The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-23
OSTEOPATHY.

Despite the fact that the large ma
Jority of the 5000 practicing osteopathic
physicians are in the United States,
there are countless thousands of people
who have not heard of osteopathy, or
who have only vague idea of the pro-
fession and it's achievements.
Osteopathic colleges are situated in
all the larger cities of the United
States, graduating hundreds of stu
dents each year.
One of the largest sanitoriums for
the treatment of the insane in America,
is situated at Macon, Mo. 1t is exclu-
siYQly an osteopathic institution.
Many who have not had experience
say, Eyes that treatment is splendid
for sprains, rheumatism, lame back or
something like that but it would never
help my heart trouble" or kidney
trouble" or whatever they have This
attitude is wrong.
The osteopathic profession has been
ouilded largely upon chronic ailments
which have not yielded to other meth
DDS of medical treatment.
Numerous cases have been convinced
that an operation was their only chance
for relief, when, through insistance of a
friend or for some other reason they de-
eide to try osteopathy first. The ma
jority of these patients are surprised
and only half credulous when the os-
teopathic physician shows them point
of view and cause for their ailment
entirely different and removed from
any previously suggested to them, but
the osteopathic reasoning sounds so
logical that they decide to take treat
ment.
It may take weeks or months of
treatment to correct the condition, but
When osteopathy has removed the
source Of trouble permanent relief is
experienced. 1t gives lasting health to
hundreds of patients each year where
there was an apparent necessity for
operation.
The osteopath can determine by ex-
animation whether treatment will re-
move the condition or if any operation
is necessary.
The osteopataic college requirements
in surgery are equal to any school OF
medicine. Some of the most success
full surgeons in the Unitnd States are
osteopaths.
The subjects taught in the drug and
the osteopothic schools of medicine are
practically identical with the exception
of Osteopathic Principles which is
taught in the osteopsthic schools in
stead of Materia Medica.
A radical departure from any well
travelled road of thought brings a vast
tide of unbelief and ridicule and unless
there exists an impregnabIe rock Of
truth, destruction is sure and complete.
If the mass of the people would stop
to consider the immense amount of
criticism, ridicule and misunderstaRd=
ing osteopathy has had to Withstand
from other schools of medicine. at well
as the laity, they would perceive that
the very existence of the Osteopathie
school of medicine depends upon its be-
ing at least equal IN every respect to
DR.. T. H. Clover.
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