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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans. Nov. Spot cotton
quiet and steady. Sales 2,1o0 bales.
including 1900 to arrive. Quotations
unchanged: middling IL Sic.
Futures influenced by better Liver
pool conditions. opened ii to II points
higher than last evenings closing.
Realizing sales soon carried prices
down II to Is points. This was fol-
lowed by a reaction which, by noon.
carried December points higher than
yesterdays finals. The market was
only moderately active up to one
o'clock when the Census Bureau
ginners report was read. Traders
generally considered the report bear
ish and within few minutes the ac-
tive positions were hammered down
33 to 3S points. December declined
81 points to 1890: January 3S points
to 11.07 and March 33 points to
11.32. Strong bullish support then
came to the aid of prices which re-
suited i'm a sharp recovery. The
market closed steady with net losses
of 20 to II points.
New Orleans. Nov 8.-Cotton futures bare y
Stp
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Hon. Morgan G. BULKELEY. President.
Aetna Life Insurance Company,

including Copper 10000; Cotton Oh
$500: Locomotive $500; Smelling
i0,400: Tobacco 300; A. G. l.. 400:
brooklyn. Transit. $4,000; Canadian
Pacific $500; Chesapeake and Ohio
1000; st. Paul 21.400: Erie 10000;
louisville and Nashville 5000; Mis-
souri, Pacific $4,000: Norfolk and
Western $500; Pennsylvania 43,100
Reading 54,100; Rock Island 9,400;
Southern Pacific $1,000; Southern
Railway 1900; Southern Railway,
preferred. 90; Tennessee Coal 1880;
Union Pacific $4,000; United States
Steel 1900; Virginia Carolina Chem
$4,000: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., preferred,
o.40O; Sloss-Sh effield Steel 400.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
State Of Connecticut
Office of the Insurance

O Commissioner
Hartfo II,
Hon. Morgan G.
Aetna Life Insurance
HartfOr
a
examination Depart
The
ended 24th 1904 The
with this Department The larger surplus shown by the fig
special liability Of than s2oooO0o above that required by the
The investigation II Is
with
Respectfully Commissioner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Russian news
dominated the wheat market today
Reports Of continued disorders de-
ve:oped decided strength in the price
of wheat. the May option closing with
net gain of 1 Ia q 31S. Provisions
are up 1-2 10c.
Closing. Highest Lowest. IClosing
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The Raleigh Banking and Trust
Company

Corner Eaycttcv and
Round
tina inc.
Ce
of Trusts md act
We haye
and wi
e a Bclvn w
Thomas Thomas O.
Moring Clambc e.
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New York Money.

New York Nov S-Money on call strong and
higher 6ts0.. lowest o.. ruling rate
"a. closing g. offered at 81: time loans
irm; so and 80 days 5@5t4 six months S05i2
prime mercantile paper S05ts. sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers bills at
1856 6SG4867 20 for demand and at 4S3 0S04S31 10 for
SO day bills. posted rates 48lss04S2a4; CONNER
cial bills 4S2ss9a4 bar silver 63. Mexican dol
lars 1914.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
Naval Stores.

Wilmington. Nov S.-Turpentine steady 69i2
receipts IS casks.
RoSin nothing doing, $3.50; receipts 1875 bblS.
Tar firm, 180. receipts 80
Crude firm. 3.3S, 4.7514.75. receipts CO.
Charleston Nov. S.-Turpentine and rosin.
nominal; nothing doing.
Savannah. Nov. S.-Turpentine nom. 68iz0 "
sales 500, receipts 716. shipments one.
Rosn hrm. sales. l.2S2, receipts 3.02s ship
ments, 1865.
A. B. c. AIS: d. 43O: K. 44S: f. 40; G. AIS; II
$50; l. ass: K. SOS; NJ. $50; N. $50; VIC, S.4S;
w. w. SIS
The crying need of a childless home
;c,a l,.,h xy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09

Trains Nos. 1 and 4 connect at
Goldsboro with Atlantic Coast Line
trains as follows: No. Al, Southbound:
No AZ, Northbound; and with South
ern Railway trains Nos. Ill, West
bound, and No 1916 Eastbound.
Trains Nos. and 3 connect at
Goldsboro with Southern Railway
trains as follows: No. los. Eastbound
Ar. Newport .......... Ssl1 4.41
No. 1876, Westbound; and with Atlantic
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I,iycrpOOI.

