The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-20
1enosha ChirOpractOr is Defendant in Strange
Case of Brain TumOr Diagnosis
$4,000 Involved.
PHYSICIANS SAY MALADY Is RARE
ymptoms of Brain TumOr Resemble Those of Other
Ailments to Most Perplexing Degreeis
Shown by Testimony

that he was suffering from brain tu-
NOR, he testified, and added, that the
patients symptoms were common to a
great number of other diseases, prin-
cipally arising from stomach trouble.
1t was testified that Mr.. Keuchler
had been to see local physician once
before he began taking chiropractic
adjustments, but that the call was sim
ply an office call and the physician told
him that he would have to come back
so that he might watch his symptoms.
Adjustments Recommended.
A man working at the same plant
with Mr.. Keuchler recommended the
chiropractic treatment and told of
similar cases which had been cured.
Then for eight months Mr.. Keuchler
continued to take adjustments while
he grew steadily worse. Nearly "a
year later, after his trip west, he re-
turned to the physician whose suspi-
cions were Immediately aroused.
The physician urged him to consult
Chicago brain specialist. This was
done, but when the surgeon cut down
on the brain he discovered that it
would be unsafe to remove the tumor
so he removed several inches of the
skull which relieved the pressure on
the brain and cleared up the symptoms
MaIady Very Rare.
Dr. F. R. Weston of La Crosse was
then called to take the standfor the
defense. He testified that he had
graduated from Rush Medical College
in 1894 and that he had been practic-
ing aleopathic medicine for 20 years
in La Crosse and California
In this length of time he said he
had had but two cases of brain tumor,
and declared that the malady is con-
sidered very rare by the medical pro-
fession. He said that it required a
year or two from the time the tumor
started before it would produce symp-
toms, sufficiently pronounced to arouse
the suspicious of q physician.
DR.. Weston testified that there are
two kinds of brain tumor, one Of which
can be removed and the other which
can not. He said that the possibility
of removing a tumor depended on the
kind of tumor rather than on the
length of time which it had been grow
ing.
TumOr Symptoms Common.
Symptoms of brain tumor DR.. Wes-
ton stated, are very common. and that
before surgeons feel justified in cut
ting down on a mans brain, they want
to eliminate the possibility of all 9TH
er ailments which could cause the
same signs.
Under cross-examination Judge r. v.
Baker, who is appearing for the plain
tiff, brought out the fact that DR.. Wes-
ton and A. T. Holmes, attorney for
the defense, had known each other for
many years.
However, despite the fact that the
judge read from a, large volume on
brain tumor, written by specialists, he
failed to impeach DR.. Weston's testi-
mony. The physician agreed with the
book, but added that owing to the fact
that the signs are common, and the
| malady so rare, it is impossible to di-
agnose brain tumor on short order.
Chances One to Twenty-Five.
He told of an eminent brain speeial-
list to whom he had sent one of his
two tumor patients. He said that out
of twenty-three cases where, as a last
chance, the surgeon had operated. his
patient had alone lived, and then it
was found that his mind had been
slightly effected.