The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-02-03


sion get :.tosether for the national
goad7 4 large proportion of the pub
lie takes it. fer, granted that persons
licensed by the state to care for sick
people are in a certain sense guaran
teed by the. state. This is true Of the
modern physician. who must pass
rigid examination after having devot
ed four years to, academic work an
five to medical school and irternsftp
often with Il graduate course.
The followers of few cults. who
are dependent On advertising for pat
re mage, have a limited pref iminarS ed.
ueatiOn. and have spent a few months
in the study cf their special cult such
as the chiropractor with less eduea :
ton. who has taken the spine out of
osteopathy. The chirOpractor, from
his limited horizon. believes that all
disease ds due to the very rare cen
dition Of nerve pressure caused by Il
displaced rib attachment or slipped
vertebrs. These very persistent per-
sons have, in fact. studied far fewer
number of months than the trained
nurse. who knows a great deal more
than they concerning disease and its
cure. 1t is fortunate for chiropractc.'s
that they have thus far avoided the
treatment of animals. especially those
with contagious diseases. 1t would he
Interesting indeed to see them treat
Ing the spine of animals for blacl>les.
or, CHAMBERS. or tc see them treat hogs
dying. OF. cholera, and chickens with
.limberneck or pip, by replacing slipped
.yertebrae. 1t. would do such FRACTION.
.ers no. harm to know more concerning
the fundamentals of such branches -
radical science as : are. uncha ssea BILE
and in which the facts are fixed. All
persons. who are. licensed to treat the
diseases. OF men should take the same
minimum medical examination in or
der to show their ability to diagnose
diseases and protect the public regar;. :
less Of the. method Of treatment. Tn
addition to. this, special examinati On
given. by their special boards Should
be required. for. the. practice of par
ticular.. cults, SIS is. now. done in tn,
state Of Kentucky. :: In calling attea-
ton ito the, fact that disease is mi
crobic in crgilr regardless OF whethe,
the living cell involved is part OF
man, Of animal or of plant, am APP
"A nationar board OF health was rr2-
ated by congress- in 1873 folio wing the
yellow fever epidemic but. throuss!
| lack OF. appropriations. it ceased tt
function and was later merged int:
the Marine" hospital SERVICE. In lSa'
this service was incorporated nnae:
the treasury department as the puE}i
/ health service. At present. this boar.
CT health is an efficient department
UNDER the Surgeon General Cumming
and has charge of much of the excel
lent work of caring for disabled vet
Grams. Congress has been inconssten
liz the care With which it controls pub
itt works. Boards are at times de
Veloped and in emergencies committee
are: appointed with authority but with
out appropria ttions- and no authoril /,
These unfortunate. condt ions to a lar:s
extent held true of: the tbirty-fou
boards, bureaus. and committees nos
lextsting in Washington in charge q
medical affairs. Their work lacks &C
ordination and is wasteful in The ovei
tapping of responsibilities and dutie:
but the persons holding sue hpositiesi
are backed by their friends in cor
Sress. and will resist any effort !:
unification. The fear cf losing ,hes
sinecures is unwarrantcd, since 81
such employees would be Needed
the greater, organization for nation:
health. The necessity for national 81
ucationaT supervision was shown,
the illiteracy Of 25 per cent of CT
, draft recruits. and hence our educ;
, tors have asked for special cabin
officer Health and education are IL
. tseparable during childhood and scho
life. and it is of exceedingly serio,
3 import to- our efficiency as a matte
I to find that so little care had bes
!, given to the physical education oG o.
S youth that SO per cent of those
r the third decade of life were inc
+ pacitated for military service beeau
of disease. in most instances proven
: ible. Lack CT education may be +
/, covered from. but disease often leav
I permanent disability.
One of the most important of ei
< officials is the health officer. His i
ties are many in the enforcement
laws to protect the health of citiZe
lagainst unnecessary disease. ccntar
e mated milk. and other food. The rl
: for financing the health officer
Rochester may be applied in any SIN;
= city. The garbage of the city is T
II to hogs on the city farm and the 81
e Of these animals furnishes suffice
= funds to finance the city health Off
II President Harding has accC mplisl
n Ia rema rEab1e achievement in assem-