The Osteopathic Physician July 1908 Vol. 14, No. 1
The Osteopathic Physician
July 1908
Vol. 14, No. 1
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VoluD1e XIV. CHICAGO, JULY, 1908. NUD1ber'
The celebration of the Old Doctor's Oth On to l(ir1(.sville i.s the O.steo birthday should be an incentive to all 0 teo paths to be present on that occasion. Come and join with us in the greatest meeting' of pathic Slogan For Aug. 3d to 8th our existence. You will never regret it. You owe It to yourselves; you owe it your profes '0N to Kirksville!" Accommodatiof'iJ sion; you owe it to the Old Doctor to meet' That is the slogan of every Osteo- with us in Kirksville the week of August 3d. pathic physician in America at this mo for the A. O. A. A. G. HILDRETH, ment. Scarcelv ten days will elapse before Cono()ention President M. V. O. A. there will begm a mighty pilgrimage' to the Mecca of our science. and the men and wo 1Jy D,.. A. G. Hitd,.,.th. 'P,.,.Jid,.nt. M. V. O'-A. MiJJouri ValleyAJJo men or' Osteopathy from the No~, South, T gives me great pleasure to announce to East and West, will pack their grips lnd start the profession, as President of. the M. V. ciation MergeJ with on a joyous going home to hold the mightie t I O. A., that after visiting Kirksville and the A .. O. A. Meeting reunion. in. the history of the profession. spending a day, I find the matrer of taking care of our coming A. O. A. Convention .and EPRESENTATIVES of the A. O. A., \Ve are going to shake hands once again with professional visitors well in l-:'and. Remem M. V. O. A., the citizens of Kirksville Father .-\ndrew-to wear the sou\'enir fobs ber, the accommodations rna\' not be such as R and the A. S. O. have formed a joint that bear his likeness and to join in hymns we could get in our big citieS-. but there is no committee for management of the Convention of praise to his great work, and sing that ex question but that all call alld will be cared for and have elected a permanent ecretary, who cellent song of Brother Fagan, "God, Bless comfortably. The Convention Secretary, as assumed charge June 20th and will serve un- His Eighty Years!" We are going to greet arranged for by the committee, will answer 'til after the convention. A canvass of the · Father Andrew and tell him now much we all correspondence, make reservations and town has been made and all rooms have been think of him and praise him for the noble keep open a regular information bureau lo . lisfed with regard to their conveniences and cated at the Pool Hotel for the benefit of all · work he. has done, while he is still alive, know location. Permanent headquarters have been opened and during the convention and imme ing that he would rather have our affection diately preceding it, will be kept open day and ate regards and hearty handshake while he is night. All correspondence in regard to rooms in the flesh than have us rear a costly monu and other Convention matters should be ad ment to him for his l!:reat life's work after dressed to The Convention Secretary. he has gone to his rew';;rd. We will tell him . If y~u send in your request ahead, re en'a what we think of him here and now. tlOn wIll be made and your rooms will b ·. "We're going to Kirksville!" is the right ready for you on your arrival. Vile are readv · slogan for all of us. Not only graduates of to make those reservations for you now, an the A. S. 0., but graduates of the children first come, first served. "vVe will care for and grandchildren schools alike that descended everybody who comes, whether he has re from the parent college-all will go with equal served a room or not, but the late comer wil interest and enthusiasm . not get the pick of the rooms. Any man or woman who is an osteopath A BUREAU OF I),iFORYIATION will be and 'will not be at the great Kirksville meet maintained day and night at the POOL HO ing of osteopaths will have failed in his duty TEL, one-half block east of Wabash Depot if it were at all possible in any way to. have and all should report and register here imme gone there. di'ately on arrival, whether thev have mad Come if you have to walk, no matter wheth- arrangements privately. through 'committee, 0 er you belong to the A. O. A. or not! have' neglected them altogether. Come if you ha\'e to borrow the money! Remember to address your correspondenc Come to Kirksville! ! to "THE CONVENTION SECRETARY,' This is a meeting of. by and for the osteo c/~ DR. HARRY M. STILL, Kirksville, Mo. paths-of a\1 our legitimate colleges alike. If CO~~E·N~~. you never met "Pappy" Still, it is all the more - J reason why you should come now and meet "On to K.lrksville " Is the Osteopathic Slogan. 1 · him face to face. 'If you are one of the old Accommodations for the A. O. A. Convention. t Missouri . Valley os.teopathic,:ssoclatlon graduates of the A. S. 0., enough said-we Merges Meeting with A. O. A. .. 1 kno~ you will come without any further per Missouri State Meeting Also erges with suasIOn. Kirksville, Rally , . Pap's Portrait to be Unveiled at Kirksville . This meeting will last from August 3d to 'More Praise for Our Souvenir Fob and Brooch August 8th, and there will be a full week of . Mr'. Dooley on A. O. A. Presidential Possib.ll- hip-hip-hurrahing, merrymaking, speechmak Or. Robert H. Williams, "the Antiseptic D. 0.," ties . Kan.as City, Mo. Nominates Dr. Herman F. Goetz for Presi- ing, celebrating, handshaking and love feast dent of the A. O. A . ing-ali that goes with and is included in Hurrah for Los Angeles Next year! . the gathering of a clan of three thousand loyal who come who are not properly cared {or, illinois Meets at Quincy Enroute to Kirksville Reservations and arrangements should be . What an Old Grad. of Stili College Says osteopaths after they have been separated from About Loyalty . one end of the year (and decade) to the other. made as early as possible in order to lighten An Osteopathic Book. Appears on "Mind And then there is that big procession. Don't the work of this bureau at the opening of ~he Cure" . forget it-the one that will pull ."Father" and Convention. Remember to address all com The Motel' NervOUS System J Louisiana Is the La.test· Osteopathic State I "Mother" Still around town in a big barouche munications to the CONVENTION SECRE Editorial . with a thousand or more lusty osteopaths tug T ARY, % Dr. Harry M. Still. How to Use the Chest Compress In Pneu- ging at the hand strings. Some say this fea A great many have feared that Kirksville monia . fake~but would be unable te. care for the numbers who In O. O. Land-,-Newa of the Profession . ture is a wait and see. It will be Or: R. ,!"l' Williams la a Pioneer "All Anti- a, sight worth crossing the continent. to see will attend this Convention. After spending septic ...... •...... the day here and hearing the expressions of Osteopathic; Indemnity Versus Damage Suits: and partieip<).te ·in. .., . Boy Killed by a Dose of. Antl-toxlne . So, with our last breath in this issue, let open-door hospitality by so many of the best Osteopathy(1) In India . us again shout the refrain: citizens of the town, I feel free to say that ~ou Took Down Osteopath's Sign-Got Black Eye, need have no fear but that all will be done Etc•...... "On to Kirksville!$!$!" Mind Leaks Are Just Like Nerve- Pressure And come if you have to borrow the money. that can be done. for your comfort, and your and Nerve-Waste ~ It may be the last time you will ever have convenience. This Convention mar~s an his The Need of Summer Campaigning 1 torical event in the progress of our profession, The August Issue of "0. H." Contains a on earth to enjoy a love feast with the revered Brochure on "The Mind In Osteopathic founder of osteopathy and you will starve and no osteoptah can afford to miss it. A Therapeutics" ...... •...... your own soul of the fellowship it craves if glance at the program is enough to guarantee Personal News of the Profession 15-1 can don·t. a continual feast of knowledge osteopathic. Want Ada 1 "you come and Come! I t j I
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vance what you think about it. In what at While myselt and wife were a way from home MiJJourlOJteo- somebody mailed to both of us a watch fob. titude do you suppose the picture was taken? I do not know who It was unless It was your pathic AJJociation Does the Old Doctor wear a silk hat? Does he self. However, I am going to give you the wear a standing collar and a black necktie or credit for It. I must say this pIece of art work on the fob Is a great likeness of Father. Every MergeJ itJ Meeting does he wear a flannel shirt? Does he walk tlme I look at It I ('an give you the credit of with a gold-headed cane. or does he have the ~l~ar.bfcf.~,tlng me In close touch with my dear With A. O. A'J. staff of life upon which he has been k~own I und"rstand Chicago Is going to come down As announced by different journals, the to whittle when thinking out the problems of to the convention wIth an army strong. This trustees of the M. O. A. agree to join hands life and health? In brief, has Mr. Torrey certainly sounds good to me. By all Indications handed down Dr. Still to future generations we are going to have a big crowd here. with the M. V. O. A. and act as host to the Thanking you for these fobs, and hoping to A. O. A. convention. Believing that the large as a city dude or just as he is? Has he been see you here, I am, majority of osteopaths would prefer meeting covered with the veneer of fashion or did the Fraternally yours, artist tell the plan, unvarnished truth about HARRY M. STILL. at this time, and that they would not want to M~' Dear Dr. Bunting: make two trips this year, it was decided not to the man whom we love so much and whom We received our broaches several days ago, hold a regular session this year, but instead we are going to Kirksville to honor? I know and I have worn mIne every day sInce. I like but I won't tell vou. Come to Kirksville and it very much, even better than the fob, as I have a business session and all enjoy a good very seldom wear a watch. Ma wIshes me to time together with the assurance of the best see for yourself." thank you for her, as It Is so hard for her to convention next vear that the M. O. A. has wrJte. Thanking you again for the beautiful broach, I am, Sincereh', 'ever witnessed, with the largest membership BLANCHE LAUGHLIN, and attendance. Kirksville, Mo. The business session will be held probably •• • I am proud of my Legion of Honor fob. Not on Tuesday afternoon of the week of the con being UP In the newspaper business, I cannot vention. and every member of the M. O. A. is understand how you can give It away so cheap •urged to be present and have an active part Jy. I am heartily In sympathy with your sug gestion for Atzen for president of A. O. A. in the work of the state. There are some FraternallY, thing like 250 D. O.'s in the state, and only A. B. KING, D.O., ,about 100 in the association. What's the mat St. Louis, Mo. o ter with the other 150? It is high time that 'every osteopath who believes in progress and Mr. Dooley on has the interest of their own welfare, as well . as that of the profession, at heart will get ..A. O. A.'PreJidential in line. There is plenty of work for the as ,sociation. which means work for each indi .'POJJibilitieJ." vidual physician and surgeon. We should strive hard to raise our stand With Apologies to Mr. "P. F. 'Dunne : ard in every respect, and it is up to each in and Suggested by 'Dr. Henry S. , dividual man or woman to do his or her part. 'Bunting·s Editorial in the June , The following committees have been ap- ··0. "P." - •• Who Will 'Be pointed to be acti\"e thi summer and during the convention. Our ]Ve.xt "President?" To act as a reception committee during the More "Praise.tor Our Souo{)enir :By Dr. H~rman F. Goetz. ofSt. Loai.s. Mo. A. O. A. convention, the following have been Fob and 'Brooch. appointed and are expected to be in Kirks "WELL, .Hinni~e~ I met me 01.' frind ville by August 2d: The avalanche of praise and appreciation . Buntll1g tho Hher day," SaId Mr. The president of the M. O. A. ex-officio. continues to roll into The O. P. office for the Dooley, "an' he infohrmed me, that Members-- St. Joseph. osteopathic souvenir brooch and watch fob th' ostypaths do be holdin tl1r annual convin William F. Englehart, D. 0 .. St. Louis, Mo. which we are giving out complimentary to tion soon, down in th' valley in th' Charriton Minnie Potter, D.O., Memphis, Mo. O. P. subscriber. We cannot attempt to print hill, near th' ruins iv the vVabash daypo, but The following ha\'e been appointed to assist neahrer to the hearrt i,' thr' balov-ed founder. in the decorations of Kirksville: 'Tis a busy lot, thim Ostypaths ar' in the Minnie Potter, D.O., Memphis, Mo. eliventh month an' thirrd week iv th'r fiscal Franklin Fiske. A. B., D.O., Kirksville, Mo. yeaI'. Reminds wan verry much iv th' activ Charley Still. D.O., Kirksville, Mo. ity :n th' strate c1'anin' department just befoh lt has seemed wise in the minds of many th' iliction; why even th' Chairman iv th' that the time has arri"ed for a re\'ision of the Council wroits, "Kape yer 'eye single' on th' constitution and by-laws of the M. O. A. And honor and glory iv Ostyapathy": 'tis ivident the following ha\'e been appointed to look into that sum man is thinkin' iv stealin' them. our needs along this line. and have ready any "An' ye should see thim in sission. The ronvintion is called to ohoder by a rap or two ,/ addition or alteration they may deem wise iv th' ga\"il in th' hands i" th' Prisident that to make and offer the same to the State As makes ye think iv th' first faucet bein' stahrted sociation for it action at our busine s session: at a german pic-nic, an' thin th' Prisidint in a E. D. H_e, D.O., St.. J.oseph, Mo. few well chozen but unintehresting remarks, W. J. C.or, Kansas CIt}. Mo. savs: 'Ladie make verselves as comfortable A. Still Craig. 1\farFille. Mo. as' yez can; gintleme,; may take off th'r coats Fannie Springmire Sparks, Macon, Mo, if they don't wear suspenders-not itherwise; Fro/enlally Y0t/I·S. FI"auk P. vValkcr, D.O., :ln' thin its hustle in a way that wud make a M. D., Pres. M. O. .4 .. St. Joseph, Mo, dimmycratic cOll\"intion seem like a quaker mcetin': ail' tis a good prisident that can kape more thin a dozen i\· thim fr'm talkin' at 'Pap'J 'Portrait to be once. Un-ueiled at l(ir1(J"()ille. "Me frind Bunting was talkin' iv prisidintial candydates an' th' office iv prisiclent that no body wants an' niver refuses, afther it is thrust upon him. The prisidintial bee niver buzzes near a mi!11ber iv this a socyation f'r if it does th' mimber turn pale an' say -'Shoo!' 