The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-04
OsteOpathy.
Definitions and Explanations.

remedial cNtcts are lhuuCtu ny H"a-
u,alizing the structural alignment.
LegaI-"A system, method, oF
science Of healing"
Many people confuse themselves "
gardiDg the word "OSlEOPATiil"
by endeayoring to de i've literal def.
inhiun. Like the word "surgcry,'
''Aualomy, and hundreds Of Others,
IN the constant wear aud tear Of usage
they get cut Of The original ruis Of
meaning aud acquire added properties
of definition aud significance.
Oslcopaiby is a manner Of pfcSoni'
ing aud treating disease u the human
system wherein an remedial agencies
are found within the body itself
By ccriaiu methods ui manipulation
OF known nerve ccgtrrs. the al con.
trolling nerve forces are influenced.
The nervous system may be affected
by external means, prominent among
which are mechanical stimulation aud
inhibition. lhIs fact is applied by
O.teopaths To assist nature Ia recover
ing her equilibrium ln ihis manner
the functions Of the body are brought
under control Other mauipuiaiious
are used to correct dcfurmities aud
dislucal ors The urlcupalh has a
throttle hold on the forces In the
human mechanism that any other
therapeutic practitioner mover had aud
eau never hope to attain.
Odooputhic treatment Is scientific,
requiring no faith, no drugs, no sur
gical operations Il involves no Sc
crecy nor anything supernatural, Il
is purely study ui mechanism and
function together With a system Of
scientific manipulalious 30 adapted ~
TO remove all distractions from nat
urai chaunels 80 that nature can carry
out the many aud varied processes Of
human life. unimpcded. Ia this hu.
man structure where We have the com.
binslion Of motion, sensation and nu-
triton, we lind health 10 be the re-
suit II tho harmonious action Of MI
parts OF the system This harmony
tan exist only when said parts are un-
irrilaled by any causc-as increased
OF diminished flow vi blood OF nerve
force, partial OF complete disloealion OF
bones, muscles, lendons, ligameul', or
any part Of the machinery.
The theory oi our practice for crap.
pling With disease, both acute aud
chronic, based upon a complete aud
accurate knowledge Of the human
body, briefly stated, Is to establish aud
maintain complete circuit Of the
forces Of m0lOr, sensury and sympa-
theiic nerves, aud 50 adjust the circu.
lalion Of the blood ~ 10 result IN the
proper uourishmcnt, strength and
growth Of every part ui the body. The
object of lhs treatment Is freedom ior
all fluids, forces and substances per
tanning TO life. The treatments are
always adapted to the condition u the
patient, and Ia no cases ate the claims
Of modesiy lost sight Of The appli.
cation Of the treatment Is very gen
eIal, Il having reached almost every
known form OF disease. lneumble
eases Gre not taken whom recognized.
While surgery Is recognized as a great
science aud taught in the new school,
1t is used only a. last resort, and
many diseases heretofore considered
surgical are now cured without opera
tion
Oste0pathy b. new system treating
all diseased conditions Of the human
body without medicine. II has been
demonstrated by this practice that II
great mHjority Of general diseases have
their first cause in mechanical dis.
order. aud that when these disordcrs
are corrected the recuperatiye force
within the body will effect q natural
recovery without chemical inlerief-
enes.
Though this practice Is based upon
an accurate aud practical knowledge
of anatomy, physiology aud all that Is
known Of the parts aud processes of
the human body In health aud disease.
the Osteopalhic schools makes 40 en-
tirely now application Of facts. II is
science Of healing, radically
different from medicine, Swedi,h
massage and all other avs.
TENS. No drugs nor appliances are
used All work IL done by manual
operations and all remedial results sc.
cured by an intelligent direction of
forces within the body, aud are per
,naneDt.
All h.surgical diseases not dne to
specific poisons are treated by the os-
.eopsihie methods. and with remark.
able success, many troubles which The
old schools have pronounced hopeless
yielding readily under the light Of this
new sciesee. Nearly all acute dis.
esses and a large per cent Of chronic
affections have been successfully treat
I'd by tho osseopAlhIc practitioners
without drugs and without the knife.
sTATg Laws
Most Of the STATES now rccoulse
by law. There are many
States that do pot recognize the d..
plomas Of the old established colleges
n me6lcins -And Surgery, Or any medi-
ssl colleges, but demand of all per-
soas desiring 10 practice within their
borders, al examination BY tic siatc
Isoarll Of Medical Exsnsiecfs 0aeo-
saths 10 already recognized 10 ne niaEy
siasss "a other .'paihiesr after many
ears From a legal standpoint De-
eopsihy has already received honor
'ble recognition, and from a lherspe1.
icai ssandpoint---as curative. agent
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