The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-25

two Thousand delegates and visitors
including six hundred women, are
here to attend the twenty-fifth annual
convention Of the American Osteopa-
thic association, which opened this
morning to continue through the week.
The convention will consider bills new
before congress which osteopaths claim
give the old school o. medicine q mo-
nopoly.
Cleveland, o., July 25.-The twenty
fifth annual convention OF the Ameri-
can Osteopathic association opened
week with more than one thousand
delegates present.
DR.. William T., Waldo of Seattle,
Washington, the president, in his
presidential address said:
"The national osteopathic campaign
|of education against the wearing of
high heels by women should be con-
tinued. 1t has met with favorable
response by most OF the women's
clubs throughout the country includ-
ing the Y. w. c. A.
"The osteopathic profession Is op.
posed to the owen bill because II
creates a national department OF
health with secretary in the presi-
health with a secretary in the presi-
dents cabinet. The American peo-
pie demand as large a voice in say
ing what system of healing they
shall choose in case of distress as in
religious matter and will not toler-
ate the governments forcing one sys-
| tenn OF healing on them.
1--WE are opposed 10 the Kenyon
| Fess bill because II goes even fur
ther and, like the owen bill. creates
state medicine and gives to one
school of healing a monopoly. Mon.
opoly has been found 10 be injurious
in the business field and has had
10 be curbed. Monopoly in the heal
ing art will be found to te even
more irksome.
House Bill No. 1866, introduced
by Mr.. Towner, is equally pernicious
All OF these bills show the tendency
OF the American people to pass laws
to do for them what they want and
ought TO do for themselves, but they
do not want TO do II. We need more
education and less legislation in the
United States, and It is up to US as
protectors OF the public health to teach
the people how TO live"
Traditions OF medical science were
thrown 10 the winds today by DR.. Z.
o. Jones OF Evanston, Ill, who de-
clared that children's diseases are
entirely unnecessary. This reyolu-
tionary statement was made In pa
per read at the convention. Cor
rection of dlet and elimination Will
prevent these so-called necessary dis.
eases, said Dr. Jones.
1T Is much safer To be an Ameri-
can soldier on the firing line In
France than an American child at
home" declared the speaker. IF you
hate your child. cram him with dain-
ties"
when Just out OF infancy many
children are allowed to eat meats and
sugar and too much syrup" contin-
ued DR.. Jones. They are eaten en-
tlrely too freely and the remainder OF
the diet may consist Of bread. but
ter, cereal and potatoes. Such eat
ing habits fail To make the child de-
velop normally. and we have become
more accustomed to see children
whose physical development Ia dis
tinctly below par that as 4 rule par
ents do not feel sense Of guilt
for a condition IN their children which
is wholly the result of ignorance oI
Indifference. The outcome OF their
failure to meet their obligations is
lifelong tragedy for their off
spring.
Ignorance of man.madc laws does
not excuse any one. how much less
should ignorance Of natural laws cS'
ouse parents? IL IS high time that
every mother should know as much
about feeding her family as the thou
sands OF successful farmers know
about feeding livestock. The major
ity of mothers are giving large
amount VI Thought ana time as wei
as labor to solving the problems ol
dressing themselves and children at
: tractively. while leaving their ply
steal development entirely 10 chance
1T Is true tina, growth and ap
parent health may take place or q
diet of cereals. white flour. potatoes
: and meat. but only those diets thai
contains one or both protective food
that ls. milk and leafy vegetablen)
have ever maintained animals IN I
, state OF nutrition which promotes Wig
or and eustains longevity"
DIR. DAVIDSON TO ATTEND