= liverpool. Nov Cotton. spot good bust
3e : done; prices points higher: American
mitdlng fair 6.SS. good middling SGT middling
gil. low middling SOS. good ordinary SIT: or
binary S6i. The sales today were H. 900 bales. OF
which 900 were for speculation and export and
included IL 300 American. Receipts % 900 bales
including 20 900 American
Futures opened quiet and steady and closed
lad
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S. A. l.. Stocks and Bonds.

BALTIMORE. Nov. SIS A. l.. common q
DO preferred -.
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ATLANTIC & NORTH CAROLINA
COMPANY.
Raleigh, N. O.

On September 18th, 1905, the fol-
lowing schedule of trains will become
effective:
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The crying need of childless home
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Special Rates and Train Via Sea-
board Air Line Ry.

(Signed THEODORE PRICE.
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L. 7. NICHOLS. G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
'l$ELyNTIHgLER & 10! EA, ltSAl

s sS e sye go Ry Buks Sssr a DE-
s fsss so Hi T ihf hs ,eseRss b be-
colpsd 81 Wrist, tho third and fourth u AN in.
rRers g no mott ss'' Tha e arms nr NIL
Viz tfss i for hugh xavi Mer we 40 y iho
Nicholas.
Mrs. NJ. H. c., of Greensboro Ky. de-
Nicholas. Of kentucky, whose wife was
Nicholas gcnealogy, taken from very
Fra from rs se ssf VIZ g fan.ur Dr Sd
Nicholas. an Engllshman, and surgeon
in the British Navy, settled in Virginia
about the year 100, or very near It. lie
thaniel Burwell. and daughter Of Robert
X King Carter, Of CaYotoman. Va. Tho
eldest child gof DIR. George Nicholas and
his wife, Elizabeth Carter, was Robert
patriot. called Treasurer Nicholas, from
having long and honorably filled the
glnin. Robert Carter Nicholas married
d75&) Anne Cary, great-granddaughter Of
Colonel Miles Cary, tho first emlgrant Of
the Cary family to Virginia; Miles Cary
was born in Bristol, England, In 1920. and
was ths., fourth generation in descent
y
who was lneally descended from Adam
de Karl, Lord OF Castle Cary d19s), in
Somerset. England,
], son OF Robert Carter Nicholas and Anne
Cary, his wife. This George Nlcholas, OF
Kentucky. married Mary Smith daughter
3nf the Hon. John Smith, Of Baltimore),
and settled In Kentucky.
This senca1oHy Is abHolute ely correct.
There IS no sunposition about II. OF
course the Nicholas erncnlogy n England
i Fnea back much further. They have
/ always borne coat-arinor. sil5
For more extended account OF the
/ descendants OF DR.. George Nicholas and
his wife. Elizabeth Carter, see the old
Garter records. II hfrs. M. Fl. G.. wishes
| To get copy Of tbs Carter family tree,
| she may be able to Dc so. by writing TO
Mrs NJ G.. Oliver. Mt shirley, City Point
| Charles City county. Va. .s
Axtell. ss5,
I GrnealoEical Editor Times Dispatch:
s Sir-r note in your Interesting articles
| Of May 14tIi. mention of II book called
| "Joseph IIahnrsrnms Historical Collec-
~ list sof& the ii Land
! graves, OF South Carolina. VIII YOU not
Ekipd,y nublish y concise account OF tho
| Landpr,ve Darrell Axtell. his forefather.
! etc. for the benefit of the several hum
| idrcd living descendants Of thpt peer now
! residlng In every Atlantic State. from
! New York to Florida, inclusive. and
| greatly Ioblfre # y. N. H. ssssas
| ''-E Richmond Va.
Tn. reply, we have not full list Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Col. Cunmings's Account.

