The Journal of Osteopathy
May 1901
Reproduced with a gift from Jane Stark, B.Sc., Dip. S.I.M., C.A.T. (c), D.O.M.P.
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i ~ TrIE JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATrIY p KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, MAY, 1901.
[Copyright by the American School of Osteopathy.] Dr. A. T. Still's Department.
r WISH to call your attention again to smallpox. r recently received the following letter from two of oLJ;r graduates who have had recent experience in treating this disease: OKLAHOMA CITY, APRIL 18th, 1901. DEAR DOCTOR STILL:-r wish to call your attention to the January num ber of the JOURN!'L on your article on smallpox; you advanced the the ory that you believed that cantharidin would hold the body immune against contagion and smallpox. r was very much interested in that subject and determined to experiment along that line if opportunity came. Since coming- here r have had g-ood oppor tunity of testing it; we have hund reels of cases here. r selected ten persons who were exposed daily to smallpox, applied cantharidin as a blister, and after eight weeks no sign of smallpox has shown on anyone of the persons experimented with, while whole families in the same house would have it ~'{cept the ones r ap plied blister to. r used it on myself and have been exposed daily and have never shown any sign or symptoms of smallpox. r think it will do all you hope for it, and r am satisfied it will work successfully. r would like to hear from you or other osteopaths on this subject. r will say further r have demonstrated to the medical men here that we ca~ handle smallpox successfully. r was called out to see a sltpposed case of malarial fever. When r arrived found it to be more like smallpox, which later proved to be a correct diagnosis.. Tempera- \ Me wa< ve,y h;gh, pahent ve,y ;n, full, h.,d pulse, ext'eme tende domen. Patient had slept none for three days. I ,vorked on patient just forty caused deaths up to many thousands, if history with statIstIcs are reliable. minutes and had her asleep and nen'ousness quieted. I had three witnesses I a.n now talking to the graduates and students of the American School to this and they are all singing the praises of osteopathy. I brought patient Osteopathy whose charter reads thus, to "improve our present system of through sound and well and byosteopathic treatment, diet, baths and carbolized surgery, obstetrics and treatment of disease generally." I want to draw your yaseline applied to soften pustules. attention to one very serious truth that should forever be before the mind of We have had good success with all our patients here. Hoping you and every graduate and student of this school, and that is the meaning of the -our Alma Mater IDay prosper and the banner of osteopathy ,,-ave over them all word osteopathy, which means to impro"e on other systems of healing arts. ,\'e ai-e, Yours Respectfully, Let us as practitioners in osteopathy live up to our obligation, and let our DRS. GILT? pure and unmixed, and treated them for such disease. I have not been af smallpox then we can joyfully report to the world that we have improved on fected by either that or vaccine matter. other systems. For many years following my exposure to smallpox I was in a quandary "" * "" why I was immune from both. In talking to my mother on the subject she said possibly she had blistered all the smallpox out of me when I was a child, POISONS AND A..""TIDOTES. at which time I had a long spell of white swelling, caused from a fall on my A WORD OF ADVICE TO ST DENTS AND GRADUATES OF THE A. S. O.-HOW I right hip, which resulted in inflammation of the superior crest of the right WOULD PROCEED IF I SHOULD BE CALLED TO TREAT SMALLPOX. ilium, out of which a number of pieces of bone an inch and less were taken. First, I would put on my left arm (I am right-handed, so my left arm She said she kept the fly blister active and running for six weeks. Some would suit better)-I would put a fly blister on my arm at the usual place to years later a very large swelling appeared in my left groin from the s::J.phenous vaccinate, about as large as a half dollar, and let it stay until the arm gets quite opening down the thigh about four inches. My father being an M. D" or red. For a lady, about the size of a quarter of a dollar, a child, about as large dered the blister over the swelling, which was kept ttp a week or ten days, at as a dime. Two to four hours is generally long enough to get the skin quite which time the pus was let out with a lance and healed nicely. Five or six red and hot, then take blister plaster off and dress with a wilted cabbage leaf, years later I was attacked with pleurisy of right side from 8th to 12th ribs, my or milk and bread dressing. father bled me a quart from the arm, then ordered a blister of Spanish Fly Blister ointment can be found at any drng store. Renew blister every about six by eight inches. I am now and have long since been of the opinion three or four days until the smallpox has left the city or country. that I have been immune from vaccine and variola from the effect of cantharidin To prevent persons from taking the smallpox blister arms of people who which was absorbed in my system dnring the times that I was blistered to al have been exposed and renew blister three or four days apart until disease lay the above named inflammations. I will now proceed to tell you in the fewest possible words how smallpox leaves the community. Be careful with children and do not let the blister stay too long. Take proceeds after it appears on the sl 134 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTE0PATHY. 135 life, in order that the "three score and ten years" allotted to man might ce S) long as a few harmless herbs and roots were used there was no danger reached. Sunlight, the chief agent in prolonging life, is too often neglected of injuring or killing the patient and thus left to nature the patient usually re to be used as a disinfectant, because we are afraid our rite-muco part of your business just as you make leeping a part of your business every nature, doctor the cause. I, He gave as an illustration, suppose you put your day. \Vhat matter if you lose a little financially, or if another gets a larger foot on a cat's tail, which will cause pain, now call an allopath and he will say practice, you have secured and preserved that which he most probably has I will just give a little morphine, hypodermically, now call an osteopath and lost. "You have made an investment in youth." Beveridge ays, "and you what does he say? The first thing he will. ay, "\Yhat is the cause of this have equipped yourself with new neryes, a rested heart, a refreshed brain, a noise?" and he looks around and finds your foot on t he tail, he removes the hearty stomach and a sane mind in a sound body. \Ve are liying at a terrible foot and the pain is gone. rate, we need restraint instead of stimulant. Your reader may say that is a poor illustration and that the allopath The great rapidity of our common lives will make us neurotic, decadent. would moye the foot off, too. • ow just \\atch . ome allopath ",-hen he goes to Better be a tittle less scintillant than tJlat brilliancy should be at the expense see some patient suffering with sciatica which is exactly a parallel case, watch of exhausted nen'es and enfeebled vitality." and see if he don't do just as I said, and watch the osteopath and see ho\\ Moderation in all things is nature's rule. Her law and her penalties easy he traces out the cause and remoyes it and relieves the pain. balance each other: Shrady, in his article on heredity says, "If the fuel is The osteopath believes there is a cause for all diseases and the way to lavishly burned the quicker the ashes appear." There is just so much left to cure the disease is to remove the cause. It is a false notion that there is a be used during longer or shorter periods. " .bone out of place every ti me a man gets sick, often times it is too much medi cine. If a man would come to you with delirium tremens you would not ex pectto find a bone out of place; anybody knows how to cure him; just stop the GET BACK TO NATURE. alcohol and nature will do the rest. A child came to me about one year ago W. J. CONNER, D.O., 204 NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING, KANSAS CITY, MO. paralyzed in arms and legs. I diagnosed it "strychnine poisoning." I took "NECESSITY is the mother of invention" is an old adage which is quite the medicine away, corrected the stomach and bowels and in six weeks the true, it might al 0 include discovery as well. Consequently there must have child had regained the use of all muscles and has since fully recoyered. Hund been some necessity for the discovery of osteopathy. 'Why this necessity and reds of such paralytics are living today, examples of an over dose of some why was it not discovered sooner? strong stimulant, alld the child is li\'ing under the impression that the fever tel Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 136 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 137 settled in one leg or the child had infantile paralysis, etc. Many of them have logical we must certainly on sober thought believe that the forces used to sub come under my observation and especially during the last few years. Sup due a conflagration should avail ill quenching an incipient blaze. pose a child had indigestion and suddenly loses the use of one or both legs, If the osteopath is potent in handling a case of pneumonia why not rely now there was a cause for that and it is the osteopath's business to find out on him when suffering fron1 an ordinary cold? the cause. The old school fellows don't look for cause, they at once give strych Our method has established a permanent memorial in the successful nine, arsenic and electricity, three of the strongest stimulants in a vain effort treatment of asthma. why then not rely on it when in the throes of hay-fever to force nature to act. or the various catarrhal disorders? Fortunately the better informed chss of people are awakening to this ter To be sure many of our friends appreciate the extent of osteopathy's pos rible condition and willingly grasp at any method of healing that does not use sibilities, throughout the whole calendar of diseases. These lines are for those medicine. ' whose ideas are crude, who perhaps have been informed by well meaning Would any busines~ man invest in a venture where the chaEces were 100 drug practitioners that osteopathy was good for a diversion much as a good to 1 against him? We say no, but still every time he employs an allopath he rub would would be, but we ask you to refrain from seeking a knowledge of makes exactly that investment. It is not a matter of chance that the legislat osteopathy fwm your medical man, he may' be an authority as to the (now ure of many of the states (15 or 20) have passed laws recognizing osteopathy much questioned) effect of drugs, but he is not competent to expatiate on oste and protecting the osteopaths from prosecution at the hands of the old school opathy, we deny him the right to render judgment on a topic of which he is -doctors who have been trying to have a wall thrown a~ound them to keep either grossly ignorant or against which he in many cases entertains a profound other schools of healing out of their field. The people are with us and op prejudice; in truth he is excused if he is possessed by prejudice. posed to the wholesale destruction or the human family by the use of deadly The public are'rapidly learning the truth as to osteop even the drinking of water practically impossible. Under osteopathic atten tion the whole mouth was cleared of membrane in four days, all fever and constitutional symptoms subsided as well. What, wonder we grow impatient CONCENTRATION. when asked if osteopathy is good for anything except a pain in the back. C. E. STILL, D o. Our work is an educational one, while our successes are the cause of our Paper read before the Atlas Club, April 20. continued lucrative practice, ne\'ertheless, we appreciate how many there are THE OLD expression in the New Testament reads, "Where your treasure who are possessed of a ludicrous conception of what osteopathy really is, they is there your heart is also," and in the book of Proverbs, "Keep your heart 'have been told it is like massage, or Swedish movement, etc., if so the osteo with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life:" These suggest in a con path need not be the expert anatomist he is, nor possess a knowledge of disease centrated form the very substance of my subject. on a par with any physician. The osteopath has been taught to recognize We are now living in an age of progression and to measles when he sees it and to cure it without drugs; he knows scarlet fever be a pronounced success, we must have some spe when met with and can cure it; he knows what diphtheria is and how to cure cialty to concentrate our energies upon. Weare it without drugs. As our records testify, the osteopath knows a case of gall • practicing a system of healing known as the science stones intimately as does the drug man and gives relief almost immediately of osteopathy. without drugs, while the morphine is the only effective weapon used by his The writer has concentrated his energies upon medical brother. studying and treating the diseases of women, and The distressing vomiting in pregnancy so seldom .controlled by drugs, he is frank to say that after fifteen years' practice, yields in most cases to .osteopathic treatments, and in this connection it is well he feels very timid in occupying the position that known that the osteopath is welcome adj unct in the crisis'incidental to the he does. He wants, however, to be able to tell a ushering into the world of a new mortal. surgical case when he sees one and then send it to Again we make the reply to the query as to how far osteopathy reaches, the surgeon who alone is fitted to do a delicate that it reaches just as far as medicine ever has reached and away beyond it. operation and one who has concentrated his mind on that branch of the heal YOUlllust if you are up to date be cognizant of the tremendous growing doubt ing art. Is it not natural to suppose that the specialist will excel the general as to the efficacy of drugs. The drug system is fast becoming "passe" and practitioner, if so, why not select some one thing and specialize. If we are go if you desire a safe journey through the realms of space attach yourself to the ing to be osteopaths for the Lord's sake let's be. Don't be pseudos, for they star "osteopathy" and a sound body and clear mind should certainly be your are illegitimate; have no father or mother. They are shl1nneGl by the regulars heritage. and despised by the osteopaths. The prime requi ite for developing the faculty of concentration is to be able to reason with one's self something like this: I can devote my undivided MUST EXAMINE MAHAFFEY. attention to whatsoeyer I please. I possess and will exercise my right to live Judge Gates is.'"ued a peremptory writ of undel'standing that he was to be credited wherever I choose. These exact words need not be used, but the idea ex mandamus against the Kansas City Hom with two years wOI'k. This spring he pressed therein is essential to our success. One who allows himself to be eopathic Med ical College, and ol'dering it compleeed two years in the CoJlege, but discouraged when time and effort are needed to achieve important victories is to atT01'd A, D. Mahaffey an opportunity to was refused a sbeepskin the faculty decid not in a condition to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion for it is important in pass an examination for the degl'ee of .