The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

The stronghold OF osteopathy is at Kirksville,
Mo. kirksvillc is on the map, but q near
sighted person would have difficulty in finding
it. According to the Gazetteer, it is in Adair
county. and has 1910 inhabitants. An official
account of osteopathy says that DIR. Still was q
practicing physician OF the old school from tho
time lie was 81 years old until 1874. He is now
50. He was born in Virginia, and his father.
who was a physician as well as a minister.
served as a missionary among the Shawne,s.
TIL Still family rather ran to doctors. Three
uncle5 and three brothers of the founder OF
ostcopathy are practitioners of the old school.
During the war DR.. Still served as a surgeon
in the regiment Of Gen. James Lane.
and after it he settled. down in. Kan
In 1874 he concluded finally that allop ,thy was
a fraud, and began a twenty, years struggle TO
that time the fool killer wasn't kept so busy in
Kansas as he is now, The neoplc of the State
Still out. so he removed to Hicksviile and there
began to tire t patients without the use of med
that he found it Impossible 10 attend to it alone.
and he began to press different members OF his
f,mily into the SERVICE. Under his direction his
ostcopaths. In 1892 he began to think about
stsrting a school Tor the teaching OF ostcopnthy.
he received a charter from The State of Missouri
ana Two wears later the school was started in a
small building. In 1898 a three-story brick
intrmary. According to the record this building
" cost $4,000. every dollar of which was earned
school that doctors OF osteopathy are turned out.
Women are admitted to the school.
patients the literature of osteopathy is silent.
except to state that. in general. it is by manin-
ostcopHth in New YoSrE the other day. praciic.
ing his profession. and from him obtained fur
'n So sntSTmn,,o3n S Sa shis p Sin The science w.,c,
heals without the use of drugs or medicines. en-
eept rs antidotcs for poisons and as antiseptics.
w q i0lk nnnn thP llINtnn m IN No n obi
In health. every part OF that machine works in
harmony with every other part. III health is
machine is obstructed. The doctor of ostcopathy
hnds the obstruction and removes it by manipu-
low DO you lind the distractions T. asked
You must have to acquire a most delicate
sense OF touch The reporter remarked.
can 4 fee, as That's nat o, lust the y point. o The osteopath
detected; The act 9f feeling is taught viii.
my student life working in the inhrmary before
had ACQUIRED a satisfactory sense of touch
surprising a patient comes to you with diph-
iberia, how do you treat himr'
.h rDiphtheria is produced by q germ in tho
1ectly healthy the germ would not he there.
Inc germ fastcns itself on n gland that is OBJ
gland is obstructed. Finding that out. we
manipulate the gland or glands until the oh.
struGIion is removed and tho disease is then
Hoy do yo% treat kidney disease. by tho
Not at first. We make the customary analy-
SIS; Il that shows bad case, we don't treat it.
II II shows that the case can be cured. we pro-
coed TO find out where the obstruction is that
produces the disease and then manipulate it
away. You must remember. that the osteopath
has to have n much more intimate knowledge of
anatomy than medical DOCTORS"
.How about atnncor or a tumorf'
.if a case OF either be very bad. we send tho
patient to a surgeon. If not, we cure 1t by ma
nipulation."
How do you make your diagnoses !"
We'll, we usually nsk for the symptoms. It
we get those. we Judge Of the case from them.
4 the patient refuses TO give his symptoms,
that he may find out how much we know. we
What are you chareesf'
'Twenty-hve dollars u month. the treatment
tient desires" ~"
osteopathy is very aggressive. From it's very
action before they c"n practice openly and abovS
board in amy State. Wherever they have tried
Foa sSGu tlm an' fPfhss y had Of to e 'f Tsht thiS Gne aG "na had TsrG 4
before they, obtained the right 10 practice in
Missouri; North, Dakota and Michigan. ~.
the practice of ostcopathy.
In the Juno number Of Inc .Journa, Of Ost--
sage OF n law in Michigan:
, ors Ssteopathy gains recognition in the a.
Ierent states, and thus breaks down tn" gigantic
medical monopoly. it renders incaIculab!c piI
10 INC poor man by securing TO him the benefits
81 competition in the healing art; and as GoN.
tlhErec Is known all over The world az the poor
mans friend; opposed to all trusts and mono,
,issi We Mo %H" aid n ill., r he for any just mc'sar'
According to tho reporters informant Ihers
four four t IN INC oSssfopathhs prnctiring IN IN" city and
animation Of the State Boord OF Regents and 10
t ,Sss snn IN ne once Of ne County .Cl"rk n
.he .ouhly where he practices. In New Nn,k
county q doctor must also register nj he on "
OF the hoara Of II .alth; ,Nci,heT Of Sew Y%l'.
Two osteopaths is registered at the Office OF 10
BOARD OF Health In this city.