The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-23
kf)Nll HEALTH
CRUSADE STARTED
n. Clinics Being Established
BIZ ''' ties for the Csteopathlc
'r,satment of the Poor.

y, rr-sstment of the Poor.
.-r.Ride crusade for better
8 .s Just been started by the
ID Do 6lteopathic Association.
T1 clinics are being estab-
2-' mes ii al the states for the
aa rraatment of the poor.
II the prevention of dis
5s,as gwen in various com
-.r, Better Babies con-
11 icing held by the women
Sl,s -frs. ans for the benefit
54l infants.
hospitals have been
-I cities recently and
al7 are projected for the
-.are
-..4fc colleges report a
The number of ma
.--ement of faculties,
her standard Of en-
Ium requirements.
.-l rlants, mills, facto-
numerical houses are
-adlAic departments for
.t keeping their work
EASING absences due to
.-. Increasing the output by
f. steal efficiency, Sever
LIanies have also added
sre alsts to their staff OF
rio restore injured en-
r.. ~ active service.
-.i ..-LranCe companies have
49,. .UAt injured men whom
c-s for under the Workmen
E@,r..toa Act and employers liza
.-,r4.ts are in many cases re
.t g.. wage earning very much
-r .15er osteOpathic treatment
T.. "a. ,0llra. This has resulted in
-ro6-r Of the greatest insurance
t-9s us' Ling osteopathic spe-
~ n their offices in various cities
-srs Tor these cases.
1rs regulating the practice Of os-
n7sl- sar now been passed in ev-
T. ,3,- .U the Union. This means
r. essagathy is now standardized
,1-4-la.-d by Law in d manner an
.,,a 4 that by which the practice
Srea-n l. controlled. Unqualified
.sNnpstsat and illegal practitioners
Io,4sr .tEv are therefore now barred
Kan eraalce by law and the public
/ nst ss well protected from injury
4 r--ga. ned osteopaths as it is saved
In 5alm nv unregistered medical
sr+rs No osteopath can practice in
mr. s.er- .r the Union now without
g7- legally registered by the state.
Frca- ual standards in osteopathic
a.5ga= have been raised to the level
gz4l-a standards and are enforced
NIT Edly There are only seven
ge5u2ao colleges in the world, and
1gY IT al members of the Associat-
1 Colleges of Osteopathy. This organ
sdoa 5mpels absolute uniformity of
-ral r-Glirem ants and minimum
-rcru Of study hours and sub
gs Ia. t. that of medical schools.
H. =lg1h Of the course of study in
stef9tair colleges is four years and
% 1eraa1 al enter without a high
S1g I-l-i0u. These colleges are
ae,-3 'licago Philadelphia, Bos-
m KANSAS City, Des Moines, Kinks
dill NJ ami Los Angeles.
A'g general surgical and obstetri-
q -1,l0l4ls are maintained in con-
nair- Elt1 oste1pathic colleges, the
GsasT beng in kirksyille, Chicago,
b Huaes md Philadelphia. 1t is
.ig n4tJeT Of time when hospitals
nj r added TO the equipment of the
t1s -es.
E,5Na-4Jn colleges are chartered
agca- mad Ilstitutions, authorized by
b s-- 10 confer degrees. They are
b. 1 ted for the purpose of profit,
ut l:raT from the educational
altr n
U.s. .-t.T then, is a school of
1aetl -ae 5Asic principle of which
tls ne .auical adjustment of the
W This IS so simple that it is
-1.Lt to see why there should be
Y! outstanding regarding it. Os-
0}a,- -fc mechanical physicians, or
S-4-.1-ala Of the human body. As
~ SE la is the central support of
IL &'l.ur5 Of the body and as it
@ll .l. spinal cord which is the
lal a1i. n nerves extending from
ls By Il through the whole length of
ls ',taa the adjustment of the spine
aeses52r'lN the most important part
Ll7 "o'b nj the osteopath. Surgery
.@-s -!-tEnLcal, is of course en-
a ~ "-thln the scope of osteopathy
lllAg1 body adjustment by the
alas Oh the osteopath saves the pa
~, <L rom d very large percentage of
#CQa0l- operations.
-. @.llls which is scientifically true
.yaa'As the human body as taught
'ae oder schools of practice is de-
~ Ss4 IL The teachings of osteopathy.
y. s97o' allF IS not a system of mega
~, w 'T attack or criticism of other
,~'0s a' practice. 1t is not destruc-
w IL Is constructive. There are
4''' oI S7ots and cults based prima-
:, upon lonial or denunciation of
q S~sls 0steopathy is not of these.
r,.3 no Instrument of precision
~ ~ Ill diagnosis in the old schools,
,s Tu Is not utilized by the osteo-
r NJ, Osteopathy is necessarily based
n. nv :, anatomy physiology, chemistry
nS mi .4e Other fundamental sciences
hss ', yihg all teaching of the art of
,t,,ls These sciences all existed
,. 'sl 'Ie medical fold before osteo-
"ay Vas born.
h, USE L u IS true that nothing which
Nv, ~ OoeA proved to be scientifically
ses S.I Is denied in the tenets of os-
5s 'as-y IL Is also true that the me-
ma S-,al adjustment Of the body is
.rS,, natural procedure and brings
IA nc, sucn femarkable results, that
aSs ss'e9path has no need for the ad-
bsa, S''a'lon Of drugs internally for the
Tps a.. Of disease.
gs,a' ,'' ) Aateria Medica says that
kT,, - 10 statement more scientifical-
- 7A llIn the ono that tho hmm :, I,