The New York herald., 1922-03-05

perhaps premature death, will be lost.
The chiropractor movement and all
similar movements arc against public
Health"
Attacks Propaganda.
The County Medical Society. through
Reed b. Dawson. counsel. charges that
the chiropractors are flooding the cour-
try with propaganda to discredi al
other methods OF treating disease and
to break down all health laws with
Which they have come into conflict. II
this State the chiropractic campaign IS
tp secure passage OF the Dunnigar bill
"Chiropractc publicity has been built
Upon the ruins of the public's shattered
fRith in the much advertised patent
medicines" said Mr.. Dawson referring
70 the report prepared for the medical
profession by George W. Whitesde
fThe chiropractor realizes the public
seeks simple explanation OF the cause
df disease and appreciates tie pubic's
Inpatience with intricate scientific ex-
plantations that are beyond the ordinary
mans understanding.
"Chiropractors employ the abest eff
oency experts who have studied the
psychology of publicity. TO rea>s and
Influence the public mind. There IS not
On art in advertising that is not used.
not a weakness OF human nature that is
not appealed to. not hope of the hui
nan heart that is not played upon. The
aicht notes of the chiropractor's gamut
Gre human weakness. faith. hope, char
ay, prejudice. ignorance. superstition and
despair. Testimonials are used with ex-
Gaordinary success.
"A hundred thousand copies of a cir
oular were distributed purporting to tell
Of the miraculous cure of Miriam Ru-
bin, a little girl Of Waukegan. ILL.,. who
lad been near deaths door with a
strange disease called the babbling
Sickness The pamphlet was illustrated
with cut showing how her second and
fifth cervical vcrtebrae were misplaced
This case was investigated by the Amer
ran Medical Association and found to
be a hoax. The chiropractor who was
called in was dismissed after few days,
bis adjustments having had no appre-
GABLE effect upon the disease
Sample of Advertising.
Here Is a sample OF chiropractic adj
ycrtising
1--WE chiropractors work with the
subtle substance of the soul We re-
lease the prisoned impulse, the tiny
fivulet of force, that envnates from the
nnind and flows over the nerves TO the
cells and stirs them into life We
eeal with the magic power that trans
forms common food into living, loving.
thinking clay that robes the earth with
beauty and hues and scents the flowers
with the glory OF the air.
: I'm the dim, dark, distant long ago
Shon the sun first bowed to the morn
ing star, this power spoke and there
Was life IL quickcned the slime Of the
sea and the dust OF the earth and drove
thc cell to union with its fellows In
Countless living forms. Through aeons
OF time 1t filmed the fish and winged
the bird and fangcd the beast. EndIessly
u worked. evolving its forms until IL
produced crowning glory of them all
With tireless energy II blows the bubble
Or each individual life and then silently.
relcItlessly dissolves the form and abb
korbs the spirit into itself again.
: And yet you ask, can Chiropractic
cure Appendicitis, Heart Trouble. Can
Ger. Goiter. High Blood Pressure. Flu?
Have you more faith in a knife or
spoonful of medicine than In the
power that animates the living world?
! Because chiropractors are too icnor-
hnt of anatomy. phsyiology and path
plogy TO diagnose disease they insist
shat diagnosis IS unnecessary. And 10
make the people think this way chiro-
practic publicity agents are constantly
pouring forth q great volume OF PAM
phlets and circulars
! The County Medical Society charges
shat the class of men and women that
pave taken up chiropractic possess ,ow
educational standards.
Banton Explains Attitude.
/ District Attorney Joab II. Banton ga I'd
yesterday he had not presented to the
Grand Jury the only chiropractic case
rhat has come TO his attention since he
sontered his present office because he
did not consider the evidence warranteo
lsuch action.
This was Mr.. Banton's reply TO Dr
;Charles r. Norris. Chief Medical Exam
liner, who stated last week that tho Dis
,trict Attorneys office had always taken
Tan apathetic attitude toward all chiro-
,practic cases. lie referred In this case
TO David Leblsh. IA. of 324 Henry street
swho died OF appendicitis last December
latter he had been under two days
treatment by a chiropractor
Mr. Banton said that IL any COM
lplainant was dissatisfied by his action
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