&I. ing tbat his study in osteopathy was not a all cases that, tendency to discouragement be conquered as though it were a D. substitute for the first two years of the Mabatfey filed suit in tbe circuit court college course. sin, and strictly speaking it is a sin of an immense magnitude. This tendency about a week ago, asking that a writ of Profe~sors 'and students of the college to became discouraged because success is not easily attained is the veritable mandamus issue to bim. Judg'e GatE's' were on the stand yeseerday, and the fact dweller on every threshold. If this demon be subdued the pathway is com action last evening followed a hearing of was brouhe out that several osteopathists paratively easy. If it be conceded that we have a right to choose our vocation, the case, which took up tha entire time of were among the students. we need also the right to decide with what we ally ourselves. The foolish the court yesterday afternoon. By Judge Gates' order Mahatfey will Mahaffey took a two years' course in tbe have the opportunity to be one of the belief that we are slaves is no sooner driven from the world's list of time honor KirksviJJe, Mo., School of Osteopathy. He "Class of 1901" of ehe college and will get ed errors than we find ourselves in possession of a wealth of inherent freedom says he then entered the Kansas City bis degree if he qualifieS-Kansas City of which we previously never dreamed. To assert control over one's self is but Homeopathic Medical College ~\ itb the Times. ' to exercise the prerogative we all assume with regard to external things. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 140 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 141 It is so conceded among civilized races that fuccess in any chosen depart escape from the trammelling consciousness of external limitations, when out ment of business or artistic'life is only possible through devoting time, energy wardly' uncomfortable, the attention is naturally to the source of discomfort in and indeed all we possess to the acquirement ofproficiency. order that it may be removed. This necessarily involves restlessness and dis The story of A. T. Still, the osteopath, is that of all really famous discov traction. When quite at ease, however, so far as environment is concerned we erers and effective workers in the scientific field. The biographies of great are free to direct our thoughts in any desired channel. Two examples for musical composers furnish abundant illustrations of the one certain road to illustration: one young man took up the study of osteopathy, was a good stu unending fame. Two elements in the creation of really great men must be con dent. After graduating located in a large city, and in the course of time built sidered jointly, natural ability, and indomitable perseverance. It makes no for himself an elegant practice. He was not satisfied with osteopathy alone so difference wl:ether we are credited by occultists with five, six or seven senses, branched out into other lines of business. The result was that his osteopathic we have but one sensorium. Sensation is universal no matter through how practice ran down. He failed in other business as his early training was·not many avenues it may be expressed. Concentration necessitates becoming for along these lines and he could not concentrate his mind upon the two and be a time the conscious possessor and exerciser of only a single sense and that the successful. His osteopathic practice is gone and he has left for another loca one specially desired for the purpose in hand. Concentration or attention upon tion. One man that has graduated from the A. S. O. located in a neighboring any special work requires supernormal acti~ity of anyone of the accepted five city. He was a graduate of all the systems of healing that were at that time senses which invariably causes that partIcular sense to become extremely known, and I suppose nothing new has come up, that he has taken up. I acute.' This is instanced by the rare faculty of visional discrimination char happened at one time to be at his office, and he said to me, "I don't see how acteristic of young women whose occupation makes it incumbent upon them to Dr. A. on the floor below, who knows nothing about medicine or surgery, no decide between ten or more shades of color, which to the unpracticed eye ap thing but osteopathy, has so much business that he cannot take care of all of it pear exactly alike. Leaders of choirs and orchestras develop the sense of by himself, and I have lost my identity." It was not very hard for me to help hearing to such an extent that they can tell exactly what every member of the him figure it out. He practiced so many things that his patients didn't know company is doing regardless of how many performers may be engaged. In what kind of a treatment they were going to get, so preferred one who was a like manner workers in perfumes and tea tasters develop smell and taste re specialist, one that had concentrated his mind upon some one thing. The spectively to an extraordinary degree. There are t~o causes for these perfec~ly gentleman that was practicing osteopathy in a concentrated form is still in his natural though striking phenomena. The first, IS, of course, that p~a.ctlce old office; the one who had no specialty has changed several times since. makes perfect, but a further study of the pr~sent.questiol~rev:als the addltl~nal dlr~ctlOn ~la~e fact that people who are exceptionally profiCIent 111 any gone 111tO A Medical Doctor Cured by Osteopathy. in the army and especially in the last two their work with thorough going earnestness and keenly alive to ItS Importance years I have suffered much from dizzine·ss, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND, APR. 5,1901. from their standpoint. In this attitude thought is concentrated upon the duty cramps, constipation of bowels and irrita: in hand. Whatever may be said to the contrary no one find~ it difficult to To the JOL"RNAL OF OS'l'EOPATHy:-I tion of bladder and urethra, and while my consider it bm due that I give ~ome of my ··rate on an agreeable idea The difficulty is to concentrate on some- neighbol'ing physicians were ali very kind concenl . views as to osteopathy. T, like the major yet with my own effort and theirassbtance thin CRAS, L, R1CHARDSON, LL.B., JUNE 1901. Coffee devoted his entire time to the osteopathic cause. Dr. Little rallied the Republican fri~nds of the bill and the IT WAS a Nebraska day, Friday, April 5th. Another bright page was written in history for ,the grand old man, A. T. Still. The big halls of the ladies of Lincoln gave.the drug doctors A. S. O. were the scene of a rousing welcome to the law making general who the solar plexus. had won a fight for osteopathy and fair play, Tanner is a lively talker and en the Hon, J. W. Tanner, member of the med tertained his listeners with some of ical committee in the lately adjourned legis the' humorous phases of the fight. lature of the Big Platte state. For the first Having contribnted his quota to time in his life Mr. Tanner was embarrassed. smoothing the broken path of the stu In a political meeting, primary or convention dents, and the lame and halt and blind, he would have been at home, or in the legis he was contented. Great applause latlue, but to stand up before hundreds of greeted him as he finished. cheering students howling an ovation was a 1'. J. Brownfield, of Nebraska, reception to make anybody's heart do the who also helped to make the new law cardiac flutter. permitting practice in his common Tanner told of the fight' and of the satis wealth, and father. of a student wh? faction it is to indulge in a meeting of this had expected to study medicine, fol kind. He told to those who do not know, lowed Mr. Tanner. He had come what it means to wage a battle snch as re- , GOVERNOR CHAS H. DEITRICH, JAMES w. TANNER, who signed thEl osteopatbit. bill, is the first Republican who championed the osteopathic bill in the cently has been so justly won. Governor of Nebr'aska in six years, He is one of those typical Amer'icans wno has fought his way single handed House or Representatives from Is Nance and NoNebraska student now need han0" his Platte countIes. He resIdes at Fullerton, b and alone from obscure pover·tv to a competence' and Nancef;o"wherehepublishedaDemocratic head in shame and say "I came from Ne- pusition of honor and trust Governor DeitriCh locatet! at Hastings in 187K. where he engaged in banking, having newspaper, He has been a member of thc braska." Only those who have had experi- city council "nd mayor of his home town, . preViously engaged In the hardware and mining busi He has served two terms as a member of ence can know what It means to have a fight ness, He was recently elected United St"tes Senator. tomb~ the Nebt'aska Legisiature and is a recog- of this kind aO"ainst the doctors of the I down here and looked the ground over nized lcader on the Democratic side of the b House. stone ages. The great services of Prof. before sending his boy, to school and Proctor and Dr. Little and others were complimented, and then Tanner, hav there was no Jew in his makeup that ing caught his oratorical swing launched out upon his subject. The doctors made him decide on Kirksville 'becai.lse knowing that they were up against the real thing did all they could to prevent it was cheaper-his boy had lost all faith a victory of such great value to mankind. The hearing on the osteopathic in pills and dope and medicine since bill was the largest hearing at the whole assemblage. Tanner being on the coming here. .Mr Brownfield had taken )Iledical committee had arranged a meeting but the chairman, an M. D., re an especial interest in the fight at Lin fused to call the men together and when Tanner persuaded the men to de coln after Prof. Proctor went there. Men mand the call the chairman threw himself on his bed and refused to be saw more clearly then that an osteopath CH AS F. COfi'FEE, comforted. It resulted in the House going into committee of the whole when Democratic member' of the Lower House hails fl'om can diagnose; and the speaker had every it was seen that the osteopaths had eighty-one friendly to the measure. Then Chadron, Dawes County Neb He was b~rn in Mis- confidence that this new he'ali ng art will souri in 1817 and moved to Nebl'aska in P'79, where· ,, the doctors hustled; they got men to stay away and when the bill carne up for he was extensively engaged in the stock busine.s. be the ruhng method of cunng III both passage the sergeant-at-arms had to go for many members. By this dirty work Mr. Coffee received the unanimous vote forthelong east and west. The human body is in term for United States Senator cas't by the fllsion the vote was cut from 81 to 51 and yet it had a very comfortable margin of members In the last legislature. He l1as proven less danger from one who uses hands alone safety. himself to be a loyal friead to osteopathy. than from the wielder of the poison and After the bill had p::tssed both Houses, somehow or other it was lost, the knife. He would give twenty dollars any time to be told the relation of © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 144 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. the body to the materia medica of the men who call us quacks. There was a majority on his ticket and to whose untiring efforts is largely due the passing woman in his state who laughed and laughed and laughed. She was a of our bill in the Senate. widow, yet she laughed, and won a nickname by her mirth-"The Laughing Dr. Little has been an untiring and efficient worker in this fight. He' Widow." \iVell it came to pass that she couldn't close her mouth, and so the being located at the "seat of war" the greater part of the osteopathic work fell. doctors came to do it for her, but they couldn't budge her jaw one bit. Hav upon his shoulders; and the results obtained speak for the manner in which he: ing heard of an osteopath the widow sent for him to whom such a job was performed it. easy. In fifteen minutes the widow's mouth was shut. No other argument Dr. C. W. Proctor of the A. S. O. contributed valuable assistance to the could carry further weight. The man who could close a woman's mouth cause during his visit to Lincoln and by the dignified and able manner in certainly knew his business. The yells that followed this talk were botp loud which he presented the claims of osteopathy and the merits of the A. S. O. and long. Mr. Brownfield certainly made a hit. before the Senate Committee, proved himself to be a credit to the profession to Dr. Hildreth followed Mr. Brownfield with a short speech about the cour which he belongs and to the institution he represented. age it takes in law makers to remain steadfast to principle through the kind of Representative Tanner proved himself to be a lo~al friend all through and a fight the doct.ors put up. He referred to the opposition in :N ew York as being a good parliamentarian, kept the bill alive in the closing hours in the a being like that In Nebraska, these two being the hardest states in the coun house when the enemies of the measure were trying all kinds of tactics to try in which to make an osteopathic victory because in each state the M. D's. smother or delay it until final adjournment. have organized. Dr. Hildreth mentioned an old saying of Dr. Still's years But the man to whom most credit is due for the passage of this bill and ago before there were any osteopathic laws and the M. D's had things all their who by his honest and whole-souled efforts in its behalf has endeared himself own way, "If you do your work well you need fear no legislature on earth." in the heart of every osteopath in Nebraska, is Representative Chas. Coffee, of Dr. Still then made a speEch forcasting yet greater victories for osteop Chadron. Mr. Coffee is one of the wealthiest cattle men in Nebraska. He athy in the field of therapeutics, and Dr. Hildreth called for cheers for Tanner, became interested in osteopathy six years ago in Sioux City when Dr. Hildreth Brownfield and Coffee, and a "tiger" for the Old Doctor, which were given treated him and relieved him of a very severe case of asthma, and when a year with a vengeance. or two later Dr. and Mrs. Johnson located in Chadron they finished up the Nebraska is all right, the A. S. O. is all right, osteopathy is all right. All good work begun by Dr. Hildreth by relieving him entirely of his trouble and States will be lined up bye and bye. made of him a staunch and everlasting friend. He accepted the nomination ** * for representative for two reasons: First, to beat Allan G. Fisher, his opponent, THE LEGISL.