The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-11-02

SURGICAL operations are the
- horror OF the average man or
woman and any method which
has in view the end Of making
surgical operations unnecessary
must receive the appreciation OF
The public al large.
Tho chirOpractor is neither n
eranls nor a fanatic lie does not
condemn an surgery but on the
reverse he recognizes tho fact that
surgical operations are at times
required. He realizes that tho
competent surgeon Is a necessity
at the present day. But no also
knows that thousands upon thou.
sands Of surgical operations havo
been performed which we're en-
tlrely unnecessary. lie knows
that many. many times tho pa
tent is frightened into having en-
immediate operation on tho plea
that hts life Is in imminent danger
II this course Is not pursued.
Many Of these patients who have
refused 10 submit 20 surgery have
recovered and are in perfect
health today, Many others have
fearfully submitted and the result
has too often been n life OF pain
and weakness.
There are many s why
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arc so often disastrous. Among
other possibilities is that Of ad.
hesions forming IN the abdomen
MS n result Of the inclsion made.
These sdhesions cause tho coils
OF the intestine and other yiscera
10 very often grow together so
that tho usual activities OF life
lead 20 constant pain and disoom-
fort. a life Of invalidism often
follows. Who wants 10 take such
Il chance, particularly when It Is
unnecessary?
II may be clear in the surgeons
mind why an organ placed by
nature in the body Is unnecessary.
but II Is pretty hard 10 convince
tho average logical thinker that
nature has grossly erred in giving
us organs which we cannot use.
AS n matter OF fact, the appen.
dix IS n small tube, from one to
several inches In length, which is
closed at one end and at the other
empties into the large intestine.
That II has a function IS owl
denced by the statement OF Alfred
Walton. NJ. d. an eminent phys.
clan and surgeon and a graduate
Of Harvard University. Or. Wal
ton says:
I'm the light OF the recent dis
covcrv OF Sir William MacEwen,
tho removal OF the appendix
should be considered only as a
last resort. Sir William has per.
formed moro operations for ap-
pendicitis than any other surgeon
in England. and has become so
thoroughly convinced of the use.
fulncss OF tho appendix. that he
no longer removes It. BY watch
Ing the activity Of tho appendix
he discovered n clear, thick aka.
line fluid poured from II into the
colon: this secretion. when added
TO tho pancreatic Juice. dlssolves
the white Of nm egg in from three
to ten minutes. The pancreatic
fluid alone took six hours to dis
solve Il: thus we SEQ how impor-
tant n part tho appendix plays"
II would. however, be presump-
tuous for the chiropractor to crit
Iclze another method unless he
possessed something 10 put in its
place. The remarkable success
which chiroprnctors have had IN
handling cases OF appendicitis Is
our justification for the claim that
nature is fully capable Of correct.
ing any inflammatory condition
OF the appendix providing proper
Chiropractlc adjustments are.
given. In order for the lnymun to
understand why Chiropraotic adj
justmonts arc effective In getting
at the real cause of appendicitis,
n brief explanation OF tho funda.
mental principles OF Chiropractio
is pertinent,
That the brain is tho great CEN
trail switchboard of the body is n
fact known to every school child.
1t Is hero that messages from all
parts OF the body arc received,
and II is from here that messages
ore sont out TO all parts OF the
body. It Is through these mes.
sages that function Is controlled,
and no function can exist without
thom. For example, we wish 10
turn our eyes 10 tho right. wo
first think the thought and tho
movement OF the eyes Ia the ro-
suit of that thought, because mes.
sages are scnt out through tho
nerves which lead to such move
mcut, Tho type Of message which
leads 20 this action Is designated
by tho special name OF motor beg
cause 1t produces motion.
However, there urc other typos
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