The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-06-29
osTEoPATH ENDORSED.
Governors and Other Prominent Men
Speak In Regard to 1t.

Hon. j. CIRCUIT, Governor of Vermont:
"Osteopathy has been tried by the
leading men and women of our State
and they all testify TO its merit. We
will give it a chance"
Hon. B. MCMILLAN, Governor of Ten
nessee:
1.-THE bill legalizing Osteopathy in this
State passed both Houses almost unani-
mously. It's one of the greatest dis
coveries of the times"
Hon. l.. M. SHAW, Governor of Iowa:
II have heard great deal about Oste-
opathy and talked with a great many
who have taken Osteopathic treatment,
and am fully convinced that it is a
rational system of healing"
Hon. ANDREW E. LEE, Governor of
South Dakota:
"Osteopathic bills have been passed in
several other States, and from a careful
investigation of the claims of the system,
believe its practitioners are entitled to
the protection of our laws"
Hon. T. A. BRIGGS, Governor of
North Dakota, when importuned by the
Medical Board not to sign the bin legal
izing Osteopathy in his State, said:
"Osteopathy has helped me. 1t has
also done good in my family and will
hurt no one. The bill has passed both
Houses and will sign it,
| Hon. II. F, PINGREE, Governor of
Michigan: "Osteopathy is science
entitled to all respect and confidence as
distinct advancement in medicine. ]
know that it is doing a vast amount OF
good in relieving suffering and deformity
that Is not amenable to benefit from
drug medicine"
Hon. John P. ALTGELD, former Gov
ernor Of Illinois: 81 am indebted to
| Osteopathy for great good to both Mrs
Altgeld and myself. When prescriptions
and drugs we're as Intellectual as empty
words, it came to our rescue and did
that which other things had failed to do
Honor those to whom honor is DUE"
Hon. JOHN r TANNER, Governor oil
Illinois. said: "The State Medica
Board has been fighting the Osteopaths
long enough. There is no doubt 10 my
mind that Osteopathy will reach and
cure many chronic troubles that medi
cine would have little or no effect on
This is testified to by men and womer
in the highest walks Of life and from all
over the State of Illinois"
HoN. ROBERT L TAYLOR said Of Oste
opathy: "When a century later his
torians are sitting the events Of Mi.
time for the epoch making discoveries
of science and civilization, there will b,
few chapters more i'm 3ortant, | think
than that devoted to the reformation il
medicine which will have come abou
through the acceptance and practice o.
DR.. Stills system knowL as Osbe
opathy."
HoS. Lon. V. STEPHENS, Governor O
Missouri, in replying to some who crit
cised him for signing the Osteopathi
; bill. said: 1.-THE bill was introduced AM
passed both Houses by an overwhelm
ing majority. In the House the vot
stood 10 for the measure, 16 against, an
Is absent from the roll call OF the ~
voting for the bill there were Two regu
lar physicians. In the Senate the yot
stood 20 for the bill, against, and
absent. The total vote for the bin wa
fsT. From this it is a cleN indication
in my opinion, that the people of N.
souri, we're for giving the friends q
0staopathy the protectioR OF our Sta,
laws. The science Of Osteopathy, as "a
as Il has come under my observation
assists in relieving humanity, and z
not think ered In signing the bill