On the night Of the Goth of July 1861,
our army lay in rear and facing Bull
Run, the right resting near Union Mills
and the left at the Stone bridge General
fBeauregard expected to be attacked the
next morning on the front and right, but
very soon in the morning he and General
Johnston saw that tho enemy was moyjn.
on the Ccntrevile road in the direction
of the Stone bridge, with the view of at
lacking and turning our left flank, the
demonstration on our front being only
a feint. Leaving force to protect our
right. The rest Of the army, except the
command at or near the Stone bridge,
ALREADY engaged, were moved along and
in rear Of Bull Run to reinforce the troops
already engaged and to resist the attack
on our left
The stoncwal Brigade, after being
halted several times, reached the brow
| OF the hill or ridge. The center OF the
! brigade, when thus formed In limo in
| pine thickct at the edge of the plateau.
was about opposite the famous Henry
House. After the brigade was formed in
line, we were ordered to lay down In the
| edge of the pines. This was about IL or 1
] O'Clock, and the battle had then been
| raging for hours, and our troops we're
| being driven back. As tho brigade was
| then In line, the Thlrty-third was on tho
left and was at that time the extreme
! icit OF our army. on It's right the Sec
ond, Fourth, Twenty-seyenth and Fifth
tho latter as | understand. n little de-
tached from the balance OF the brigade.
! CIhe Fourth was in limo behind Colonel
Pendleton's batteries. and the Twenty
seventh Just in rear of 1t; so that the
right center was four dcep.--J. W. D)
Two OF the larses. companies OF the
Thlrly-tfird had been left In the Valley,
The eight companies present were from
Shenandoah. Page, Hampshire and Iiard,.
Dive We're from Shenandoah and one
cacA from Page, Hardy and IIampshlra)
10th tho latter companies were small.
about fifty men, SO that deducting the
sick and absent, there We're only about
, | 400 men In tho action I was then the
only regular field officer In the reg!-
, ment; but there was a Captain Lee .
/ | splendid man and gallant officer who
/ had been temporarily assigned TO the
! regiment and acted az field lieutenant,
j colonel; lie was, IA the charge, strucl
j IN the breast with o piece Of shell anf
fell Al his post tac,tally wounded, ans
!. died soon afterwards.
{ THE CHARGE or THE THIRTY.
I THIRD WAS VIOLATION oF
Q ORDERS
: After giving this brief account of or
}, movements and the position OF the hrlgade
y previous TO our going into action, | vii
Y give my recollGctions, which Is quite din
q uAei, 10 the charge MADE hy the Thirty,
third and the reasons which led 10 ID,
:, beng made before the charge was mad,
? BY the other regiments OF the hrlead.
. Ials caaFse w the IhsrIrth.rd WAS made
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
ssMYTH BLUES"
Muster Roll Company ., Fourth
Virginia Infantry.