'Sh:>o!!' Tis loike gidn' candy to a bashful child. yez always hav to say: 'Plaze take it do?' "Tis queer idees he has iv th' qualifications nicissary f'r th' prisidint iv th' A. O. A. to ha\·. No! I did NOT say A. P. A., Hinnessy, r said A. O. A. Now you might think that any great number of them, but two or three p'hat this assocyation raya!ly wanted is candy· of those we have received will serve to show dates q.ualyfied· to carry up\\'arrd-an' onwarrd how much the profession think of them. th' standahrd iv ix-::illince 'stablished by Haz The following letters will show how well the zard, 1acConnell, .hans, IIIis, an' Moore, re fob has been received: gahrdless i\' th' fact. whither he wa! tall er Dear Doctor: short, came fr'm th' north, south. east er Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 3 west, or whither he gradyated in Californy, "The woods are so full iv thim ye cant have fixed on this date so that after attend Ioway, Minnysota, Massychusetts, er Missoury. see th' trees!" ing the state meeting we will all come over to Phat th' divvil has th' skool to do wid it anny ~ ~ ~ Kirksville on Sunday and be ready for the big way, and why do sum iv thim lie awake 0' "An' where did all thim possyble candydates jubilee meeting for the next week with nights thrying to think iv qualyfications that gradyate?" asked Mr. Hinnessy. '·Pap." We urgently request that every mem ar' not qualyfications a tall, a tall? .;;r. ~ ~ ber of the Association and every other osteo "Ye may hay a priference, I may hay two iv path in the state that can meet with us. thim if so, give thlm to th' norimynation com "vVho cares?" answered Mr. Dooley. Very important to every practitioner's welfare. mittee but phat they want is a loive wire iv a They are men an' wimin who know phat A program of interest has been arranged, and candydate, wan in hose pulse bates so that ye the prcfission want an' how to go out an' get we will assure one and all that you will be can put yer finger on it anny time iv th' day er It. serving yourselves well by being in attend noight an' till th' toime. Wan ye can hear ~ ~ ~ ance. Enough said.-L. JW. Browne, Pres., strrikin' loike thim chimes in th' St. Patrick's D iX01t, I/linois. cathaydral: 'Deng-Dong-ding-ding-<1ing "By th' way: Why do th' Ostypaths always , 'Tis a quahrther past two in th' mornin' meet in August, the hottest month iv th' year," an I still hay wurruk to do,' says th' noo prisi asked Mr. Hinnessy. dint, as he aims at the sphitoon an' misses it. ''I'll be dammed if I know," said ),{r. What an Old Grad of Dooley. "Tell me." "vVan who is riprisintative an' sthands f'r all Still College SayJ that is best an' gr-reatest in' th' profission. "VVan whose shouldhers ar' brroad enough jVominate.r "Dr. Herman About Loyalty to carry th' gr-reat-big loads iv divilopement Man~ato. that i el'erry where takin' place, an' th' :\,. O. F. Goetzfor 'Pre.rident. Dr. H. W. Maltby. of Minn.• an A. platfohrm, too, without groanin'. A. S. O. 'POJt Graduat•• :BoomJ Portland, Ore., July 10, 1008. th. AuauJt "R.,union. "VVan who can see beyond th' tip iv hi, nose Dear Dr. Bunting: an' grasp ivry apporchunity by th' slack iv th' VVho should be our next A. O. A. presi To-day in reading The O. P. I thought I pants an' hold onto it-too. dent? VVe need a strong man-a Roosevelt must write the profession my opinion as re "vVan that takes into considehration that ian type of mall. The time is at hand for a gards certain existing conditions and especial not only he but th' whole assocyation has free great big awakening in our profession. You ly make a plea for a full house at the Kirks- an' aqL'al rights. have been sounding the alarm for the past ville meeting in August. "\<\ an who does somethin' besides yawn; year, and I believe that all wide-awake Os First, I fear, we as a profession become who glories in th' past, but more in the possy teopaths agree with you that we must be up selfish. When success follows our efforts we bilitics iv th' future. and doing if we wish to hold the advance we forget our "beloved founder" and the pos "A demon f'r wurruk, prompt an' accurate have made. We must choose a great leader sibility of our existence as a profession. We as toime, who knows phat th' demands iv one of the strongest. broadest, most scientific become careless and never remember those in ostypathy ar' as a science or arrt, phractically men we've got. We must have a man with trouble, nor do many of us offer a helping an theohretically. a plan. A man who knows the importance of hand, for we are too busy coining money. "Tis no difference if he is er is not a scientific research work-one who keeps him VVe must instill into our profession an exalted gradyate iv anny particuliar skool. Phat does self posted on what is going on in the med standard of professional dignity, with manly count, is. a'rre his brrains in th' roight place, ical world and therefore capable of pointing and womanly appreciation of and demeanor ar' they clear or scrambled, an' does he know out the way for us. towards our "Founder." how to use thim? I believe we have just such a leader as our Since I arrived in Kirksville, February 1st, "Wan who can say 'no' in a way that makes profession needs at this time in our great many queer things have happened.. One of ye think. tis a buzz-saw. warrkin' over-toime. champion, Dr. Herman F. Goetz of St. LOllis. our profe sors made a flying trip, visiting VVan who can say 'Vis' with all the stahtley orne osteopaths in Illinois. \Visconsin, Iowa Yours for a big leader, and some other states, and-will you believe cort/iness iv th' suthern gintleman, whin he W. A. ROGERS, D. O. ~.nswers th' question, 'Will ye hay royer bur it?-some who have never met the "Old Doc bin ?' tor," said they would likely be too busy to "These ar' some iv th' qualyfications an' th' Hurrahfor Lo.r Angle.r jVext Year! come, and really didn't care much if they g-r-reast iv thim all is, to select sich min an' never did meet him! Such ingratitude! wimen to aid as will make ostyopothv gr San Francisco. CaL, July 1, 1908. When we owe all to him! It makes mv blood reatehr in all iv its depahrtments. Not a Dr. H. S. Bunting, boil to see indifference, selfishness and in closed cohrypration iv favor-ite sons but an Chicago. Ill. gratitude in a profession so grand as ours. open dhure policy that seeks th' man or wo Dear Dr. Bunting: The remedy, as I see it, is to make a su men that can deliver the goods. In the last Physiciall you've thrown out sug preme effort to bring all our best men and ~ ~ ~ gestions and thoughts for the coming A. O. A. women into the A. 0., A. and if lIecessary president. Why not do the same in the next start a kindergarten class and teach profes "Yis? an' who are some iv these prisidintial issue for the place of next convention? sional etiquette, honor and proper respect for possybilities?" asked Mr. Hinnessy. Can you think of any more desirable place our progenitor. The little squabbles mus than Los Angeles? You'll doubtless remem ~ ~ v,c be overlooked, for in all walks of life there ber that we withdrew last year in favor of are men and there are men. Let us elevat "I'll tell ye," said Mr. Dooley. "Th'rs Kirksville. our standards and make our A. O. A. an as Charrlev Flack fr'm N 00 Jersey, who will California is far from the center, to be sociation so closely united as a unit that the stampade th' convintion if iver his name is sure, but we have the second largest A. O. A. weaker ones will beg to come in~ the fold. mintioned. There's that Tasker man fr'm membership and the largest tatemembership. vVe as a profession must pr.re to fight Californy; 'shure he is th' man with th' curly Rates can be secured by the way of Seattle, for our existence, for the Amencan Medicaf hair'-iver see Inn, that couldn't steer true. giving an opportunity for the exposition sights. Association is armed and equipped for a war watch th' mainsal. kape his eye on the com ocean trip or ride throughout the 750 miles of to the deatho pass all at th' samfe toime. Ye niver did, Hin our glorious state. Are there not some point We must be united as a body, raise our ban nes3Y·" ers here to "elaborate on," by which an ar ner high. quit all personal meanness and b An Horace Ivie, whose wit an' nerve wud ticle can be written to suggest a place as well right with our fellow practitioners! To thos stiffen th' back-bone iv his administrahion as president? who have never been in Kirksville, I saYj who wanst said to a doatchman, who was You may have heard something about Cali "Come," for there is the greatest professiona I dissicting a soft shell crab prepahratory to fornia's hospitality. Just gil'e us a chance to feast being prepared, and if anyone thinks thl atin' it, "Say-Doatchman-ye can't learn to show it. San Francisco is still of interest "Old Doctor's" memory has aged, just takl dan~e by watchin' your feet: an:, th' only way as we have some ruins left. The state is har another guess. . to ate a crab IS to shut yer eyes. monious on this subject, too. Honor him who gave us life as a professioq This was th' time, place, an' vVurtzberger Do your best for us. That should mean and we who remain in Kirksville for the ~ whin Illis iv Boston blew out one iv his inner success. O. A. will do all in our power to make thil chubes laffin; that's live ability to lay his Fraternally yours, the time of your lives. . hand on the fault. There's Marion Cla!'ke iv EFFIE E. YORK. Injyanny, athinkin' iv thoughts an' a wrriter Note.-Bully!-THE EDITOR. Capillary Action Weak. iv books, he can split an' ostypathic idee into hairs so foine, an' thin twist thim into a He found his hair was leaving the top () sthrand iv phratical ostyopathy so sthrng Ill/no/.r Meet.r at Quincy his head, and took his barber to task about it, that YounR' iv Minnyapeolis can't break it. En 'Rout. to l(irl(,r-eJill•• "You sold me two bottles of stuff to maW There's Frank Heine an' Bank Meachem this hair grow." Shure an' Atzen an' Woodall ar' foine min, The Illinois Osteopathic Association will "It is very strange it won't grow again," iii too. . . hold its ninth annual meeting at Quincy, IlL, terrupted the barber. "I can't understand it." There's Edythe Ashmore, Alice Patterson August 1st, 1908. It is the duty of every oste "Well, look here," said the man, "1 don Shipley, Ada Achorn, Louise Burns, Ella opathic practitioners in the state of Illinois to mind drinking another ·bottle, but this must t Li~on and ithers. attend and take part in these meetings. We the last."-Wesleyan Christian Advocate. Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 4 .thought deeply on the subject will welcome Po pie~e of field literature bearing on this sub ject, while those not yet awake to its value Osteopa.ths Endorse 'and their own need of it should get busy and .Iose no time in getting hold of these ideas. The Sbeldon Spinal Appliance Those who appreciate the strength of the Au ~ust issue of "0. H." will promptly buy Dr. OCTORS of Osteopathy, being among the lead Bartholomew's new book and those who see ers in modern thought along the lines of heal this new book first will naturally turn to us D ing, are naturallyenthusiasticin theirendorse 'to get an acceptable piece of field literature ment of the Sheldon Spinal Appliance. Osteopaths which covers this subject in a way that WIll know the spine and spinal cord often are the real do their patients the most good and that is cause of many nervous diseases especially common .the August issue of Osteopathic Heolth, We among women and children.' In the treatment of all diseases due to intervertebral nerve pressure, as'well give the table of contents here to show the as themore serious spinaltroubles, nootherappliance scope of this book and there follows a re or form of apparatus can be so effective as .print of one chapter to show the author's way of handling his subject: Our No. 1 Sheldon Appliance CONTENTS. Preface. I t weighs only a few ounce!:; is as easy to take off ,Milld, Origin and Development. and put on as a coat; is removable at any time for The Body and Five Senses Servants of the Mind. purposes of cleanliness, exam;~ation or treatment; Wisdom of th'e Lower C,'eatures. IS as firm as steel where itshould be firm and as flex 'Mental Development in Keeping with the Physi ibleaswhalebonewhereitshould be flexible; is made cal. only to order, from measurements taken by the at ·Thought. Origin and Effects. tending doctor; adapts itself to every movement of Your Mind a Reproduction of Your Mother's the body and never chafes or irritates; and is easily During Pregnanc~·. adjusted from day to day as the patient improves. How Thought Is Radiated. 'Nearly Every Patient Responsible for His Own The Osteopath can find no other aid equal to the Sheldon Condition. Appliance in his treatment of spinal troubles. 'Cause and 'Effect of Colds. Lf't us send you our descrlptJve literature and tell you what other 'The Mind the Chief Factor in the Causation of osteOpaths think and say of the Sheldon Appliance. \Ve can help you Disease. tn your work and our plan 01 c<>-<>perntlon wlllintere&t you. Address ·The Mind the Prime Factor of One's Existence. '~!g. 1 "Nerve Skeleton" of Man. 2 SI THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN T he Motor JIer'()OUJ SYJtem. (In'()erted). :The Pacific [Copyright. 1907. 'By D ... E. J. :Barlho/om..tv.l Still Time to Arrange HE accompanying picture represents the motor nervous system and what it sup. for Dr. Smith's College of plies. The motor nervous system supplies T the voluntary muscles or muscles of mo-·· tion, that is. those under the control of the will 01' mind, such as are found in the hands. arms. Lecture :Osteopathy hmbs and feet. The nervous system consists of [ INCORPORATBD I the brain and its continuation. the spinal cord. fJ[ There is still time to get From this cord issue the forty-one pairs of prin LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA Cipal nerves, and from these in turn the infinite a few dates arranged for my Member of Associated Colle&es of Osteopathy. number of nerves of the body. variously estimat ed at from ten to twenty millions. Man is a lecture on osteopathy this Established 1896. veritable bundle of "live wires," and the ner yous ~ystem could be likened to a pipe svstem. summer if you hurry. I THREE YEARS' COURSE of STUDY' The nerve~ are, to all intents and purposes. hollow. their office being to convey brain ftuid. trust you have· read SDme NEXT CLASS ENTERS September 8. 1908. through their. entire length. Picture In your mmd a hose-pipe system and you will then have _ of the endorsements of the This college has long stood for thor a correct mental image of the nervous system. ough and practical professional training... The function of the brain is similar to that of osteopaths in the various a steam engine. dynamo or motor. and since the Thes~ It asks the favorable consideration of object is to proye that disease in the human places I have visited. such men and women as wish to base body is an effect produced by either a continued mental tension or mechanical pressure, I shall without exception express their practice of Osteopathy upon a p,:oceed at once to do so· by comparing man With an electrIC hghtmg plant represented b~' their unqualified approval thoroughly scientific foundation, the above picture. of the entertainment and Let the brain represent the dynamo in which Thirty lDstIuctori and Lecturers. electricity is generated, and the nerves the educational value of this Wen Equipped Chemical. PhysloloK!cal. Histoloi leal. BacterioloK!cal and Anatomical Laboratorie•• lecture. They say it is CliDical Advantaie. Uns1llll'1>oaed:. proving a power for the Worll: Tbrouihout Based Upon Laboratory Methods. good of osteopathy in these Faculty Composed of SpecWlsta In Their Several LiJleI Who HAve HAd Wide Experience ill Teachini. places. It will help your Excellent Opportullities are Offered for Post Gradu field likewise. Let me hear ate Worll:. from you. Address me at For Cataloluo or Further Information Address Kirksviile and mail will be C. A. WHITING. Sc. D•• D.O., forwarded enroute. Chairman of the faculty. W. J. COOK, Business Man.lter, WILLIAM SMITH, M.D.,D.O. Daly St. and Illl88loll Road. LOS ~GBLBS. CAL. Massachusetts 1M AMEIUCAN OSTEOPATHIC College of Osteopathy COLLEGE of OPTICS Member of Associated Colleges Authorized and Incorporated of Osteopathy. First to inaug urate the compulsory three ~ Osteopaths can increase their years course. Recogmzed by practices very materially by the legislature of Massachusetts. learning one of the most profit able branches of the profession. Opens Its Twelfth ~ Optics, as a specialty for the Year Sept. 14. 