East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-11

1t is estimated that less than 10 per
cent of the women are In perfect
health. Why this alarming state? For
the answer to the greater part of 1t,
we must look to the so-called pelvic
diseases, or female troubles. 1t Is
rare to find woman In the active
period of life entirely free from all
these ailments. Is 1t any wonder that
scientists are constantly asserting the
degeneracy Of the human rece, when
these must be the mothers of 1t, or
that in France and Germany the
death rate exceeds the births? Is II
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 wonder
that woman submits to the burning
caustics, pessary, electric shock, and
finally the surgeons knife, only to
find herself at last unsexed, a nervous
wreck and a hopeless invalid?
Such is the story of hundred in
our own town. Science should end
this awful tale. If not, new and
harder race must take the stage. He
who brings this story to a close win
be greater than any now on history's
pages. Such one is now striving in
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 osteop-
athy does nothing more in this life
than what he has done to relieve. the
sufferings of women, his name will
go down the ages as the greatest ply.
sician of any age, and one Of the ben-.
efactors of the race"
Is this eulogy merited? Let us ex-.
anime his theory and see II It 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 has reason.
The uterus and ovaries have an
abundant and del cately 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 It
is that no physician never asked this
before, or II he asked, failed to get
an answer. DR.. Still never stopped un-
til he had an answer.
The blood to the female organs. as
well as to all parts is controlled by
the vaso-motor nerves. These arise
in the spinal cord. pass out between
the vertebrae, thence downward
through tissues and over joints to the
organs. Press upon the vaso-motor
nerve to any vessel and the vessel wall
Is paralyZed. Then the force of the
blood within the vessel spreads the
wall, accumulating an excess of blood
In the part, an Inflammation or con-
yestion. With these facts of physiolo-
~ as starting point, DR.. Still began
he search for the agent cutting the
'aso-motor nerve. Diligent search
revealed that the vertebrae between
which the nerve leaves the spinal cord,
we're slightly displaced. the ribs. the
over ribs, were drawn down and to-
gether, and that the pelvic bones,
commonly called the hip bones, were
visited. "An idea," says Dr. Still.
These bring pressure and cut off
he nerves as they pass by them. II
straighten these 1t should get the
lesired result" He did the work.
rhe result you have In the above
quotation from the wife of ohio's
,reatest senator.
Frequently we hear, 81 have a
lterine displacement, so osteopathy
ant help me-" Does not the dis
placement come from the stretching
# the ligaments weakened by poor
What will correct It?
prop It up with a pessary, or correct
he blood supply and nourish the lig-
ments back to strength?
Because you cannot detect the
light displacement of bones. don't
e positive there are none. Trained
ingers will find them and point them
ut to your satisfaction. Medical doc
ors, those who never investigate,
ften assert that these displacements
% not exist. Not having investigated,
hey are speaking without informa-
ion. The displacements can be
roven to you and will be by any
ompetent osteopath.