The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
HEAR TESTIMONY
OFCHIROPRACTOR
Jury Enlightened on ChirO-
practic Theories in
Court Today.
In DAMAGE SUIT
Testimony is Given in Suit of
III. f. KuechIer Against F, C..
Volgmann, ChirOpractOr.

A jury in circuit court today re-
ceived a short course of instruction
in the theories, beliefs and disbeliefs
of chiropractic treatment. For more
than an hour they listened to the an
swers of DR.. w. G. Schulz of Chicago.
who graduated from Rush Medical Col
lege in 1899, and who for the past IL
years has been doing chiropractic work
in Illinois.
With Judge R. v. Baker still at the
helm, the $25, 900 damage suit of Her
man F. Keuchler, 260 North Huron
street, against F. c. Volgmann, chiro-
practor, of 214 Wisconsin street, re-
turned here to circuit court late yes
terday following its voyage to the su-
preme court on a demurrer, which was
there overruled.
The demurrer contended that the
complaint against the chiropractor
failed to constitute grounds for an ac-
ton to recover damages. In the COM
plant it was set forth that the reason
for Mr. Keuchler's illness was the in
competent care, following an improper
diagnosis of the patients malady.
Sent Out West.
After a period of treatment lasting
for approximately eight months during
which time Mr.. Keuchler's headaches
continued to become more severe, he
went west on the advice of the chiro-
practor. That was on the 21st of May,
1919. In August he returned to Keno
sha, and the following September he
went to Chicago where he was oper-
ated on for brain tumor at the Au-
gustana hospital.
The disease had by this time reach
ed such a stage that it was found nee
essary to remove portion of the skull
to relieve the pressure on the brain,
the complaint alleged. The complaint
then added that the plaintiff believed
that the chiropractor should have
known by the exercise of ordinary care
that the malady was a brain tumor,
and further realized that the methods
taken by him were useless, and only
aggravated the suffering.
Don't Claim to Cure.
Under cross-examination from Judge
Baker, DR.. Schulz was forced to admit
knowledge whether adjustment of the
the question was first put to him, he
answered after some thought that they
had as much assurance as the medical
men, but when pressed for one word
answer, he replied mo"
When Dr. Schulz llrst took the stand
the defense attorney, assisted by
Lewis w. Powell, brought out the fact
that he was a graduate of medical
school and that he had since be-
come interested in the principles of
chiropractic treatment.
DR.. Schultz defined the difference
between the treatment and diagnosis
accorded by the medical profession
and those practicing chiropractic
treatment, is the difference between
reasoning from cause to effect and
from effect to cause.
He stated that the physicians
diagnose from symptoms, various signs
and laboratory methods and make
their findings upon these things, while
the chiropractors base their findings
principally upon abnormal positions of
the movable vertebra. In other words,
they examine the spinal column and
base their diagnosis upon this.
Present Back Bone.
The attorney then picked up back
bone, wired together, which had been
lying upon the attorneys table and
holding it before the physician by
questions elected the information
that from the chiropractic viewpoint
all human ailments, practically, have
their seat in the malalignment of
the vertebra.
1t was shown that the spinal nerv-
Gus cord runs through the bone seq
ments and that between each vertebra
nerve fbers branch off to govern GER
tain portions and functions of the.
body When the back bone gets out
of alignment the bone impinges upon
these nerve fbers and if this pres
sure is severe enough it may event
ually result in paralysis. Otherwise
it sets up symptoms which disap-
pear when this pressure is removed
through adjustment.
The case will probably be sent to
the jury some time tomorrow.