Iron County register., 1900-02-15
NUMBER "a.
Sam Jones Roasts the Doctors.

To the editor of the ,Tournat: Th,
action of our governor in the matter o
his veto of the osteopathy bill bring
me to my feet with a few brief, shor
remarks. In my weak and feeble way
| want to say that the action of th,
governor in this case was an outrage
upon civil liberty and constitutions
rights. want to say again that the
governor did just what the physicians
of Georgia wanted him to do, nothing
more and nothing less.
want to say again that the probes
sion of medicine is the most arrogant,
dogmatic, dictatorial, and, withal. ig.
norant profession in this country.
The feller who steps outside of pills
and powders and calls and Gatherings
outlaws himself, and becomes the
wounded wolf on which the other
wolves feed, until nothing is left but
bones. 1t makes me sick and tired to
see profession bowling about unpro-
fessional conduct. The medical pro-
fession dates back to the Garden OF
Eden almost, aud it has come along
down the ages with its decrepit ignor-
ance. doctoring humanity, and they
are keeping in the rear of every pro-
cession that has marched in the histo-
ry of humanity, and such conduct as
the doctors of this state displayed in
their treatment of DIR. Hardin and the
science Of osteopathy is simply the
brakes on the wheels of their progress
that make their load bigger than they
can carry. To see how they miss it in
diagnosis sometimes, and to see how
they disagree among themselves over
patient makes fellow wonder if he
can get well in spite of his doctors.
The little petty jealousies and envy
ings among doctors have made them
the laughing stock of intelligent peo-
pie. A minister of the gospel can ad-
vertise in the papers a wonderful work
of grace which led three thousand
souls to Christ, but the very minute a
medical doctor whispers it out that he
has done something for suffering hu
manity he is jumped on for unprofes-
sional conduct and outlawed by his
profession. A lawyer can squirt and
spout and blow about himself and his
profession tolerates him at least, but
wherever and whenever a doctor has
spouted and spurted he has spouted
and spurted himself to death.
Gentlemen. l know what | am talk
ing about. know something of os-
and what it has done for suf-
fering humanity. l have talked with
the founder of this science; | have
been in his great school where 500
students. and most of them alopath
physicians, were studying the science
Of osteopathy. l have seen the lame
walk, the sick healed, and the invalid
brought back to strength and vigor
under the touch of the skillful osteo-
path. In each state where this science
has taken it's place it has had to fight
It's way to the front. 1t will take it's
place in Georgia, and may put some
alopath physicians to blowing for
aught know.
The idea of Governor Gambler ve-
Loing this bill because it would give
DR.. NJ. c. Hardin the right to admin
ster medicine, when the osteopathlst |
10 more pours calomel and oil down |
lis patients than the maker of Stein |
way piano would open up its chords |
md pour calomel and dovers powders |
q on the piano to put it in tune. NoI
rue osteopathist ever gave pill or
powder. They are no kin TO Christian
Scientists, and they don't run with the
aith cure crowd. 1t is a science
,ased on anatomy and physiology. Ii
he governor will 60 and spend week
It Kirksville, Mo-, the home of this
cience, and see what my eyes have
cen. and know what know about it,
le would have signed and approved
hat bill if every NJ. ID. in America had
'een bounding at his feet.
| would not for any consideration
orfeit the goodwill and friendship of
hundreds of NJ. DIS of this state l
an pick them out by the score who, If
ou will take them out of their profess
ions. they are broad, intelligent.
plendid men, but the doctor who is
road in his profession is either out
awed by his profession or he feels
cry i'll at ease with his crowd. HON.
opathy got it on all sides when it
ane to the front. and was fought to
be death, and yet dare say there is
OF an intelligent physician in Ameri-
a to-day who has not been affected by
he school OF homeopathy and made
is doses less and his prescriptions
ever. The old kill or cure idea has
iyen way under the influence of the
ractice OF homeopathy.
Now and then / see where some
Scientists are arrested be- !
ause patient died under their treat
tent. and they are threatened with