1908 Osteopathic Physician, can not IN NE W. HO /filE be surpassed. .. ~ The new and simplified meth A costly three story edifice with wires which convey the electricity to the lights. od of refraction is taught which spreading lawns; located in represented by the ends of the fingers, toes. enables the student to become choicest sections of historic old etc., in fact all parts of the body may be lights proficient much sooner than by Cambridge; five minutes from for our purpose, since all parts are supplied with the old methods. Harvard Colleges. nerVes and nerve force. There are two ways of disabling this plant. Equipment superior in all de either locally or generally, that Is, one light or ~ A corps of able instructors partment:l, including labora all can be dimmed or extinguished. One. by give their personal attention to pressing on the wire leading to that light. Pres the instruction of the students. tories. unlimited clinics, gen sure upon the wire "a" will extinguish the wire eral, gynecological. obstetrical to which It leads. A pressure upon "b" will ~ and surgical. have a similar elTect, or a pressure upon "c" The complete course may be wl1l cause a ftlckering of the light "d" which is taken by correspondence. The large teaching staff consists supplied by that wire. The ftickerlng of the of experienced practitioners light "d" Is an elTect,-the cause must be found ~ The degree, ..Doctor of Op who are eminently successful in and removed before the el'l'ect; so the electri tics" (Op.D.), is conferred upon cian follows the course of the wire back from .their lines of work. No theo the' disabled or extlng-ulshed light and locates those who complete the course. retical demagogy. ,the cause at "c"-ftndlng a pressure upon the ~ Tuition, including dissection. wire or a grounded circuit. When the Impedi Address all communications ment to the wire at "c" is removed and its con to the ~150 per annum. .ductlvity restored, the light "d" wl1l burn brightly as before-we have removed the cause. Send for catalogue. thereby the elTect. the cause being a pressure Secretary upon the wire between the source of supply (the dynamo) and the parts supplied (the lights). American Osteopathic College Massachu18tts College of Osteopathy All lights may be dimmed or put out by han dicapping the dynamo. Under favorable condi ofOptics, 15 Cral,l. Str •• t tions 100 per cent of electricity Is generated in the dynamo, but there may be an Incompetent ELLSWORTH, KANSAS CAMBRIDGE, MASI. 'englneer In the basement. incapable of advanc Ing the right thought in the operation of the dynamo; as a result, only 50 per cent of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO 6 rUE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Pbila~el~bia (olle~e an~ Infirmary of Osteo~atby Fruitful study of Osteopathy demands abundant I ts Dispensary and Infirmary are among the best material for observation, experiment and deduction equipped and most eagerly sought in Philadelphia-a and resourceful teachers. city of famous clinics. The student who has not copious clinical material Its recent acquisition of the Philadelphia School of and capable clinical instruction is starved mentally as Anatomy gives the student unrivalled opportunities for literally as though he were limited to books for his study the study of Anatomy. of anatomy. The Faculty of the Philadelphia College commands The Philadelphia College and Infirmary of Osteo the services of a group of the best known and most pathy draws its clinical subjects from the ailments and resourceful Osteopaths in the country-practitioners accidents of fifteen hundred thousand inhabitants-a who sacrifice part of a busy professional life to work in range of material impossible in a smaller center of the Dispensary and Infirmary, and to impart to each population. student the methods they themselves use in actual practice. Its new home is in the middle of one of the most populous sections of the city-every phase of social and Write to the Dean for the catalogue of the Phila industrial conditions. native and foreign, is found with delphia College and Infirmary of Osteopathy, and a in the radius of a mile. copy of the Journal. 1715 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa. necessary electricity or energy is generated. all pS~'chic or mental causes can be grouped well as mechanical pressure upon the body and The cause is not found to be a defect in the under the heading of "abnormal thought." its members. They should demonstrate clearly plant, but in the Incompetenc~' of the engineer. Under normal conditions 100 per cent of nerve the office of the nervous system; how nerve Supplant him by one who is competent. the dy force (brain fluid, strength, energy, vitality or force is generated, how dissipated; the efl'ect of "llamo wlll then generate a sufficient supply for electricity, if you so wish to call it) is genel'ated ~uch dissipation and the importance of conserv the lights and their normal condition will be In the brain to supply the body. Dissipate 50 ing one's nerve force and vitality. restored. Again the cause is removed. which per cent or more of the 100 per cent in abnormal Impress upon the patient's mind that nature was a direct handicap to the source of supply or harrowing thought, there will be a balance wiil exact a penalty for disobedience of her. (the dynamo). of 50 per cent or less, an amount insufficient to la\\'S. J As the electric lighting plant may be disabled maintain a healthy condition of the body. Emphasize the necessity of living a iiie of In two ways, locally and generally, .0 the hu By harrowing thought Is meant the condition moderation. that moderation in everything Is man electric lighting plant (man) may be dis of mind wherein one continuously indulges in conducive to health. eased In two ways. locally or generally-that is, worry, anger or any disturbing mental eXt·rtion. Advise patients to decline. positively, to en mechanically or mentally. A great percentage of adults, of America in par tertain disturbing thought; it is an enemy; urge ticular, entertain such thoughts for length of them to reason with self as with a member of Man Is diseased locally or mechanically by their faml1~', to exercise self-control and to pressing upon one of the nerves shown in the time sufficient to deprive them of appetite and sap their strength. treat an objectionable thought as they would an abo\'e picture. A pressure upon the sciatic objectionable person. for the longer it is en Den'e "a" will transmit an impulse along its Uncontrolled thought is as dangerous as un tertained the more difficult it is to rid the minJ entire course. A like pressure upon the sciatic controlled steam or electricit~·. An uncontrolled of it. nerve "b" will produce a similar diseased condi boiler or d~'namo Is liable to destruction; so are Harrowing or abnormal thought causes ner tion in the muscles and tissues which it sup man's hopes and ambitions frequently wrecked vous prostration which invariably precedes p~sure plies. A upon the ulnar nen'e H C" at by ungoverned thought. and with dreadful conse paral~-sis. apoplexy or insanity. the elbow ~etter known to the laity as the quence. Paralysis is death of the tissues, produced b~' "funny" or "crazy bone") will transmit an Im A locomotive could not possibly haul a train of robbing them of nerve force and .circulation. pulse to the little finger and to the Inside of the cars with an open valve which allowed 50 per One's brain is not unlike the physical self; the ring finger which it supplies. causing lack of cent of the necessary steam to escape, nor a more the brain Is exercised, the greater the ease or dis-ease, proving conclusively tha t the stationar~' engine hoist a load with only half amount of nerve force and blood required to parts supplied by an afl'ected nerve will be dis the required power. supply It. When the biood vessels of the brain eased. The dis-ease in the fingers is the efl'ect. Abnormal thought affects the brain as a leak become engorged to that extent that one of the pressure at the elbow the cause, and it must age of water afl'ects the amount of water con them bul'st, you are then said to have apop be removed to remove the efl'ect. How is the tained in a bucket. A constant dripping will lexy; while insanity is often caused by concen cause to be removed? Shall we poultice or am soon result in a depletion; stop the leakage. tration of thought upon one subject, to the ex putate the fingers, diet the patient or resort to thereby conserving the substance. clusion of all others. Religious fanatics and drug medication? None of the above mentioned We had first a mechanical cause with which inventors frequently lose their mental balance treatments would efl'ectively remove the pres to contend and it was removed by mechanical by concentrating their thoughts upon one ab sure (cause) at the elbow. Mechanical manipu manipulation without efl'ort or faith on the part sorbing subject which has taken possession of lation alone will remove the mechanical cause of the patient, but in mental cause we hayI' a their mind. and restore the conductivity to the nerve, a nor totally different proposition with which to deal, Abnormal thought can, if protracted, produce mal amount of nerve force will then supply the in the removal of which the patient must be any and all diseases In the human bod~' at one diseased part with life and vitality. Another the chief factor. and the same time. Thus it Is evident that the cause has bE'en removed-which was an Impedi The physician should point out to the patient mind figures prominently In maintaining health ment to the nerve force between the source of the means by which he may rid his mind of this or producing disease. and Is about all that real- supply (the brain) and the parts supplied (the absorbing thought, the patient must conquer it; ly counts in man. , fingers). but co-operation is necessary. Abnormal thought has the same el'l'ect upon As the electric lighting plant is disabled gen The patient's mind should be treated as the the brain and body as a leakage from a tank in erally (all the lights are extinguished) by han soil. The gardener uproots the weeds. thu~ sav tended to supply a building, has upon the sup dicapping the dynamo, so is the human electric ing the nutrition to be assimilated by the plants. ply. lighting plant (man), diseased generally by han that the~' may grow and flourish. Mental weeds Let the above picture (turned around so the dicapping the human dynamo (the brain) by or excesses would dwarf the mental flower and brain will be the upper extremity) represent a abnormal thought, excesses or dissipation. must be uprooted. building. and the brain a tank on the roof. fllled Under the heading of abnormal or uncon The well known axiom: "That two things can with water to supply the building. The spinal trolled thought should be Included such mental not occupy a given space at the same time," cord would serve as the main pipe. with Its conditions as hurry. 'Worry, envy. anger, jeal makes it evident that if uncontrolled thought Is branches representing the tributaries through ousy, hatred, over-mental eexrtion and monot In possession of the mind, normal or natural which the water passes to the tenants. One ony, too long or too close application to any thet'gh" ean not enter. tenant can be deprived of water by a stoppage pursuit. while excesses or dissipation are the Th~refore physicians should encourage patients or a break In the small pipe through which he effect of such abnormal or uncontrolled thought. to acquire a knowledge of anatomy and physi is supplied. or all the tenants b)' the emptying Thought precedes words and actions, therefore ology, also of the efl'ect of mental tension as of the tank (the brain). Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 7 This same illustration may represent the hu man dwelling which has but one tenant (the mind or ~oul). There are two graues of ser vants In this human dwelling; the brain being the head servant. and subservient to the mind while the heart, lungs, stomach. Intestines, kid~ neys, liver,. arms, limbs. etc., are the under servants and dependent upon the head servant (the brain) for direction. One of the Ilnder servants can be deprived of the power to re spond to this ruling force or chamberlain by a pressure or impediment to the nerve through BOYININE which he should receive his directions or or ders. Shouid the head-servant or brain be Assures Normal Opsonic Index, Full Elimi· come disabled by xcess or from anv other cause, a demoralization of the whole retinue of servants wouid result. Lack of gO\·ernment. .nation of Waste. Rich Red Blood. Cell confusion. disorder and neglect would render the dwelling unfit for habitation by the master. The Stimulation and Complete Nutrition. mind or soui would then \'acate and seek an other sheiter. BOVININE. Internally it e.tablishe. a normal balance between elimi nation and nutrition, result being health. BOVININE. Contain. every element in a full and proper proportion LouiJ'iana iJ' the LateJ't nece.sary to completely feed every tisaue of the human body, OJ'teopathic State. BOVININE. Ha. no competition, as all other prepared and liquid foods feed only in part, hence their field of usefulness is limited and OUSIANA 0 teopaths have won an out and out victory by defeating the med nature must accomplish the rest, and this she can seldom do, L lcal horde at every point and securing BOVININI. Is not antagonistic to any medication, but greatly aids an independent osteopathic law which was the therapeutic action of drug.. It is indicated at all ages and in all duly signed by Governor Blanchard and has conditions. become a law. All that remains is to ap BOVININI. Locally as a dressing in all forms of ulceration or any point the new osteopathic board when Louisi peripheral atarvation is ideal. ana will take her proud stand among os BOVININI. I. ready for immediate assimilation, does not disturb, but teopathic states. gives the gastro-intestinal tract full and complete rest. The whole story is very interestingly told BOVININI. Is rich in assimilable organic iron and i. sten7e. by Secretary Hewes in this good letter of July 13th to The O. P. Enclosed you will find editorials and other SEND FOR THE BOVININE COMPANY data concerning our fight for recognitIon in this SAMPLE 15 West Houston SL. New York CI17 state. Also a complete list of all contributions recelvf)d from various associations and individu als, for which please again extend to those who so kindly assisted us our most hearty thanks for their generous contrilrutions. Following iii a brief outline of our struggle in this state which led up to an independent law. SAVE YOUR BACKS, D. O.'S On Feb. 28th, Dr. Carl McCracken called a meet ing of the Osteopaths of the State and urged while "breakiDg up" the lumbar spiDe. You Deed no~ lift the legs of that200-pouDd patieDt off upon them to prepare for the coming fight t~e ~Dd of the table ~Dd swiDg h~s feet iD mid-air at the cost of your own streDgth uDless you which we had heard from various sources. that the M. D.'s were going to wage against us. At hke lt for mere exerClse. lIEven 1£ you like that sort of atraiD aDd have DO fear of rupture or thIs meeting we elected officers, appointed a pulliDg down of your own orgaDs The Common Sense Treating Table and Ad.':'•• Legislative Committee and laid plans for the table Swing is still belter thaD ordiDary Tables for maDy reasoDS. lIIt is light, stroDg, dura struggles which we afterwards won out so vic toriously. When the Legislature convened we ble, portable, movable, comfortable aDd beautiful, aDd is DOt an expensive table. lINo man madE.' a careful study of the various members afraid of rupture or val and finally unanimously decided and wisely uiDg his own vitality, chose the Han. F. C. Claiborne to introduce our caD afford to use aDy bill. He agreed and the bill was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Health other table.lIN0 womaD, and Quarantine, composed mostly of M. D.'s miDdful of the special who were opposed to it and postponed the meet handicaps of her sex, Ing two weeks longer than necessary in order to delay it as much as possible. At the hearing WILL use aDY other. Mr. Claiborne made a magnificent address in lIAdapted to everyone's Deeds alike. our behalf. He fought so earnestly that onE.' Write for circular and prices. Every· of our opponents, a medical man. could not un '~Orders derstand his reasons for so doIng unless he had thing in the book line also. a brothcr who was an Osteopath. He askerl shipped the same day as ree ~ived and Mr. Claiborne the direct question, to which he Root pa,. the freiaht charae. 