The Holbrook news., 1921-02-25
CHIROPRACTICS MEASURE IS
 OPPOSED BEFORE COMMITTEE

| CHItOHhACllCS MEAS URE lS
 OPPOSED BEFORE COMMITTEE
 A bill to authorize the practice of
 chiropractics in Arizona under exam
 ination. and license, that passed the
 house, several days ago, was attacked
 on medical grounds" by the Arizona
 State Medical association and the Maricopa County Medical association
 ;n a statement placed before the sen ate.
 The statement says: ''We wish to have it understood in the beginning that any opposition of the medical profession, to legalize chiropractors, as. such, is not in any sense an oppo- sition' to one branch of medicine, or
 medical practice, to another. Chiro- practic is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a branch of medicine, nor has it anything whatsoever to do with medical practice. Their own proposed bill declares this. There fore, the use of the title doctor by chiropractors is incorrect and mis- leading to the public. The defin- ;tion of doctor in its application to those who treat the sick is a per son licensed to practice medicine !"
 The statement then says chiro- practic is not branch of medicine, because it is not founded on any of the fundamental sciences. It asserts that such practice does not include "even a comprehensive study of the normal human body" and that ''it ignores entirely the existence of any contagious diseases" and also ''de- nies the existence of bacterial dis eases"
 The statement then quotes B. J. Palmer, founder of chiropractic as saying: '.All medical methods and works are entirely wrong; I do not know anything about anatomy and never dissected a body. Chemistry is not worth a damn The doctors spend years. in college and learn a million things and not one of them is so. l only know that 1 adjust backbones and it works and we get pay for it. The doctors say there are 25,OOO diseases. This is not so; there are only two diseases and minus"
 The statement takes vigorous ex- ception to the use of the title doc tor" by chiropractors. It says: Our profession is entirely concerned with their trading on the title doctor which is an affront to the dignified profession we represent. If they could be prevented from prostitut- ing this honorable title, we, as profession, would have no more in- terest in their activities
 Then the statement attacks the bill direct. It says the bill provides that <'chiropractors shall observe all public health regulations regarding contagious and infectious diseases and report these to the pubic health officers" The statement comments: This is a farcical provision. All public health regulations are based OIl O1O ICA lOlOSy, WnACn 10 AOI lA4SAoA- ed in chiropractic curriculum of study, nor on the list of subjects on which they are to be examined, un- der this bill"
 Legislators who have been watch ing medical bills-and several such have been introduced in both branch essay there are 'jokers" in them all, or there will be ''jokers'' by the time they undergo the dissecting process of legislative amendment.
 One bill now before the|senate ap- parently throws down the medical bars of the American Medical asso- citation, they say, for this bill reads that all may heal the sick. But lat CT on there is provided and that | provided is that all may heal the sick provided they can pass satis- factory examinations in anatomy and chemistry, as well as bacterology, pathology, hygiene, gyne- cology, diagnosis, physics, biology and others.
 A bill similar to this senate bill already has passed the house, but it excludes chiropractic The house bill providing for board and li- ,ensing under the doctor" plan of