\TIVE FIGH'£ IN NEBRASKA. who was in the legislature two years ago and was opposed to the bill at that M. E. DONOHUE, D.O., PAXTON BLOCK, OMAHA, NEBR. time, and, secondly, to secure the passage of this bill at this session. THE passage of an Osteopathic Bill in Nebraska is, for several reasons, He started to talk osteopathy the first day of the session and talked it until one of the greatest victories so far achieved by osteopathy. There was in force the bill was safely tlirough both houses and signed by the Governor. When here the most drastic and outrageous medical law in the United States, a law he would find a member who was hard to convince, he would find out if the J~an that made a misdemeanor of everything from did not hav.e something the matter with him and if he had, he would give h1m no rest until he landed him in Dr. Little's office for examination and trimming a corn to performing craniotomy with treatment; and I know personally of several members who came to Lincoln out being in possession of a certificate from the pledged to vote against the bill who put themselves under Dr. Little's care and State Board of Medical Examiners and this law became enthusiastic supporters to the bill. has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the The Nebraska osteopaths have reason to rejoice over their victory. They State in the case of Dr. Little of Lincoln. The are especially thankful to the A. S. O. the S. C. O. and many members and medical men have been preparing- to defeat this friends not mentioned above, but the name that will ever be connected with bill for the last two years and made it a political the first osteopathic legislature in Nebraska, is Coffee. issue in last fall's elections. They even went so far as to issue a circular letter here in Omaha asking the doctors to do all they could to defeat * * * DR. LITTLE'S EXPERIENCE. certain candidates for the legislature whom they DR.)r. E DONOAUE, OF OMARA. : --day of this month, the order of the day has been "war or rumors of war," Frey, Miss Julia V. Alliance; Moss, Joseph M., Ashland; Murray, P. H., between the Nebraska Medical League and Fairbury; Elliott, Marion S., Fremont; Milliken, Francis M., Grand Island; myself. I was first visited by the attorney Aldrich, ""V. H., Kearney; Little, Chas. W., Lincoln; Bumpus, John F., for the league shortly after my arrival and Lincoln; Miller, Mrs. Sadie Hart, Norfork; Scobee, Isaac E. , Norfork; Dono notified that if I did not depart instanter I hue, M.• F., Omaha; Gen-ais, William A., Omaha; Johnson, Mrs. Alice, would be dealt with according to the law, Omaha; Music, Mrs. Augusta P., Omaha; Clayton, Grant F., Chadron; Thom and that I would have to leave. Beingfrom as, Frank M., \Vayne; Kilgore, J. Mark, York. Missouri I insisted on being "shown," but A BILL up to the present writing my enemy has not For an Act to Regulate and Authorize the Practice of Osteopathy in the State of Ne· kept its word. But the league tried hard braska, and to Provide Penaltiesfor the ViolaLions thereof. enough to drive me out, and even so late INTRODUCED BY MR. TROMPEN. as when the bill passed the legislature there Be it Enacted by the Legislature of tbe State of Nebraska: was a complaint in the office of t~e pros SECTION 1. Any person holding a diploma from a school or college of osteopathy in ecuting- attorney against me, an 1 had the good standing, as defined in Section 2 of this act., shall upon presentation of such di· ploma to the state board of health of Nebraska, and satisfying such board by affidavit bill failed to pass, it would have materializ that he or she is the legal holder thereof, be granted by such board a certificate per ed ina very forcible manner. Threeweeks mitting such~ person to practice osteopathy in the State of Nebraska, upon payment to after the first visit of the league's attorney said board of a fee of Ten Dollars ($1000), which certificate shall be recorded by the -was arrested on sixteen counts, which county clerk of the county in which the holder desires to practice, for which said county clerk shall recflive a fee of One Dollar (1.00). DR. CliAS LITTLE, OF LINCOLN, meant if I was convicted on all of the counts SEC. 2. The term school or college of osteopathy in good standing shall be defined as Thd Pioneel' Osteopath of Nebr. a maximum fine of $4,800 or a minimum follows, to wit: a legally chartered osteopathic school or college requiring before ad· fine of $800. In the justice's court 'we had our first fight and I was bound mission to its course of study a preliminary examination in all the common bl'anches. over to the district court. After getting the case up to five terms of the It shall further require as requisite for granting the degree of Diplomate, or Doctor, in district court it was finally tried and the jury convicted me on one count osteopathy an actual attendance at such osteopathic school or college of at least twenty and cut off the other fifteen. The judge then gave me the minimum months or foul' terms of five monthiteach, its course of study to include anatomy, phys iology, physiological chemistry, toxicology, histology, hygiene, pathology, symptoma· fine- SO-and said he was sorry that he had to impose a fine at all, tology, physical diagnosis, obstetrics, gynecology, medical jurisprudence, osteopathic but there was the la\\" and he had to enforce it. The witnes es called by the therapeutics, and theory and practice of osteopathy, and especially requiring clinical prosecution testified that osteopathic treatment was what had cured them. instruction in the principles and practice of osteopathy of not less than fOUl' hours per After the trial some of the jury came to me for treatment, and the. sheriff sent week in the last ten 1I10nths of its course. The foregoing requirements :lhall be regu for his brother-in-law to come to Lincoln to be treated. I at once appealed larly published in each prospectus or catalogue of such osteopathic school or college. SEC. 3, The certificate provided for in Section 1 shall not authorize the holder the case, to the supreme court, and it was decided against me. All three of thereof to prescribe or use drugs in his or her practice,nor to perform operative surgery. the supreme judges "'ere personally favorable to osteopathy, but as they told SE(J.4. The board may revoke certificates of persons guilty of unprofessional or me after the decision, all pre'dous decisions were in favor of the medical law, dishonorable conduct; Provided always. that they have giI'en the person an opportun· and they could not decide otherwise than against me. Their inflnence has ity to be heard in his or her defense. since been thrown in favor of the osteopathy bill just passed. SEC. 5 Any person who for the purpose of securing the certificate named in Sec To receive a visit from the attorney for the medical league was a very tion 1 of this act shall falsely represent himself or herself to be the legal holder of any common occurrence, and with him always came the threat that I would be such diploma, shall be deemed guilty of peejury and on conviction be punished as pro· arr.ested every day if I did not stop practicing, but I never stopped. At one vided for such offence. time they threatened to get out an injunction against me, but this terrible SEC. 6. Any person not possessing the qualifications for the peactice of osteop athy required by the provisions of this act, 01' any person who has not complied threat never materialized. Every attack of the league made friends for osteopathy, and had I been with the provisions of this act, who shall engage in the pl'actke osteopathy in this arrested a few more times I think our bill would have passed the legislature state, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined by an almost unanimous vote, instead of a large majority as it did. in any sum not less than Fifty Dollar ($50.00) nor more thar Three Hundl'ed Dollars • • • ($300.00) and costs of prosecution for each offence, and stand committed until fine and costs are paid. Following is a list of the osteopaths, graduates of The American School, SEC. 7. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit gratuitous services in who are located in ~ebraska. All did much to assist in passing the new la,;,( case of.emergency and this act shall not apply to physicians or surgeons regularly reg which appears below: istered in this state or to the United States army or navy surgeons. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 148 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATH'!. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY, 149 SEC. 8. All laws. rules or regulations now in force in the state, or which shall INTRODUCED BY MR. HEDGES. herea.fter be enacted,'for tbe purpose of regulating tbe reporting of contagious diseases, A BILL FOR . pract~tioner deatbs or birtbs, to the proper authorities, and to which tbe registered of An Act Entitled, "An act to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the State of medicine is subject, shall apply equally to the registered practitioner of of ost.eopathy. Montana, and to license osteopaths to practice in this state, and to estahlish a Board of SEC. 9. The system, method or science of treating diseases of the human body, Osteopatbic Examiners, and to punish persons violating the provisions of this Act." commonly known as osteopathy, is hereby declared not to be the practice of medicine, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: surgery or obstetrics within the meanings of sections seventeen (17) and eighteen.(18), SEc'rION 1. The Governor of this State ~hall appoint a Board, as scm as possible article one (1) of chapter fifty-five (55), Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, 1899, entItled after tbe passage of this act, to be known as the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. "Medicine." Said Board shall consist of three qualified practicing resident osteopaths, each of whom shall be a graduate of a legally authorized school of osHopathy: each member of said ~'ears: GOVERNOR TOOLE APPOINTS THE STATE OSTEOPATHIC Board shall serve thereon for a term of four and until tis successor is appointed, except in case of the first Board, on which one sball serve for four J ears, one for three BOARD IN MONTANA. years, and one for two Jears, as specified in their appointment. Tn caFe of vacancy by Gov. TOOLE, as provided by the law recently passed in Montana, has ap death or otherwise, there shall be appointed in 1ike manner a person to serve through pointed the following osteopaths as members of the new board: such unexpired term. SECTION 2. Said Boal'd of Osteopathic Examiners shall elect a president, secretary Dr. Chas. Mahaffey, of Helena, for a term of four years; Dr. Asa M. Wil and treasurer at the first Tuesday in Harch, each year. from among their number, and lard, of Dillon for a term of three years shall have a common Feal, and its president and secretary shall have power to adminis Dr. Orson B. Prickett, of Billings, for ter oaths. Said Board shall bold meetings for the examinations at tbe State Co.pi tol on a term of two years. the first Tuesda! in March and September of each J'ear, and such other meet,ings as may Dr. Chas. Mahaffey graduated from be deemed necessary, each session thereof not to exceed three days, and shall issue cer the American School of Osteopathy in tificates of qualification to all applicants having a diploma from a legalized, recognized and regularly conducted school of of otiteopathy as such, at the time it was issued, or who 1897 and soon after located at Helena. pass the required examination as provided by section four of this act. Said certificate He was reared in Adair Co., Mo., and shall be signed by the president and secretary of said Board, and attested by its seal, followed the profession of teaching prior and shall be conclusive of tbe right of the lawful holder thereof to practice osteopathy to the time he became a student in the in tbe State. Said Board shall keep a record of all proc~edings. also a register of all American School. He enjoys a lucrative applicants for license, together with' bis or her name and age and time spent in the study and practice of osteopathy; and the name and location of the scbool or institute of and successful practice at Helena. Dr. osteopathy f!'om which such applican t holds a diploma; and shall keep a register wbich Asa M. Willard is a graduate of the shall show the names of all applicants licensed; or that are rejected under this Act. American School of Osteopathy of the Said book sball be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein. class of Feb. 1900. He located at Dil SEc'rION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice osteopathy in this State lon shortly after graduating, where he without a license from said Board; provided tbat all persons practicing osteopathy with in this state prior to the passage of this act, and holding a diploma from a legally auth has built up a good practice. He is a orized school of osteopathy of good repute as such and wherein the course of study DR. ASA M. WILLARD, native of Kirksville, Mo., and is the comprises twenty months of four terms of five months each and shall bave been in per Secretary of the Montana Osteo youngest member of the board. He es sonal attendance at said school not If'sS than eighty per cont of the required time, may pathic Eoard. pecially distinguished himself while in be licensed to practice osteopatby in this State by submitting to said Board of Osteo school by obtaining high grades for proficiency in anatomy and physiology. patbic Examiners such a diploma and satisfying such Board that they are the legal holders thereof, or by undergoing an individual examination, as tereinafter provided Dr. Orson B. Prickett graduated from the American School in the year at a regular meeting of said Board for examinations. The fee fot' such license shall be 1898. Since that time he has