic expressions and hearty good
will. Beside those from residents of
this northwestern country. Mr.. Rheem
showed the reporter letters from Mr..
=. A. Buchanan, cashier Of the Citi-
zens' State Bank Of Council Rlufrs.
Mr.. A. L. Flickinger, attorney-at-Iaw
or the same city; Mr.. r. C. Ravens
rn4I nnd uFnnI