The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-11


fro mnaturaiisis theoioeians ana oth-
e. scientists and yet We would be at
sea and faf from q true dehnitiou Of
nfe, hence ! win END this as began
with the question what Is Life1
The healing Of the nations has been
the central thought IN the mind Of man
since Creations cs.wn. 10 his primitive
state man Is and was easily satisfied
but as people began to congregate and
civilization to dawn, the country becom-
ing more denseiy populated. diseases Of
a zOmotic character were generated and
humanity began TO cry for help.
Ladies' and Gentlemen, desire 60
state 10 you that this body represents
the Eclectic Doctors OF oklahoma. Our
right TO exist as a separate and de-
stinct school OF medicine has been ques-
toned. II anyone viii take the time
10 review medical history and inform
themselves correctly on an subjects per-
tanning to medicine, Just prior to the
dawn Of elccticism. they win readily see
why we are Ecle,ucs. and why we ex-
ist I'm support OF this ! desire to quote
from "six Thousand Years Of History
,.-rbe peo,tle were bled for fainting fits
ten grains OF calomel was the usual dose
for an adult and cases Of salvation
with the loss OF teeth were Of common
occurance stin the old country doctor
whose saddle bags were the only drug
store within twenty miles and who for
IA radius Of ten miles or more ushered
an the babies into the world and closed
the ewes OF the dead: who was
power In the land. who ranked next to|
iustice OF the peace, u he himself were
not one. and to the minister He ana
his best for all his patients and thought
more Of their good than or his fee often
riding ten miles for less than the ply
sician Of today asks 20 step next door
with tears in his eyes he refused cold
water 20 his feyered patients and denied
1 fresh air TO wea& lungs, from the kind
/ est Of mistaken motives"
/ Many other historical quotations could
be rendered alluding to the practice
which was In vogue just prior to the
origin Of eclecticism but this viii sutice
] Il is a fact that a century ago or about
the time eciectioism terminated, the
practice Of medicine was in an awful
condition No wonder the people cried
for relief: and it was in response to
/ his cry that the principles Of eclecticism
were begotten from and developed In
this great commonwealth OF ours.
The Eclectic system OF medlcine came
/ az time Of much needed reform We
may look on It with great National pride
IIt may Justly be called the American
practice Of medicine It was begotten
\ In America, born in America and has
grown. developed and prospered at the
usual American speed Whether or not
the rapid advancement I'm medicine and
lN sailed scionces IS due TO the Eclec-
tic system IS not for me to say or de-
terminod. But notice 4 you win the rapid
advancement made in science Of medi-
cine and surgery since the ncipiency Of
eclectic medicine. We do not claim
credit for all the Advancement in medi-
cal science All systems Of medicine
have made rapid advancement in medi-
cal science and literature during the
| last century. THE advancement has
been phenomenal The old School OF
Medicine has advanced along the line
OF surgery and surgical technical Patho-
/ logy and Bacteriology. The Eclecucs
I have succeeded in establishing di-
rect and positive application of thera-
peutics Tdy have, beyond all doubt
the most rational and successful prac-
tice. have been for nfteen years in
the practice of medicine and have in
vestigated every apparent advancement
OF both systems Of medicine. having
been educated in both systems Of medi-
cine. ! deem it an injustice TO myself
for me 10 utter anything other tnan
facts. While we as Eclectics have been
benefited greatly by studying the re-
searches OF the dominant school of medi-
cine along the line Of Pathology and
Bacterionolgy culling what was good
and applying il to our advanced meth
ods OF therapeutics, on the other hanu
members OF the other school have not
studied our methods and noticed our
advancement They have not been
benefited by our researches. They are
ignorant OF our principles and methods
actuated by the apparent reason-lWe
know all things without investigating.
hence IL is obvious why they do not un-
derstahd our application OF therapeutics
prejudice! They don't care TO invests
gate. l earnestly desire and insist that
ever Eclectic investigate thoroughly and
thus hold our place IN advanced Science
OF Medicine.
The Americal Medical association in
the year 1901. as a body, extended an
Investigation TO an eclectics and home
opaths to join their association. Any
irregulars who could present the nee
essary credentials TO join his society
would be admitted into theirs. The only
preprequisite was to drop the title. The
fact was the doors were thrown wide
open.
Immediately following this announce
ment mas Wy the American Medical
association yther state societies extend
ed similar Invitations. They eallea this
act their benehcent assimilation.
Il We are not asked as a body nor as an
association not as am Eclectic College,
TO join them but they only asked us as
individual Eclectics. An Of which we
think was only "a subterfuge 10 steal
from us what we have along the line
OF scientific advancement i'm matoria
modica ana therapeutics without giving
as any credit Tor IL, recognizing as they
do az the present time they represent
medical nihlhst and Therapeutic Em-
plriclsts in the profession and that they
must have our work along the line OF
materla medica and therapeutics as 81
Is the only true science OF those branch
es Of medicine; ana that unless they