The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-06
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IL is sometimes SAID that the chlrO-
practor does not believe in contagion
and, therefore, is not qualified to care
for human ailments. This charge is
not borne out by the facts and it
would seem wise at this time to state
clearly the chiropractor's true position
on this important subject-a subject
which has a definite bearing upon the
health and welfare of every COM
munity
For the chiropractor to deny the
existence of germs would be absurd.
These organisms can be viewed under
the microscope and there is no doubt
as to their existence. That certain
of these organisms are present in cer-
tain diseases, there is no doubt:
neither is there any doubt that epi-
denies do occur. But it does not fol-
low that the accepted views on con-
tagion are sound in logic or true in
fact
Undoubtedly conditions prevail at
certain times which lead to the de-
velopment of certain diseases which
are called contagious Certain it is
that when poisons are introduced into
the human body, disease may result
if the body is not capable of resist
ing those poisons. If the body of
one individual is throwing off certain
poisons which are the product of the
disease from which that individual is
suffering, and if those poisons are
taken into the body of second in
dividual, that second person may de-
velop the same disease, providing he
does not have the resistance to over
come the poison and eliminate it.
On the other hand, if he has the
proper resistance, he eliminates the
poisons naturally and does not con-
tract the sickness.
Thus it is that if fifty people come
in contact with case of scarlet fever,
and if they all receive minute uuan-
titles of the refuse which is being
thrown off from such case, they will
not all contract scarlet fever. Per-
haps few of them will, but many of
| them will not. The chiropractor con-
| tends that those who do not contract
scarlet fever are successful in resist
ing it because of the high degree of
resistance which their bodies afford
On the other hand, those who do not
contract the disease, do so because
their bodies are non-resistive and car
not withstand the effects of the poi
| sons received.
Thus, in the matter of contagion
we must go back to the prior health
and resistance of the patient who is
exposed to certain so-called con.
| tagious diseases. The chiropractol
maintains that this health, or resist
ance, is dependent upon proper nerve
force being conveyed to the various
organs of the body through the nerv.
Gus system. If this supply of vital.
ity through the nerves is normal and
the organs of the body function nor
mally, then the individual is not sus.
ceptible to the introduction of these
| poisons.
| 1t may be argued that the chiro-
practor is foolish enough to believe
that poisons can be introduced in any
quantity and that these poisons will
be eliminated without i'll effects, pro.
viding the body lis at the time in :
state of perfect health. This does not
follow because any poison can he ac.
cumulated and introduced in sucr
huge quantities that actual damage
is done to the tissues to the extent
that they cannot function normally
This, however, is not the case with
contagious disease where the intro.
ductions of poisons are necessarily
very limited.
1t is the business Of the chiroprac.
| tor to see that the nervous system
is in such condition that it is capable
of transmitting a normal nerve sup.
ply, and it is for this reason that
those patients who are under the care
of chiropractors are less susceptible
to so-called contagious disease thar
are those who have not availed them.
selves of this service.