practiced in Mont., his last location being Bil Twenty Dollars, payable to the secretary of said Board of Examiners when application lings, where he is now permanently located. He is President of the Montana is made for certificate, pt'ovided that in case of failut'e of an applicant to pass a satis Osteopathic Association and has a large practice at Billings. factory fxamination, he will be entitled to a second examination without charge at the . The officers of the Board are, Dr. Chas. Mahaffey, Pres,; Dr. .Asa M. next succeeding meeting of the Board. SEC'l'ION 4. The secretary of the Board of Osteopathic Examiners may, upon exam Willard, Sec'y.; Dr. Orson B. Prickett, Treas. • ination, grant a certificate to an applicant to practice osteopathy until the next meeting In addition the following A. S. O. graduates are now located in Montana: of the said Board. when he shall report the facts, at which time the temporary certifi Dr. J. C. Burton, Missoula; Dr. S. A. Kennedy, Butte; Dr. J. W. Strong, cate shall expire, but such temporary certificate shall not be granted by the secretary Helena; Dr. Lulu B. Hamilton, Red Lodge; Dr. Thomas Sheehan, Great Falls; of said Board after the Board has once rejected the applicant. Di. Ina F. Browne, Lewistown; Dr. Florence Macgeorge, Missoula. SECTION 5. All persons, after March first, ninetoen hundred and one, commencing the practice of osteopathy in this State, in any of its branches, shall apply to said Board © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 150 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 151 for a license to do so, and such applicant at the time and place designed by said Board, \tbe 30urnal of lS'stcopatb~. athy. This is not correct as Mrs. Winner' shall submit to an examination in the following branches, to·wit: Anatomy, physiol· was never a student in Dr. A. T. Still's ogy, chemistry, pathology, gynecology, obstetrics, and theory and practice of osteop school. The illustrations are misleading athy and such other branches as are taught in well regulated and recognhed schools of PUBLISBED MONTHLY UNDER THE AUSPICES and do not hy any means represent the os osteopathy, and deemed advisable by said Board, and shall present evidence of having OF TBE teopathic treatment for the conditions actually attended for at least twenty months or four terms of five months each, a legally AMERICAN SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHY. specifiecl. It would be much hetter for the authorized and regularly conducted school of osteopathy, recognized by said Board of KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI. science if such articles did not appear. Osteopathic Examiners. All exltmination pltpers on subjects peculiar to osteopathy *** shall be examined, and their sufficiency passed upon by the members of said Board, Subscription, - $1.00 per year in advance. whose decision shall be final thereon; and said Board shall cause such examination to A, A. A. O. will meet in Kirksville, July 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1901, (Tuesday, W~dllesday, Thursday. be scientific and practi.cal but of sufficient severity to test the candidate's fitness to Every tssue of THE JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY practice osteopathy. Aner examination, the Board shall grant a license to such appli wIth alltts contents, 1s fully protected by copyright. and Friday.) cauts as shall pass the examination to practice osteopathy in the State of Montana, The American Association fol' the Ad which license shall be granted by not less than two members of such Board, and Practitioners in the field are requested vancement of Osteopathy is an organiza attested by the seal thereof. For the support and maintenance of said board, the fee to send patients who are unable to pay for tion that every osteopath should be a mem for such examination and license shall be twenty collars which shall be paid to treatment to our clinics where they will of. The coming session will be much the the sect'etary thereof. receive proper attention. Cnrrespond largest in the history of the association. SECTION 6, Tbe certificltte provided for in Section 5 of this Act. shall not authorize with Dr. A. G. Hildreth who bas charge Extensiye preparations are already being the holder thet'eof to prescribe Ot' nse dt'ugs in the pracLice of osteopathy, or to perform of this department. made to entertain tbe large crowd that will thi~ be here. Every osteopath is Ul'ged to attend. major Ot' operative surgery; provided, that nothing in act shall be so construed as to * * The time for this meeting is the week prohibit any legalized osteopath in th is state from practicing major or operative surg." The O,steopathic Digest* is the name of a following the graduating exercises and ery after having passed a satisfactory examination in surgery before the State Board of new magazine edited by Drs. C. V. Kel'r the annual reunion of graduates of the Medical Examiners in the State of Montana, and Elizabeth Ewing, of Cleveland, Ohio. American Schoo] of Osteopathy (Jnne .23d SEc'rION 7. The person receiving.such license shall have it recorded in the office It is a neat looldng publication and is well to 27th.) Studclnts and grltdllates are in of the County Clerk in which he or she resides. and the record shall be endorsed there edited. Any addition to osteopathic litera vited to remain and attend the A. A. A. O. on. In case the person so licensed shall remove to another county to practice, the ture that comes from so compet ent a source holder shall record the license in '" like'manner in the cuunty into which he 01' she re will be well received by the profession meeting. Special railroad rates can he moves; and the Count,y Clerk is entitled to charge and receive the usual fee fol' making and public and will he a valuable aid to had for botb meetings. Miss II'ene Hal" K,~nsas such recol'd. the science of osteopathy. wood, of Cisy is the secretat'y of SEUTlON 8. Any person practicing' osteopathy in this State without having first the A. A .•A. O. and Dr. G. D. Hulett, of obtained the license herein provided for, or contrary to the provision of this Act, or *** Kirksville is the secretary of ·the Alumni who, for the purpose of obtait::ing such license, shall falsely represent himself or her We are in receipt of a pamphlet pub· Association. Write to them for particu self to be the holder of a diploma as herein provided, shall he deemed guilty of a mis· lished by Dr. J. H. Sullivan of Chicago. It demeanor, and upon convict.ion thereof, shall be punisbed by a fine of not Jess than lat's. contains several views of the doctor's wall Fifty Dollars, nor mOt'e than One Hundred DoJ]ars, or by imprisonment in the county *** jail fot' a period of not more l han ninety '.lays for eacb offense. It shall be the duty of equipped office, a very good explanation of Case Against Osleopalhists Goes Over to the Next the respective county attorneys to prosecute violations of tbis Act. osteopathy and also a papet' read before Term SEC'l'ION 9. Any such certificate ma~f be revoked by said Board, upon satisfactory the physician's club of Chicago on "What proof of fraud, or misrepresentation in procul'ing the same, or for any violation of the In the Hustinge Court yesterday the Osteopathy Means." Th is papel' is a forc provisions of the certificate, or any gross immoralit~, by the ho]del' tbereof. case for trial was that of the Common ible exposition of osteopath ic princioles, SECTION 10. Out of the funds coming into the possession of said Board, each of the wealth vs Drs. Shackelford and Fout, oste membel'S of said Board, may receive as a com pensation the sum of Fi ve Dollars for each it also ably dietinguished the difference opathists. At the request of 1\1t'. A. B. day actually engaged in the dutie'l of theit' office; logether with all legitimate and nec between osteopathy and other forms of essary expenses incurred in attending tbe meeLings of said Board. No part of the Guigon, representing tbe Medical Board, movement cure Dr. Sullivan is president compensation or 01 her expenses of said BOltrd shall be paid out of the State Treasury. the case was continued until the next. of the Illinois Osteopathic Association and The fees coming into the treasury of said Board shall be paid out. upon warrant of the term of the court. president and seCt'etal'.V thereof in paJment of tbe compensation and expenses of said has an excellent practice. Board in carrying out the provisions of tbis act. Said Board shall make an annual re The defendants wet'e charged with port of its proceedings to the Governor of the State for the year ending on tbe thirty *** practicinglmedicine without license in vi first day of Decem bel' preceding' t he making of said rcport. Said report shall be filed The New York World of March 2,l-th olation of tbe statute. O'.I!'errall & Reges with the Govel'nor on or before tbe fifteenth day of January of each year. contains an article on osteopathy with sev tet' are tbeir counsel. Colonel O'B'el'l'all SECTION 11. The system, met hod. 01' science of treating diseases of the human body commonly known as osteopathy is hereby declared not 10 be the practice of medi eral cuts illustt·ating osteoplttbic treat· stated that!bis clients wel'e ready for trial. cine, or surgel'y wi tbin the meaning of Sections 600, 602, (,03, 60~, fiO,\ 606, 60i, and 608, ment as given hy Ml's. Florence McVey and asked for vind ication at the hands of Chapter Ill, Part III , Tit]e 1, of tbe Political Code of the State of lontana, and Sec Winner, D. O. It i~ represented in the the COUt't. Tbe:question involved is the tions 706, Title 10 of the Penal Code of the Stale of Montana, and not subject to the pro' article that Mrs. Winner is a graduate of visions of said sections. construction of the statute on the subject. SECTION 12. All Acts. or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act, are hereby the oldest American College of osteop whicb requires license before the practice repealed. athy vi", The American School of Osteop- of medicine. Are osteopaths practitioners © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 152 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 153 of medicine? is the question. As Mr. He was also well known as a Republi In the first place the Jnniors are to be that seems to say by its actions "None but Guigon and Commonwealth's Attorney can politician, having taken part in every praised for the wise way in which they our crowd need apply." These two were Richardson desired it the case went over campaign for 20 years. Kirksville has managed the number to be present. Very peculiarly conspicious by their abs,ence. until the next term of the court.-The been his home for a number of years. few tickets were given to others than stu Each manifested an eagerness to meet Times, Richmond, Va. .* * dents or faculty. This fact and a friendly and converse with all. We were gratified * storm made the number present just what to see the faculty well represented and ** Dr. Clark is a graduate of the American * could be comfortably accommodated by taking such an active part in keeping tbe John R. Musick Dead. Sch'wl of Osteopatb,\' in the class of 1898. the available space, Tbe ft'esbmen, on A, S. O. up to the high moral standard He is located at Shet'man, and enjoys an Col. John R. Musick, well known to ev account of being the least acquainted where it so justly belongs. extensive ery osteopath. died in Omaha, April r3, Igor. ,vere asked to come early, wbich they did No literary program was rendered p l' act ice. For a number of years he has been a close and improved the time well in getting ac further than music; and right here is the 'When the os personal friend of Dr. A. T. Still, having quainted with the wortby Juniors and with place to say that Professor Martin justly teopaths 0 f taken Uluc1l interest in osteopathy. He each other, showing themselves to be in deserves tbe praise and popularity which Texas formed compiled for Dr. Still his two books, "The tbe pink of ccndition for the program from is so copiously and unanimously given to an association Philosophy of Osteopathy" and "Autobiog start to fini:::h. The members of the other him for the able way in which he has led he was elected raphy of A. T. Still." classes, the faculty and their friends came the A. S, O. orchestra to fame by his un president and He was bOl'n in St. Louis Connty, Missouri, later. tiring efforts as a musical director. The was also given February 28th, r84g. died in Omaba, Ne On entering tbe south hall we were met boys of the Atlas Club signalized them· chal'ge of the braska, April 13, 1901, aged 52 J ears, 1 and greeted in a most cordial way by the selves by giving us a solo which '\Vas well legis I a t i ve month and 15 days. He was the son of reception committee. If one did not get received and heartily appreciated. Mr. matters. It Ephriam J. Musick, who was also born in acquainted it was because he siro ply would Hodges made us his friends by giv.ing us was thl'ough St. Louis County, Mo., in the year 1816. not. When the upper classmen and facul ty a solo which was well received, convincing the efforts of His mother Mary Musick was born in Ken bad all arrived, tbe reception committee us at once that be is no amateur. the Texas os_ tucky in 1827. mingled in the crowd ar.d devoted them Miss Bryan of the Normal favored us opaths and Mr. Musick recf:ived the B. S. degree selves untiringly to the work of making witti a solo also; none but herself is her DR. D L. CLARK their friends from the Northern Missouri Normal Sc11001 Pres. of Texas Osteopathic Ass'n. that the last people acquainted until ':Ie plus ultra could parallel. The students so expres~ed them in J874, after wbich he studied law and was well have become tbe insignia on the selves in the applause tbey gave her. legislature passed a law which allowed the admitted to the bar in 1877, practiced law crown won by each. There was one disappointment however, osteopath to practice in that state. It W;J,S until 1882, when be decided to devote his The decorations were above criticism. that was much commented on during the a medical bill but it stated that the "oste entire time to literary work. Having The ligbts presented a rich mingling of evening. The absence of the "Old Doc paths were exempted. from the provisions travelled in many parts of tbe world as well of this act." The Texas osteopatbs hope Junior a.nd Freshmen colm's, while four re_ tor" as he is familiarly called, being 8S having been a constant reader, the history to have a bill of their own passed by the freehment booths were alTanged in the called out of town on business, it was im ()f the devel0l'ments of the last ceutury was possible for him to finish and reach Kirks next