Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-24
The Facts of
the Case

When asked how she felt, she said
that if she tried to get up or raise
up she felt dizzy, etc. Also that
ne physician said that DR.. Cas-
sadly had injured her neck, that
she would have to stay in bed for
zen days, and that it would prob
ably be six months before she
would recover, if ever She indi-
Gated bottle from which she said
she took medicine whenever she
felt nervous, which consisted of
dram and half of Chloral Hy-
drate, 18th of a grain of Strych-
nine Nitrate, and A ounces of Pea
cocks solution of Bromide, two
teaspoonfuls in glass of water
being the dose, The physician
made several statements to this
lady and her husband in addition
tc the above. That he had stud
led Chiropractic and thought it
very good for some things, and
also that a little boy somewhere in
Texas, where he had formerly
lived, had been killed in a similar
manner by a Chiropractor. | re-
quested that inquiry be made as to
the boys name and the name of
the Chiropractor, and his answer
was that the Chiropractor was in
the nenitentiary and that he could
he found by writing to the sheriff,
| then made inquiry as to his resi-
Gence in Texas that | might look
up this matter. He learned of this
inquiry and called me on the phone
to ask the reason for this, and then
offered to get the court proceed
ings and have them mailed to me,
Tnis was about a month ago and
have received nothing of the kind
as yet.
Concerning his knowledge OLA
Chiropractic, examined one Of his
former patients a short time ago.
l asked the child's parents if this
physician had examined her spine
in any way, and they replied that
he had not. And yet | found dis
placement in her spine, the worst
! have found in any spine. Judge
for yourself whether he is fit to
pronounce on Chiropractic or the
work of a Chiropractor.
So the case sums up in about
this manner, according to the evil
dence. The lady goes to a Chiro-
practor sick with a cold and with
a stiff neck. She arrives in the
heat Of the day, after half-mile
walk, almost overcome. She is
adjusted in the ordinary manner,
the same as she has been many
times before. Her dizziness and
sickness continue. A physician IS
summoned who administers a pune
ture of Morphine that puts her
away for nearly day and half.
This is followed by a sleeping por-
ton as itemized above. He pro-
nounces it shocked brain, brok-
en- neck or what-not, growing out
of the adjustment by the Chiro-
practor, disregarding entirely two
very probable factors, the bad
cold and stiff neck, and the eX-
IRENE heat with it's quite evident
effect on the patient, not to men
ton the drugs administered.
Now, his lady and her husband
doubtless think they are well with
IN their rights in repeating what
this physician tells them, but they
have allowed themselves to lose
sight, through his suggestion, Oh
the contributing factors to her
condition. These are the facts OF
the case.
Chiropractic is a comparatively
new science. 1t expects persecu-
tion and gets it, but every worthy
cause has to live on persecution
for time. That is what develops
character and soundness in any
thing. A little adversely, some
thing to fight for. There was
time VIXEN everyone thought the,
wcrld was fiat, and few sclen-y
fists who discovered that it was
round had to keep quiet about II
for a time for fear they would DC
imprisoned for stating a fact 80
different from the popular oeiiei'
bat they finally came out and stoou
the persecution until tardy Wof'u
gave its approval.
OLIN F. RUNDLETT, DC. PHI
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