Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
LETTERS
cive The cAIRoPRAcToas a
FULL HEARING ......

Editor Honolulu Star-Bnlletin-
Sir: May have the opportunity
Of correcting some of the impressions
given concerning chiropractie and the
methods CT ch.ropracto.s. as express.
ed in the remarks OF the medical doc.
tors who attended Thursday nights
hearing OF House Bin 81! x.
Everything has to have beginning.
Chiropractic is making its start, with
its present request for legal status in
Hawaii. ~.
DR.. Hobdy's statement. as reported.
may have been a plea against some
unnamed healing art, being permitted
10 practise: what cult il is that he re.
fers TO. do not know. II certainly
cannot be chiropractic. because his
Identifying their methods as a rub
bling on the back" SHOWS that he was
not speaking OF chiropractie practise.
And II he does not know anything
about chiropractic practise, then he
must know still less about the chiro-
practic theory of the cause Of disease.
and therefore he is not fit man to
seek to dictate whether or not we
chiropracticors should be entrusted
with the personal rights of our citi-
zens in selecting the practitioner Of
their choice in sickness. .:.'-
Dr. Hobby stated that he represent
ed the County Medical Society, and |
presume the society Is willing there
fore to be bound by what statements
he made. And also presume he Is
considered to be fair sample Of the
degree OF knowledge existing In the
society as TO chiropractie. Why. then,
should such men VINO thus show their
ignorance of cEiropractic presume to
pass on whethe: On not chiropractic
adjustments are efficient In removing
the cause of diphIheria, and rendering.
immune those who are exposed to II?
The results in the Thomas family
show that the child recovered in four
days, and that none who were ex-
posed and who were chiropractically
adjusted contracted the disease. Could
antitoxin show any better results?
Had antitoxin been used in this fam
lily. would the doctors consider they
had the right to lay any of the credit
for the immunity to its use? think
they would. Then why not accord
the same glory?
In the light of the ignorance shown
by the representatives OF the medical
profession present at Thursdays
meeting concerning cfifopractic, is it
any wonder that the chiropractors
here are profiting by the experiences
of their brethren in some 81. the states.
and are refusing 10 be- examined by.
medical board?
The bedside results show that the
chiropractors' college 4 training lis
ample to cope, with all conditions that
arise in the practise of, their profess
sion, and ii their successful results
show the truth of their contention,
then why should lmembers of other
professions. ignorant OF everything
and pr6ctise. presume Dor be gcompe-
tent tosDass -on whatfthey7shall and
shall n6t teach. in their colleges?
are proudsof their pro-
fession !; they are anxious to see the
public protected against imposters,
frauds and quacks within their ranks,
and House Bill 81 protects the people
Of Hawaii against the incoming of In
or unframed practitioners
who have been unable to get by the
chiropraetic boards I'M other states,
and the sooner this law Is passed,
the less will be the danger of Hawaii
being flooded with incompetent prac.
of this new science.
There can be no doubt of the eff.
cheney Of the methods and the results
being secured, after listening to the
testimony of the 20 or more well
people who told at the meeting of
what chiropractic had done for them,
AFTER medicine had failed.
The chiropractors of Honolulu court |
he fullest investigation into their
and theory and practise, and !
will welcome any fair opportunity of |
their ability In the
matter Of coping with infectious and
contagious diseases. by removing |
heir cause through chirppractic spinal |
To the medical doctors |
we saya Don't say 1t can't, be done,
until you aSord US a fair opportunity !
70 prove that it can be done"
FRANK C. MIGHTON, D. c.,