Editor OF Tho Tines Dispatch;
Sr,--No part OF your excellent paper Is more
Interesting to the remnant OF old Confederate
soldiers now living than that portion you have
so kindly dedicated to them ana the stories
they tell: for after all. II Is the man behind ne,
conflict while IT ragged around him, and tho
story he tells brings US nearer the scene OF
action ana mpresses II III detail ulIh J.. OUT ".
minds moro cifectually man genera history
Since arranging and sendlng to Major Hunter
dapGas q he yrs t Ia
(stonewall Erigade). ~ has occurred 70 me
to send It TO you and ask you TO, some time
or another give i place ~ ths t%nIeaef ae
sired NOT alone because 1t gives tho names
enrolled ON orderly Sergeants BOOK. hut be-
ara dead and others living. which WI bs
Intensely Interesting TO many widely scattered
since the parting at Appomattox In 1905
A0s' 'espS''tuNJtso . s. AprERsoE.
4. 9. rsnale!en. captain; major MAJ 1891 ra-
James NJ Kennedy. first lieutenant; retired
1852; died in Tennessee after war
4. ~ Gibson. second .lieu,enant; captain 1.Ia
| j. j. Bishop first sergcanti died from
wounds Second Manassas,
| J, IS. Fuller, second scrseaht %oui'uea
u ~. Rider. ,hrdesergeant; died after war;
| J. n. Thomas. fourth sergeant promoted
3. i. Koo,z frs. corporal; wounded
/ Il i.anpie second CORPORAL ; wounded
| SFgtsyIyatia Courthouse; died since war.
| H. y KiiIinger. third corporal
n A. Oury, fourth corporal; wounded First
| Manassas: dead.
Adm, Allen, iilled Charlottesville.
| BENJAMIN Allen wounded Winchester; lost
\ an aye; dead
David Allison
4 ISG. Anderson. lost leg. sharpsburg; dead.
John a. AppsrsDn, cornn!fsl9nea hospital
4 steward 1867; assigned duty Win Field IN
! Urinary, second Corps, u. n, " HGrsepn
E!ackl,
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.Aiex iseas'N' p npo,noted lieutenant 1862
W. 7. Bo'i. died from wounds second
Manassas
Randolph Bradley killed below Richmond.
Isaac Brown; Killed sharPsburs,
w. III BOLTON. rs
Glsophas, wounded ..,.t ,,...,.
Virginia.
George e Brid,seman. !, ,,,,,a..,,a..,,,,,. !,
Samuel a. Byars, wounded cfahce llor r '
laine for life.
Thomas n. Campbell, promoted leutenaIt'
wounded Wilderness. 1863
w .. Carder, promoted Lieutenant; died
since war.
y vi Z %, eleaver' killed CEDAR cfesk' 1855.
George w cuiiop, lost leg at chanccllors-
villei died since war
u r. Cullop.
John y. Dix. died from wounds received,
Chancelorayile.
Adam Duttorl, died after war.
James Al Dutton.
g. NJ. Dudley.
CT Davis.
James W. Duncan.
d. ii. Fudge. Fudge lieutenant; wounded, FEEDER
icksburg; Judge OF County Court, smSth'
John W. fudge.
Itobert Fulwiler.
lsdwn9d Fnlkie, wounded: 81
Robert Green wounded First Manassas Ian .s.s,,
henry Goodman, kilieo' A'y opoessi
Ambrose Griffith, colcr-bearer; wounded at
chnncellorsville and before petersburg.
James J. sssii lost leg at Gettysburg.
Harris.
y r. Harris, died since war; 90.
sW w, Henegar, kiileu SSeu". 1890 -'''
Henry Hendsrlite; died since war.
Ephrian. .dicd from wounds received at
chancel q
'y y, n sst.,
l9 ,,la !. -. ry, HUI. ,,od altar war.
John Hutton. died from WOUNDS az Sna nan
II ~ i.anh....r killed Sharpsburg.
e ~ 1anss aisi in n'l prison. - -
Ri s. II James. killed In battle
u, M, james ~ e
3 r. Jones, died from wounds, Second Ma
nnssas. N 9fs
i. Jones Jones d dlea In IN HOSPITAL hospltai.
p n 3sr snnnrd wounded First Manassas
died dsa after war .,,,ea battle Kernssown
s AI'nrti : -, = roGar,. Icaa. A
Nv A. Htan. ,:oun,icd on picket duty
ny w. III ~ ny -, y ~. $500
Z 3 = ah e. ryder. wounded ehan'e'0tss'0'
Edward Mecready killed First Manassas.
r e. III i;ars,,ii,a. lied Payno's farm
nerr 1884
z w W. hroore Il killed Spotsylvania, 1884, HI
ID n ~ 4 Mnrris. head faiFt8 q sa5 81
T. T, !, g. oaks. ".
5ea . ~ Cyerp ,i,i.a a, pavne,s farm.
9 I'tr r a. n,a lead ..6
s s;.t !, a i.rat.,a dead
MalneW Esate1, -. Two fnpers Chan cc,ors-
Martn i aoal'' ios' w >D 81
vile Il d eols z
James Roark; dead; ..,s
Samuel Reedy. -. ,,ara
@. Sanders, w ,s"n s,nco oe, w%r,
1 "a; ~ sander<. died during war
M william ss ,anaers' uet s--s (.
lessee sea tss.,. d,ed from wounds. second
,tanas 10, - &
f. II, Sexton. dleu t ~ pi.sot' 3}s3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
The Uncolnquered,