011 book. only. repJied, "I have not, but I have a brother who Patent Ap plied For is an Alleopath" (applause and laughter). H. T. ROOT, Klrks'.lIIe, Mo. When the Osteopathic blll came up for final passage In the house It was fought bitterly by paths. A vote was taken and the bill passed ed the committee to act upon the b11l, that w Dr. Derouen, who claimed that It was "lowering with an overwhelming majority of 81 to 27. got a report. the standard of Medicine which we physicians In the mea ntime the medical men had intro Mr. Claiborne, Senator Gleason and the ven have striven so hard to elevate. The present duced their bill in the Senate. When it was erable Senator Martin Glynn who has charIli law requires that anyone who wishes to prac given a hearIng before the Senate, our peerless pioned our cause, made a strong fight for , tice medicine in this state must pass a rigid leader madE.' a 3plendid argument in behalf of and the bill was reported favorable with th cX!lmination and get his certificate before enter the Osteopaths and tried to have It amended following amendment: ing upon practice." Little did he dream, poor to exempt them, but as that committee was "Provided that the practice of Oste chap, that we were in full possession of facts composed of five M. D.'s and four laymen, they opathy within the meaning of this Act rgarding him! We had heard and had the proof votcd all amendments down. shall not entitle the practitioners of Os that he had failed in his examination before the teopathy to practice major surgery nor State Medical Board and that he did not then "'-e made a close canvass of the Senate and to administer medicine internally or to have a certificate to practice but was simply found that we had enough to either kill or amend the medical bill and In the meantime the practice medicine in any form; and pro Biven a temporary permit until October, when vided that any Osteopath who shall vio h(; could again try the examination. When Mr r.1.edical men reallzed that they would lose out unless they compromised with the Osteopaths. late the provisions of this Section, or (;laibome arose and took the floor in OU1' be~ shall present himselt, or shall practice ~lalf he asked Dr. Derouen if he would yield They otrered to amend their bill so as to give the members of the Louialana Osteopath Asso as a practitioner of medicine in major ~o a. question, which was: "Dr. Derouen, I un surgery or as a physician shall forfeit terstand you are a full-fleged physician?" ciation the right to register as ph~'sicians and give us every privilege of the M. D.'s if we his license as an Osteopath and shall be uYes." . debarred from practicing in this State. "You have a diploma from a medlral school?" would auply to the Board within sixty days after the promulgation of the act. Some of the which, as you see. mutilated our bill. We to ·Yes." it then to the floor of the Senate and a "You have passed your examination?" Osteopaths were in favor of· accepting it whilE' others bitterly opposed It, but as we did not friends killed the amendment and the b ·'Yes." passed by a vote of 31 to 2. "I understand you have a certificate to prac have to withdraw our b11l we had nothing to lice MedIcine?" lose and all to gain by It. We asked our Dr. Labbe, who had so strenuously fought "Yes." friends in the Senate not to oppose it. The bill and who was the father of the medical bill, a "Now, Dr. Derouen, Is it not a fact that you passed by a vote of 32 to 3. though not present, requested Senator Gleas . 'alled on your examination before the State The Osteopathic b11l l:1Y this time was secure to state that if he was present he would glad Board of Examiners on May 28th?" ly tuclced away in the Inside pocket of the chair vote for the bill. This change was broug Had he driven a rusty dagger intl> the M. D. man of the Heaith and Quarantine Committee about by the fact that he realized that it wou he could not have wilted more than when he in the Senate. Every e!'fort was made to have be impossible for him to defeat the Osteopath w~,s compelled to reply In the affirmative. this committee to give it a hearing. Mr. Clai bill by voting against it but on the contra Now, Dr. Derouen, isn't it a fact that you borne even went so far as to ask them to sim would curry favor with the House where h are not a physician, but are simply. by the ply meet for three minutes and give in an un medical blll was up for final passage. courtesy of the Board. given a temporary per favorable report and at the same time told After the Osteopathic b11l had passed we mit to practice until October?" them that he was not afraid of the medical longer needed the amendment which the medl Again he sutrered the humiliation of having to men's opposition in the Senate but would fight men adopted, so Mr. Claiborne otrered reply In the affirmative. Mr. Claiborne then it out on the floor. It was only after Lieuten amendment striking out the one which the me made a short but forcible appeal for the Osteo- ant Governor was appealed to and he Instruct- (Continued on page 9.) Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO THE OSTEO~ATHIC PHYSICIAN is making a mistake to offer his professional new, cost $]00; tires good, were refinished last THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN services at sud; a wage. It depreciates his fall, and is newly painted. This machine is a The Oqan of N.w. and Opinion for the value by the price he puts upon himself and bargain at $400 cash. The owner is aver)' Pro'•••lon. he should not expect that the public will gi\'e responsible Chicago business man who is seil him any higher valuation than he asks for ing because he has five or six other machines. himself. It is wrong as a business proposi The parties are' well known to the ~ublisher Publiabed on tbe 15tb of every montb by The OSTEOPATHIC tion for an osteopath to adopt a schedule of of The Osteopathic Physician. The case will PU.BLISHING COMPANY. 603. No. 171 Wasbincton Street. Cbicaco one dollar a treatment because the experience bear investigation. of thousands of osteopaths has demonstrated .======that no man can do his patients justice at that An A. S. O. S1080n. IDmRY STANHOPB BUNTIl'fG. A. B.. D, 0.. M. D. price and not go broke vitally and financially, President and Manapr. Tune, "America." and in the second place it is quite unprofes 1. sional and undignified for a doctor to print Dear A. S. O. of thee Sweet Osteopathy SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, t1.00 A YEAR. any price for his treatments in the newspapers Of thee I sing. ADVERTISING ll.ATES ON APPLICATION, no matter what his charges are. We hope Its founder dared to do that Dr. Jones will agree with us in this po He who Is brave and true Five thousand now renew' Entered as second·class matter April·7. 1903, at the Post~ .'. sition and modify the form of his announce His praise and sing. office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. ment.. 2. Dear A. S. O. of thee Vol. .\: , .\.1'). I, . DON'T BE BOYCOTTED AS TO OFFICES, Sweet Osteopathy Of thee I sing. Last. issue we told of C. F. Lathrop at For soon as rare 'twill be Se'ltfle. Wash., slJing .the agents of the build 'To consult an M. D. Freedoml F earles.ness! A'S It .was once to see ing he occupies for heavy damages because . An'. osteopath. . of· discriminating against him in renting an office.' The newspaper clipping from which we . 3. EDITORIAL Dear' A. S, Still to· thee . got the item referred to this man as an os And all our faculty' teopath. We have had that statement cor , To' thee I sing. '!HIW tD tke li,Ie, let c4i1s rected. by local practitioners, as the party is L.opg: may our .college stand ,.a where they wilr' not a regular D.O., but alleges to practice Its fame spread o'er the Jalld. And men from strand ·to· strand, osteopathy in connection with several fads. Its hame' adore. . We will tliank 'our friends, one and all, who' However, this case is a peg on which the NELLIE LOWE HAYNES. see interesting clippings in newspapers and . osteopaths may hang a moral, and that is . April 9, 1908. magazines, relating to matters of osteopathic when reputable osteopaths are discriminated interest, to send the same to us, with or with against by the landlords 'at the insistence of How to UJe the out comment. bigoted M. D.'s-which is true as regards sev ======eral buildings within half a mi)e of this edi CheJt CompreJJ The editor of The O. P. has had up the torial oflice-there is one sure remedy and Correspondence School abuse in Chicago with that is to go into court and seek damages. in f>neumonia. the local post office authorities, but has as yet The laws of the land are usually very em :By 7),.. C. W. Youna. of St. 'Paul. Minn. not found anything that would be sufficient phatic boycotting and illegal combinations and o BEGIN with, it is hoped that nothing to suppress this nuisance. Anybody else who conspiracies in the restraint of trade, and it said in commendation of water in pneu is better informed will be heard with interest. will be worth money to any osteopaths to get T monia will be construed by anyone a clear-cut case of this sort and the evidence as in any way detracting from the merits of to back it up in a court of rec,ord. The osteopathic bill passed the Louisiana osteopathic adj ustment. The writer regards Senate unanimously July 2d. This is the kind the manipulative procedures the more valu of an osteopathic victory that is worth some ALL PRAISE DR. WM. SMITH'S LECTURE able and important, but experience has con thing and it shows what a dozen lone osteo From all points where Dr: William Smith \'inced him that water used in addition to paths can do against fifteen hundred M. D.'s has delivered his lecture on osteopathy I have manipulation will make the patient more com when they get thoroughly organized. Victories heard that his work is giving the utmost sat fortable and recovery more certain. like this make the osteopaths of outside states isfaction both to the osteopaths and to the Baruch says, "In my own observation the who contributed to a fight like this feel good people. Our Colorado friends write that it chest compress has proved the most useful that they had a hand in the skirmish. ought to have a very good effect indeed on procedure in pneumonia." He claims that the legislative situation in Colorado. You see, the compress tends to stimulate nerve cen ters. prevent heart failure, reduce tempera DIPHTHERIA NEXT MONTH. Dr. Smith lectured at six points in that state: Denver, Colorado Springs, Trinidad, Pueblo. ture and eliminate toxins. All healing that N ext issue we will print a good thoughtful Leadville anrl Montrose. At eve'ry one of can come through the efforts of a physician' article on "Diphtheria," by Dr. E. E. Tucker, these places he made it a special point to must come through the reaction of the body of Jersey City, N. J.. as a chapter in his ex emphasize the fact that he was not fighting to force. and hence all force should be ap cellent serial, "Anatomical and Physiological the medical men. but was educating the people plied with reference to the reactive power Pictures of Disease." :Following that will as to what osteopathy is, as legislation is to of each patient. This requires clinical experi come typhoid. These articles alone are worth be asked next year in that state, and the pro ence jn the use of every force employed. more to progressive osteopaths than the price fession wishes the people to know what os Cold water brings powerful reactions, and the of our subscription. teopathy is so that they may influence their indifferent·, haphazard way in which it has legislators to give us justice. The Denver been used by most physicians and nurses is chiefly the reason why it is not given gener CAPITULATE TO LOS ANGELES! association seems quite 111 favor of having Dr. Smith yisit eight or ten other points during ally the credit it deserves. The Los Angeles osteopaths have gone out the Christmas vacation with a view to fur A cold water compress is more or less to get the 1909 meeting of the American Os ther education, the towns on the list being forceful according to the temperature of the eopathic Association next summer. They have Greeley, Fort Collins, Boulder. Cripple Creek. water, the size and thickness of the flannel gotten the civic bodies of the city to co-oper Grand Junction, Durango and Ouray. As a and the linen, the extent to which the water ate with them in the effort. Well, fellows, result of his two trips and eighteen talks in is wrung out of the linen, the length of we might as well give up. There is no use of, the state, there is no doubt that it would time the application is kept on, and the fre trying to go against the tide of time or do the give a tremendous boost to the legislative quency of renewal. A patient reacts more or impossible. If the Los Angeles people decide fight in that state. We have received letters less readily according to his grit, will power, they want our convention next year, they are of commendation and praise and only lack 'olethora, temperature, heart action and vital going to get it: so we might as well accept of space has kept us from printing the whole ity.