Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-16

damned in the rear az tho tiuN rooa
and in n" corridors. drew a
breath of relief
7 Even the Senate chamber was o. L
( too large. for the hearing W,.
most important cor. az any tHIr. /
4 Splrod the greatest popular Interest
/ of any held since the memorable wi
/ fraEc dchntc ON Feb = great outI
! pouring ~ women frightened thr SEE
i ate chamber md there were rrrm
! nent physicians ostcopnth4 lrd neal
: ers of various schools ftum uII url
of Maine
Frank l.. nUtton 81 Nuura vh|
4 opened for the proponents -Hd Il
wished To correct a popular miscor
ceptinn by making plain ~ ~, uulsf
that ost"opathy has lIttio On rumfne
: WIN IN" Did school ~ medicine al
All previous hearings" he said "ht
subject has been Cluudcd With lrrtie
want issues We aSk merely frr r
[ ulntion Of ostoopath,. ana v, dom
wish you to confuse. oar science ar All
with the practice ~ medicine
We have no quurr,l viti ilurs -
the old school: but S., have ou owl
u'stihrt method OF healing aud val
wish II regulated That. realty ~ asI
whole proposition Vcry plain ant|
simple one. As In tho pracitr, ~ sf|
professions tho ignorant apd tl,. ir.
competent have crcpt in: nnd v, "a
for tho protection Of tho 1'ic ,ErfN
encod and recognized rrac,i.arstt
that they hc givon. legally. m, n rs
To impose restraining hand nfaar.
an examining hoard of their own
Here Mr.. Duttou discussed 40, lr
In some detail, cmphrgizinr rl. rasr
tions that the ogteopnths hg,, .ult.
ously RETAINED from lnvadiu. a0.
other field of medical activity ar.
nave so drawn their act nn tu irfIre
upon no Other practitioner tt4hi.
I'VE ask no new thing" n, r..flf,"
"Twenty-one stnt"a have ..,u.frp
boards Of examination for tho, .,l.
desire 20 practice tho an yI o.t,.r.
athy; in II others There are co.or.s-
tive hoards that o. boards ura-
which both ustcopaths aud uId-.,t...
physicians arc represented. uud H
practically all others. the n,Lroptt~
are recognized by. and CONSEQUENT.
receive prot,ction from. Tho statute.
Then Mr.. Dutton turned 10, ,u.t
of the proponents over 20 Aiiurrei
Thomas Leigh Of Augusta who l.rrr
by Offering = petition 10 which no Dim.
self had obtained signatures ..n b..
Tie Monday morning tup 'n..ug"
Water street in Augusta"
II did not approach ono hil.ius.s mar
upon that street who Was not wilkins
ana gIad to sign" h" declared. Uni r
read the list OF signatures. which ir.
Guided many prominent names.
i ask you members Of the commit
tee, said Mr.. Leigh, Ito approach ihh
ubject-diflicult thought u may be ~
do so-with the fundamental idea that
there Is no conflict between the 90
school physicians and the osieopatht
IL is not question of which school q
the better, as has 80 often hocloudeh
the real issue at other hearing. n
merely question Of whether the per
son who seeks ostcopathic trcaimrni
snail he protected by "A statute which
requires all practitioners of ostcopath'
10 hrst prove their qualifications ~
state examining board.
we seek no warfare with tho ply
slclans and surgeons: bat ~, do tsk
the same protection from the fraudu-
rent ana incompetent pracb'iupti
which they are now accorded"
Have not the osteopaths been Of
Tered place upon the state examin
ing board. thus sharing the rights ana
the protection of the other two
schools" asked Senator Giihn.
Il am glad you asked me that" said
Mr. Leigh. because I wish 10 empha'
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