The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-28


himself out to the public engaged in
the diagnosis of disease and follows
any form of treatment with the idea
c. receiving compensation, or who
maintains an Office for the examina-
ton or treatment of patients -" q" This
act shall not be construed to prohibit
any person IL qualified under the law
of 1909 from engaging in the admin
istration of massage or osteopathy
when not representing himself or as
Stunning the title Of doctor, physician
or surgeon, provided they pass the
same examinations that physicians of
this state are required by this act"
They take for their stand that we
are unqualified, and persist in their
statements to the public that We are
masseurs.
Below is given a list of subjects
recommended by the Association of
American Medical colleges, also sub
jects taught by the American school
of osteopathy.
Subjects Recon- Subjects Taught in
mended by the
Association of the american
= mer School of os-
!" ~ - q
Colleges. tsopathy.
Histology ........ Histology
Embryology ...... Embryology
Osteology .....,... Osteology
Anatomy ......... Anatomy
Physiology ....... Physiology
Chemistry and Chemistry a n d
Toxicology ..... Toxicology.
Materia Medica -. Principles Of Os-
teopathy.
Osteopathic NJ e.
Pharmacology 49,. chanics.
Therapeutics .....
BacteriolOgy ...... Bacteriology.
Pathology ....... Pathology.
Medical Zoology.
Clinical Micros- Clinical Micros-
copy ...,....... copy.
Physical Diagnosis. Physical Diagnosis
Osteopathic dag
nosis.
Practice of Practice of Osteo-
Medicine ....... pathy.
Surgery ..,.sss... Surgery.
Applied Anatomy.
Obstetrics .....,.. Obstetrics.
Gynecology ....... Gynecology.
Pedtatrlcs ........ Pediatrics.
Eye and Ear ......Eye and Ear.
Nose and Throat. Nose and Throat
Mental and Nerv- Mental and Merry
Gus Diseases -. Gus Diseases.
Electro Therapeu- Electro Therapeu
tics ....-....... ties.
Genito- Urinary Genito Urinary
Diseases .....,.. Disease.
Dermatology and Dermatology and
Syphilis syphilis.
Hygiene and Pub Hygiene and Pub
lie Health ...... lie Health.
| Dietetics ......,.. Dietetics.
Medical Juris- Medical Jurisprud-
prudence ence.
| 1t was only six years ago that the
medical requirement was raised TO
four terms of eight months each, the
osteopathic requirement by the law of
| 1909 being three years of nine months
each. All osteopathic colleges are now
giving an elective course of four years,
and after 1911 a four-year course of
nine months each with preliminary
educati onal requirements will be re-
quired in all osteopathic colleges.
In connection with the educational
advancement of osteopathy the aim Is
| to raise 1900, 900 for research work
100000 already being subscribed
| by members of the profession alone
| 1t is interesting to note that forty
three states have legalized osteopathy
by legislation, placing 1t on an equal
/ standing with the medical profession
| Whereas hundreds of thousands OF
people have found health through
osteopathy after medicine has totally
| failed, would 1t not be a great injustice
to have this science eliminated from
the state by an allopathic trust which
today is one of the greatest trusts in
the United States?
The people need and want osteopathy
and we believe our legislative body
will be just and wideawake and not
allow osteopathy to be strangled by its
powerful enemy. the medical trust.
| Quoting this bill where mention OF
surgery is made, 'that osteopaths re-
gard the use of the knife for curing
diseases as unscientific and detrimen-
tai Nothing in this act shall
give them the right to administer
drugs or to perform surgical operations
with instruments unless they have
shown the same qualifications and
passed the same examinations that
| physicians in this state are required
| by this act"
| We know there are cases where
a surgical operation is the only means
to save the life of the patient; but
we do not uphold its ignorant and in
| discriminate use as practiced ar the
present time. The impression Is Gull
tivated that osteopaths do not study
surgery, and 1t is interesting to note
that the $50 hours lectures on sur
gerry recommended by the Association
OF American Medical Colleges is ex-
actIy the number of lectures on thar
subject given by the American School
of Osteopathy
| In regard to this medical examining
board, would 1t be fair to place our
destiny in the hands of body who
have continually fought our very ex-
istence: who are ignorant Of the prin-
ciples OF osteopathy and exhibit only
prejudice and animosity? In a few
stat a composite board has beer
adopted and proved to be most unsat.
| isfacrory. Therefore we insist upon 3
separate examining board as it exists
at the present time in this state, know.
| ing that we are more competent Il
| regulate our own school OF practice.
i III this bill should aim In its purpose
/ for a high educational standard of all
a