Fl. r.. G. was II ne u 70 ttS >it = 80
Crane, member OF the Hlc nm, :, i -I,.',
ttaa,.s After the war he lived IN Bal.
ti1,,nr Flo was the father OF Mrs.
George r. Whitfield. The poem relates
r. TTollywood and the Confederate DEAD
there buried, and was written in 1875.
I have read In ancient Acknowledgements
strange and quantity told
Handed down by dim tradition from tho
off days Of old
stories OF valiant people living IN
conquered land;
Conouered-save but one small city where
they made their last brave stand.
on the banks Of yonder river, Where the
holly and pine H..
5Murmur softly in the tWlllght, sehuy
stirred by evening wind.
Sleeps brave unyanquished natlon Us
that gallant one OF old;
Like that people free, nnfettered. by no
ylctor's power controlled.
Z Comrades by whose side they battled.
now have yielded to the foe;
No surrender stains their memory; no
defeat, their spirits know
Where they fought the shout Of triumph
borne upon tho battle-breath
Was tho last farewell they uttered though
that triumph brought them death.
We arc too unworthy even to record their
gallant deeds; VI
Tongues CENTRALIZED. can never render &c
the valiant rightful needs;
Lips unclaimed can never Mtly teli INC INC
story Of the brave.
And the minstrelsy of Freedom rings DIS
cordant from the slave.
Let the rapid rushing riyer-eloauent un-
conquered bard -
Sing the story OF their yalor; task for
ts vanqulshed tongues too hard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

Editor Genealogical Column; ,r,,,er
,o lsa y Hnsh f Milier Who from SCOT
land to America about MI, l7c What us,n,
sisn ~ aunt? NV great Grand fatfer
M iiT and Patrick Henry were 4corus III
viii son aiye me the Miller Hrem rntin rn1S
Miller Castle, ,r near an Ma mottoi Who Was
the wife OF Hugh MillerY ,nd va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Ellis

The first Ellis IN Louisa was Thomas FL
lis. 4 blacksmith, 1901 "a very worthy nd
profitable calling 4 In those days. "a son
OF Martin Zee Tor Kay): who settled IN
Louisa about l7F,p married into the BoT!es
family. from whom Richard Key Bowles
ia n descendant. The Ellis. with whom
was the Bow1cs connection. was descended
from the Thomas Ellis referred to. This n
lis as near as we can get to the Ellis:
I3owles and woodward Il connection Inc
litter family. woodward, does not ppaar
in early Louisa records z. G. n.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Murray.

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear sir.-Please give me IN Times
Dispatch something concerning the an-
county, Va. He married Mary Ann Ellza-
beth Allen. February !, 1S47, and i am
under the impression he was OF Scotch
descent. His parents were Samuel MUIR
ray and Mary Miller There nrc n num-
Der Of Mnrrays. and II you can give any
Information you Will oblige. ~,
Reply-Anthony Murray married Mary
was living In Snotsylvania 1887 supposed
son of above. MORGAN Murray OF Ea II,
county, 1885, Richard Murray, l15l WIZ
liam Murray. Of same county, l76o. Ih i,.e
nj present. The marriage Of William
Murray and Mary Ann Allen Is given. aA
above, in Hcnrlco records.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Harris.

Ii, reply to w. r. H. Of Danytue, Va.
for further information on the Harris
FAMILY. viii say that the Harmless early
settled In spotsylvania. where many OF
the name can BIO found. The marriage q
John Harris and Hannah Stevens Is lhere
Il ntiIsn Harrfses evidently descended from
them Of the other names OF Harris to be
found In Spotsylyanla. from IT'D to .1SoO.
arc James, Job. Jonathan. Ma ttl,ew; l rlum-s
n,er Robert. a,eflier. Thomas and William.
together with many OF their child en-,
Jesse Harris was living In. Louisa. 1872.
FREDERICK Harris. Of Frederick's Hal,
Louisa, was tho FIRST president OF me
8Tyirri,,ia Central Railroad" When the.
road reached his housc tho staff there
WAS named for his home, Frederlck.s
Hall which was long a noted place for
hospitality and gayety. Many OF h ils
8descandar,ts are Etill in the county. gllss
OF which would be interesting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

