The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
DR.. L0RENZ AND
DR.. STILL C0NTRASTED

setting and what the Osteopaths o
America are doing in that line.
"The system Of reducing old dis
locations Of the hip and also disloca.
tons of other parts of the body is nov
practiccd by over 2,5O0 Oaeopalhs in
the United States. The case OF little
Fanny Granger OF St. Louis, Mo,
who was recently successfully treated
| by Dr. NJ. W. Bailey for dislocatior
of the hip, is only one of hundreds oi
similar cases successfully treated by
oslcopathic physicians in all parts OF
the country. Hundreds of cases of con-
genital and acquired dislocations ui
the hip have been successfully treated
at kirk>villc by me aud my assistants
during the past twenty-five years
Zone of the most marked differences
in the methods of DR.. Lorenz aud that
OF the Ostcopath in reducing dsloca-
tlons i that the Osteopath does this
work without the use of ancslhctics,
braces or casts. The hip is usually
prepared for reduction by carefully
breaking up all adhcsions about the
joint, and then is set by system of
manipulations. As rule Osleopaths
do not set dislocaled hips without first
going through Il course Of treatment
to establish sufficient motion in The
part to allow the head of the bone to
be moved around into its socket with
out rupturing any ligaments or mus
clcs But there are number Of re-
markablc cases where hips have been
set at single treatment lasting only
a few minutes.
'Ot the numerous cases Of hisloca-
ton OF the hip that have been cured at
klrksyillc, the following well known
cases will serve rs illustrations: 5. l..
Mcdonnell, formerly of Council Blnffs,
Iowa, now of St Louis, was cured IN
few treatments, his hip being set at-
ter a number physicians had advised
ampulalion for n bad condition of the
knee. The daughter of Congressman
Peters of Kansas, now prominently
connected vita the slockyards at Kan
sas City, Mo, was cured in II single
treatment This little girl was being
treated ior tuberculosis Of the hrp
joint and her leg had been in cas-
for n number of months. The child
walked, using the leg, the same day,
and to-day is sound and well, with
not sign to mark her former crippled
condition. Another case was that of
the little daughter of Mr.. Cenoycr, u
prominent hardware merchant Of Kan.
say City, Mo. The wife of Thomas
Baker, of Palmyra, Mo. was also en-.
tlrcly cured after few treatments
Probably the best known case treated
at kirksyille is that of Miss Mae
Ctitchiicld, daughter OF banker of
Oskaloosa, Kan. In this case the
hip was completely dislocatcd, the leg
being At least three inches shorter than
the normal one, with the head Of the
bone well up on the back part of the
ilium, 1t was Il dislocation of fifteen
years standing. She was past twenty
when she came To- kirksville for treat
meant. This case was only cured af-
ter several years successive treatment.
The hip was set at a single treatment,
however, but the rest of the time was
employed in establishing motion
enough in the parts to adjust the dis
located bone without injuring the sur.
rounding ligaments and muscles.
"Emmet Hamilton of Kirksyillc,
now Il student at the A. S. o., had II
dislocaicd hip of several years stand
ing. This was reduced number of
years ago. The case of j. X. Black
more, although not nnc of dislocalch
hip, being dislocated ilum, is quite
well known in st. Louis, where he re-
sides. MIR. Blackmoro was cured in
kirksyilIc in single treatment last
April. He had been constant sufferer
for two years and had consulted many
physicians. but received no relief until
the ilium that was ont of place was set
in singlc treatment.
"About six years ago Mrs Joseph
Benson Foraker, of Ohio, brought her
little son to krksvillc for treatment,
the child was suffering from valvular
heart trouble. At the same boarding
house where she was stopping was
Miss Watson Of ST. Louis. She had
come to kirksville to be treated for u
di,locatcd hip. Mrs. Foraker met me
the next day aud called my attention
to the case of Miss Watson. went
over to the boarding house and in the
presence OF Mrs. Foraker set the yonng
lady's hip in single treatment. This
case being quite famous, as ii was rc.
ported tn Mrs. Foraker's acquaintance
and became generally known through
her. Miss Watson is now married
and lives In st. Louis, her name being
Ms. StcgaD.
"Sxteen years ago | set the hip of
a Miss Lowe, of Sublett, Mo. She
was at The time fifteen years old and
her hip had been disabled since birth
When she first came 10 me her leg was
withered and useless. She was treated
aW'iTeren. times for year or two
befAA the hip was set. The leg then
grew In time 10 its normal size. ~
could name many other cases that
we're cured In a few treatments but
short TING cures IN this class OF cases
is not the rule. ''The Osteopalhs all
over the country are successfully prao.
ticing my method"
So much for the Founder Of the
American Systems own story. With
this contrast between the American
and Foreign methods. and this briel
reference TO some Of the well known
cases which have been cured OsteopHth-