The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-05
AS GOOD AS ANY DOCTORS
OSTEOPtTlIS WILL ASK LEGiSE.A-
TORS TO PASS A BILL
which VIII Pat Them on Par
With the Older Schools of Medi-
cine and Surgery--Dr. Smith, of
KirLeviiIe, Says Their Fight Has
just ReGun.

l.. r. Smith, D. o., of KirkeViIle, Mo,
was among the arrivals in the city yes
terday. Kirkeville, of osteopat hic fame
is way down in Missouri, and Mr.. Smith
is duly authorized follower of that
school. Mr. Smith told c. o b man
some interesting things about the birth
place of osteopathy and the prestige
it had attained in several of the states
The recent war Waged by the regular
practice in this state against the ad-
herents Of the new school will. MI
Smith says, serve to bring the practice
more prominently before the public
eye, rather than have a damaging eff
feet. Mr.. Smith said:
"Osteopathy was first practiced in
KirkeVille, Mo, by the venerable DR.
A. 7. Still, and for many years without
attracting much attention. A local
case, where he effected a wonderful
cure. was what first gave the science
the impetus which has carried it into
many states.
"The American School of Osteopathy
was founded about ten years ago by Dr.
Still. The hospital which is in cOnnec-
ton accommodates between GOO and
1000 patients the year around. The
hospital is patronized by such men as
Senator Foraker Gov. Briggs, of North
Dakota, and Col. Conger, chairman of
the Republican state committee, of
Ohio.
Next winter bills will be introduced
into the legislatures of several of the
Western states asking for an official
registration and examination. which
would put them on an equal basis with
the regular practice. The legislatures
of Vermont Michigan, North Dakota,
Missouri and Texas have, within the
last few years. legalized the practice,
and it will not be long until the fol-
lowers of this branch of medical sci
ence will be recognized in many Of the
states.
AT the school in Kirkeville the at
tendance averages about 500 students.
I understand that the school in Min
neapolis has recently been authorized
by the American institute at Kirke-
Vile, which is the only authentic in
stitution in the United States. The
only change which will be made at the
Minneapolis institute will be length
ening of the term to twenty-five
months.
1.-The number of osteopaths in the
United States has trbled in five
years 1t is difficult for the school at
Kirkville to. supply enough graduates
to meet the demands.
"There is much talk about osteopath-
ic students being poorly fitted to treat
patients Nothing is more erroneous
than this. The students are given in
struction in the same text books as
the regular practice, with the excep-
ton when we come to the treatment
Of cases we turn over the leaf. They
are given a thorough course in all
branches.
1--WE admit there is some cases where
surgery is necessary, that being a
recognized science of it's self; we turn
such cases over to the regular prac-
tice."
Senator O. J. Wing, who was at the
Merchants yesterday, asserted that ne
did not think that Van SAINT would re-
ceive the support Of the entire county
of Goodhue. He thought that Mr.. Van
SAINT had many friends in Red Wing,
but in the western part Of the county
there was little sentiment favorable to
his candidacy. Senator Wing, when
asked. declined to state who he
thought would be acceptable to the
majority of the Republicans of the
county. He did, however. say that M.
Van SAINT was not popular in his coun-
ty. From the way it looked at present
Mr. Van SAINT would have rather hard
Shedding in Goodhue county and there
abouts.
J. A Taylor. of Jamestown, manager
of the Gull River Lumber company,
was in the city Yesterday. He regis
tered at the Windsor. Mr.. Taylor said
that the Dakota people had received
so many set backs and reverses dur
ing the las five years that he thought
they would be able to stand prosperity,
which was floating around in North
Dakota in large chunks just now. The
schooling which the people OF his state
had been subjected to had a tendency
to make them put higher value on
all articles of commerce. Very little
credit business was being done in the
Dakotas. In fact, it was very hard
for the farmer to get credit of the
country merchant.
Among the passengers on the North
ern Pacific coast train yesterday af
ternoon was H. H. Nelson, who enjoys
the reputation of being the largest in
dividual sheep owner in the state of
Montana. He lives at Cascade, and
has herds in Cascade and Choteau
counties.