· If the patient has feeble reactive powers, the situation gracefully and get in line with series. Any osteopaths who want to boost he should have hot water bags at .his feet the Los Angeles idea. California people are osteopathy in their locality cannot do better and be snugly covered with ample bed cloth in the habit of bringing to pass whatever they than to get Dr, Smith to come and deliver ing-. undertake, and Los Angeles people seem to his lecture. The chest compress. in pneumonia sholJld execute what they set about almost before make .the patient more comfortable. free the they undertake it. Hurrah for Los Angeles expectoration and reduce the temperature. If in 1909! WANT TO BUY. AN AUTO? it results in chill after the first moment oj Here is a bargain to buy an auto. It IS a application, or if it begins to irritate or ex OSTEOPATH DEPRECIATES HIMSELF, Pierce Arrow, five-seated, two-cylinder ton hanst the patient, it should be discontinued. We 'regret to see in the Hastings Daily neau body. rear entrance; 16-horsepower, with The writer on his first visit in a case of Republican of July 15th the following notice: top and lights; 1905 model; original cost, $2, pneumonia, after gi\'ing the manipulative "Osteopathy-Dr. Jones; Both phones; Office 300.00; in good condition. Can now be in treatment asks the nurse or attendant for a treatments $1.00 and up." Dr. George Jones .spected at 6]06 La Salle street. The top is small flannel blanket and a large bath towel ., Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO TH:€ OSTEOPATHIC PHYSIC~ I) w rung out of cold water and vinegar, half of recognition. Our method of, conducting the fight was first to have all Osteopaths to meet and half. The vinegar must be pure cider in Baton Rouge and introduce them to the vari or wine vinegar. .-\cetic acid will not do. ous friends and representatives of the Legisla The cold water is all right, as it comes tive Committee. composed of Dr. :\fcKeehan. lilycoThymoline Drs. Conner and Tete, who with the \'arious from the hydrant. The blanket is folded Osteopaths. laid their cause before the '-arious twice, so as to make four thicknesse, and members. As each man would commit himself is placed on the bed at the side of the pa we would check him off accordingly. \Vhen we had gotten it down to such a point that we tient, with the bath towel spread over it, knew how each man stoo . those who were so that at least four inches of flannel ex doubtful and against us. the secretary made a tend beyond the towel on each side. list, or.e of which I inclose herewith, and mailed The patient is stripped to the waist. The them to every Osteopath in the State and re quested them to have the'ir patients and friends compress is drawn under him, so that the write each man to support the Osteopathic upper part of the back, beginning a few hill. In this way the doubtful members re inches below the neck, lies on the compress. ceived as many as four hundred letters from people all over the tate, asking their support The ends of the towel are quickly drawn on the Osteopathic bill, which had a very el'l:ec over the chest so as to extend over the ti\'e result. We also us d two hundred of Sen. bronchial tubes. The ends of the folded blan ator Monies letter, a copy of which I also in close. This '11s0 carried weight and conviction. 'ket are then drawn over the towel and fas The press came ·out with sll'ong editorials 'tened snugly with safety pins. The nurse against ·the medical bill and in favor of the CAURRIfAL ;is then instructed to leave on the compress Oste;;paths. . The credit of this tight is due almost entirely 'for half an hour at least, and longer up to to the Hon. F. C. Claiborne, being one of the Ian hour, if the compress does not become leaders of the House, a splendid orator and an ·disagreeably warm. On removal, sponge off untiring fig.t\ter. He has gained for Osteopathy CONDIIIONS .the chest. In some cases the nurse is instruct what would ha\' been impossible for us alone te accomplish. The Osteopathic profession owes .ed to renew with fresh blanket and to\\·e!. him a debt of "ratitude for one if not the mo ·t. N~SJ\.L'--THRO~T i \-Vhen the patient has strong reactive pow glorioUs victories ever won in the L'nited States ers and there is a tendency to high fever, the for Osteopathy. INTESTIN~L To the Still College of Osteopathy and Dr, 'compresses may be renewed from time to time. Rumm"!lI. who so generously sent me catalogues STOMAC"~ RECTA'L 'so as to be applied over half the time out of and journals of his school which we used very :each twenty-four hours. Often times the ap c.-tEOcli\'ely in the fight, we extend our most ~~UTERO-YAGINJ\L hearty thanks. :plications should last two hours at a time, re Here is the conclusion of contributions to our 'peated two or three times each twenty-four cause to date: hours. Io",a Osteopathic Assn , ,., .. S25,OO KRE'5S &. OWEN CO~ Dr. H. L. Chil s , , .. 5.00 A compress is not safe, where the flannel -'Iissouri Osteopathic Assn.,., ,, 15.00 210 fulton St.<~reWYorK is wet or insufficient, where it does not ex Wisconsin Ost. Assn , .. ,. 50.00 tend above and below the wet cloth or where Dr. Asa Willard . 5.CO it is not bound snugly so as to shut out the Still College of Osteopathy ,' . 15.QO air. Never envelop the flannel with water . ~1l5.00 tained her B. S. and B. P. degrees from the niversity of Kansas years ago before entering proof materia!. \-Vhen the nurse is intelli Kindly give the New Hampshire Ostel1 pathic osteopathy. gent and sensible, she can be taught the Assn. credit for $6.00 instead of the New Eng- principles of the compress, and the extent land Ost. Assn. C. G'. H. Dr. Ralph H. Williams Reappointed. I again extend the thanks of the association At the annual meeting of the New York. of its application can be left to her discretion. to the "0. P.·' for the inestimable assistance it Board of Regents. held June 23rd, Dr. Ralph H. Where she does not possess these qualities. has rendered us throughout the struggle. WillIams. of Rochester. osteopathic member f the doctor must keep up specific instruc May it lh'c long and prosper. the Board, was reappointed for a period of Fraternally yours. three years as a member of the State :\1edical tions. C. G. HEWES. D. O. Examining Board. This shows that Dr. Wil It is true that specially prepared linen and Louisiana Osteopathic Association. liams has made good in his official capacity and 'flannel cut so as to admit the arms at the Secretary and Treasurer. was the cause for much g-ratification to every axillae, would be better than the blanket and member in the state of New York. towel, but these articles are always available A Western Sanitarium. in any home and can be made to envelop all The Washington Institute of Osteopathy. .)( .. the lungs except the uppermost part of the In 'D. O. .'Land' Seattle. has decided on a site on POl t Orchard back, rarely involved in pneumonia. The b!3-y <~cross the bay from Bremerton. as a loea tlOn f,)r a sanitarium and hLalth resort. Tho use of the blanket insures ample quantity of site contains 26 acres of shore land which was flannel, and the use of the towel insures the Atlas Men in California Meet. purch'].,;(',! r.. ,. $500 an acre by the prnpri'!wr.'l availability of fresh material a fter each ap The Atlas Club which had eight members ot the ir.stitnlc from C. F. Whale,". of Port present at the recent California State Meeting Orchard.-Seattle. Wash., Post-Intei'g- ulication. The application can be used as at Fresno. had a luncheon and formed 'l. tem indicated every day, until the crisis or drop porary organization, hoping to arrange for Can He Collect A Sick Benefit? of fever. some sort of a state chapter which wOl 10 .raE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Doln'. At Denver. At the meeting of the Denver OsteopathIc As W. A, Johnson, Pres. R. H. Kemp. Sec'y and Treas. socIation held at the Brown Palace Hotel. sat urday evening June 6th. a paper on SpInal Will Prager, V-Pres. Mary H. Parsons, D.O.• Matron 'The Edinburgh University Curvatures was presented by Dr. R. B. Powell, C. L. Parsons" D.O., Le5see and Gen. Mgr. discussion was led by Dr. KatherIne Westen dorf. .Leglslatlve matters were freely discussed Stereoscopic Anatomy later durIng the meeting. Saturday evening, June 13th, a banquet was given at the BrowJl ROSWELL Claal.gham aad Watentoa Palace Hotel. In 1I0nor of Dr. '''m. Smith, of KirksvlJle. Mo. Thirty-three osteopaths and friends were present and spent a most enjoy able evening. Dr. Smith gave a talk which was Tent City and Sanitorium Contains 250 Dissections much apprecIated b~' all present.-Fannle Lay (INCORPORATED) bourn, D.O., Sec. Reproduced from the Cadaver From An Old Contractor. For the Treatment of Tuberculosis You urge me to use "0. H." My Dear Doc tor, do you want to kill me? I have not used any literature for more than two yeal's, yet my practice is as heavy and even heavier than anyone man should attend to. Yesterday I treated thirty-eight patients, and quite fre quently the number totals over forty. I find that my best advert!sing mediums are my pa tients. I am sure "0. H." is a mighty helpful agency for those that can benefit from an educational campaign per literature. I know of none better than "Osteopathic Health."-Dr. O. J. Snyder, .Phlladelphia, Pa. Another Fight for Pennsy. The Eighth Annual Convention of the Penn sylvania Osteopathic Association was held June 27th at Harrisburg. The attendance was splen did. the newspapers reporting about 200 physi cians present. It was decided to again push the osteopathIc fight for the passage of an Osteopathic Examining Board at the next legis lature. These officers were elected: President, O. J. Snyder, Philadelphia; vice president, Frank Are you up on your anatomy' B. Kann. Harrisburg; secretary, E. M. Down TJlU U OHB OF oua TBIfT COTTAOB•• ing, York; treasurer. H. D. Rohast, GTeensburg; Glm you mstantly demonstrate if to executive commIttee, F. J. Hiney and W. Mar We have the best climate on earth. Our shall, Pittsburg, and H. 1\1. Vastine, Harrisburg. your pat'tents 't own dairy. Our own· poultry yard. Illinois Warriors Met In Chicago. This new method is a good one. very helpful to Splenid water, fine scenery. Our own' students and practitionen- in their anatomical June 25th a representative bo'dy of osteopaths studies. I cordially recommend it to the osteo met at the office of Dr. E. R. Proctor, 57 Wash livery-free to patients. pathic profession. ington street. Chicago, to discuss the situation ANDREW TAYLOR STILL, M. D. in Illinois. There were in attendance Drs. Jo seph H. Sullivan, H. H. Fryette, J. Martin Lit Doctors send us your tubercular patients. Send for descnptive prjn~ matter tlejohn, E. R. Proctor, Fred "'. Gage. and John and mention thtS ;014rnal D. Cunningham of Bloomington and President E. M. Browne of DIxon. The utmost harmony ROSWELL. NEW MEXICO Imperial Publlshla, Co., 27 E. 22d St., New York prevailed and there Is no question but that the osteopaths of Illinois are now In absolute unity Literature furnished upon application. as regards all questions of polic~' relating to the professional welfare In this state. This Is surely good news and worth ,recording. Drs. Dobson to Privat'e Practice. F. P. Young of Des Moines wllJ read a paper DI's. ,,.,. D. Dobson and 'Valtel' N. Dobson, in the afternoon on "The Anatomical and The Western Osteopath ph~'sicians in charge of the A. T. Still Osteo Ph~'siological Study of the Spine." Dr. A. G. Published by the pathic Sanitarium at St. Louis. resigned their Hildreth of St. Louis will conduct cllnics. Dr. connection "'ith that institution .JuJ~' 15th and .J. .Martin Littlejohn will discuss osteopathic located for the conduct of priva tc practice In legislation. There will be an automObile ride BAY OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION the Century Bldg., Suite 454 and 455. It is at 5 P. M. Every loyal osteopath of Illinois OF CALIFORNIA said that the A. S. O. will abandon the sani should be there and then accompany the crowd tarium enterprise. The Doctors Dobson made as a body in their journey to KirksvllJe. Circulation limited to the profession. a splendid success of their work and while reo Subscription $1 per annum, in advance. gretting to sever their connection with it, feel Rhode Island D. O.'s Meet. Address all communications to that th ir best interests lie in engagjng in prac The monthly meeting of the Rhode Islan,] tice on a personal basis. O. teopathic Societ~· was held in the office of Dr. L3.lIah Morgan at the Lapham buil THE OSTEOPATHIO PHYSICIAN' II I Still College of O·steopathy Il 1422-1428 Locust Street DES MOINES, IOWA Desires to announce that its abundant osteopathic clinic arrangements are now completed whereby it has secured ~ large additional surgical clinics. As many as twenty i major operations are seen in these clinics in a period of two weeks. This places all the clinics of Still College In In a class by themselves. Unequaled Post Graduate Course Next Term begins Sept. 15, 1908 SEND FOR CATALOGUE c. E. Thompson, A. M., D. O. W m. E. D. Rummell,· A. M., L.L. B. President Sec'y. & Mgr. sight Specialist," and was convicted at the ing the same thing. I consider that section of Denver Delighted With WWlam. March term of court for practicing medicine the law invalid." While thi!; case does not In Last Monday evening, June 15th, Dr. Wm. without a license, recently figured as the hero volve the prosecution of a "regular" osteopath, Smith gave his lecture on "Osteopathy" befon of a little escapade that promised to rid his it is a case to hang a peg on for our profession. a Denver audience at the Woman's Club. Al home county of him altogether. Having been as we have been prosecuted by the State Medi though the night was cloudy and threatenln put under arrest by a constable armed with a cal Board for such things.-Dr. W. J. Thomas, we had a large audience present. Dr. Smit warrant charging him with a serious offense, Tacoma, Wash. lectured for two hours and a half. He gave the faker persuaded the constable to spend the fine explanation of osteopathy and showe, night with him and share his bed with him, ThIrd IllinoIs DIstrict. many pictures Illustrating the origin a.