legislature \Vb ich meets two years colors of the four classes of tbe scbool re at his tongue's end. He had a clever fac hence. spectively The orcheSlt'a took the place ville in time to be with us. 1.11ty of weaving the facts of history into of the lecturer's platform in the north hall * * The writer has never attended a recep smooth interesting stories, attractive alike * and discoursed sweet strains of melody to tion composed of people from every point ~eception. to J oung and old. He studied and wrote The Junior the delight of all present. The seats of the of the compass, so varied in its choice of J:.istory fl'om the standpoint of a story-teller, A belated d inner improves the flavor of north hall were remove<1 and in their amusements, its age and education, where never sacrificing the facts for the sake of the tbe sauce. This is no less true in viands places a living, active enthusiastic mass of there was so much a christian could com story. He was the autbor of "The Columbian than in social I'epasts. The Junior l'ecep young- people mingled, making flcquaint mend, and so little he could conscientiously Novels," in twelve volumes, giving the his tion was somewhat later this year than has ances not soon to be forgotten and forming object to. This is not surprising, however, tory of the United States in twelve beautiful hitherto bepn the custom. It being de_ social ties that may never be broken. when one remembers that in the Freshmen and attracti ve stories: "The History of layed till Friday evening March the 19th When one felt so inclined be was abund· class 55 per cent are professed christians, Hawaii," "The History of the War with on account of several Friday evening lec antly served with t,he most delicious reo in the Sophomore 68 per cent, 'the Junior Spain," etc. etc. He was a frequent con tures whicb had presented claims before freshments by hanqs most willing to ad 54 pel' cent, and the Senior 66 per cent, tributor to the leading magazines of the the good Juniors could decide upon an minister to his pleasure. giving' an average of 63 25 per cent of the country. He held membership in the earlier date. One ignorant of these facts The reception as a whole was one upon students of the school who belong to some Authors Guild of New York and was for might have thongh t of criticising tbem which it would be very difficult, to im· church; 50 percent of the faculty belong to two terms its president. He was also a mem somewbat for tbeir seeming tardiness, but prove. Occasions of this kind like .most some church; and while I am giving statis ber of the Western A~lthors Club of Kansas after that pleasant and ever memorahle othel's of a social nature bave two ruinous tics I may sa~ that tbe records show tbat, City, Mo. Owing to bis tireless industry his occasion he asked for forgiveness of him extremes; first, a degeneration into an un from tbe beginning of the American School output was ahout twice as great as that of self for the thought and said it was all tlie due familiarity on the partof each to otber, of Osteopathy to the time of matriculation the ordinary writer. better for the delay. and s"cond, a heal,tless fOI'mality of caste of the Senior class 60 per cent of the stu- © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 154 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 155 dents have been christians. This shows a come out from under the shadow, and ing into the stateaher that date, must pass drug or medicine by the person holding good record growing better. while the flickering "lamp" now burnE an examination before they can register such limited license shall be practicing The Junior reception this year was a ed· with all the vigor of a new lease on life. and obtain a license to practice. Sec. 4 is medicine without a license, and such per parture, somewhat, from the previous She is equally successful in acute cases to self-explanatory in regard to the scope of son shall be punished therefor as others custom, but that departul'e was for the bet which she is frequently called; the charm the examination. are punished for' practicing medicine ter, and the Juniors brought honor upon of her personality-her quick pereeption Tbis is the osteopathic situation in Indi without a license: Provided further, That themselves from all the classes and facuIt,y. and tact, her ready womanly sympa.thy, ana:-As a matter of news, merely, will any person now holding a diploma issued Especially have they brought gratitude her reassuring voice and manner and say, that the "Board of Registration and from any college of osteopathy in the upon themselves from the Freshman class more than ali l,he magic of her deft fingers Examination, "are scrutinizing all di United States and is a resident of the state for the faultless way in which they enter- in relieving suffering, conquering disease ploma'l presented, quite closely, on of Indiana. sball be granted a certificate tained them. W. C. SWARTZ, and restoring health, renders her presence tbe lines, tbat it shall be fr'om a reput and license to practice osteopathy upon President of the Freshman Class. in the sick room a veritable benediction. able osteopathic college; at least this is presenting his diploma to said board and One of the strongest evidences that she is tbe APPARENT aim. Tbe Board have met clerk and paying the fee required by this act. "Honor fo Whom Honor. ,. making the power of osteopathy felt in twice since the law took effect, and at both meetings, the osteopathic applicants SEC. 5. Whereas, an emergency exists EDl'rOR JOURNAL OF OSTEOPA'l'HY~ this community is the fact that an "M D." were not granted a license; at tbe last for the immediate taking effect of this act, Doubtless you are aware of the effort re -strangely enough one of that school meeting, on the 17th inst., they did not the same shall therefore be in full force cently made in the Alabama Legislature which has been "everywhere spoken act, because they had not received an from and after its passage. to pass a bill to prohibit the practice of the against" has asserted that "M1·S. Ligon' answer to a letter written to the Secre The above became a law on the 11th day healing art by anyone who has not a ought to be ar1"ested." tary of tbe A. A. A. of O. in which they re of Mal"ch 1901. certificate froma medical board. The puritan fathers fled from persecu quested a list of the Associated Colleges of In the sweeping ostracism that this one· tion, and then, with scourge and imprison Osteopathy, the non-receipt of which gave sided, autocratio bill was designed to inaug ment and witch-burning, fell upon every tbe board another stroke of paralysis in its CAlIFOR.NIA OSTEOPATHS ORGANIZE UNDER urate, the osteopath would have been pl'e body else who dare diffel' with their opin action on matters osteopatbic. We are NEW STAlE lAW. scribed by those who know nothing what ions. Human nature is much the same boping tbat in the fulness of time, and eI1eT of the science of osteopathy. today. circumstance and condition favor that this Perhaps your readers are not aware, Nevertheless, Mrs. Ligon's practice con Board of Examiners Holds Its First Regular Meet· Gl"eat and ~'ljghty Board, will find it con that, when this bill had passed the House stantly increases, and she is helping to ing, Elects Officers and Prepares for Ap venient to grant us osteopatbs, what the an~ there .was imminent danger that its hasten the day when the science of osteop plicants. law has made a "Plain Duty." unjust proposition would become the law athy shall revolutionize the whole theory GEORGE TULL, D. O. of Alabama, Mrs. Ellen Barrett Ligon, well and pract,ice of the healing art. Dnder the law regulating the practice E. M. W. of osteopathy passed at the last session of known graduate of the American School Indianapolis, Ind., April 19th, 1901. of Osteopathy, and practicing in this city, Mobile, Alabama, March 4th, 1901. the legislature, the osteopath association having the courage of her convictions, Below is Sec. 4, with amendatory clause, of the state of California held an eleotion went to Montgomery, was invited to speak Osteopathic laws of Indiana which exempts the resident osteopath from on April 2, at which the following osteo before the Senate, and so clearly, so con The medical law enacted by the last leg· an examination: paths were selected to act as the state vincingly,set forth the reasons why'osteo islature in the state of Indiana, and known SEC. 4. The said board may grant limi.· boar'd of osteopathic examiners: ain', paths should not be cavalierly legislated as the "Wood Medical Bill," and its rela ted certificates which shall authorize tbe Tasker, D.O., Los Angeles; Ernest Sisson, against, that the bill was gloriously de tion to osteopathic physicians, are as fol· proper clerk to issne to the holder thereof D. 0., San Francisco; C. A. Haines, D.O., feated-a victory worthy the applause of lows: The amendatory clause to sec. 4, a license to practice osteopathy only. Such Srcramento, each for the term of three the whole family of osteopaths. provides, "That any person now hold ing a certificates shall be issued on the same years. and J. S. White, D.O., Pasadena, Not only has Mrs. Ligon proved herself diploma issued from any college of osteop terms and conditions as others, except that and A. H. Potter, D.O., San Francisco, an accomplished champion of the right of athy in the United StateR and is a resident the applicant therefor shall not be reo each for the term of two years. osteopaths to fair dealing-she is illustrat of the state of Indiana. shall be grantee( a quired to pass an examination in 'materia These gentlemen met in Los Angeles ing every day, the righs of osteopathy to certificate and license to practice osteop· medica, nor shall the college from which Saturday, April 20, at the Pacific School be. Her practice is among the most athy upon presenting his diploma to said be presents a diploma be reqnired to con· of Osteopathy, and organized according thoughtful, most intelligent, best citizens board and clerk and paying the fee re form to the standard fixed by said board as to the provisions of the act under which of Mobile; her office, during hours, is quired in thi~ act.' to instructions in materia medica, but such they were elected. rarely ever without numerous patients Thus reads the amendatory provision, college shall so conform in all other Dr. Dain L. Tasker, of Los Angeles, was awaiting .treatment-some of whom had whi~h is for the purpose of exempting os· branches of instruction. Such license eillcted president; Dl". Ernest Sisson, of been consigned to "death in life" "while teopathic ph;ysicians fl'om examination shall not authorize the holder thereof to San Francisco, secretary, and Dr. C. A. the lamp holds out to burn," by medical who were residing in tbe state when tbe prescribe or uae on one other than himself Maines, of Sacramento, treasurer. experts whose resources had been ex above law became operative, Marcb 11tb, any drugs or medicines, and any sucb ad· The law provides that licenses shall be hausted without effecting cures, have 1901. All pbJ,sicians, of an~ scbool, com- ministration,. prescription or use of any granted to those who legally hold a diplo· © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 156 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 157 mil. from a college of osteopathy, recog-, Having now recovered from the third at students of the Amet'ican School of Osteo the Kansas osteopath met last winter to nized by this board of examiners, or to tack of appendicitis under your skiliful pathy. Not many of the students realize form an associaLion Dr. Hulett was elected those who have passed the examination of treatment, I desire to express my confi what they are getting until they have been President. At this meeting among other the board. It was decided after careflllly dence and firm belief in the drugless sys in the field a while then they see that the things it was decided that Kansas should studying the methods and courses of study tem, called osteopathy, fot, the cure of A. S. O. is all and more tban they had ex have a law to regulate the practice of os now being followed by the associated col acute as ~ell as chronic diseases. I am pected and its not on paper as some of teopathy. Every member of the associa leges of osteopathy to recognize the work very thankful that I ever took the time to them are, having been a member of two tion went to work with this end in view done in any of the associated colleges and consider the merits of this new method of other schools of osteopathy I know where and as Dr. Hulet~ was located at the capi the California College of San Francisco. healing". I trust that it may become of I speak. tol city he took personal cbarge of the in A large part of the time of the meeting widely known that suffering humanity may I am getting along nicely and have terests of the osteopaths. was consumed in the working outof details enjoy hs benefits. given saLisfaction and even more than had Dr. Greenwood of Leavenworth made a of procedure according to the law. The I would suggest that an organized effort been expected either by the pal,ties or my trip to Topeka to help tbe good work form of the certificate to practice was be made to inform legislators in every self, as I have had some new things which along. Every osteopath in the state did agreed upon and the seal of the board was state where osteopathy has not been rec I have never treated until now, but tbanks good work. The bill passed is entitled adopted. ognized and given legal standing, to the to the science of osteopathy if we know "A Bill to Regulate the Practice of The first examination under the law will end that such legislation may be enacted as something of the science we do not have Medicine, Surgery and Osteopathy." The be held on Thursday, July 16. The sub will give it and the public proper pt'ote0 to have the expedence in tbat particuIa.r part which related to osteopathy is as fol jects upon which applicants for a license tion against qua0ks and imitators. affliction to be able to give the relief; it's lows: will be examined are as follows: anatomy, Very gratefully, like percentage, if we know the subject "Pt'ovideu further, that any graduate of physiology, physiological chemistry, pub JAMES McDOWELL, we can "do the sum." a regularly chartered school of osteopathy. tic health, histology, pathology, gynecol· 22 E. Gay St. Yours truly, wherein the requirementB for the giving ogy, obstetrics, principles and practice of W. T. THOMAS, D. O. of a diploma shall include a COUI'se of in osteopathy, symptomotology, physical struction of not less than four terms of The lIfin ~is Association Will M~et May 4th in diagnosis and minor surgery. Three days five months. each, in two or more separaLe Chicago will be devoted to ~his examination. Those years, shall be given a certificate of The Annual meeting of the Illinois State desiring to secure the certificate of the Dr Hulett license to practice osteopathy upon the Association of Osteopaths will be held in board by examination can secure further is one of the presentation of such diploma; provided Chicago, Saturday May 4th at 4 p. m. in particulars by addressing- the secretary, pioneers in that the board may in its discretion accept the offices of Drs. Switzer, Darling-, Mc Dr. Ernest Sisson, 608 Parrott building, the practice in lieu of examination or diploma the cer Connell & Bunting, 57 Washington St., San Francisco. of the science tificate of the board of registration and ex fiftb floor. A reception was tendered to the visHing of osteopathy amination of any otber state or territory It is of course expected tbat all osteo members of the board atthe Pacific School having taken of the United States or any foreign coun paths in the state will endeavor to be of Osteopathy, Saturday evening, by the up the study try whose stanuards of qualification for present, as new offi:lers are to be elected, Los Angeles members of the osteopathic in 1894. He practice are equivalent to those of this and important ma~ters discussed. association of the state. bad been ac state." It has baen suggested that a dinner be Dr. 