The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-11
'Osteopaths Hold
National Convention
ESPECIAL DISPATCH


new campaign against infantile par
alysis was announced at the TWEEN
tieth annual convention of the Amer
lean Osteopathic Association, the ses-
sions of which continues through the
entire week in this city. The recent
epidemic startled the public when
the medical world admitted it's alb
solute inability to cure the disease
with medicine, and the newspaper
reports produced somewhat of a pan
ic in some sections Of the country
due to the loss of confidence in med
zeal help. But now the osteopaths
come forward and claim at this con-
vention that as this fatal malady is
distinctly a disease Of the spinal cord
it is one which falls peculiarly in
their field, as the spine is their great
est specially.
While it is recognized that osteo-
paths have been performing miracles
in restoring paralyzed legs and arms,
the general public had not grasped
the fact that the osteopathic philoso-
ply applies as well to the acute dis
eaes during epidemics as to the par
alysis which follows after.
As there is not MOTEL Kansas
City large enough to house the con-
Vention, the sessions are being held
in Convention Hall. Nearly three
thousand delegates are present. DR..
0. j. Snyder of Philadelphia, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania State Board
of OsteOpathic Examiners, is the pres
ident of the association and presides
at the convention. Or. X. H. Will
liams, OF Kansas City, is chairman
Of the general arrangement commit
tee. Or. Frank Farmer, Of Chicago,
is in charge of the program.
The convention arose in indignant
protest against the action of the War
Department in refusing professional
recognition to osteopathic physicians
in preparedness work. A number of
osteopathic physicians who are COM
petent surgeons and have qualified
in Red Cross work, have been turn
ed down by the War Department. In
Canada, the osteopaths have offered
their services to the Government for
the examination and treatment of
troops destined for Europe, but have
been refused because they are osteo-
paths. The convention waXed wroth
at this ana determined upon drastic
action.
Announcement was made that os-
teopathic training is now a compul-
scry four-year course in every os-
teopathic college, with more total
hours of teaching than in most med
ical schools.
The technique for newly discover
ed cure for cataracts was made pub
lie for the first time By Or. r. II.
Huntington, Of Philadelphia. Osteo-
pathic twilight sleep" without the
use Of drugs was discussed by DR..
u. V. Moore, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and
DR.. Ernest K. Proctor, Of Chicago Dr..
Frank A. Wright, of Fond du Lac,
Wis. DR. F. A. Luedicke, of Denver,
DR.. E C. Dymond of Des Moines and
| Or. NJ. +. Clarke of Indianapolis.
Continuous clinics were held all
the week by specialists in the var
ious section and hundreds of patients
were treated for diseases Of various
sorts.
A new cure for malaria was an
nounced by Dr. Ernest Armstrong,
of New Bern, n. c., who uses a diet
of raw or rare beef in connection
with osteopathic treatment for the
spine.
The pulpits Of many of the church
es OF Kansas City were occupied Sun
day by eminent specialists who were
delegates al the convention. They
preached healthy sermons, advocqt-
ing reforms in the methods OF midi
! vidual and community living, Dr.
Asa Willard of Missoula. Mont, in
| his sermon advocated universal mil
itary training.
High blood pressure may be re-
)ieved by osteopathic treatment. ac-
cordiTg TO nr. s. Y. Robuck, of the
| Chicago College of Osteopathy. who
announced at the convention that il
will often reduce or cure many OF
the cases Of paralysis from high
! blood pressure.
T.. l. HARRIS,
GG6 Church St