The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-25
Newspaper
Condemns
Drug Bigotry and
Declares Osteopa-
thy Here to Stay

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AZ dinner Of medicinal society il
Hoboken, Dr. Britton D. Evans wake,
eloquent and branded osteopaths as
band OF ignorant people" The Jerse,
City tN. J) Journal in an able edito
rial June list under the heading. "Dr
Evans on os,eopathy." takes excep
tIon TO tho doctors remark and shows
up It's falseness and the prejudice and
blgotry Of the average drug doctor
In a very vigorous manner.
Or. Evans referred to in this article
was the expert who testified IN the
famous "Thaw case and Mr. Jerome,
the states attorney. had no trouble to
convince the court and jury that he,
although a busy attorney. was more
conversant with mental disorders than
was the noted expert
Or Evans on osteopathy.
pr, Britton D. Evans-he OF brain
storm fame-like a good many other
medical doctors. is unduly agitated
over the osteopaths AT the dinner Of
the Hudson County Medical Society in
Hobol,en he asked "why should We
BE toyed with by band of ignorant
people under the name OF osteopathsg ~
Dr. Evans apparently knows little
about osteopathy II he knew any
thing about it he would know that Ii
is founded upon proved scientific prin-
ciples. aud that every day It is per-
forming cures in eases abandoned as
hopeless by drug specialists. among
these cures being cases OF insanity. a
field in which Dr. Evans claims to
speak with authority He would know
that tie average graduate osteopath
is not to be classea with ignorant peo-
ple.1 but rs qualified by bis knowl-
edge OF anatomy and physiology 70
more than hold his own with the ay-
erage drug dootor
Tile latter knows these subjects to
be sure. as the average college grad
uate. who has MOI specialized. knows
or astronomy The este
onath knows Them as The skirful piano
PLAYER knows the keyboard Of a pl-
ano,
lf Dr. Evans would take the trouble
TO investigate instead q wasting his
time throwing stones in The dark he
might learn that there are truths I'M
dreamed Of in his philosophy which
are as an open book 10 the osteo-
maths. He would learn for example.
facts about the involuntary nervous
system and its relation to disease
which mighi cause him to marvel at
the virtual failure Of the older medi-
cal schools to explore this most prof
table mine Of inquiry.
II Or. Evans imagines that the
osteopaths are ignorant people it
should nos be difficult for him to find
occasion to match his skill and Wit
against theirs. Other medical doctors
have tried that. and the "brainstorms'
which resulted were not usually on the
osteopathic side
Those doctors who flock with Or.
Evans in demanding a state medical
organization for protection AGAINST the
osteopaths are throwing useful energy
10 the winds The doctors already
have as much protection as they are
entitled to in This state. perhaps more.
i, IS tne public which needs protection,
n The shape OF statute ieeal-
iripr qualified osteopaths and shut
ting out the 0nacks. who are
now. in the absence of dh
ferentiating law. permitted to prey up
on the people here without let Or hin
drance. some forty other states have
passed such a law. and New Jersey has
ros to come 70 it sooner or later.
0steopathy as a healing are Is mere
y stav. Persecution and sneers from
medical bigots win NOT hinder ii- i
appeals to the most intelligent eias-
sss Ii has proved It's worth in he
cure Of diseases generally How
strange it is. then, that dispensers q
mills ana potions. the pharmacaetie
messers. IS facesious writer calls
them should be the last 10 recognize
lbs claims or Il See me remarkable
cures Il IS efiecting dry hy day under
their very noses
II the medical doctors studied os'e'
opathv il scientific spirit. their pre-
iadiees and fenrs would quickly fsde
away Tam shev 10 tA4s she rus'ie,
which is not Wholly ignorant ., ne
merits Of osteopathy. VII be APT to
regard them as incompetent Wiz
nesss-Iersey city Joarnal
That osseopsthy is gaining fzyor u