'l'asker, Haines and White are grad quainted arranged for, and no doubt this will be a uates of the Pacific School. Dr. Potter is with Dr. Still feature of the meeting. a graduate of The Northern Institute and a number of EALES A"IO TABER·S. Please arrange to be . witb us on Dr. Sisson of the American School of Os. yeal's before teopathy. this occasion so full of importance to us all. he en t ere d Anatomical and Physiological Encyclopedic Chart Notify the undersigned as to your at of the Human Body. The new board while in session sent the his school as tending so that suitable arrangements may DR. CRAS. E. HULETT or Topeka, a stu den t following message to Dr. Still: be made. President of the Kansas Osteopa- thic Ass'n. and was one The most complete osteopathic cbart Los ANGELES, CALIF., April 20. Ft'aternally Yours, of those who saw that osteopathy was soon ever published. An encyclopedia of An DR. A. T. STILL, Kirksville, Mo. J. H. SULLIVAN, Pres. First osteopathic board of examiners in to be recogn ized as a rational system of atomy and Physiology. A digest of symp first session send greetings and best the heal~ng art. toms and diagnosis. A complete dietary. wishes. A Letter From Dr. Thoma,. He was engaged in the mercantile busi A key to osteopathy. Over five thousand ERNEST SISSON, D.O., Sec'y. DR. G. M. LAUGHLIN, Kirksville, Mo. ness in Kit'ksville prior to 1894. For the past questions conectly answered. Sold under My DEAR SIR.-I have not written you three years he has been pt'acticing in To· an absolute guarantee to refund money if direct since I left your grand old institu peka where he bas buiit up a successful 'not satisf.actory. Agents wanted. Address, A Grateful Patient, tion but I assure you I have thought of business. He is to be congl'atulated for so J. J. EALES, D.O., Waukesha, Wisconsin, COLUMBUS, OHIO, APR. 11, 1901. you many timed and the splendid course ably upholding tbe banner of true osteo or C. WILDUR Taber, DO., 1315 Masonic M. F. HULE'.r'.r, D.O.-Dear Doctor, which vou are giving the people who are pathy against imposters and frauds. When Temple, Cbicago, Ill. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 158 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. JOURNAL OF OST·E0PATHY. 15<} Personal Mention. at Rush ville, Ill. to Dr. Chas. M. Graham the one in use in human affairs; which wish to mention, have the power to resist it Dr. M. Hook, of Denison, Texas, has and will locate at Denison, Tex.• latter is negative, and its quality is-not that power exists normally in the human changed his location to Honey Grove Tex. Dr. E. S, Willard has located at Norfolk, being dishonest. But the definition of body. If it fails to operate, allowing dis Dr. D. N. Downing has changed his lo Va. If the medica1 men don't have him honesty in ,1E\.e in rature is not-to do no ease to prevail, it is because in some way cation from Fayetteville, Tenn., to Topeka, a1'l'ested he will fare be't~er than Drs. wrons;but never to fail to do 1'ightj never to its freedom to operate is negatived, Even Kas. Shakleford & Fout at Richmor.d. fail to do evertJthing that is called fOl'; stimulated or exaggerated conditions are never to fail to know every ciJ'cumstance the results of a negatived function some· Dr. S. Y Kennedy has changed his loca The fo]]owing Alumni visited the that need be known. In nature, ignorance where orof some sort. tion from Palestine, Texa~, to Glov8l'sville, A. S. 0., dUl'ing the past month: Dr. H. New York. B. Mclnt)'re, Brooklyn. N. Y.; Dr. H. M. or inability is punished just as morq,l or Not only did the Creator not put into the Cobb, MeFall, Mo .. DI'. G. E. Louden, wilful wrong. If you will notice, buman body conditions that favor or allow dis Gov. Toole, of Montana, who signed the law is tending toward that point of view. ease; but he did put there the principles osteopathic bill recently passed in that Burlington, Vt.; Dl'. Ivan Dufur. Williams port, Pa.; Dr. Mabel McClanahan, Oscela, This is the definition of honesty he has of adaptation and resistance, the conditions state has been a patient of Dl'. Sullivan of learned from nature. And here is his of Liberty-which is to say the principles Chicago and DI'. 1\1 ahaffey of Helena. Ia.;Dr, B. F. Reesman, McComb. 111.: Dr. John Cr'awfor'd, Rushville, III.; Dr. Geo. question: of health. Think for a minute; what if Dr. J. D. Wir~, of St. Louis, has bought Fout, Richmond, Va.; Dr, Dicy Owen, "Can an honest God create a dishonest they were not there? This, then, is that out Dr. W. H. Eckert his partner, and will ]ndianola,Ia., Dr. L ..J, Marsha]], Hanni~ work? Could an honest God create a dis consistent method by which we may be continue the practice at their old otltee in bal, Mo.; Dr. Irene Hal'wood, Kansas City, honest work, and boa.t about it? The preserved in the midst of our enemies of the the Commercial Bldg. Dl'. Wirt has been Mo.; Dr. Iva A. Ke.vte, Clarence, Mo.. Dr. most skilful and honest mind that ever physical world. Nothing but the weaken very successful in his practice and no Elb:abeth Hal've,)" Trinidad, Colo.; D~. B. proposed to itself a task, made-man; and ing of some normal function allows the abo doubt will continue to do a good business F. Roberts, Lincoln, Ill.; Dl', Joseph the best grammarian that ever used a word normal condition. in St. Louis. Moss, Ashland. Neb.; Dr. 'iI', N. White, applied to that cI'eaLion the adjective Upon this conclusion is the science of l~cated Dr. Asher \\Tingarll has l'ecently Leon, Ia.; De. Clyde Griffin, Dawson 'good,' and t.o that adjective 'goood' the osteopathy founded, and in course of build at Yorkers.N. Y. Springs, Ky; Dr'. Cecil Bush Bonta, adverb 'very.' Was God vain, or did he ing. The Old Doctor is fond of reprEsent· Misses Dawson and Renshaw have Peoria, 111., Dl'. Isaac, E. Scobee, Norfolk, mean that man was 'very good'? If we ing his science as at war with the powers formed a pal'tner~hip fOl' pl'actice at 113 Neb.; DI', P. H. !\luel'ay, Falt'bul',)", Neb. find no qualifying- 'for some things' nor a of ineetia and obstl'uctioo so-we will call Alfred street, Detroit, Mich. 'for nothing' must we not take it to it the osteopathic "war cry" is Libel'ate. mean that for that purpose for which he We might very appropriately and very Dr. H. 111. Still, after twel ve veal'S of was created, for every task and condition truly make use of the words "Give him constant practice is taking a vac~tion to For Sale. that should be put to him, he was very Liberty or give him death!" The condi attend to some business matters. In the 1"01' sltle a fine practice, in a southern tions of liberty are the pl'inciples of health. fall he expects to locate in New York. citS: 2-i,000 population. Object in selling good?" want to go east. Lock box 75, Kirllsville, The question carries its answer with it. Find and remove that which is interfering;. Dr. A. E. Braden has sold out to his Mo. If that' Creator into that creature put correct that which is obstrueting the lib· partner Dr. R S. Johnson at Walla 'Walla spontaneous generators of disease, was he erty of the diseased parts; remove that. Wash. Dr. Braden will locate in th~ honest, or could he call it "good"? Or if which is cutting off the blood and lymph and west again. A Sermon. He put His creature into contact with nervous life currents, strangling them to Dr. J. F. Poage has located at Ottumwa, E. E. TUCKER, 1st TERM CLASS. causes of discomfort and disease that it death. Remove all negations. Nature is Ia. The Old Doctor asked me this question had no power to overcome, how could He nowhere negative. but everywhere posi· The Old Doctor, a lover of reason, areas. call it "very good?" tive. Loosen and release. The body dies Dr Chas. Hartupee has returned to Red oner, and an honest man, because he has Let us not convict God of dishonesty nor not by what, it gets rid of, but by what it Wing, Minn., where .he will again prac looked into the heart of nature as well as tice his profession. natureof lack of wisdom. In every cre cannotget rid of, 01' cannot substitute. .1:'1'0 into the hearts of men, and studied the ation of God's mind and nature's law-they vide for perfect liberty and allow the Dr. Geo. Follt. of Richmond, Va., and plan of its building; and into the mind of mean the same thing-will be found every body to recover by its own inherent Miss Madge Thomas of Ft. Madison, Iowa, God a Ii ttle, also, thl'ough Bis works; and power needful to the continuance of per powel'. We cannot surpass t.his, nor sub were married Thursday, April IS, 1901. be()ause from no other source in this deep fect health and nOl'mal conditions. stitute for it, nor improve upon it in any Dr. H. M. Cobb, of McFall, Mo., and universe do we learn reason and honesty Bas not man continued on earth these way; for we at'e not wiseI' than the Cre Miss Mabel Stewart were married Apl'il except they come at the first from'these: many-these how manJ·-ages? And even ator. To put into the body anything that 3d, ]901 The Old Doetor, I say, asked me this ques deity must employ some metbod of working; does not nOl'mally belong there is to show Dr. p, M. Meeks and Mr's, Nellie H. tion: must employ a consistent method of pre· lack of faith in God's power and wisdom, Meeks have located at Columbus, Neb. But before I present his question, let me serving mankind on the face of the earth; and to do violence to h is methods. Drs. Chas. Corbin and Wm. Meeks have first present his definition of honesty, for can anything be done without a method of The testimony of two witnesses is true. located at Basting-s, Neb. it will be of use in understanding his the doing? Since some men, being put Bere are two witnesses: t'eason, and those question. That definition is the one de into contact with an)' cause of disease you who have been cured. Dr. John Crawford has sold his practice rived feom nature, and is different from © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. 161 REPORTED BY CHAS. SOMMER, D.O., end of a month the eye is well with the ex. MUNCIE, IND. ception of an occasional involuntary wink- Slipped Cervicals:- * A prominent steel manufacturer of * * Muncie, suffered for several months with REPORTED BY J. R. BULLARD, D.O., MAR constant pain in his right arm and shoul· SHALLTOWN, IOWA. REPORTED BY W. E REID, FROSTBURG, MD. The case was treated ten weeks and dis. del'. The pain was almost unbearable. Appendicitis:- lfeart Trouble:- missed cured, having gained from 116 His physicians advised him to go abroad. This case is reported, not because cases Mr. A.--age 28, had been suffering pounds to 138. . He came to me in Dec. 1899. I found a of appendicitis are rare, but rather that. severely with recurring attacks of heart lesion in the 5th and 6th cervical verte the osteopath racely g~ts to treat one. trouble. After a course of drug treatment, This, I think, is because the people gen Stomach Tt'ouble and Constipation:- brae, irritating the brachial plexus. Six which failed to alleviate his suffering, I weeks of osteopathic treatment left him erally do not know that we can success A lady ~bout 50 had suffered fOl' years was called. On examination, lesions were without a pain, and able to attend to bus fully handle such cases. Beports of such with her stomach and for three years found in upper dorsal region affecting the iness. cases should be Eof special interest to the had not been able to retain a whole meal nerves to the heart. Muscles were also profession and are in a way educational or a drink of water. The family physician very much contracted and ribs depressed, to the people. told the husband he could do no more for REPOR'rED BY H. M. COBB, D.O., M'FALL, thus interfering with the action of the Mr. Ogden, Marshalltown, Iowa, age 50, her only to ease her along until the end MO. heart by mechanical pressure. Treatment Mrs. C--- had been suffering for two was taken suddenly with severe pain in came, which would not be long. The was directed to rectifying the above ab weeks with a severe pain in his foot and right iliac region, with vomiting, and! lesions fond were posterior condition of normalities and working on the pneumo had tried two M. D's, one the first week cramping and drawing up of legs. Dur middle dorsals and ribs on right s~de gastric nerves. The patient only had one and the other the second. They applied ing the first three days illness he was un dropped down. My work was to reduce attack after I began treating him and remedies to the foot with no benefit. I der the care of an M. D., who thought. the lesions and stimulate all the organs, after one month's treatment he was dis. was called at the beginning of the third from the first that an operation might .be after the fourth treatment she retained missed cured. week and found no trouble in the foot but necessary and reached that conclusion her victuals and drink. I treated the case traced the cause to the 2d and 3d lumbar, definitely the third day. When the fami· about 6 weeks and she was able to eat deviated to the right, caused by falling ly was so informed they decided to try Shoulder Pains:- anything she cared for and never suffered downstairs just before the trouble in the osteopathy first and sent for me. The I was called to see a lady 6fi years of age, any incon venience or pain. This patient foot began. I corrected this and after the foregoing is a history of the case as given who was suffering with pains in the right was sent me by a retired M. D. whose wife me when called. shoulder joint extending backward along I had cured of stomach trouble. second treatment she had no more trouble, and it has been three months~ago. Ifound great tenderness at McBurney's the shoulder blade. She too had faUed to point, which spot according to the pa get relief from drugs. After one treatment Rheumatism:':"" *"* tient's story was the:seat'of the pain with pain disappeared and there has been no REPOR'rED BY R. H. WlLLIAMS, D.O., 412 An attorney, ex-representative of Clark pains shooting upward and downward indkation of its returning. The tr"at. E. 4th ST., CINCINNA'rI, OHIO. Co., Iowa had rheumatism and stomach from that point. Abdomen was quite ment consisted in the relaxation of the Earache:- trouble. One leg was rather stiff and it tympanitic. Temperature 102. Liver was muscles about shoulder and upper dorsal Miss Mabel Powers, of G06dman, Miss., was with some trouble and pain that.he enlarged and very tender in the region of region, raising and spreading the upper has suffered with intense earache for mounted the stairs. He was treated one the gall bladder. There was history of ribs on the right side, .thus allowing the years. The atlas was slipped to the right month and said he had no further use of alternate diarrhoea and constipation. vital fluids and forces in that region to very slightly: Since the first treatment No bony lesion could be detected but circulate properly. . an osteopath as he was well and could run up the steps like a boy. seven weeks ago, she has never had an was very sensitive and muscles badly con **.