The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04
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MDtartling results are accredited
w oDfeorathy and its growth IN
p0lar favor Is equally dstound-
r. writes Times corr pendent.
Wirh you would give me soine in-
fustion concerning this new sys'
~ or healing" be continues. Are
~ results that are claimed gen.
ne and does the system RESI- upon
y thoroushly scientific basis an.
the opinion" the writer states
6fther. that Osteopathy, wh,lc a
\ eveIoplnent OF comparatively re.
lent years. has come 10 be rc gard
"a as an advanced system a. heal-
,5lhg. having due scientific founda.
Ytkon. VIII you kindly inform mo
whether or not am right"
g Tho foregoing question outlines
nther an extensive undertaking for
<8he Tires. However, the question
- .asked. is a fair one. Attempting
SSo AFFORD such information as the
,public has a right 10 expect OF It's
E1owspapers. The Times viii offer al
snnsver.
The name Is derived from two
Ueeek words, which, II literally
|, Translated. might be taken 10 signify
~ treatment of the bones. The term
y Dsfoopathy, II should be understood,
yhoyever, IL a suggestive rather than
~ specifically indicative term.
n Instead, then, Of relying on a SUI
serncial knowledge OF Greek for
hUtion of Osteopathy let recourse
- had to the dictionary OF the
unSlish language. Webster's Un-
6brfdged says: "Osteopathy-a sys-
4 I'm OF treatment based on the the
ry that diseases are chiefly due To
oranged mechanism Of the bones,
oyves, blood vessels. and other It's
nos. and can be remedied by
of these parts.
81 Just the other day someone
10 taken 70 an OsteopstEic /.
hysician suffering with blood poi +
f1onlng In one foot, and person, (
molly misled by his misundcrstand-
~ Of the meaning OF the term Os-
1b0pathy. threw up his hands and
unclaimed. What can doctor OF
6ones do In case of blood poison
1T" The mental attitude ex-
&Gesscd in this case is quite typical
~ 1.-The general ignorance concerning
= true meaning and intent of Os-
opafhy. Such ignorance must be
1pelled In the mind of anyone who
|oAs 10 render any kind OF fair
l1ment with respect to this
Sts0pafhy arose az q protest
(nst the indiscriminate giving of
c6 ~ remedies for human all
lts. This fact gives pretty def
~ clue 10 the basic theory OF Os-
J6thys ct least 90 far as II makes
y appeal 70 the lay understanding.
Illustration OF the above conten-
Cns and their interdependence
18ht be taken from a circumstance
M frequently befalls the familiar !
1tomOhiie. The automobile, IL one
l1Jd but think OF II In that way.
4fequently III because of a chemi-
~ 6if1culty. That is to say, when
w mixture OF mir and gas, as
AVN into the cylinders Of the in
11lal combustion engines, fails 10
III ~ the right proportion, the ex.
nc3ion that follows the spark is
pqk, and more SCOT and smoke
an power follows the ignition, and
p nechanism is fouled Now the
n1nediate difficulty Is chemical
- The union of oxygen and
IV1fngen in the cylinder Is wholly
chemical matter. but the automo-
IN owner does not take his car to
~ chemist--lle takes 1t to the "os-
r0path'' at the garage who makes
mechanical manipulation of the
1pburetor. which, when in proper
1ysical adjustment, supplies oxy-
IN and hydrogen in right pro-
ortion to the cylinders and the
Aemical difficulty is forthwith cor
lected. Perhaps the chemist could
roduce the proper mixture Of
GAses in the cylinders. but his way
would be needlessly round about
me, requiring time and apparatus
~ Why not pair OF def hands at
1he garage.
A logical corollary Of the dehni-
Hun Of Osteopathy. as found in the
EEt4tcti0nary, is the osteopathic sys-
t1m of diagnosis. Diagnosis. 4,
{may we'll be said. is the most vital
function in The practice of the heal,
J Ing art. To find out aud tell what
~ tho matter with = person must
precede treatment. To say that a
Dstient has one ailment and treat
him for II when he is in fact SUI
oring from something quite differ.