Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-05-23
cHIRoPRATlc.


torlal journal is of particular inter
est to the people of this state at
this time:
"Chiropratic is a freak off-shoot
from osceopathy. Its followers assert
that disease is caused by pressure on
i me spinal nerves and can be eradl-
Gated by adjusting the yertebrae. 1t
is the sheerest kind of Quackery, prac
iced largely by men whose general
! education is as limited as their know
edge OF anatomy, and who are pro-
loundly ignorant OF the fundamental
SCIENCES on which the treatment OF
d sease in the human depends. Chlre-
pratic is taught (heayen save the
mark!) on the mail order plan. The
modern medical school requires that
Us matrculants have a fairly good
general education. The so-called col
.eges of chiropratic maItriculate any
oody who can pay the fee. The med
Cal school requires, in addition to a
Preliminary education foundation, foLr
Jears in some cases flye-of hard
5cuyd with much practical work be-
ere granting the degree of doctor of
ned cine. The chiropratlc schools
profess to teach individuals how to
rlat disease by a few weeks mail or
Ter insruc ion. Study the advertise
mants of the concern that processes
TO give a course in chlropratic. Send
lor the advertising matter and the
.olloW-up letters by which these alleg-
I'd schools obtain students. The key
note of every piece OF advertising ma
ter that emanates from these sources
is that there is big money in chiro-
pratic. Chiropratie is in no sense a
profession. 1t is a scheme by which
sharpers induce men, generally Of little
education and with a dwarfed moral
Obligation, to learn the tricks of a
reputable tradequaekery."
Since the law licensing osteopathy
N the state of Oregon has gone into
effect, requiring a knowledge of an
atomy and definite degree of study,
oregon has been overrun by this
ranch of takers. One fragrant case
recently, a so-called Doctor of Chiro-
rate was fined $500 in a local
court, when in connection with his
adjustments" given for case OF
aryngitis, that has since died, he
charged the man $500 for bottle
of sulphur and water to apply to the
outside of his neck.
One of the most pernlcious nd mis-
leading Of all advertisements is one
gong the rounds Of oregon at the
present time, and which will no doubt
soon reach Idaho, in the various NOV
ing picture houses. The finn is en-
Titled 1.-THE Pale of Prejudice" 1t
shows young physician with most
wonderfully equipped office, piled
aigh with skeletons, chemicals, re-
torts. ETC., ETC., with all of the essen
tails necessary not only for studying
anatomy, but for making steel an
alyses. He is called suddenly to see
a young woman who is i'll. He rolls
up his sleeves, pours half the con-
ents of an ounce bottle down the,
young woman who dies. He then
becomes converted to chiropratic,
loses his license to practice medi-
cine from the state board of health,
and his engagement to the governors
dauhter is broken off. When she is
taken i'll the entire state board OF
heal h in consultat on inform the moth
n hat her daughter has only one
hour to live. The daughter sits up in
bed. plucks rose from the bosom OF
her klmono, which she gives her
mother, who rushes to the Office OF
the ex-physician, who is now offlcing
IN large room and practicing CHR
opratic Hurrying with an enormous
six-shooter to the scene, he drives
the board away at the point Of his
gun, lifts the young woman from
her bed, makes three adjustments