~ when he agreed to go peaceably with him lo The bl-monthly meeting of the Ullnl district growth to the present time. Dr. Smith holu jail In the morning. During the night Dr. of the Odte"Jpathlc association of 1lljnois will his audience well and Is a pleasing speaker Rockwell gave the constable the slip and has be held at the residence of Drs. Chapman. No. He makes a fine appearance on the stage an! not been located in the country since. :\'[rs. 641 North Kellogg street, Wednesday afternoon, never gets rattled. He answered many ques Rockwell was arrested later on warrant,· June 3rd, at 1 p. m. The program for the after tions from the audience and every one w!U' charged with abbetting the escape of her hus noon meeting Is as follows: One hour'~ round pleased with his lecture. His lecture Is helpfu band. The constable Is greatly chagrined and table talk, consisting of a few words I:>y each In any community and It would be good 1 every effort is being made to locate the fugi member of the association· on his or her best states securing legislation would have Dr: tive. and worst cases. "Insomnia"-Dr. R. W. E. Smith tour their state lecturing In .0.11 of th Newton of Cambridge. Discussion led by Dr. Important towns In the state. It would wor Dr. SmIth's Lecture Made FrIend. In Iowa. Cora Hemstreet of Galesburg and Dr. Reua public sentiment and educate the people s The date for our lecture here has come and Reasoner of Biggsvllle. "Osteopathy h Skin that osteopaths would have a much bette ~one. Dr. vVm. Smith handled his subject in a Diseases"-Dr. E. J. Moshier of Kewanee. Dis chance to obtain equal rights before the law a masterful way to a full house of the represen cussion by Dr. E. J. Allbright of Kewant-e and they deserve. We commend Dr. Smith's lec tative people of our city, and some coming Dr. C. E. Stuart of Moline. "Rectal Fis!'ure ture. -Yours fraternally, Dr. Chas. C. ReId from outside towns considerable distances. and Remorrhoids"-Dr. Etta O. Chambers of Denve~ ----- Results so far are thanks and expressions of Geneseo. Discussion by Dr. W. J. Giltner of Senator Money Boosts Osteopathy. appreclatlon on every hand, besides several Monmouth and Dr. H. J. Elsea of Carthagc. new examinations the first day, one of whom Clinics. Recess for committee work. Address In the August Issue of Osteopathic Health began treatment Immediately. The others we on legislation by Dr. Fred W. Gage of Chicago. recounted the experience of Senator H. i have eve':"y reason will begin within a few -·Galesburg (Ill.) Republican. Money of Mississippi, who had carried a par days. To our Osteopathic practitioners who tial dislocation of a neck vertebrae since ih can make arrangements In securing Dr. Smith civil war without knowing it until an osteo for a lecture of like nature we think it Is an Kansas Meet on Roof Garden. path made the discovery. On May 7th Sena opportunity which should not be lost and con The Seventh Annual Session of the Kansas tor Money wrote as follows to Dr. C. G. Rewa sider It :l. favor to take this method of ex Osteopathic Association met on the roof garden who wanted to quote the case to help the Louil pressing our appreciation of Dr. Smith's way of of the National Hotel, Topeka, Kansas, June lana osteopaths In their fight: placing osteopathy In the proper light before 23 and 24. Dr. J. W. Hofsess of Kansas City Washington, D. C., May 7, 1908. the publlc.·-Drs. A. W. and Ida E. Peterson, gave a straight from the shoulder talk 011 Gas C. G. Hewes, D. 0., Hawarden, Iowa. troptosis and Enteroptosis, which we enjoyed New Orleans, La. for two hours. In the evening Dr. W. J. Con My Dear Doctor: Can Hang Out a Sign Legally, ner of Kansas City gave a short talk on appen Your letter of the 4th Inst. enclosing newsp Judge A. W. Frater ruled In the criminal dicitis that was very helpful and Instructive. per clipping received. The newspaper accou court of Seattie, Wash., June 8th, that It Is no Dr. A. G. Hildreth of St. Louis gave us one of leaving the usual newspaper exaggerations offense against the statutes for nonmedical those talks that only Dr. Hildreth can give In substantially correct. I was not aware th practitioners to display signs In that state call· his gentle, pleasing way, and to say that It was anything was the matter with my neck un Ing themselves doctors. The case Involved the Interesting Is putting It mild, Indeed, for It January, 1898, when at the suggestion of n:' prosecution of a Mrs. Hazzard. "Should Dr. made our hearts palpitate to think that every friend, Senator Foraker, [ visited Dr. Helme Matthews, a Presbyterian minister, place a sign osteopath In the State of Kansas could not hear an osteopath In New York City, for neuralgl upon his window under the medical law as him. It was a very profitable meeting. The He discovered not that my neck was broke written In the statute, he could be arrested and new officers are as follows: Dr. J. F. Shrarer, but there was a slight dislocation In one of t prosecutE'':!,'' said Judge Frater. "There Is no Abilene, President; Dr. J. H. Borner, Salina, cervical vertebrae. He set the neck proper evidence that this defendant wrote any pre Vice-President; Dr. G. B. Wolf, Ottawa., Sec and It has been all right since: as far as I kno scriptions or practiced medicine. The state retaFY and Treasurer. Next meeting place To I have b'een treated repeatedly by osteopat says 'she exhibited a sign.' There Is no law to peka.-Fraternally, G. B. \Volf, sec'y, Ottawa, Ists for serious ailments with great benefit. aD prevent me or anyone within my h~arlng do- Kan. my experience convinces me that it Is a grel Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO 12 TUE OSTEOPATHIO PHYSICIAN beneficial, rational, harmless treatment. I have l!Iurtered as much physical pain as any man who has not been bedridden, and I have tried Bartlett Operating Table every treatment that held out any hope of The mOIl du..... relief. I cannot see wh~' the practice of oste con-.ieDt aDd _. TheAmerican School opathy should be excluded. Any opinion of mine as to the scientific value tical operatin, taYe 0 of any treatment Is worth nothing. 1 speak eYer made. By ..pie .d s;;::;:====:; r only from experience and observation. I am, very truly yours, Write iutbDent, the patient caD lie (Signed) H. D. MONEY. For placed in &IIY detirecl pooi. tion lor \leabDelll without ... Presented Dr. Geo. Stili With Money. FREE CODyeDience to )'ounelf .. Osteopathy Dr. George Stili's continued race for popu Catalog patient. PhyoiciaD. uoiD, t!Iis larity with the A. S. O. students runs ahead of his own ticket. While Dr. George was leaving table I&y it i. the areateat cl all modern. neceaitiea. Kirksville for his Minnesota game preserves, Su~caI the graduating class came to the depot In a AI.o a full liae of Phypciana Operatmll Chain, bunch and gave George a pyrotechnlcal send Tables, InltnJment Cabineta. Office Furniture, X-Kay KIRKSVILLE ort and presented him with a $50 check to do Machines. Hot Air Bath Apparatus. Address, with as he "d-- pleased," to quote the words MISSOURI of the class spokesman. Doctor George was JAEGER· HILLERY SUPPLY COMPANY not long on deciding what to do with It. As soon as he reached Crow Wing County he Otllee 1428 locust St. Del Moines, Iowa bought 640 acres of additional forest land lying DR. A. T. STILL on the lake shore next to the two other coun ties of wild land that he already owns, and he round.r of the Sol.no.. Pr••ldent has denominated this beautiful spot "The 1908 Ranch." It Is said .that Doctor George will THE AME~ICAN COLLEOE OP surround this with a barbed wire fence and use this preserve to stock with cinnamon bears so that the 1908 class at Its reunions can Osteopathic Medicine 1Sorgery come up collectively and go hunting real sport. Doctor George expects to have the class to (Incorporated under the Laws of theState of Illinola.) have Its annual reunions on this patch of Member Associated Colleges of Osteopathy. ground for ninety-nine years to come. The This Coli.... Is chartered to teach Scientific class are Instructed to "buy a ticket to Piquot Osteopathy applied to the healing art in all its ~e and drive In.'' branches. Its charter requires us to preserve the largest and foremost Osteopathic Mistake In Promotion-Too Bad! OSTEoPATHrc THEORIES and to apply them in Dr. W. W. Micks of Middletown, N. Y., send!' therapeutics, surgery and obstetrics as an IND& College in the world. Fourteen the following communication: "I wish to draw PENDENT PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM. years of successful school work. Num your attention to the notice Inserted In the Cours.s I-General osteopathic; for physicians; papers here by a young and foolish osteopath post·graduate in surgery, obstetrics and specialties. which seems all the more ridiculous since osteo ber of students exceeds seven hundred. pathy has been favorably known here for the Sp.clal Facilities I-Each student must dis past eight years. Dr. C. C. Teall and myself se~ .one lateral half of a cadaver-material free. This institution teaches genuine Osteo have protested and ortered to lend the young Chntcal practice for all students at the Infirmary man money In vain. We believe the matter for ten months, with attendance at Cook County pathy-no adjuncts. should be thoroughly aired In all osteopathic Hospital for one term free to students. publications." Dr. DllIabaugh's ad reads: ''Notice: In order to demonstrate the efficiency Infirmary Treatment and Surgical Work a Specialty. of osteopathy In chronic cases, Dr. Dlllabaugh, Send for copy of the Catalogue and other Osteo 110 Mulberry street, will until further notice. pathic literature free. Teaching facilities unexcelled. Thor- give treatments for $1.00 each," etc. This Is The College, 495·497 W. Monroe St. Chicago. ilL very unfortunate and very foolish and Dr. New Term Beg/DB Sept. I. 1908. 0ughy Dillabaugh would do well to heed the advice equipped laboratories in of his seniors In that field. All of us have sym pathy with a man who Is down financially and all departments. Clinical advantages feels it necessary to do something unusual to get on his feet. But ther~ is a right and unlimited. Faculty composed of sev wrong way to do It and the wrong way never brings the success that is desired. It can be enteen able and experienced instruct set down in advance that no osteopath who les The Principles of Osteopa~hy sens his dignity ever helps himself financially. ors who devote their full time to but such short cuts always give a black eye to TASKER teaching. Anatomy taught in every osteopathy and is poor policy as a business standpoint for everybod~·. 352 PaIles, 166 Ulustrations, Best BoOR term-three professors in charge of A Good Location Open In Canada. Paper, hound in Silk Cloth this department. Special attention I am here at Sherbrooke. Quebec, for a few weeks and may remain the summer. I have "I would have given a hundred dollars to have had given to dissection and to the study of been here a little over a week and feel it is a that book fall Into my hands on the day that I first entered fine place for an osteopathist. It is a town of anatomy in general. New $37.000 18.000. More of a winter than summer place. on the study of Osteopathy."-H. S. BUNTINC. D.O.' On account of the fine water power furnished hospital and heating plant for the use by the Magog river it has .ruany factories. I should say the place will double In population Price, $5.00, Expt'ess pt'epW of the school now in operation. In a few years. There are several large schools and colleges here. Lenlxvil\e, a college town, is just three miles from here. North Hatly, a DAIN L. TASKER.. D. O. very fashionable summer place. is just a half 5241-' AuciltDrlum Bldg.. LOl Angel.., Cal. hour by train. I really feel that the right per son could work up a fine practice, both winter There Will B. But One Class and s.ummer. I know of one .patient they will have to l:1egin on. 1 also mean to work up A Year , , Next CI... osteopathy all I can while here. The peoplp really seem to want an osteopath. Living is less expensive than in the States. The law Begins September 15th.' 1908 does not botiler us and there Is a homeopath TABLES TABLES TABLES who will be friendly if met half way. In fact, I'm going to see some cases with him to-mor We manufacture the tables that look well row. Trusting that through your paper you and wear well. Price list and samples of may find some good person to locate here. 1 covers sent on request. Folding tables, will be glad to give anyone information regard ing the location. Address 510 2d avenue, As strong and durable, $6.00. bury Park, New York. I am. fratel'nally yours, Sarah C. ·Wardell. 16 Montreal street. Sher Dr. George T. "ayman.317 Mint Arcade.PhDadeJphla brooke, Quebec, Canada. Write for catalogue. "JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY:' or any informabon -----Address---- Sure Mike! Wear the "0. H." Fob or Brooch, and Sing AlDerican School of Osteopathy bless hi. eight - y yearsl 00<1- bless his eight-y years, Our' KIRKSVILLE ~ MISSOURI 2Sc. Silver. C.L. Fagan, D.O., Stuttgart, Ark.' Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 13 Our Pioneer Gallery. BA~~o~~~ ~~~~I~~~~~I!c~~~~:~I:I~ ",auk~e Ry. on wbat will be tbe coaat Ilne wben tbe new extension 18 completed. It Is In one 01 tbe very rlcb,," lannin~ sections 01 tbe entire state. Baa more tine bomes lor the size 01 tbe town tban any otb~r town 01 tbe state. My omces are located In tbe newest bUildln~ In the toWD. race the ~orth East. and sre modern In (either the liquid or lotion as the conditions every respect. Rent $U.OO per montb. 'Dr" ~. H. WilliamJ ~Iy practice last year W3.S a Ilttle over $2.200.00. indicate). in can) unctIOn with osteopathic Tbls year so lar will run at quite a Ilttle more than tbat. Have bad quite a bit 01 country practice Including a iJ' a "Pioneer treatment and the regulation of diet, are high good deal 01 acute work. ly satisfactory to his D. O. patrons and their I have sh:ned a contract wltb tbe L. A. C. O. be~ln U nlnl< next September. and wlsb to sell everytbln~ here. All AntiJeptic:' patients. His preparations have proven SllC Omce fixtures at actual value will amount to about ces-ful not only in. the cure of 'eczema, but $100.00 and II anyone will take tbem and the practice HEN you mention the name of any will sell all lor $150.00 casb, or will sell tbe omce fixtures a wide assortment of skin troubles: He has and take a commission on tbe practice [or tbe next practitioner in the osteopathic pro issued from time to time plenty of pam lew months. W Also have housebold ~oodsas '(ood as new and one 01 fession who has be n in the work long phlet liter:lture in the shape of testimonials the best locations tn town tor residence. Rent SI;;.OO. Have I09t no money on bad accounts. Nt>arlyevery 'enough to be counted a pioneer. instantly from well-known D. O·.'s to show that a one Is well fixed and pay Ihelr blll~. Is all Idea: location some main, outstanding symptom of the man lot of leading people in our rank fully agree lor one who wishes to havc ~eneral practice sod yet not bave to stRnd tbe expense 01 living In a city. or woman arises to give him one rating or with him, based upon their personal experi An excellent class o[ people live in Groton. another in the catalogue of professional opin ence in the treatmcnt of their own cases. W. V. GOOOFELLOW. D. O. GROTON. S. D. ion. tither he is a strong lesionist, or a great Dr. \Villiams claims to have practiced upon husrler, or a hard A. O. A. worker, or a post "four generatlOllS and 15 members of the fam .graduate college advocate, or a ladies' man ily of the editol" and as three generations or else some other' prominent trait readily are a matter of record he is probably right. .suggests itself to the professional mind. I Call it four and avoid argument. Some of will bet a dollar against a doughnut that if them sll'car by him and none, 0 far as I .the name of Dr. R. H. Williams of KaIlsa~ kno\\'. at him. AManual of ity were mentioned to a thousand men and 001 have had chemists in the different cit women of the 'profession, the first thought to ies help me and have constantly improved be associated with' his. personality would be the antiseptic until this present year, and am Osteopathic Gynecology expressed in the word ·'Antiseptic."' Dr. Wil now making no further efforts to make it liams has' won'a uniQlle place in our ranks by better as I feel sure it is just as near right By PERCY II. WOODALL, M.D:. D.O. having worked early and late for the last six as it is possible t6 get it. I have had pa or eight years to make osteopaths understand tients in France, Austria, Germany, England, SECOND EDITION the value of an antiseptic preparation that he Scotland. Mexico, Canada and every state and Revi'sed, Enlarged and Illustrated manufactures for the treatment of eczema and territory in the Union. DO'n't lose ight of NOW READY many kindred skin di.seases, as well, as for all the fact that