The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-08

vices were required by Mr.. and Mrs
j. Ogden Armour, who summoned him
TO operate upon their little daughter,
Lolita, who has been sufferer from
hip dislocaton dating from birth.
The inference that there was not
physician in America skilled enough TO
undertake this delicate task would
have been enough to cause wido news.
paper notoriety for this operation, but,
coupled with this occurance q fee OF
800, 900 having been accredited to
the Vienna Surgeon, his fame hes
been telegraphed around tho world.
DR.. Lorenz, whose credentials as q
man of science are beyond csyil, WAS
received by the medical profession Of
America AS one sen, by God. In
Chicago, and every city where he Wis
tied, his clinics we're crowded by
hundreds of physicians and surgeons of
the best repute. All We'd in doing
him homage. None wa. too proud TO
learn what he could Of this now Aus
trian gospel Of "bIoodlcss surgery +"
DR.. Lorcnz's operations were APP
plaudcd and, it il safe to say, have
started an influence that will rsvolu-
tionizc American surgical methods for
reducing hip dislocslions.
In the midst Of this medical iurore
over DR.. Lorenz daily newspaper
here aud there raised its voice to in.
quirc of the doctor wherein his method
of "bloodlcss surgery" differed tom
"thc American system Of bleodlcss
surgery" known as "Osteopathy."
"Why, Lorenz is just a plain,
everyday Osteopath, said the casual
reader.
III DR.. Lcrcnz is not an Osteopath
what is he'"
Physicians and surgeons Of the old
schools were asked why tho LorcnE
achievements were given SO much
prominence when tho Same sort of
professional service is obtainsblo in
most states of this union and no fuss is
made over it. Not getting much
light from the doctors on this point,
editorial writers drew their own con-
illusions and set down both systems IS
the same. Said tho Chicago Tribune: :
"nr. Lorcn2 is an Osteopsth of the
nth degree"
Tho It. Louis newspapers, knowing
much more OF the Osteopa,hic school
from their proximity TO KirksvilIe,
where the early fame Of this America
system of bloodIess surgery wa wen,
instituted more searching comparison
with the result of pointing out that not
only is DR.. A. +. Still, Founder of the
Oslcopathic system, the suthor Of the
bloodIcSs method but that he has car.
ricd his system to n much better form
of perfection than the distinguished
Austrian
While DR. Lorenz is being berslded
thus as pioneer in hip.setting by
members Of the regular" school, 1t
has slowly dawned upoo the people
that right here at home We have a msn
who has advocated the hoodle. re-
duction of hips, A. well - all other
dislocations, for quarter Of q cen
fury; who has 80 far gained recoeni-
ton for his skill and tho success of his
method that over 1900 Ostcopaths.
his disciples, are now in the field en-
gagged in this same practice; and il 1t
were necessary to establish that this
system is thoroughly well recognized
and accredited here In tho land of ito
birth, be il added that some twenty
states have laws on their statutes books
protecting Osieopsths from moles,a.
ton by over zcalous practitioners of
other systems. 1t is timely to add, there
fore that, not only docs DR.. Still out
rank DIR. Lorenz in medical annals for
introducing this bloodless method of
hip setting, but in the well. worked out
practice of Osteopsthy, as known to
every state and territory in this nnion
to-day that this Same great American
system of bloodless surgery 10 az far 10
advance of the Austrian method a. Que
would expect twenty years Of prece-
dencc 10 permit in the development of
a science. Points OF superiority OF the
American over the Austrian methsd
are easily explained. Had this com.
parison reached tic notice Of tho
great Lorenz, can we'll believe, that
he could not have been content to 20
home without visiting one Of our
American Colleges Of Osteopatby to
see what be might learn Of the pro-
grcssiyc yankee nation right in the
line Of his own specially. DR..
Lorenz's own description Of bis melhsd
will be Of interest to show how he
came to work out his idea, as we'll as
to institute basis for comparison with
the Osteopalhic system Of hip-sctting.
DIR. LoRESz TELLS or HIS METHOD.
"Seven or eight years ago opcr-
ated upon the hips Of child" said
Dr. Lorenz in mn enterview. There
was reformation from birth. l cut
through the skin and the flesh and
barred the bones. Tho icmur or the
thigh bone had never been joined with
the hip. The leg had been pressed
out and up and the little sufferer WAS
unable to walk. She was seven years
old when found her. Some Of the
were contracted and much
| found 1t necessary to
cut some of the tissues of these mus
Giles before | could bring the thigh
bone down 10 its proper position.
Then found that the head, or bali,
OF the femur would not fit completely
into the socket for which 1t was IN
tended. The socket, or acetabulum,
had no, been 10 use and had develop
cd but little since the child was born.
The head of the thigh.bone had In the
meantime been growing and was too