Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-12
ORTHODOXY VS.
HETERODOXY.

The senate committee on public
health sat as the referee this morning
In a 30 round contest between the or
thodox doctors, or those OF the regular
school, aud the alleged heretics, or os-
tcopaths. The contestants on both
sides landed heavily on the body, q
number Of times and several acted "a
little groggy before the gong sounded
IN the last round The fight was con-
Quoted along lines that are not at all
original, az the same highly wrought
language has always been employed
where strong preiudices and irrecon-
C!lahe opinions figure In a contest.
The combat was held in the office 3t
MAYOR Thompson and the room was
filled with doctors. osteopaths, legisla-
tors and the merely curious. The doc
tors contendcd they were there To- iight
bill No. 81 and not the oste0paths, ana
the latter said they were there to fight
FOR protection against the prejudice Of
the doctors. and 10 demonstrate to the
committee that they had a good thing.
THE FIGHTING FORCES.
The members Of the regular medical
fraternity present were Drs. Plum-
mer, Bascom, Beatty, Fisher Whitney
Hanchett, White King, La Motto,
Chandler ana Scott The osteopaths
present were Drs. Young, HocHing,
Carpenter, Beven Mury, ltaymor,
ilibbs Miss Hoedng, Mrs. hurry and
Mrs. Raymor.
DIR. BAsCOM TALKS.
The full committee was present with
Chairman Murdoch presiding, who call
ed upon Dr. Bascom 10 open the tug OF
war. The latter stated there were al
least two points he would like 10 make
clear and they We're that the bill Was
not just what Il ought TO be; that II
was unjust: one which is intended 20
give greater power 20 the osteopaths
than the medical fraternity has ever
asked for lie affirmed that every ply
slCian IN Utah. of every school except
osteopathy, was satisfied with the pres
ent law. THE bill requires no record
OF what an ostc0path is. l think some
definition should be given Of 0stoo-
patty. whether 10 Is the practice OF
general medicine or simply a massage.
Then there Is no provision as 20 what
the examination shall be-. and the
clause requiring a knowledge Of ana
tony has been struck out OF the bin.
AN that Is required continued Or.
BasCom. "is iu have completed a i've
months course in some oste0pathic
school. and finally It is left
60 the discretion OF the board
as o. who n shall permit TO
practice osteouathy. The physicians
have never asked that osteonaih.sts De
not allowed % practice. but we ask that
be put upon them II you
pass This b.li you pat into the hands OF
a board ot 1--WE o8teopaths toe power to
dictate 90 the reputable medical profess
sion OF this state, what 10 can ana can
not practice.
Dr. Bascom stated that the states
were working Tor a uniform law. pro-
Viding Tor reciprocity between The
states and that the passage of The pro-
posed bin would result in h0ycottin-
Utah He further charged that the
examination Zee eXactel by The pro-
posed board was eXorbItunt beng SIS.
while the regular state board only asked
SIS. He concluded his argument hy az
nrmlng that as the ostcoulths were not
required 90 have a knowledge % anat-
omy it was impossible for them 90 dag
nose contagious disease. and they
would not therefore conform 60 the
law, and the dangers OF the
spread Of a tagion would follow
DIR BEATTY TAKES a TURN
Dr. Realty was the next 10 respond
Iis said the motives Of the doctors were
that the latter were not
working to protect themselves but iho
public He said he would not charge
The osteopaths with being a board OF
ial,irs, but six months work In one OF |
their schools entities them 10 practice. |
while he regular physician has TO pur- |
sue four years course and then pass