East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-31
OSTEOpATHY
Pelvic Diseases of Women.


answer to the greater part of 1t, we |
must look to the so-called pelvic dis
eases, or female troubles. 1t is rare |
indeed to find woman in the active |
period of life entirely free from all |
these ailments. Is it any wonder that
scientists are constantly asserting the
degeneracy of the human race, when |
these must be the mothers of 1t, or
that in france and Germany the
death rate exceeds the births? Is It
any wonder that SO many false cures
are heralded, and that for years
quacks have made this their harvest
field? With years of suffering and
distress, aches in back, ovaries and
uterus, with their reflex accompani-
ments, headaches, digestive disorders.
bladder trouble, ETC., is 1t any won
der that woman submits to the burn
ing caustics. pessary, electric shock,
and finally the surgeons knife. only
to find herself at last unsexed,
nervous wreck and hopeless inva-
lid? Such is the story of a hundred
in our own town. Cannot science end
this awful tale? If not, new and
harder race must take the stage.
He who brings this story to a close
will be greater than any now on his
tory's pages. Such a one Is now
striving hard for this glorious cause
in the person of DR.. Andrew T. Still,
the founder of osteopathy. Said Mrs.
Senator Jos. B. Foraker, IF the
founder of Osteopathy does nothing
more In this life than what he has
| Of
men, his name will go down the ages
as the greatest physician Of any age,
and one of the benefactors of the
race"
Is this eulogy merited? Let us ex-
anime his theory and see II 1t be rea-
sonable, for we should reason on
healing, although we have never done
so. The body is not a mystery, but
works by law, just as truly as any
other machine. So have a reason.
The uterus and ovaries have an
abundant and delicately balanced
nerve and blood supply on which they
depend to functionate. or perform
their duty of life, procreation. Be-
cause of this abundance and delicacy
of nerve and blood supply, they are
easily disturbed. At this point DR..
Still began by asking, How does this
disturbance come about?" Strange II
is that no physician ever asked this
before, or IL he asked, failed to get an
answer. DR.. Still never stopped until
he had an answer.
The blood to the female organs, as
well as to all parts is controlled by
the raso-motor nerves. These arise
!. in the spinal cord, pass out between
the vertebrae, thence downward
through tissues and over joints to the
a organs Cut the vaso-motor nerve to
any vessel and the vessel wall Is
paralyzed. Then the force of the
blood within the vessel spleads the
'' wall, accumulating an excess of blood
an Inflammation or congestion. With
:. these facts of physiology as a starting
point, DR.. still began the search for
:, the agent cutting the vaso-motor
u nerve. Diligent search revealed that
the eertebrae between which the
nerve leaves the spinal cord, were
slightly displaced. the ribs, the 18th
u and 18th, were drawn down and to-
!, gether, and that the pelvic bones,
u commonly called the hip bones, were
. twisted. "An idea" says Dr. Still
"These bring pressure and cut off
. the nerves as they pass by them. II
'' straighten these 1t should get the
: desired result" He did the work
I, The result you have in the above quo
! tation from the wife of Ohio's greatest
: senator.
You have been duped long enough
Henceforth proceed by reason. In
vestigate. There are several I'm our
town who have been treated. Get a
Z complete explanation and understand
Pick the wheat from the chaff, for
. pretenders are numerous and VIII
II infest our state until Senator Brown
. ellis bill, now before the legislature
becomes a law and compels all os-
teopaths to go before an examining
board. Don't Judge Osteopathy by
what some pretender has been able
o to give you. Would you Judge medi.
cine from the work Of a quack?
Frequently we hear, II have G
uterine displacement. SO Osteopath,
can't help me-" Does not the dis
placement come from the stretching
: of the ligaments, weakened by poo
nourishment? What will correct It
Prop II UP with a pessary, or correc
the blood supply and nourish the lig
!, aments back to strength?
Because you cannot detect III,
slight displacements of bones dom
;. be positive there are none. Tfaine,
: fingers will find them and point then
: out to your satisfaction. Medical doc
!, tors, those who never investigate
" often assert that these displacement
!. do not exist. Any such we cordial!
= invite to call, as we have some ex
!, ceilent examples Of all classes o
!, displacements among our patients.
Osteopathy makes no claim to cure
= all cases. Some mild cases are incur
!. able. some very bad cases are easily
= cured. Most depends on the causes
: whether II be a removable condition
= or not. Then comes in the recuper-
= ative power of the body. The longer
e the case is delayed the more the re-
: cuperatiye power is lost.
Give Osteopathy chance to save
..1.. kofo-o s,braifffnO IN the sur-