The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-11

Is not the best name that could have
been chosen. Ills true that its found
er made more of hobby of the hui
man bones than he should. It's true
that some osteopaths of today do
make more of a hobby of the bone
part of man than they should. It's
true that "Neuropathy" would been
a more appropriate name because the
nerves have more to do with the con-
troll Of the body than the bones. But
osteopathy has grown to be a great
science and covers every feature of
the physical frame and reaches out
after and embraces the mental; be-
cause the mind largely controls the
nerves and the nerves control every
organ of the human body.
Would you control the hearts ac-
ton? Then control the nerves. not
with poison drugs, but by method
harmless and yet more potent. We
quiet the nerves by Inhibition and we
stimulate the nerves by manipulation;
and we do it now. We stop hlccoughs
in moment by inhibition of the
phrenic nerve. We control the stom-
ach by stimulation or inhibition of the
splanchnic and vagi nerves. We re-
lieve pain by work on the nerves. We
treat the bowels, the liver, kidneys,
the sexual organs through the nerves
that reach and control each of the
several organs or parts of the body.
Every heart beat Is by an impulse
from the brain over and through the
nerves. and the nerves are all brain
matter, or material. The spinal cord,
which is so carefully protected by
the bones-the vertebra--in the back
has its upper end in the head: and
from this cord of brain matter as it
passes down the back, through the
holes or cavities in the solid vertebra,
little nerves branch off through holes
In the vertebfa and run to all parts
of the body. There are 81 pairs of
them. We as osteopaths know just
where to put our fingers or electric-
ity, or the vibrator; on these several
nerves, so as to control any organ, or
any part Of the body We desire to con-
troll. Hence we treat the place or
part that Is sick. The drug doctor
puts a dose of stuff into your stom-
ach; he wants that drug to affect your
kidneys. But to reach the kidneys
it must go into your blood. and hence
1t must go to your brain and heart
and lungs and feet and hands and
everywhere that blood goes, just as
much as it goes to the kidneys. Sol
the drug doctors are treating the
parts that are not sick; yes, really in
jurying all portions of the body In a
hope that some of the stuff will find
the kidneys and do them good. lis
thus that thousands of stomach trou-
bes are created; and that the btwels
| are ruined; and other injuries done.
| We don't treat in any such foolish
way. We can treat the kidneys more
| in i've minutes than drugs can do IN
| "a hours. BY our system we treat
| just the part that we want to treat
and that needs treating, ana no other
part, and no drug can compare In
power, with electricity vibration,
therapeutic lamps and osteopathic
hands in the treatment of the kidneys,
or any other organ of the human
body. We spoke of the power of the
nerves over the human body. We
wants to continue that talk We want
to make it plain that our system of
Observation-Disclosures Osteopathy--is d
far more powerful method of treat
ment than any drug system on earth,
and yet harmless perfectly harmless
when property administered We
say "modern osteopathy," because In
the original nothing was taught or
used but the hands; while In later
years thousands of osteopaths have
| taken up the use of electricity, vibra-
| ton, therar cutie lamps. baths, trac-
| ton, (stretching) physical exercises.
| The wonderful power of suggestion,
and other helps, or adjuncts, all Of
| which are modern appliances and be-
| long to the armaInentarium Of "a suc-
cessful physician. We believe In be-
| ing modern and not an out Of date
| back number.
We believe in being up-to-date and
! keeping abreast o. the wave Of pro-
gress in our line. no matter what it
costs We believe we have the most
complete library on drugless healing
| to be found in the state. We have
| Just added to 1t several large volumes
| from modern authors, which. from a
hasty examination, we believe to be
worth their weight in gold. We be-
| ieve In burning the midnight oil,
in digging out the real meats, from all
| branches of this great system or
science Of drugless healing. And we
are fully equipped with modern appli-
ances. and hence prepared for any
| kind of a case. But we were talking
about the nerves and the power Of
| our treatment in kidney disease. (see
| yesterdays Herald. Now the same
| applies to every other organ. Doctor
| Albert Abrams, A. NJ. M. D., of the
University of Heidelberg. who Is au-