Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-20
"PREJUDICIAL TO
PEOPLES INTERESTS"


The article in last evenings News"
containing the statements OF the Salt
Lake Medical society that were sent TO
the members OF the Legislature, shows
very plainly that there Is a lack Of in
formation concerning them. The doe
tors accuse the osteopaths OF ignor-
ance. Ii is well known that the osteo-
paths are the most skllful anatomists
I'm America. Two years ago we were
told In a regular medical college I'm
Chicago that DIR. Eckley, the well
known anatomist, stated that the os-
teopaths are the best anatomsts that
attend his classes. Our professor who
made this statement Is not In sympathy
with the osteopaths but could not deny
that they have superior skill In that
study. The reputable colleges Of osteo-
pathy give a four years course Of
tudies of FIVE months each. Most reg
uar colleges give only four years OF
six months each. There are many reg
ular doctors practising medicine In
Utah who have not studied longer than
pNO years at college. II is not many
years since that was the required time
Of study In regular colleges a large
proportion Of the time is given to the
study OF materia medica and surgery.
In osteopathlc colleges this time is de-
voted TO the study Of methods Of treat
ment. which greatly reduce the neces-
slty Of the practise OF surgery. In the
faculties Of osteopathic colleges are
some Of the most capable instructors in
America. In the American School OF
Osteopathy at Klrksyille. Missouri,
there are two Fellows Of the Royal
Society Of London as instructors. Prof.
Whiting. who was formerly one OF the
leading instructors In the University OF
Utah and later continued his scientific
Investigations at Leland Stanford Uni
versity, is Instructor in a college OF
osteopathy at Los Angeles. Cal
The practise OF ostcopathy has been
legalized by legislative enactments In
the leading states OF the Union. and I'm
some OF them the osteopaths
have a separate board Of examiners.
The santariums of our land are fun
OF patients who have been made chronic
invalids by drugs. These same invalids
are brought back 10 health by remoy-
ing the cause OF the diseases and re-
ceiying scientific treatments similar 10
those practiscd by the osteOpaths. The
blcodless surgery practised by DR..
Lcrenz Is based on the same princi-
pics as osteopaihy. but the osteopaths
obtain by milder measures the same re-
suits. There are specific cases IN Utah
where osteopaths obtained as remark
ALE results as followed Dr. Lorenz's
practice and some OF our senator's ar.
personally acquainted with them.
In the bill before the senate there Is
provision for examination In an the
studies required for now drug practise
The hoard win create no expense for
the state. The most effective way 10
abolish medical quackerv is By COM
polling obsolete drug medication 10
compete with the scientific practice OF
csteopathy and other Psychological
methods OF treatment. The fight that is
before the Legislature Is an effort on
The part Of drug monopoly TO prevent
the people from selecting the practi-
ticncrs Of their choice Mark Twain
made an able defense Of the osteopaths
before the New York legislature ana
DR.. James OF Harvard university. who
Is a regular physician and an eminent
scientist most severely rehuked
members Of his profession IN the Mas.
sachusetts legislature when they at
tempted 10 create q medical monopoly
In his state The people Of Utah viii
welcome a law that wiz give competent
asteopaths the right 10 practice. To
suppress the bill means to retard the
progress OF science
JOHN T. MILLER.