Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28

body, that there are about 50 many
/ bones in the body,-about 200 or some
| more, rs | remember it-that there
| are certain muscles in the body which
! have certain actions, ana that the
! brain, the heart. the liver, kidneys, and
/ the like, are inserted in certain loca-
| tons, generally speaking II might al
| 50 examine in physiology; as to Wheth-
or Il man nad made investigation or
! lad received training as to the process
| of Digestion and such like. 1t might
also properly examine in chemistry in
| Which. as | understand il. the rules
| or l4ws of nature have been pretty
! well apprehended. They might also BE-
! examined in the diagnosis of disease. 1t
! might also examine in mythology, as
| to the condition which exists i'll the
/ body in certain diseases. | do not mean
| by this that | have perhaps taken up
every branch they should be examined
in: but all Of those things that | nave
mentioned are pretty we'll established
facts. Now having examined IN those
things that is as far as any eXamiIa-
ton should go. The treatment Of dls-
ease at the present time is not, as
nave stated before, on any Sucil SCI
entific basis that any man should be
kept from practicing merely because
no does not agree with another one as
to fine nraper treatment of Il particular
condition, for | apprehend that among
sorac seven or eight members OF the
medical profession who are members o.
this House, that perhaps IN pafteu-
lar case hardly any two OF us might
agree as to gust what should De aoite'
There IS one other point in eonnec-
tion with this case that relates TO the
ouaetfon of the general regulation. Two
,o,re ago there were, | think, some Is
ar ~ ostcopaths in the State. No"
man1festly if we passed this Dill as
have understood it. We leSlsiate tilosc
! tx ~ ~ to be regular prdctittohers-hot
regular practitioners, but To be coifiPe-
font to practice. Now | do not fho"
whether they are any more coihpetei -
ia ,ractiCe thar some others THESE 10
-. f. cav are uuacks, and / do not con-
eifo, that this Legislature is competent
70 gva1ninc them to determine ttla'
t,ct. but if il is to determine that tact
= .5onld certainly bring them before
!, TOR examination before 1t delegates
10 any of them the power To eN"iI,ii,s
other people, because ll"hll es'iS -
are not competent to pass the eAatiiiiif'
tion themselves they Cannot pe eoitiP1
ton. 10 examine other people / ol ~
roaeops Gentlemen, and not, as s'a
"a - tho outset. that have any pIeJa-
a.. ,.h,tcver against 0stcopathS VI
trr,,i,,t anvbodv else who is practlcih8
medicine trust that the motion Oh lii'
gentleman from Lewiston VIII prevail
MI. THOMPSON of Standish; MIR.
Speaker. we ara asked, this morning,
10 establish board of commissioners
for . school that numbers about 80 in
the entire state. Now. gentlemen. | do
not want to speak in the interest OF
am method or school OF any name,
neither do | want to speak in the in
tercst OF any medical society," state,
county or national. and it is my pleas
ure to belong to them all. but, gentle
men, | would like to ask a question
If We fully understand what 1T means
TO est2 5lish a board of medical exam
lners? Now Il seems to me that more
responsibility rests upon each IndlNld-
ual member of the board of medical
examiners than can possibly rest upon
any teacher or body Of teachers IN any
medical school of any name in this
wide world because in the first place
| believe that that board is the safety
valve between all INSCRIPTIONS per
sons and the people. In the second
place [ believe that medical board IS
the lever that regulates the practice o.
surgery and medicine with or without
/ drugs. / want 10 say right mere ilal
in our courses of study in medicine,
whether it is four five or SIX years, d
very short space of time is given TO the
study Of drugs.
Now. when this school of 0steopaths,
numbering about 80 in the State, have
so established themselves in the MINDS
of the people, when they have satlsfed
them that they have taken course oil
study in the fundamental branches oi
medicine mean anatomy, physiology,
mythology of the human BODY, the
chemical actions and reactions Whlc"
take Mace in the body 1t is necessary
ais. never mind what form we may
refcr to in treating disease for us to
| have = knowledge of the circulatorS
svstcm. the life blood of the body; VIC
n,,st know the nervous system, tht
brain, the spine from which every heiN
thai supplies every part OF the pouS
comes believe it is Necessary lot Us
| TO understand that Now, gentlemen
vi,cn this body have satisfied the peo
nile tina. they. have taken Il course ina
viii ena ole them to understand Ines
conditions in a way to cope with as
eascl then | would hold up both hahds
| 10 grant them-not an independent
| goard of examiners, buL representa-
! ave. ION the existing board. nope Una
! DIR. Donovanls motion will prevail.
! The SPEAKER: The question pelol'
! fine House is on the motion OF the gen
| tIen,ar from lewiston, Mr. Donovan
that the minority report of the com
mittec on judiciary, reporting ousil
not 10 pass" be accepted IN concur
! renee with the Senate.
| \ viva voce vote being dountea'
= division was had and the hotlo'
w. LOST bv vote of 36 to Is.
on, motion by Mr.. Smith Oh fresqu'
isle the majority report "a 'i'e com
rnittee reporting bill, An Act 10 ies"
late the practice of the system an'
(Nteopathy, creating Il board OF exam
n,sti,od of science OF healing know II IL