Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-02

that takes it back to the era of the
Persians, Babylonians and Egyptians
The fundamental principles of ma
turopathy are based upon natural
laws that never vary. It's methods
are all rational and constructive,
conforming to natural fundamental
laws of cure. Most chiropractors and
many osteopaths are also nature
paths.
Defined BY Congress
! The following ueIlnlJlon was pass
ed by congress on February 7, 1881,
without a dissenting vote: 1T is fur
ther enacted that 'naturopathy as
used in the aforesaid act approved
February 27, 1929, hereafter shall
comprehend, embrace and be com
posed of the following acts, prae-
tees, and usages; diagnosis and
practice of physiological and me
chanical sciences such as the me-
chano -therapy. articular manipula-
ton, corrective and orthopedic GYM
nastics, neurotherapy, phychother-
apy, phototherapy, chromotherapy,
vibrotherapy, thalmotherapy and
dieteticS, which shall include the
use of foods of such biochemical
tissue building products and cell
salts as are found in the normal
body; and the use of vegetal oils
and dehydrated and pulverize d
fruits, seeds, barks, herbs, roots,
and vegetables uncompounded and
used in their natural state This
definition certainly separates drug
| less practice from the practice of
medicine by the highest authority
in the land. From the foregoing
it is obvious that naturopathy is
entirely separated from the teach
ings of allopathy, which is the use
of drugs. 1t does not sanction the
internal use of chemical COM
pounds, the use of serums and vac
cines. Herbs and plants are not
placed in the prohibited class for
they are the natural products Of
the field that play part in the
maintenance of health.
So much for the practice Of med
icine. AS for the practice. of sur
gerry, proposition No. 8 makes no
provision whatsoever for the prac-
tice of surgery. However, in propos-
ition No. II under section 40, there
is a provision which authorizes the
naturopath to practice minor sur
gerry, which according to Gould's
medical dictionary is, THAT part of
surgery including procedures not
involving danger of life, as band
aging, the application of splintS,
dressings, sutures, Contamination
caEterization, and bloodletting. !"
This provision was included in the
act to protect the naturopath from
medical persecution when called
upon to render emergency first-aid.
In other wordS-regardleSs of what
you may have read or may have
been told, there is no provision
whatever in either of these acts
which authorizes a licensee there
under to practice either medicine or
surgery as regular physician and
surgeon.
Attacks Second Point
The second point at issue is the
contention that chiropractors and
naturopaths are positively unquali-
fled for the practice granted them
in these proposed measures. There
are many colleges of naturopathy in
the u. S. and a number of states
have state boards of naturopathic
examiners. A comparison of the
naturopathic educational require
ments and the medical require
ments shows a very small difference
in the tim c of training. In
fact, the absolute differe n C
as required by law under the re
spectiye acts (naturopathic and
medicaD is merely 400 hours. This
difference is caused by the natur-
opaths not studying materia med
lea which is non essential as they
do not prescribe drugs. The require
ments of the naturopathic act
compare very favorably with the
medical requirements considering
the limited scope of the naturopath-
ic practice.
These two acts will allow you to
choose a druglesS doctor under the
workmen'S compensation insurance
and safety act. This is not allowed
under the present laws. The en-
actment of these measures will
impose no taxes upon the public.
They are self-slIpporting.
Even the cosmeticianS and under
takers have their licenses and
boards. Every profession in Cali
fornia is self governing, self.regulat-
ing. 1t is unfair to have members
Of the medical profession, who
know little or nothing about the
science and practice of drugless
healing to regulate and especially
to prosecute those espousing natur-
al methods. This is the situation
in California at the present time.
Members of an antagonistic pro-
fession, the political medical doc
tors have the power to prosecute
drugless violators.
These acts will remedy this
wrong. They do not seek to license
drugless doctors to practice medi-
cine or surgery. They merely give
the right to practice those things
for which the drugless doctor is
particularly we'll trained-drugless
treatment, etc. This is the real
function and purpose Of these acts.
There is no other issue involved.
The public should pass upon them
as being for the best interests of