The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-11
FIGHT DRUGS
AND DOCTORS
Champions of 0steopathy Wax
Eloquent in State Senate.
BUT LICENSE BILL GOES BACK
PHYSICIANS WILL BE GIVEN
HEARING ON MEASURE.
BUT LICENSE BILL GOES BACK

DEBATE over the merits of osteopathy
kept the state senate busy an hour yes
terday. Led by Senators Lawrence and
Lewis, the opponents of the Bamberger
bill licensing practitioners of the bone
manipulating art developed sufficient
strength to send the measure back to
the public health committee for revis-
lon in connection with the law regu-
lating the practice of medicine. The
debate showed there were many IN
compromising friends of osteopathy
and enemies of physic. and it is con
sidered likely the bill will be acted upon
favorably when it is reported out of
committee again.
This bill gives osteopaths al the
privileges of medical practitioners
without subjecting them TO any of the
restrictions" declared Senator Law
renee. 1T is absolutely contradictory
TO many of the requirements of the
medical practice act with reference to
the treatment of diseases. We should
be careful, as such a measure as this
may be fraught with grave danger for
the public
Senator Lewis moved to have the en-
acting clause stricken out, but with
drew his motion later when Senator
Murdoch, who led the fight for the
measure, agreed to let it go back to the
health committee.
Spring Some Testimonials.
These osteopaths are doing lots Of
good and they should be regularly Ii
censed,' declared Murdoch. Il know
a man in Provo canyon who was treat
ed by physician after physician for an
exceedingly grave malady, and was
practically left on his bed to die. He
was carried to an OsteOpath's office
n
" recovered. He has been well ever
Since"
Drugs and doctors do lots of harm
as well as much good. declared SEN
ator Williams. Surgeons do much
good, but once in while they kill pa
TENTS. 1t is practically impossible for
osteopaths to do harm, for they admin
lister no medicines and do no cutting,
and there is no doubt they do much
good. To my knowledge they have
cured cases which doctor after doctor
had treated without affording relief
The physicians should have a hear
Ing" insisted Lawrence.
Like Methodist VS.. Baptist.
AS well let Methodists have a hear
ing with reference to the doctrines of
the Baptist church," declared Senator
Barber. I'VE know now as well as we
can know later that the medical pro-
AtSSlOn VIII De against the practice or
osteopathy. 1t is simply a foregone
conclusion"
Seventeen states have enacted sim
liar laws asserted Senator Johnson.
You mean seventeen different forms
of laws" retorted Lawrence.
old school doctors say no to this
bin and call it licensing 'quackery.' -
declared Senator Barnes. THAT is be-
cause the practice of osteopathy takes
away fees they would get otherwise.
Let the osteopaths come. They won't
Kill any more than the old-style doc
tors"
This bill permits osteopaths to prac-
tice after only twenty months study"
declared Lawrence. "A doctor has TO
study four years"
i know a man who went east for
five months. came back with doctors
diploma and is practicing today" re-
torted Barnes.
In spite of the oratorical fireworks in
behalf of Osteopathy the measure was
sent back by unanimous consent so as
10 give the physicians an opportunity
10 be heard against the measure