this antiseptic which I offer general antiseptic purposes. The kind of the profe sion is but one element of a .com PRICE, PREPAID, $3.50 muscle and energy that Dr. Williams has used plete course of treatment, the full regime For sale by the author in these years to convi.nce. the profession that being pure air, pure food, air and sun baths, his antiseptic is the best thing available for antiseptic cleanliness and osteopathic circula'- 615 first National Bank Bailding their purposes has been phenomenal. vVho tion." . has not received his letters. his well printed It was Quite a shock to Dr. vVilliams when BIRMINGUAM, ALA. booklets and testimonials and circulars ga I wrote him for his photograph and told lore? him that he had gotten c;nough prominence I believe now that Dr. Williams has retired by his work as an antiseptric ian to entitre from oractice altogether in order to devote him to honorable mention 'in our columns. himself to the business of making his several "As a matter of fact,'" he writes, "I am OJteopathy in the antiseptic articles and spreading the knowl all alltisept£c and my only claim to fame and September Mal!azineJ edge of their value and increasing their usage glory rests on the fact that I have cured among osteopaths. Dr. E. }. ~al1lpf has r.e and am curing skin diseases right along. If HE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE for' cently. been taken into partnership by Dr. W 11 J'ou don't believe it, read my literature and September will contain an article on liams ~s an equai partner in practtce and now see or try it out on the next case you can T "Osteopathy" from the pen of Dr. Ed looks a fter Dr. Williams' patients, the latter. get hold of. win M. Downing of York, Pa. The article however, retaining a constant advisory inter "I cannot remember ever saving anybody's gives a clear explanation of what osteopathy, est in the office work. life, or escaping some horrible fi:lish my is and recites the history of its development. Dr. Williams came from a family who had 5elf, etc., and it is too bad that I can't, now It contains a portrait of Dr. A. T. Still. This been troubled a good deal with eczema. His that I have this opportunity. But I do re article is worth a wide circulation and we rec father and his grandfather had been victims member one fellow who promised to paint ommend our friends getting the magazine and of this malady. He noticed symptoms of the my name in letters of gold if he got well, reading it. Dr. Downing is always alert to trouble developing on' his own body early in and he got well. and he didn't paint my name, advance the cause of osteopathy wherever hE 1900, and kept trying constantly by one and either. Another one who had asthma volun can and he is to be congratulated on his suc another means to get rid of it. At length tarily promised me $500 for a cure when I cess in thus bringing osteopathy to favorablE he hit upon the antiseptic which was at ba was in practice, and he got cured and I notice through the wide circulation of thi~ sis just what he is supplying the profession got $50. So it goes and I suppose all of good magazine. with to-day, and it was instrumental in help us are accustomed to see these brig-ht prom TIll! Cosmopolitan Magazine also is expect ing him get rid of eczema entirely. But Dr. ises forgotten after doing our best." ed to print an article entitled "What Is Oste vVilli:;.ms says that the final cure has to be Robert H. vVilliams was born at Cameron, op'athy" in the September number from the credited to careful diet in conj unction with Mo., January 19, 1877. He graduated from pen of Dr. Belle Case Harrington. The latte his antiseptic treatment arid osteopathic reg the Cameron High School, attended the Mis articl.e .also recites some of the well know~ ulation. of the entire system. His own case souri Wesleyan College two years, entered historic ca.ses relating to the development 0 therefore was the first one treated and the A. S. O. in September, 1897, and grad osteopathy, among them the cure of Mrs cured in connection with this antisep uated January, 1000. He had practiced one Helen DeLendrecie of South Dakota, wh tic, and as he has been well ever since term before graduating. He is a Mason and was cured of cancer of the breast. the latter part of that year, and now "eats is one of those fellows who can continue to 'It is jlfst'such articles as these that help t anything he can get to eat," it looks as if find optimism in life after a lot of thing-s give osteopathy a wide presentation to th 'his first job was surely a good one. have gone wrong and many other men would public and the profession is to be congratulat D!'. Williams says that as near as he can be di?couraged. He is one of that class of ed upon the 'appearance of these two excel ·estimate it that osteopathic practitioners have fellows of whom Elbert Hubbard said: "Some ent articles the game month in magazines 0 applied his antiseptic in one form or the people get results if kindly encouraged-but national circulation. other in about 7,000 cases. Osteopaths like give me the man who can do things in spite At a Glance. Drs. W. A. Merkley, G. C. Farmer, U. M. 'of hell." Bronson-As a doctor, he Is a splendId dIal! . Hibbets. P. Y. Gass, Michael Hook, P. M. I believe that Dr. Williams has a ~ood nostlclan, Isn't he? Allee, ]. F. Minear. ]. M. Kinsinger, H. ]. and useful antiseptic and that he is giving Woodson-FIne! He can tell at a glan< withIn a thousand dollars ot how much a rna Richardson, S. E. Hemstreet. etc., have used satisfaction to the osteopaths who are using Is worth. it for years and some of them, the Doctor it and that he will continue to give satisfac tells me, have used it in as many as 100 tion to those not usinl/,' it now who will use Not a Water Color. Patient (who Is tond ot generous living) cases. and' most of them exceed 25 cases. it in the future; and if I did not believe this Where In the name ot wonder. doctor. did I g 1rhe Doctor says that the percentage of c~r~s Dr. Williams would not receive- this lit such a nose as thIs? that are attending the use of his preparation tle boost in our pioneer columns. Doctor-Out ot the decanter, sIr. Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO 14 THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN he becomes thoroughly acquainted with its Through the relaxation and adjustment of O.steopathlc Indemnity physiological action he is sure to be a warm the spine. they sought to control all kinds of e().s. 'Damage Sult.s. supporter of the solution." The osteopath fevers and other diseases common to that meets hosts of catarrhal conditions of the most country. He bore testimony, too, to their ef N reading a recent number of The Osteo chronic form. The keynote of treatment in ficiency in practice-even the dear "chiroprac pathic Ph:ysician, I noticed that Dr. Ralph this branch of the profession is based on the tic thrust" is a back number by many gen I H. Williams of Rochester, N. Y., asked "restoration of normal circulation. The osteo erations! vou for the names and addresses of profes pathic effort is to relieve local congestion or His statements so interested me that I sional indemnity companies who make a busi pressure on nerve centers which govern the thought they might be of interest to others ness of insuring physicians and dentists against circulation of some distant organ or member also.-FratcrllOl/)', S. B. Miller, D.O., Cedar damage suits for malpractice. I have had some of the body. He says, 'Restore normal circu Rapids, Iowa. satisfactory experience in the line of defense lation and secretion and aid nature in her ef insurance. It is an excellent thing to have, fort to cure.' He does not use medicines and and there is no question that we need such a does n<;>t want to hear of them. Glyco Tool( 'Down O.steo thing just as much as a medical man does. I Thymoline interests him because he is shown path·.s Sign-Got 7J/acl( gave Dr. Williams as much information as I that it does not develop drug symptoms, that could, and thinking that you might be inter it is a simple antiseptic wash for irrigaHng Eye and $5.00 Fine. ested, I will give you the same. and cleansing the cavities of the body which I have a Physicians' and Surgeons' Liability become congested and catarrhal. He is also R. JOHN MOGAARD, osteopath. is said Policy with the New Amsterdam Casualty interested because he is told that Glyco by the Chicago newspapers to have got Company, whose home office is at 74-76-78 Thymoline aside from its antiseptic property D ten into a scrap with Dr. W. S. Hen William street, New York City, N. Y. exerts a powerful influence on the congested dricks, allopath, in a flat building at North The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New membrane. Due to its hygroscopic action, ca avenue and Mozart street, Chicago, because York have a similar policy. Their agent was pillary circulation is stimulated and glandular the osteopath put up his sign bearing the name the first to approach me upon the subject of action restored, the products of inflammation "Osteopath." The Allopath is said to have liability insurance. so I insured with his com arc drawn outwardlv from the tissues and taken down the sign of the osteopath with a pany. However, when the policy reached the eliminated, cell growth is fostered and resolu hammer. Net result; Dr. Hendricks, one home office. it was turned down on the tion hastened. Acid conditions are corrected black eye; Dr. Mogaard, one scratch on the ground that I was an osteopath, and not a and fermentation checked. All its physiolog face. The jury found for the osteopathic regular registered physician. ical properties are in direct line with nature's plaintiff and declared Dr. Hendricks was in Anything else you may desire to know in process of repair and the doctor's principle.s the wrong, so he was fined $5.00 and costs. regard to this I will be pleased to tell you if of practice. If this story isn't just as we report it, blame it is in my power to do so.-Fraternally yours, it on The Chicago Examiner, from whom we Pel'C)' R. Henry. get the item. Our editor was not on the spot Brooklyn, N. Y.. July 11th, 1908. O.steopathy (') in India. when these occurrences happened. OT long ago I entertajned in my home Must Raise Something. 7Joy Killed by a a man who has spent the past ten years Hook-No matter what you go to see a 'Do.se of Antitoxin. N as a missionary to the Bhil tribes of In doctor about, he is bound to end on your dia, a class of nati\'es living among the hills lungs. PHYSICIAN named Geo. O'B. DeBar awav from civilization, and absolutely untu Cook-How is that? at Eugene, Ore., on July 19th, gave a tored. Hook-Well, he always makes you cough up. A young man named Clifford Vickers, suf During this man's absence from the United Doctor-You've got gout, that's what's the fering with asthma, an injection of diphtheritic States osteopathy has had its rise. He knew matter with you, and the best treatment is antitoxin with result that the boy died almost of th~ term but not of the practice. While !o avoid all beer, wines and spirits, 110 smok immediately afterward. The coroner's jury in my home be complained of a pleuritic pain, mg- returned the following verdict: and I told him to remove' his coat and vest Gamekeeper-v..r ell, doctor, now tell me the That his death was caused by the criminal carelessness of Dr. George O'B. DeBa)', said Dr. and be seated on my treating stool, and I second best remedy -Fliegmde Blatter. DeBar. at the time of the giving diphtheria would show him what osteopathy could do for antitoxin, knowing the probable fatal conse such cases. It Broke. quences; also. that he further administered this antitoxin without consulting the father of the During the process of treatment he gave "Freddy, you shouldn't laugh out loud in deceased as to the probable outcome "'hich the vent to his surprise at both the method and the schoolroom." exclaimed the teacher. hypodermic injection might have with a patient results, by saying that that was the plan of "I didn't mean to do it," apologized Freddy. affected with asthma, or without calling am' other physician In consultation before adminis treatment in vogue among the Bhil people by "I was smiling, 2nd all of a sudden the smile tering said antitoxin. their native doctors. busted.'·-Hm'per's Weekly. To show how the average M. D. will stand up for the criminal mistakes of his fellows, in forcing deadly treatments upon an un The Greatest of all Musical Inventions-the Two-Horn suspecting public. a council of fifteen practic ing physicians held a meeting in that city J 111y 22d, and passed resolutions endorsing the er ror and saying it was good treatment and that DeBar desen'ed DO censure for the unfortu DUPLEX nate result. Thev said he used "an authorized remedy," sanctio-ned by widespread profes PHONOGRAPH sional experience. Then to hell with "authorized remedies" will sayan outraged public. The sooner done FREE TRIAL Each horn is 30 in, long awa\' with the better. 'UP/It /7 111. orl!. Cabinet "Je pre ume that the profession of Oregon NO MONEY IN /8 hi. x /4 in. x;o in. will go ahead and give this same foolish anti ADVANCE T i. "he uue phonograph that FREIGHT toxin treatment to just as many more victims ,h'el )'OU .11 the Mound \,j. as will stand for it. " butions. Ii hil.I DOt. UlIly PREPAID I two horn., but two vlbr..tit.1 If the regular medical profession were not diaphra,ms In it, aound box. Seven Days' Free Trial Other I'hOnOItI'"phl have oae We _II.·W' sew'n daya' fr..e t, ill I in) our .as strong as it is, and were not thus able to di.phr.~m ano .ne horn. T)'e own home in whi('h to decidf'l whelher you cover up their criminal errors by the endorse Duplex leta .11 the volume of ..... ish to )l.eep it. If tnf" JlIac ... ine dfOf" no' music i other phnnorrJlphl rd m.ke ,nod Ollt" t'vc-ry c)llim - ..olum,., quali· ment of other practitioners who are willing to tbe h..lf. Not onlr do )'ou vet 'yo .."in&: .•"tillhrli.,n-j",.t. ..end it back. more Yulume. but ,you ,et • blOt .. We'll pay an freight ('h",rgu botb ".,Ii• rush in and swear that any treatment is sane iflr tone-eletr"r••weeteT, lUore and respectable-no matter how many it kills like the nrigln.. L Our All the Latest Improvements whenever one out of their ranks is indicted The Dupin I, equivptd with. ""'chani('al feerl , ....t rf' for his folly, the whole tribe of allopaths FREE CATALOGUE lieus t.he r.corrt of all the de.trul'ti"e work of propelling wme.plain fnU)' t.he ,uveri~rit,. ot Tile Dup'n. Don't e::~;t':uuoe~: ~~,:::c~t~~t~~e~ in1:e~ nt:,~~;r~~nt\~·~~~: would be more careful how they dished out .llow _"y (lne to per.uade ~'(lll t·, bu)' anyotber make with. f: out ftr.t .eodin. tor our cablogue. accurate) "...11 of the ,"auneS wave ,ront'e, tl,ulreprodudnr poison to the people. more rerfectly ,,·hatl>..tr mu.le was pu~ inlo Ihe,record Save all the Dealers' 70% Profits when it. was made. The Dl"plu: ha5. device hy ",hlrh the The Duple" I' not .old by dealt'TS or in stores. We are wei"ht of t"'e t"eprodu('er upon the reeord mal' be recutated Glyco·Thymoline and Osteopathy. Aetae•••••,.elU"'". Dot jobheNi, anei .e') ••" 41red to .uil tbe need. of the f'lceasion, thu. ,reatl)' prUt'rYin, Irum ..rh4'torl to the tt"er. eliminatinl' .11 middlemen'. 