The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-15

is waiting for you in the parlor. al
right, i'm a minute" said the doctor
and with one hand on the little girls
back. he went on explaining, after d
while concluding with, Now. Wen 70
over To the school," and he started fol
the school, having to be reminded
again of the lady who was waiting fol
him in the house. He had become in
terested in the little crippled charity
patient that he had forgotten all about
the United States senator's wife, whose
husband was. and Is. one of the most
Influential msn in the country.
Hard work, se1f-sacrifice and persis.
tenee finally won. Occasionally a per
son of some prominence became inter
ested. His theory was 40 rational that
these brought others. In spite of thu
fact that his patients were almost en-
tirely from those claimed AS hopelessls
incurable by the old methods of heal
ing some of his cures were marvellous
People began To lac attracted from dis
tances. and the old doctor with hi.
two elder boys, Charlie and Harry
soon had as much practice as they
could attend To. In 1892 he established
a school.
Many of his friends tried 10 deter
him, some thinking his ability was a
gift and could not he impaired TO
others. Others said that he was a fool.
After all these years of struggle lac
ought To hold on In his secret himself
and become wealthy. But money was
the last thing about what DIR. stiil
thought.
After the establishment Of IA school.
although opposition by no means
ceased. recognition came more rapidly.
Today DR. Stin is hale old gentle
man, 81 years of age. Unlike the vast
majority of the great who have
made revolutionary discoveries OF
benefit To mankind. he has lived
To see the fruit of his lahors. To
see his science generally recognized,
In the little city nf kirksrille, where
he lives. the citizens affectionately re-
fer to him as the odd doctor" He is
"A scientist and man. When he comes
to lay down his staff it can be said Of
him. as il was said of another,
Were to every one to whom he did
some loving service To bring bios
som In his grave. he would sheep be
Meath a wilderness Of flowers"
The first school was established in Ii
little one-<tory frame house about
l2xeh feet Ina dlamensions. The first
class had five or six members Grad
uallv ii corps OF efficient Instructors
were brought together and the course
of study developed and extended. As
more students graduated and seat-
tered over the country for practice
they hogan 10 appreciate the early
trials Of the ''oId doctor" Al every
turn they encountered the utmost an
tagnnism and hostility nj the medical
profession, They were arrested nn the
charge of practicing medicine without
license Some at them were Jailed
Attempts were made by the NJ d = Ia
pass laws preventing their practice.
This Aas been the experience IL near
in our own state If Montana. one hill
presented lay 0ur medical friends i'm
this state 10 or l. years ago got A. far
As Governor Smith. Its import had not
been realized by the Legislature. II
would have put us 0ut of the state
The governor vetoed il In fact nnt "a
single Legislature has convened since
1883 which has not had presented tn
IL from tWu la four bills WhEan hid
clauses in them which would have cur