The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-13
VoX POPULI


Editor Pensacola Journal
a radical bm Eas 6galn been in-
troduced Ga our legislature. The aim
~ this bin Is 70 Flve a monopoly
- the healing art 20 the medical fra
ternlty and 20 destroy the liberties 81
che people by compelling every GcR
person IN need % attention Co seek
the assistance - a regular doctor
Should this hm become a law. the
physical culturist could be arrested for
sdyislug his friend to take physical
exercises for the cure or constipation.
Or sou may be prosecuted for handing
your friend q glass ~ mineral water OF
even a glass - pure water Tor his
pafched throat You may be lodged
81 lail fof the withdra Ning 81 a spin
ter from your friends unEer A pas
senRer On a train may get a cinder in
/ bis eye and be viii have % wait for
relief untu bee can obtain the services
I ~ a regular doctor, and woe unto
anp ore not a regular" who dares 90
render assistance
This bin IL especially directed
against the drugless practitioner, II
whom there are thousands in the
I United states and perhaps a hundred
I Co this sttae.
CHRIST cured by faith. but If Sc
I should come ca the sreat state % h ior-
\ IDA Harry GoIdsteiu and his clique
\ would compel tire Master 20 pass an
L examination before he would he ale
I lowed O. heal the sick.
Y Tho disciples of christ cOuld nof
f carry uut che divine command ca
4 preach the kingdom - God and hea.
7 the sick. and this command e. stil'
In force Go the true followers ~ CbrHt
I but how many - them could show Ga
\ certificate ~ graduation rom a nor
NAL college VI high school or us equiv.
aientF How many ~ them could get
first grade teachers ccrtiHcate7 How
many of them could stand an exam.
inaifon, before a board - medical doe
tors. Ia surgery. obstetrics, gyrecol.
agy pathology, haeterioIogy
There are about twenty million rec.
pie n che United states. who are f0F
I lowers 90 the Natural Method u Heal
ling There are thousands IL them Il
cur own state shall they be- deprive,
GO thelr liberty O. choose their owl
/ doctor
/ The natural method % healing z
simple and almost without danger e.
the patient. when q person ls slcI
hU has rs poison in the body and e.
Ieure this the ~ u. gives him anothe
poison and If thls does not help On
day or twa then the patient De- give
another poison. The natural healer o
the other hand uses very slmp}
methods as a fast for "a day or morl
advice GO the patient 20 g. On a los
diet o. eat fruit and vegetables. use
OF hut or cold water. sun. air Bu
Turkish baths. massage. Swedish Ey N
uastiCs. the milk or grape cure and p
these methods he eliminates tho paiEu
from the body and the patient set
well
nr osler. O. recognized authority 8
o. fhe medical world SAYS he does I'd
, believe lee the high college curriculum
that he does not believe So strict boar
D examinations. lie sayas Give mo
practitioner az che bedside and I VI
ten SOU In Dc minutes IL he u%-s-s.
. I stands his business. Or. 0sler recoe
i .
q healing agency
Dr cabot. the greatest living ag
tbarity Ia diagnosis on pest .mortel
n examination. found that ~ was near
4 I night fn only a. per cent ~ the cas-
4 De had diagnosed and iu many Sc
stances only lb to 30 per cent
Z could mention many mere authoi
a lties showing that medicine tE not q
O. exact science and thar natural health
e has as much right 90 BE used as med
Ieine Give the natural healer a sho
ana if there sahuld De any examlu5
10 fI0n let u be before practitioners
II hIs UHu kind and not before q hoa'
81 that beforehand Is preiudieed again
r she practice
u hope that this medical biU VIII
defeated and the members of this Tea
e. Is,ature viii show themselves Is 81
- uehteaed men who have fhe welfare
Is the people - this state 90 heart.
s not let The tyranny and octopus
the medical trust Eet a hold I'm On
- state but les the people choose the
B. own physician without interference
- Let ala right thinking end hher
d / loving citizens write TO their -
alter and representative 60 vote again
this htu
a. Yours for medical freedom.
"a ERIC ND& ANEI .S0%. n T. 70.
to Graduate American College ~ ~
s. chano-TheFany - Chicago. a.
Laurel an, Fla., May II. 1918