'he lite and dur.billty of the recorda. These an..duai". profitt. Thllll. i. "\4'h)" we .reabletl'l••••r.e••re.nd lIell"..r f.atures of the Dupin .nd can fUtt b. b.d "IOOD any other "The osteopathic physician almost .always lbe best. phono,-ntph 1I .• de for I 1"'" _hat f &~~n;;::t:~~"e~l~l:it:: :::"t~~:.' accepts Glyco-Thymoline if it be placed be .ItNJers ..k for other makes nol .. ,ood. :ae:::d: .. uf diw fore him in the proper manner," says a promi DUPLEX PHONOGRAPH Co. 373 Pa«enOD St.. Kalamazoo Mich. nent New York practitioner. "Indeed, when Museum of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 15 Mind-Lea1(J are' JUJt or inclination to take treatment in the winter .trated to be an invaluable right-arm to our or spring season, others who did not feel .:ause. L i1(e Ner "()e-'PreJJureJ able to venture out in inclement weather and We invite all practitioners who have not yet also new people who usually come into every begun to use good field literature systemat and Ner"()e- WaJte. community at the summer season. ically among both patients and those in their OCTOR, you and I have not been as Training people up to believe in osteopathy communities not yet interested in osteopa alert as we ought to be regarding this is like instilling patriotism in the minds of the thy to open correspondence with us with a D ~ubJect of mental influence in causing children of any nation. The lesson is taught view to beginning. Our help will improve con and curing disease. Ifs a fact, and you today that it will be acted upon tomorrow ditions for you. vVe will map out the work will see a great light if you'll look into this when the occasion demands it. The boys of a· you ought to do. show you how to do it and subject deeply. You will realize with new nation who are inspired with patriotism today supply you with the right media to get results. force how mental states are related to health will defend the state tomorrow if need be; those who are educated in June and July as PERSONALS. and disease, and how important it is for you Dr. Emma De Vries of Washington. D. C., to get good wholesome control over the minds regards the merits of osteopathy may not is on her summer vacation and has her sister, of your patients if you would heal them com need treatment, either themselves personally Dr. Laura Hawkins. of the graduating class. or their friends, for several months, but the in charge of her office. Dr. Hawkins has a pletely. branch office at Carvet Hall, Annapolis. Mind-leaks are as much lesions as a pinch good work should go on at this favorable sea Dr. Truman W. Wolfe of the P. G. Class has in the sciatic nerve. The mind is just as son, notwithstanding. returned to Carthage, Mo., where he will prac We must educate the people as to the sim tice with his parents, as soon as he is able. He subject to ills as the nervous systems. And was taken very si k with appendicitis on )/fay either when diseased reacts upon the other. plicity, reasonableness, safety and effective :nst, and was in a dangerous condition for sev Both need adj ustment many times. The pa ness of osteopathic therapeutics-and still we eral days, but has now recovered. tien~ reql~irts education on this point and must educate them. 'vVe must keep up this Dr. Lestet· A. Mc.vIasters, who has been io cattc! in St. Chari s. 111.. for the past two' and a this August number of "Osteopathic Heaith" campaign of education perpetually from Maine haif years, has opened an office in Geneva anti is just the thing to gi\'e it to him. to California and from Halifax to Mexico witl dividc his time between the two places. This brochure entitled "The ~lind in Os City, because there are other very active Dr. Gertrude Gates and Dr. :\1abel Akin of Portland, Ore., are enjoying a splendid rest a"l teopathic Therapeutics' is really made up of agencies at work to create prejudicious views Cottage Farm. :aood River, Ore.. where they several short articles on different subject, regarding osteopathy, and these agencies do are getting plenty of fine strawberries. but while reading well separately they all not cease their campaigning for one moment. Herbert, the -year-old l 16 THE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAllii society presented the doctor with a' handsome ton street, to 54 W. ~lashington street, Hag cut glass water set. erstown, Md. Dr. Harriet Whitehead of Wausau, Wis., Is at Dr. E. .J. Kampf from the Midland Hotel to her home at Whitewater, sick with t~'phold Los lngeles CoUege of 616 New Rfdge Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.' . fever. Dr. J. Jay Walker from Middleport, N. Y" DI'. W. V. Goodfellow of Groton has resigned • to 320 Main street, Medlna, N. Y. as secretary of the State Board of Examiners Osteopath, Dr, C. Edward Farnum, from 95 Foote street, and will enter the :Yo A. C. O. for post graduate . Fall River, Mass., to 106 ChurGh street, New' '",ork and to act as assistant surgeon. He will 318·20 Cia, St•., Lo. Angele., Cal. port, R. I, '. 'be greatly missed from the science circles of the Harry W, Forbes. D.O., President Dr. Ida ·W. Wright, from 147 Ashland boule state as he has been one of the most acUv" Charles H. Sl'encer, D, 0., 'Vice-President. vard, Chicago, Ill., to EarlVille, Ill., for the sum- 'workers In the interest of the profession. It Is A, B. Shaw, B. S., D.O., Secretary and Treaswer hoped that he will not tarry long on the coast R. W. Bowling, M. D., D.O., Dean. mt;.. Franklin Hudson, from 100 Princess .but hasten his return from the native state of Mrs. Jennie C. Spencer, Dean of Women's Dept. street, to 12 Lansdowne Crescent, Edinburgh, sunshine better equipped than ever to boost Os Scotland. teopathy. Dr. T!1omas G. Burt of Lorimer, Ia.. Faculty of nineteen earnest professors. Dr. H. R. Gibson, from Franklin, Ky., to will take thil pracUce of Dr. Goodfellow and Including those of great and "u..:..:esslul Elida. New Mexico. he comes highly recommended as a live. pro Dr. Helena I. Gilbert from Ontario, Callr., to gressive practitioner and will be gladly wel experience in Osteopathic cotlege work. Fresno. Cal. comed to the ranks of the profession In our 'Who have given ins~ruction to a large Dr. N. L. Sage, from Grand Rapids, Mich., to state. proportion of atl the regular graduate 1133 Russell street, Detroit, Mich. Dr. Elmer E. Geitner of Redfield, has been Dr. G. F. Lathrop, from Bismarck, N. Dak., appointed I1Y Gov. Crawford to fill out the un osteopathic physicians in the world; who to Battle Creek, Mich. expired term of Dr. Goodfellow. Dr, Giltner make a business of it, not a side line or Dr. Charles C. Teall, from Weedsport, to represents the north part of the state, Is a oiversion. . Middle1.own, N. Y. member of the St3.te Osteopathic Association Who love their work, and get the enjoy Drs. Vanderburgh & Vanderburgh, from 1451 and took an a.ctlve part in securing the passage O'Farrell street, to 2069 Sutter street, San of the I?w under which he was appointed. me,t of it as they go along. Francisco, Calif. The Science Circle work Is keeping right up Who, therefore, selected the ideal home Dr. Jos. F. Byrne. from the Telephone Bldg., in interest which is spreading to other states. land, ideal for the study and treatment of Ottumwa, Ia.. to Burton, Ohio. Southern Minnesota organized a circle begin Dr. C. E. Willis from the Syndicate Bldg.. to ning July 1st, with Dr. Arthur Taylor as lead disease conditions, and for the pleasure of Suite 321-22 Commerce Bldg., Pittsburg, Kan er and the other members are Dr. J. W. living meariwhil~ sas. Hawkinson of Luverne; Dr. D. B. Catlin, of Where the mountains meet the sea, and Mankato; Dr. J, C. Schweigel', of Stillwater; the southern sun kisses the valleys into PARTNERSHIPS FORMED. Dr. J. G. Ernst, of Faribault, and Dr. H, A. Drs. Robt. H. Williams and E. J. Kamoh, at Rehfleld of Fairmount. This circle promised to blushes of flowers and fruit. 616-617 New Ridge Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.. be one of the best yet organized. New five-story, brick, fireproof cotlege Drs. Nettie E. and Flora L. Satherlee, at 611 Dr. W. B. Linville was elected medical ex building, in the business center of Los Montana street, El Paso, Texas. aminer for the Knights i5T Pythias Lodge at Angeles equipped in every detail of labora Middletown, Ohio, In June. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Dr. L. M. Rheem of Minneapolis closed his tories, recitation rooms and treating rooms. Drs. Martha A. Morrison and Amanda N. office the first of July and will leave In a few for the most advanced osteopathic educa days for Montana. He wlll very likely locate Hamilton. formerly at 222 Coronado Bldg., at Butte or Boulder for the practice of osteo tion. Greeley, Colo.. the former removing her office patllY. Here our 250 osteopathic college students to her residence, 1021 Eleventh street. and the latter remaining at her present location. Dr. and Mrs. George W. Riley passed through of 1908 have best instruction, the Chicago recently on their way to Kirksville and talked to the editor over the telephone. The maximum of clinic experience and the MARRIED. Doctors Riley are going to Kirksville for 3. rest minimum expense. Dr. Sarah A. Snavel~' and Mr. R. D. Brown and a visit and will remain until the Big Noise ' Here 31> per cent of our students earn all, a t Davenport. Iowa~ The bridal couple depart next month has subsided. ed for Des Moines immediately after the wed Dr. Riley D. Moore of Grand Junetion, Colo., or a portion of, their expenses without ding luncheon was served and returned home is practicing thi. summer at Glenwood Springs. interference with studies. at 602 E. High street, Davenport. on July 1st. Colo.. one of the best known resorts in the For catalogue and literature, addres~, Dr. A. F. Blanchard and Dr. Elizabeth Ken "Vest. Dr. H. W. Forbes, Pres. Dr, A. B, Shaw. Sec·y. ton, both of Manhattan, Kans., at Enid, Okla., We have had hand-shakes and calls from June 23d. the following osteopaths the past month: Nora 318 Clay St., Los Angeles. Dr. James T. 'Gilbert of Paducah, Ky.. arid Chapman. of Mobile. Ala.: R. H. Beeman, of 2\lis Ada B. Stamper of Owenton, Ky., at -Cin Jersey City. N. J.; "V. Bryce L~·nd. of Houston. cinna ti, Ohio, on May 28th. Texas: Minnie W. True, of Baraboo, Wis.: J. F. Lathrop. formerly of Bismark, N. D., now BORN. at Battle Creek, Mich.: E. W. Bush, of Wash To Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Pecinovsky. of Val ington, D. C.: Dr. Arlowyne Orr. of St. Louis. Col~.ge, le~' Falls. Kans., April 1 th, a son, Albert Lin and Emily R. Mode, of Denver, Colo. Los Angeles coln P"'cinovsk~'. Dr. Elizabeth SlJencer, 887 Fulton street. San To Dr. and Mrs. E. Clair Jones, of Lancaster, Francisco, recently received her M. D. degree Pa.. July 6th. a son. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Osteopathic Ph,siciaRs To Dr. and Mrs. George C. Taplin, of Bos cit~·. in her home She specializes In orthopedic ton. Mass., Jul~' 9th, a daughter, Ruth Adeline surgery. Infirmary on same Block with the College Dr. Edna B. Northey of Portland, Ol·e., gradu Taplin. ated from the Oregon Medical College at its DIED. last commencement. 337 1·2 Soulh Hili SI. Los Angeles, Cal. Dr. A. K. S. Calvert, of Ponca City. Okla.. Jnfant son of Dr. and Mrs. E. Clair Jones, e( has just returned f!'Om Ashton. Mo.. where he br. Harry W, Forbe~ - Dr. 'tharles H. Spencer Lancaster, Pa., Jul~' 7th. has been since about the middle of .June, hav Dr. Jennie C, Spencer Dr. Thoma. J. Ruddy Dr. Francf's M. Eller, of Oelwein, .Ia., June Ing been called to the bedside of his father, who Dr. H. Earl Reed Dr Eldora A. Rtfe ~3d. died July 3rd. ' Dr. A. R. Shaw Her'bert, the 8-year-old son of .Dr. Dora Roper. of San Franciseo. 011 June 19th. . LOCATIONS. Isaac N. Calvert, father of Dr. A. K. S. Cal The usual business office hours, though Dr. J. G. Dawson. A-08, at 101 S. Market \·(»'t, of Ponca City, Okla., July 3rd, at Ashton, street. Jackson, Tenn. emergency and obstetrical telephone calls :\10. Dr. Norman L. Sage. A-OS. at the Ashton Bldg.. Grand Rapids.· Mich. at any hour of the day or night will receive WANT ADS. Dr. B. F. Still, A-08, at 43 Hersch Bldg.. prompt attention. Elizabeth, N. J. FOR SALE-OSTE'OPATHIC PRACTICE 11' Dr. Anna M. Allen, A-08, at 223 S. Spring Experienced X-ray diagnosis. Minne~ota town, with good practice from street. Los A ngeles. Cal. surrounding towns and country. Address 258. Dr. Nettie E. Satterlee, A-08, at 611 Montana care O. P. street, El Paso, Tex. Dr. Flora L. Satterlee, A-08, at 611 MentanD FOR SALE-PRACTICE .IN WESTERN IOWA street, El Paso, Tex. . count~· sea t town of 1,700 population. Idea Dr. R. J. Northern. A-08. at 403 De Graff location. I will turn this business O\'er to ~ Bldg., Colorado Springs, Colo. competent D. O. for a \'cry small conslderatior Dr. Finis E. Brown. Ph-08. at Charleston. Ill. Sierra ladre Villa Sanitarium any time aftel' Aug. 1st. Reason for sellin~ Dr. R. P. Carlton, at 204 Barnes Blk.. Wichita. (Formerly Dr. Harpster's Home for Mental P. G. work. Practice pays well. Books show,. Kansas. and Nervous Cases.) to inquiring D. O. Address 259, care O. P. Dr. Sol Streitfeld. at 326 Federal street, Phil FOR' SALE-A GOOD PRACTICE ESTAB- adelphia, Pa. An up-to-date Institution of 75 rooms, situated on lished five years in an llinois city of 40,00 Dr. Redmond A. Bolton, A-08, at New Rock the Mountain Side, in the Ideal Environment for near Chicago. Three good rooms. eleva tor servo ford, N. D. recovery from disease. The Sanitarium is more than ice: les\'lng the state; will sell for $300 cash i REMOVALS, 300 feet in length, of two and three stOI ies: Sun Parlor takf'n at once. This includes fixtures: no books 210 feet long, 150 acres, orchards: famous flower-bear 'Wrlte at once for particulars. Address 260 Dr. H. C. Wallace, from 1950'12 E. First ing canyons, waterfalls, mountain hunting; within care O. P. street, Los Angeles, Cal., to Blackwell. Okla. three miles of Pasadena, 14 miles from Los Angeles. Dr. R. L. Ferrand, from The Keller Bldg., Excellent cuisine, competent attendants and nurses. "'.-ANTED-ON ACCOUNT OF FAILING Montrose. Colo., to 2d floor State Bank Bldg., Billiard, reading and rest rooms, health. an experi nced osteopathic assistant Lamar. Colo. or would be willing to lease. Address 261, carl Dr. Leonard Philo Bartlett, from 101 N. 33d lI.ff: 11It Ln bpln CtIl'(' O.tuPllh'c 'hYlldlnl O. P. street, Philadelphia. Pa., to 46 Livingston ave Dr. R. C. SHAW, House Physiclan, WANTED-OST~OPATH.TO LO.CATE IN P nue, New Brunswick, N. J. II\'e osteopathIc town m IllinOIS. with gOOl Dr. J. V. Frey from 1560 Downing a\'enue. Access, by Pacific Electric Sierra Madre car line, practice from surrounding territory. Write a to 1531 Washington street. Dem'er, Colo. Villa station. Carriages meet patrons b)· 'phone on('e for partir-ulars. Address 262. care O. P. Dr. C. E. Dove from Billings. Mont., to Glen appointment. Sunset 'phone: Pasadena Suburban A FIRST-CLASS PRACTICE FOR SALE IJI dive. Mont. 175. Address ·s \Yisconsln town. ~TIII bear close investl Dr. Delphine Mayronne from New Orleans, A. B, SHAW, President gatlon. Address 263. care O. P. La.. to 304-305 Lowndes Bldg., Atlanta, Ga'. City Office: 318 Clay St., Los Angeles. Dr. Martha Morrison from 222 Coronade FOR SALE - AT INVOICE, GOOD ANI: Bldg., to 1021 Eleventh street. Greeley. Colo. B. S. WEYMOUTH, Sec., LaManda Parle, Cal. gro"'ing practice In city of 10,000. Neares Dr. Alfred M. Smith, from 46'12 W. Washlng- osteopath 25 miles. W. M. '1'., care O. P.