Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Key. Sam Jones. in an article printed
In the Atlanta Journal, critics. Gov.
Canoler Tor vetoing the bill passed by
both houses of the Legislature legaliz-
ing the practice of osteopathy in that
state. In doing SO. Mr.. Jones hits the
medical doctors some pretty lively raps
In his own characteristics way.
Il want to say again that the profess
SION OF medicine is the most arrogant,
dogmatc dictatorial and, wlthal, ig-
norant profession in this country.
The fellow who steps outside of pills
and powders ana calls and Gatherings
outlaws himself, and becomes the
wounded wolf, on which the other
wolvts feed, until nothing is left but
bones 1t makes me sick and tired to
see profession bowling about profess
siona and unprofessional conduct.
The medical profession dates back to
the Garden of Eden utmost and 1t has
come along down the ages with its de-
crypt Ignorance. doctoring humanity,
and they are keeping in the rear of
every profession that has marched in
the history OF humanity, and such con-
Duct as the doctors of this State dis
played in their treatment of DR.. Hardin
and the science or osteopathy is simply
the brnkes on the wheels of their pro-
gress that make their load bigger than
.hey can carry. To see how they miss
IL. IN diagnosis sometimes. and to see
now they disagree among themselves
ofer Il patient, makes q fellow wonder
IL he can get we'll in spite of his doctors
The little petty jealousies and envy
ings among the doctors have made
them the laughing stock of intelligent
people a minister OF the gospel can
advertise in the papers q wonderful
work of grace which led three thousand
souls to Christ. but the very minute n
medical doctor whispers 1t out that he
mas done something for SUFFERING, hu-
manly he is jumped on for unprofes-
sional conduct end outlawed by his pro-
lession. a lawyer can squirt and spout
and blow about himself, and his profess
sion tolerates him at least. but wber-
ever and whenever doctor has
spouted and spurted he has spouted and
spurted himself to death.
gentlemen. I know what I am talk
ING about. know something OF osteo
pathy and what it has done for suffer-
ing humanity. l have talked with Tho
founder OF this science; have been in
ms great school. where 500 students. and
some OF them allopath physicians. were
STUDYING the science of osteopathy
nave seen the lame walk, the sick
ieaieo, ana the invalid brought back to
strength and vigor under the touch Of
me skiiifu osteopathist. In each state
Where this science has taken lis place
1t has had to fight It's way to the front
IL VIII take its place in Georgia, and
may put some allopath physicians to
blowing, for aught know.
The idea of Governor Gambler yetoinr
ms Dill because 1t would give DIR. NJ.
=. hardin the right TO administer med
icine, when the osteopathist no more
pours calomel and oil down his patient
than the maker of a Steinway piano
w0ufd 0pE1 up IT'S chords and pour cal
omel and Dover's powders in the
piano to put it in tune. No true esteo-
pathist ever gave a pill or powder
They are no kin to Christian scientists.
and they don't run with the faith cure
crowd. 1 is a science based on anat-
omy and physiology. If the Governor
had gone and spent a week Mt Kinks
vile, Mo-, the home of the science. and
seen what my eyes have seen and knew
what know about it, he would have
signed and approved that bill il every
NJ. D. in America had been bounding
at his feet
/ would not for any consideration for
felt the good will and friendship OF
hundreds of NJ. DIS OF this State.
can pick them out by the score who. If
you VIII take them out of their profcs-
sions. they are broad. intelligent splen-
did men, but the doctor who is broad in
his profession is either outlawed bv his
profession or he feels very i'll at ease
with his crowd Homeopathy got IL on
all sides when it came TO the front, and
was fought to the death. and yet I dare
say there is not an intelligent physf-
clan in America. to-day who has NOT
been affected by the school of homeo-
pathy and made his doses less and his
prescriptions fewer. The old Kill or
cure idea has given way under the in
1uence of the practice OF homeopathy.
Nowand then 1 seewhere some Chris
tan Scientists are arrested because a
patient died under their treatment. and
they are threatened with vengeance.
In the name of common sense, what
would become OF the NJ. DIS If thew mad
to pay the penalty of graveyard sub
jects under their treatment? There
would not be o doctor to-day out Of the
penitentiary or away from the gallows.
and am not Dragging on Christian
Scientists, nor have any disposition to
abuse them. for my father told me
never to hit n cripple nor hurt fool.
1t Is not right, gentlemen, for a pro-
fession to gather round Governor and
have their profession regale him with
kilograms from all over the State, and
thereby cause Governor to veto n bill
without hearing from the other side.
when he had promised to give such
hearing. Gentlemen, II takes more grit
than the average Governor has got to
offend profession as large and in
ffuential as the NJ. DIS