In 1Tso Elinor Savage, who must have
been Ills daughter, married James Dunn,
OF spottsylyania. Richmond has ai " "
Tia distingulshed family, who have been
nr,ro,ninent in her past annals, among ne e
PROFESSIONAL and business men OF WORTH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

Landgraves OF South Carolina but NJ
shair's work In the State Library. Tho
,Axtell family. OF Virginia, OF whom was
J The late Mrs. Decntur Axtell. OF Rich-l
inond, bore the same arms as the Cans
trjll famlIy--WilIiam Cnntrli. the eml-
grant, 1908, at jamestown, Va, descendant
from, Humphrey Cnntr.ll. Of Woodley,
Wakingharn. Berkshire. England.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-31
What There Is New in Osteopathv.

g. What theory, essentially new to mcdi
cal science, has Ostcopathy established to be the
common cause Of diseased
y. Mechanical disorder within the organ
ism. Mal-adj ustmcnt of parts, particularly of
the bCny framework of the body upon which all
the soft structures are supported, any slight de-
Walton Of which from its correct position and
alignment may cause pressure, strains, conges-
ton, pains and interruption of work III the local,
thereby become blockadcd. Advanced thinkers
i'll medicine have got far to affirm that
"structural deteCt' is first necessary to produce
functional alterations; but bad mechanics, alb
normalities i'll relationship, defective adjustment
and faulty proportions as the initial point of this
faulty structure has not somehow appealed to
them.
9. What brings about such mechanical
disturbances i'll the body i'll other words, what
causes sickness?
A. The ordinary wear and tear of life; the
innumerable incidents and accidents, to which
everybody hourly is liable These may be
grouped viz
(U Falls, jars, blows, wienches and other
forms of force from without expended upon the
body
(2) Strains, wrcnchcs twists and mmed-
ate dlSplaCcmcnts from overwork, spasn1otlic cf-
fort to recover from falls or avoid threatened in
jury force acting within the body
60 CuntraCtlons a, OF muscles, from tax
ing cold, draughts dampness, exposure, overex-
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-31
TEOPATH|C HEALTH
Everyday Answers that Pass Between Patient and acone
A o, "osopauc Health"

crtion etc. These mechanical disturbances DC.
tcopathy has now fully demonstrated are first in
importance in upsctting health; in PRODUCING
sooner later, ills functional or structural acnto
chronic medical and Surgical Osteon.
athy thus has added new class OF disturbances
to the science of pathology towit: The very
commoncst of all-thc real first causes Of disease
9. Are mechanical disturbances the only.
first causes of disease
A. BY no means. Hardly less important
are the abuses OF functions from over
work in local parts Of the body, such as result
for instance from ovcr-cating or Ovcr-drinkino
An organ may break down from ovcrwork when
it has an average nerve and blood supply. Her.
cdity further affords an important lrcdisposton
determining the quality and quantity OF nerve
energy and their alterations. Artificallv in
duccd mechanical "lcsions however, co-operate
with functional ovcrwork and hereditary weak
ness much ottcncr we think, in producing disease
than hereditary acts independently.
9. las any other school Of medicine rec
o-nizcd mechanical disorders as causing disease,
\. Absolutely no. 1t seems to have been
entirely forgotten by physicians that higher
lie exists and that nutrition proceeds upon the
ba,i, OF mechanics as well as chemistry Phvs-
clans welded to matcria mcdca and surgeons to
their operations do not as a class, by their work
admit tins Common-scnSe proposition. How
handicapped must they be in consequence in at
tempting to diagnose and remedy bodily defects
clearly due to hidden mechanical causes,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-31
Two Medical Views of Osteopathy

Q. What does The average physician say
about O,tcopathy about this new mechanical
theory OF disease
A. Ask HIM and see. If he is thoroughly
representative OF his school if he is high over
the dome, broad between the eyes and rich in
experience, he will probably welcome Ostcopathy
for tie good it is doing albeit he may not under.
stand thoroughly the tcncts of the Osteopathic
system. If he should belong to the smaller CO.
tcric OF his school doing original thinking outside
OF traditional ruts he will say with DR.. Byron
Robinson, of Chicago: 1.-THE physician cannot
consent to the view that machine may 90
wrong unless it becomes structurallv defective.