* earache although the weather has been tracted at first and second lumbar and at very changeable. eight and ninth dori?al. The first treat REPOR'l'ED BY W. T. THOMAS, D. O. Paralysis Left Side:- SEDALIA. MO. ment which was principally, strong inhi A boy 4 years old, had whooping cough Eye Trouble:- Dysmenorrhea, Etc:- bition at the first and second lumbar, gave and in paroxysm of coughing was thrown Mrs. Sally Dagenbardt, of Kosciusko, immediate relief and patient slept, first A young lady, 25 years old, who had suf into a spasm, coming out of that the entire has had a constant t.witching of the right time since attack. Later, treatments fered for several years with painful and left side, arm and leg was paralyzed. eye for a year. I found the upper fi ve were given to correct the action of the irregular menstruation, gastralgia, consti Lesions found were in the lower cervicals cervical vertebrae very loose and .twisted lesion. Treatment was given twice the pation, headaches, etc., came to me for and upper dorsals where my treatments in almost every conceivable way. The first day afterward once a day for ten days treatment after several M. D's. said noth were confined. After first treatment he first treatment broke up a gath!wing that when the case was discharged cured. No ing more to' be done for her. She was was able to go about the house and after neither Mrs. D. or myself knew was there. more medicine was taken after the first os· taking five drops of strychnine three times six weeks scarcely a trace of the paralysis In fact there was no indication of anything teopathic treatment. Diet was restricted per day'and eating toast and tea. I found a remained. In ten weeks I pt'onounced him of the sort and never had been. At the to liquids for the first five days. sterior condition of dorsals and lumbars. cured. . © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO •••.•..•••••••••••••••••• '.'~ ••••••••••••~••••••• t r: ~ATHLEfip' NOTES-?(,I1l/V>-- :1 •••••••••••••••• ;>:-;<; : ••••• •• An:;ent should do well in the mile and Athletics is now an established factor in with a week's more training will be fit. our school as has been demonstrated by In the hammet' throw we are exception the great victories of our foot ball team last ally strong', LaFon, Jones and Cleary are and the enthusiasm this spring in all events. up in three figures and improving every The base ball, basket ball and track day. LaFon shows a trifle stronger but is teams are working hard every day and ev hard pushed. Every day shows improve· ery day is bl'i ghtel' than the yesterday. ment in this event. New material, better playing and more Jones and Mahaffey are putting the shot enthusiasm as the wot'k continues is' rich in excellent form a~ is also Cain. LaFon nutrition to bring forth a thoroughly suc and Cleary are devoting their attention cessful athlet.ic team. It is with us this solely to the bammer. year ;tnd now we have perfect weather A lucky lind it was when Reid was dis we are bound to win our laurels. covered for the high jump. He is going A word to the students en masse, we way beyond our expectation and is looked want yon, all, every student, to join the upon as a sure winner. Dobson, Rust, athletic association whether you are inter Eastman and Pettit are all working in ested in athletics or not. Help support good form. them for they are doing you as much good Dobson, Rust and Reid are doing good as those who are llirectly connected with work in the broad jump. Bumpus, Dan· them. Think of what it does for you in iels and Redfield are out for the laurels. the field, many people would nevet' hear Pettit and Hook seem to be the only of osteopathy were it not for the victories ones out for the pole vault. . of her athletes. Don't wait to be asked to By the 18th we will hoWe out one of the join but when you see Pres. Dobson, or strongest if not the very strongest teams Secretal'y Ross hand them a dollar and in the state. show your college spirit. "- BASE BALL. ~ TRACK AND FIELD. '- In this line of athletics the patronage to "- Het'e we have material that is fast shap the games is not what it should be, consid· ~ ing into a team invincible and one every ering- the team we have. .~.,~ student will be proud of in the spring In the box we have Reese and Longpre , , meet, the 18th of this month at St. Louis. both playing 3d on off days. Manatt behind We want five hundred rooters with us and the bat is by far the best we ever had. I fear not that we will have easily that num· Mayer covers 1st like an old timer, play bet'. ing a sure steady game. At the bat he is In the sprints, 100 yd-220 yd-and 440 one of the strongest in the team. yd-there are a score of fast men. Un Illinski at ~d plays well but is mlich bet doubtedly Deming leads in all the sprints ter at bat. for he is but little short of a phenomenon. The out field is strong with Henry and It is a stand off betWeen Love, Bumpus Ament in left field, Dobson center and and Polmeteer ror the 100 and 220. Eastman PeHit right. will enter in the 4-l0 and is rapidly work On April 8th Grinnell met with a defeat ing up speed and endurance. at our hands, bnt evened it up on the 13th. Redfield will take care of the half mile Central fell before Swamstadt on the 22d. He is in fine condition and is timing out Reese was in the box in the first game with fast. Grinnell and Longpre the second. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO 164 JOURNAL OF OSTEOPATHY. ADVERTISEMENTS. Following is a score of the games Home. Miss Bowes; Left Forward, Miss played: Morris; Right Forward, Mrs. Wilkes OSTEOPATHY IN KANSAS CITY, MO. APRIL 8th. (Captain); Center, Miss Harrison; Right DR. A. L. McKENZIE, A.B.O. 4 2 0 5 1 4 0 2 x-18 Guard, Mrs. White; Left Guard, Miss Ed Graduates of A. T. Still's American DR. GINEVRA 1. GREEN, } Sch. of Osteopathy, Kirks\'ille, Mo, Grinnell 1 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 0-13 wards; Guard, Miss Waterman. DR. CHAS. I DALEY, Negotiations are pending with Columbia APRRIL 13th. Office 'Phone. "Union 120." OFFICE HOURS: 9 a. m. to 6p. m. and St. Louis for games. An effort will be Res. 'Phone, "Union 191." Entrances 913~ Main St., or 912 Walnut Street. A.S. O. 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0-6 Suite 300-21, New Ridge BuHding. made to secure a game during the state Grinnell 1 5 5 7 0 0 0 7 0-25 meet. Manager Harrison will probably ERNEST SISSON, D, O. APRIL 22. secure a game or two with the State Nor EFFIE SISSON, D. 0 .. A.S.O. 5 3 0 2 2 2 3 2 3-22 mal befo~e the season is over. (Graduate of the American School of Osteopathy), 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0-7 Cen. Col. Everybody go to St. Louis and help the Kirksville, Missouri. On May 2d Kansas university will cross team win the state meet. Remember it is bats with us at the home ground~. . on tbe 18th of this month and especially Oakland, California and San Francisco, California. Central College asks for a return game low rates will be offered. 4,5 and 6 Gas Co.' s Bldg., I3t1t and 608 Parrot Bldg., Market which will be played at Fayette, May 7th. Last month we had with us the Minneap Clay Streets. Street. On May 8th a game has been arranged olis base ball 1eam, in training 1.01' the with Missouri to be played at Columbia. coming season. DR. EARLE WILLIARD, At Bloomington, Ill. No further schedule has yet been an Manager Bell brought his team here for J. D. CUNNINGHAM, Graduate American School nounced. the spring training in order that they MRS. NELLIE V. CUNNINGHAM, Kirks\~l1e, Graduates A. S. 0., June class 1901. Crowds are in daily attendance at the might have the benefit of the treatments. of Osteopathy, Will locate in Bloomington about July 1st, the basket ball practice for it is the first Last year this team which was t,be Sioux Missouri. .. .. 1901, for tbe Frllctice of Osteopathy. organization of the fair athletes of which City team were in tenth place until Capt. NORFOLK, VA. (Authorized by Illinois State Board of Health.) we have ever boasted. At fil'st the crowd Glascock took them in hand and from then went to see some fun, for they thougbt it on they rapidly advanced to third place at would be a harum scarum bail' pulling the end of the season, only nine points be DR. HUGH R. BYNUM, match, but now they are beginning to see low the winners. Capt. Glascock is confi the science of the game and look on in dent of the pennant this year as well he wonderment at the skill of the players. might be with the splendid material and Osteopathic * Physician. Every afternoon tbe girls are hard at especially the harmony and good fellowship Graduate A. S. O. Undl'r the Foundel' of tbe Science. work and are becoming more and more that prevails. All the team are overly MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. proficient. enthusiastic over the courtesy accorded INFIRMARY. RESIDENCE. Captain Wilkes who also coaches the them during their stay here and are anx-. Fourth Floor. Randolph Building. IoSr La Rose St. Tel. 2330. players is well versed on the intricate ious to make Kirksville their permanent HOURS: 9 to 12 a. m .. 2 to 4 p. m. HOURS: By Appointment.... points, so is capable of tUI'ning out a win spring headquarters. Telephoco=tatlon and Examination Free. Magazine Explaining Osteopathy Free ning team. Suits have been ordered for The Minneapolis boys surely have the the players and are to be red jerseys and best wishes of l'Jl who were fortunate Graduates A. S. O. black bloomers. Here's to the girls, that enough to meet them. We will all watch CECIL R. ROGERS, D. O. CLARENCE VINCENT KERR, D.O., they may make tbe school proud of the red their progress in the Western League and ELIZABETH B. EWING, D.O., and black. cbeer them on to victory. liThe Up..-town Osteopath." Following is the line up of the regular H. J. PETTIT, Osteopathic Physicians, team: Athletic Editor. NEW YORK CITY, 8r2 New England Building, Graduate A. S. O. 275 Central Park, West, Phone ===' DR SETH M. 'rROWBRIDGE DR. ELIZABETB B. McELWAIN Near 87th St. Bell-M-3504. Cleveland, Ohio. Graduate A. S. O. at Kirksville. Mo. Graduate S. S. O. at Franklin, Ky. P. MILL-\RD, D.O., . R. L. PRrCE, M. D., D. O. TROWBRIDGE & McELWAIN, F '. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American School ot Osteopathy. Jackson, Mississippi. Klrksvllle. Mo. Osteopathists Rooms 30~ 9-10 11 Opera House. AKRON, OHIO. Consultation and Examination Free Gradu1te A. S. O.,llirksville, Mo. Ostevpathic Literature Gladly Sent on Application Selma, Alabama Rooms 50.'; and 006, Office Hours-9 to 12 a. m. Everett Bllilding. -1 to 4 p. m. Graduate Louisville Medical CoUege. © Still NationaJ Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO l[ ADVERTISMENTS. PROFESSiONAL CARDS. III THE Englewood Infirmary. JULIEN HOTEL, Rooms 14-16-18'-2°'22, same floor as Dining Room. COR, 63RD ST. AND STEWART AVE., CHICAGO, ILl. A. T. STILL INFIRMARY ALBERT FISHER, Sr., D. O. Graduate American Schooi of Osteopathy. The hetel management will make special rates to patients wIshing to board and room where they OLD At Kirksville, Mo. be under my constant care. WIRT ST. LOUIS INFIRMARY, SUITE 708 COMMERCIAL BLDG. Cor. 6th and Olive Sts. ~CUR£S BY TH£~ JEROME D. WIRT, D.O·, Registered in Illinois and Miswuri. Successor to W. H. ECKERT, D. O. Office Established 1898 Bell 'Phone, Main 1560 M. SCIENCE OF OSTEOPATHY Graduate of the A. T.• Still School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. ALL DISEASES WHICH ARE KNOWN :R~ E_ S:NI:IT:H:, D_ 0_, AS CURABLE.---- .... Graduate A. S. 0 .... 412-413 Macleay Bld'g, Cor. 4th and Wash Sts., PORTLAND, ORE. Practice confined to the Treatment of Genito·Urinary diseases. DR. A. T. STILL, founuer of the Science of Osteopathy, has associated with Literature sent on application. him, in his iofirmary organization, the oldest and most successful practitioners and exponents of the science, selected with special reference to their fitness for The J. B. Kinsinger Infirmary of Osteopathy. the work of practically demonstrating the principles of Osteopathy and occupy 820 8th Floor Stevenson Building. ing positions as teachers and lecturers in the American School of Osteopathy. All are regular graduates of this sehoo!. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. The students in the school are not pel'mitteu to even assist in treating the Graduate of The American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. nfirmary patients. All the work is done by regular operators. The examining previous to treatment is conducted by Dr. Still's son, OSTEOPATHY FOR LUNG TROUBLE assisted by the operators. After examination the patient is assigned to the Where all the ConditlOus are Best In "Asheville the Beautiful, The Laud of the Sky" rooms in which he or she will receive treatment, and placed under the.eare of .Asheville N. C. Osteopathic Institute, C. M. Case, M. D, D. O. Mgr. an Osteopath best suited to the case. Late Professor of Principles and Practice, Southern School of Osteopathy, Ex-Asst. Phy As yet no hospital or sanit,trium has been provideu in connection with the sician St. Louis City Hospitals and Ex-A. A. Surgeon U. S. Army. Infirmary. Patiellts are c;tred for in hotels, boarding houses aod private resi dences \vithin easy reach. Charge~ for board ancl room in pl'ivate residences Do you want a are from $3 to $6 per week; in hotel from $5 to $10 per week. . , The fees for treatment at the Infirmary are $25 per mouth. Where :Bust or Medallion patients are unable to come to the Infirmary for treatment, au extra charge of --OF- $1 to $2 per visit is added. . A repreRentative of the Infirmary I!)eets all trains, day and night, t~ help ANDREW T. STILL? all patients who may need assistance and see that they are properly cared for. The Busts are 16 inches high. of good quality and durable, Adelress all letters of inquiry to We will ship you one $300. We will send you' a Medallion 13 A. T. STILL INFIRM'ARY, • inches in diameter, for $1. 50. KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI. Order from the Journal of ~steopathy. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO v IV PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. D. L. Conner, D. O. SULLIVAN CHICAGO INFIRMARY. PHIENIX INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY. 0# 0# ~emple. OFFICE: 14 North Second Ave., PHOENIX, ARIZONA . ma90ntc 504 . D. L: Conner, D.O., G:raduate of the American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. wIll receIv~ a.nd treat all klOds of c~ronic cas~s witho~t the use of knife or drugs. JOSEPH. SULLIVAN, D.O., Registered, . Phoe.ll1x IS the.grea~ natural sall1tanum o~ the Un:ted States, with an unapproachable MARY E. KELLEY, D.O., Registered. ,!1Dt~r cl\l;nate for I?valtds. The Infirmary will be open from September until June, enab 11l~g Invaltds to avaIl themselves of osteopatbic treatment while enjoying this unrivalled climate. All Work done by appointment. Office Establislzed I894· Osteopathy in Kansas City, Missouri. J. O. HATTON, D. 0.. Graduate A. S. 0 Class of '92 • Formerly Operator in the A. T. MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF OSTEOPATHY Still Infirmary, Kirks\ ille. Mo. St. Louis. MiSSOUri. -OFFICE- Dr. W. J. Conner, ~ ~hronic ~ise~ses ~ Speci~1ty, Consultatiou free. (,;ompetent lady assistallt. Odd 4V~li~~~;5B~i~dlng ~ to 12 Offioe: 204 New York Life Building, We treat All clas~e~ of rlisease~ without the use of l.rug"t. HOURS: { 1 to 4 Kansas Oity, :Missouri. JAMES R. SHACKLEFORD, D.O.• Pres. NAT. H. SHACKLEFORD, D. 0 CONNER INSTITUTE OF OSTEOPATHY, OSTEOPATHS. MISS MARY A. CONNER, D. O. WM. B. LINVILL, D. O. Graduates American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville Mo. Nashville Infirmary of Osteopathy. Hours: 9 to 4, Sunday Excepted Branch Office: Middleton, O. Wilcox Building, ,J ,J Nashville, Tenn. CINCINNATI, OHIO. 18 303 Neave Builrling. Graduates A. S. O. Office Established 97. THE DETROIT OSTEOP~THV DEN~ER KATHRYNE M. SEVERSON, IN CARRIE A. GILMAN, Institute of Osteopathy, N. Alden Bolles, D. 0.; Mrs. Nettie H. Bolles, D. O. Detroit, Miohigan. Graduates A. S. O. W. H. JONES, D. 0, E. A. CHASE, D.O., BOLLES INSTITUTE OF OSTEOPATHY. Osteopathic Physicians, MINNIE E. DAWSON, D. O. Member Associated Colleges of Osteopathy. Honolulu, Hawaii. Third Floor Ferguson Building, 232 Wood Established 1895, Chartered for teaching and practicing Osteopathy. ward Ave. Branch office Adrian, 1457-59 Ogden St. near Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado. GRADUATES A. S. O. Michigan. NELL MARSHALL GIDDINGS, Gjj;O. F. BURTON, . Graduate DR. H. W. WILDER sOrt A. S. O. Middleton, Ohio. Graduate.Amerlcan School of Osteopathy, Kirks OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Graduate A. S. o. 503 Frost Building, Cor. Second and North Main Street. ville, Missouri. "orne Institute of Osteopathy Cleveland, Ohio. Broadway, W. B. Linville, D. O. MEMPHIS, TENN. OFFICE HOURS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 37 and 38 Southern Expre3s Building Mon. and Tues.} 9 4 611 Kew Eng. B'ld'g Graduate of The American School of Osteo Thurs. and Fri. 'Phone, ~ain, 2932. J Ofllce Hours -9 eo 12 A. M.; 2 to 5 P. M. The Pioneer Osteopath of Memphis. In the prac Wed. and Sat. 9-12 ResIdence, 1038 West 17th Street. pathy, 'Kirksville, Mo. tice since 1892 Graduates American School of DR. E. R. BOOTI-I, H. E. NELSON, D. O. Graduate Osteopathy, Kirksville Missouri. A. S. O. MRS. CORNELIA A. WALKER, ",,((J)§teoIPatlh1rrc ~ PlhlysucrraInl"CI OSTEOPATH, IRENE HARWOOD, Office Hours; 210 W. St. Cathrine St. Suite 65, Atlas Bank Building, OSTEOPATHISTS, Office Hours: Escept Thurs. & Sun., Louisville, Ky. 9 to 12 a. m., I :30 to 4 p: m. er12 a. m., 2-4 p. m. 30t'{d~;~ N. Y. Life Kansas City, Mo or hy appointment. CINCINNATI, OHIO MRS. LORENA GARRETT SCHROCK G. S. WARREN, D.O., OsteolPJatlhIy urn LilttRet((J)T1 and BetlhIilelhIem. No IHL OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Graduate of American School of Osteopathy, HERMAN K. SHERBURNE, D. O. MARY A. BURBANK, D. 0, (Office In Craswell & Whitfield Block.) Kirksville, Mo. Graduates of American School under the Fonnder of the Science. Graduate American School of Osteopathy Rooms 10-12,309 Wall Street, HOURS: 8 to 12. 2 to 4, or by appointment. Telephone Connections. 27 Union St. Littleton, N. lL under the Founder..... , Cuneo Building, TERRELL, TEXAS. KINGSTON, NllW YORK. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kir\cSville, MO VI PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. VII OSTEOPATHY IN CHICAGO AND KENWOOD. Osteopathy in Rochester, N. Y. Henry Stanhope Bunting, A. B., D.O., 608 and 610 GRANITE BUILDING. CH~RLES OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. M. COE. 0STEOPA:THIST. [Lecturer in Anatomy at the HARVEY MEDICAL COT~LEGE, Chicago; formerly Editor of the Graduate of American School of Osteopathy, Kirksvi1le, Mo. . Journal of Osteopathv.] KENWOOD OFFICE-4681 Lake Ave. CI'ry OFFICE-Methodist Book Con- SARATOGA INFIR.MARY OF OSTEOPATHY J. WilHam Dixon, D. 0., _ 9 to 1[:30 o'clock. cern Building, 57 Washington St. 76 Circular St., SARATOGA, N. Y. Osteopathic Physician. Graduate A, S. 0, Telephone, uakland, 558. Suite 500-504. 1 to 4 o'clock. Roo:r.s 307-8-12 Kingmnre Bldg.. 260 Euclid Ave., Central 2169. W. E. GREENE, D. O. Opposite Hotel Stillman, Graduate of American School, Kirksville, Mo. Residence. 428 Hours: 9 to 4'30 Huron Terrace, Saturday: 9 to 12:30 J. F. Spaunhurst. D.O., Mary A. Markey, D. O. TROY. N. Y. GLENS FALLS, N. Y: Graduates American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Wed and Sat. Mon and Thurs. Cleveland, Ohio. 1167 5Lh ave, 11 Bacon st. 6paunburat Inatitute of Oateopatb}' EVELYN K. UNDERWOOD, D. O. WALTER W. STEEL, D.O., Graduates HARRY M. HARRIS, D.O., A. S. O. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Room 123i, Presbyterian BulIdJng, 156 Fifth Ave., Corner 20th Street... Buffalo, N. Y. Everyday. excepting Wednesday Fifth Floor, Stevenson BuIlding-Suite 529-30 NEW YORK CITY, Branches: DanvlI!e, and Greencastle, Indiana. . and Sunday HOURs-Mon., Wed., N. Y. 356 Ellicott Square. Thurs , Sat., 9 to 12. DR. JENNESS D. WHEELER, M. E. DONOHUE, D.O., Tues., Fri.. Ii to 4. Summer Season 1899 Niagara Falls, N. Y. DR. GILMAN A. WHEELER, , OSTEOPATHISTS. M. TURNER HULETT, D. 0., (Gradnates of American School, under Founder of Graduate of the American School A LBERT FISHER, C the science.) I• M. IONE HULETT. D.O.· 405 MARLBOROUGH STREET, of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo...... BOSTON. OSTEOPATH. Graduates American School of Osteopathy. 604 Paxton Block. Hours: Mon. Tnes. ThU'1 Svr~cul"~. N. V" Kirksville, Mo. FrI.. 9-l2 and 1-4 Back Bay Telephone 315 W. Syracuse Street. Tel. 1748-1. 1208 New England Building, Euclid Avenue, Wed. & Sat. 9-12 ConnectIons. Telephone 1367 OMAHA, NEB. .... REGISTERED PHYSICIANS. ~Examinations by appointment.1ilto CLEVELAND, OHIO. Geo, J, Helmer, D, 0., Manager. Chas. C. Helmer, Ass't. Manager MRSc !EILILA A~ HUNT, O§TlEOPATHffST. John N. Helmer, D.O., Seo'y. and Treas. Graduate of American School of Osteopathy. The GeO. J. Helmer Infirmary of Osteopathy, 136 Madison Ave. (cor. 31st street), NEW YORK CITY. OFFICE HOURS:- EQUITABLE BUILDING, 8:30 to 12 a. m. Graduates of American School of Osteopathy OFFCE HOURS I Mon. and Fri., 9 a. m. to 1 p. m" and Kirksville, Mo. Infirmary closed on Weds. and Suns. 2 to 6 p, m. Tues. and Thurs. 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and2 to I to 4 p. m. ST. L0U I S, MO. 4 p m. Sat. 8:30 a. mOo to 1 p. m. H. B. SULLIVAN, D. O. HERBERT BERNARD, 'Graduate William M. I::'miley, D. O. C. D. BARRETT, D.O., Graduate of American School of Osteopathy. A.S.O. OSTEOPATHIST, ~I3 STATE ST. 104 Morgantown Street. Suite 504 Ferguson Bldg, 232 Woodward Ave. Valpey•••Building, ALBANY, N. Y. UNlONTOWN, PA, OFFICE I-IoURs-8 to 11 a. m., 213 Woodward Avenue, DETROIT, MICH. Graduate Office Hours 2 to 5 and 6 to 8, p. m. DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Established 1897. A. S. O. 9 a. m. to ;) p. m. .... CONSULTATION FREE.__~===:>o. ------.!._------OHNSON INSTITUTE OF EOST0N INSTITUTE OF OSTEOP7=tTHY. ARTHUR H. PAUL, D.O., J OSTEOPATHY. 178-180 Huntington Avenue. BOSTON, MASS. OMAHA, NEB. Graduate American Schoo: vf Osteopathy, Members of Associated Colleges of O~teopathy and American Association of Osteopathy Gid E. Johnson, Manager. Kirksville. Mo. Most extensive and best equipped offices in the East. Mrs. Alice Johnson, D.O., C. E. ACHORN, D.O.• President. S. A. ELLIS, D.O., Vice-Pres. Graduate A. S. 0", Kirksville, Mo. NEW LONDON" NORWICH. HORTON FAY uNDERWOOD, D. O. MRS. ADA A. ACHORN, D.O., Seey Suite SIS. New York Life Building. CONN. CONN. ------'------Correspondence Solicited. Send for a copy of "Bostoh Osteopath." Graduate American School of Osteopathy, T. E. TURNER, D. O. NETTIE C. TURNER, D. O. iKirksville. Missouri...... •. NORMAN D. MATTISON, D. O. (Graduate of the American School of Osteopathy), Dr. Peter J. Fitzharris, 200 West 57th Street., x THE TURNER INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY X OSTEOPATH. Opp. Carnegie Hall 1715 N. Broad Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENN. il to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 p. m. 695 FranklIn Ave. Sundays excepted. Near Prospect PI. NEW YORK CITY. OFFICE HOURS-9 to 12, 2 to 6. 1 eleph~>De 2-~9-30 D. Special hours by appointment. BROOKLYN. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO VIII PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. IX CHAS. H. WHITCOMB, D.O., • MRs. CHAS. H. WHITCOMB, D. O. Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy. The, Patterson Insti~ute of Osteopathy. THE CHAS. H. WHITCOMB INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY WASHINGTON. D. C. I WILMINGTON, DEL. I BALTIMORE, MD. 392 Clinton Avenue (N. W. Corner Greene A venue.) Wash. Loan & Trust Bldg. I 408 Deleware Ave. Fidelity Bldg 4th Floor. HENRY E. PATTERSON, D, 0'1 ARTHUR PATTERSON, D.O., J. ALAER'!' BOYLES, D. O. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ALICE M. PATTERSON, D. O. MRS. DORA B. pA'!"rERSON, ALFRED M. SMITH, D. O. WILBL'R LEE SMITH, D. O. A ttendant. MRS. J. A. BOYLES, I\ttend't. Phone Main 3409. HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 to 12 and 2 to 4. Saturday 9 to 12. • T. W. Sheldon, D.O., A. B, JAQUITH PITTS, ~ (Registered Osteopath,) Daniel B. Macauley, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. (A.uthorized by Illinois State Board of Health.) Graduate American School of Osteopathy Graduate American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, MissourJ. 317-318 Eeln}" Building. GRADUATE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHY, KIRKSVILLE. San Francisco, Cal, Vallejo, Cal. EX-PRESIDENT A1I1ERICAN ASS'N. ADVANCEMENT OF OSTEOPATHY. 927 Market St. Linden House. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. 715 Tacoma Building, Madison ann LASalle Streets, COLUMBUS, OHIO JEAN M. TYNDALL, D, 0., CHICAGO. M. F. HULETT, D.O., Monday, Tuesday, t 8:30-12:00. TELEP:E:ON"E N"O. 1..20l BEDFORD. J. T. L. MORRIS, D.O., Thursday Friday, f 2:00- 4:00. THE ARDSLE.Y. MRS M. F. HULETT, D.O., Wednesday, Saturnay, 9:00.12'00. Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy. 105 East 15th Street, The Charles F. Bandel Infirmary of Osteopathy, NEW YORK CITY. Wheeler, B'ld'g 5Yz W. Broad St.. 148 Hancock Street, Corner Nostrand Avenne, HARLES A. ROSS, GEO. J. ECKERT, D.O., C OSTEOPATH, BROOKLYN, NE"W" YORK. Graduate of the American School of Osteopathy. Successor to G. W. Sommer. Graduate of American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Cincinnati, Ohio. SAMUEL DENHAM BARNES, HOWARD KRETSCHMA.R, I 8:30 to 4:30 except Sunday. I Office Hours: \ Rooms 405 & 406, I Bell 'Phone, Main 3298-R. \ 8 a. m. to 12 m. 'ld' OSTEOP.ATI-l:IST. 17~ Euclid Ave., I p. m. to 3 p. m. Neave Bm tng Diplo"mate American School of Osteopathy. CLE VELAND, OHIO. --Sunday Excepted.-- OFFICE-9l0 McClure Bldg., 215 Wabash Ave. Graduate Resldence-3617 Prairie Ave. A. S.O. Trude Building, Osteopathy in Chicago and Evanston. CHICAGO. Wab. Ave. & Randolph St., CHICAGO. C. R. SWITZER, M. D.. D. O. CARL P. McCONNELL. D.O., M. D. c. G. DARLING, D.O., M. D. BUFFALO, N. Y. Lateof FaCUlty American School of Chicago Office. . Osteopathy. and Staff -\. T. Still In Evanston Office. FORT WORTH, TEX. DR. F. C. LINCOLN, flrmary, Kirksville, MissourJ. Suite 500-4, 57 Washington St., 3, 4 and 5 Rood Building Methodist Book Concern B'ld'g T. L. Ray, D. O. ... OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN ... Graduates American School of Osteopathy Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Suite, 305 Mooney-Brisbane Building. Edwin H. Shackleford, D. O. I Geo. E. Fout, D. O. Rooms 404,405 a d 406 Board of trade Bldg. Hours 9 to 12-2 to 4. o~ELL~ LOCK.E, D. O. Graduate A, S. 0.----' & Phene 553. Graduate of !\merican Drs. Shackleford Fout, Scbool of Osteopatby. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS, T~YLOR &. WEN DELL, Registered, 504 Mesa Ave. 205 E. Franklin St., Graduates of American School of Osteopathy. Successors to L. H. TAYLOR. EL PASO, TEXAS. RICHMOND, VA.. SUIte 22f) 228-225-222, Woolner Buildlng, PEORIA, ILLINOIS. Oregofil ITlfilfarmary OfO§lbeojpatlhIY9 OFFICE HrURS: 9 a. m., to 5 p. m., except Saturday, 9 am., to I p. m. PHONE 548. Graduate of the 1I1ember of American By 1. B. SMITH. D.O., of A. S. 0, American School Association of Oste- JOHN W. DODSON, D.O., Oregon's Pioneer Osteopath. of Osteopathy.... opathists . COSTON DODSON, D.O., WM. HARTFORD, D.O., ELLA O. DODSON, D. O. SUITE 409 OREGONIAN BLDG. Graduates of American School I HOURS: ...... OSTEOPATH1ST...... of Osteopathy ... .. 9 A. M , to 4 P. M. CARYLL T. SMITH, D. O. 135-138-145-146 Beardsley Annex. CENIRAL BANK BLDG: EXAMINER BUILDING. CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS. Oakland, Cal. Office 3'17. 3d Floor, PORTL:A:ND, .!' .,. .,. ORECON Consultation and examination free. Tel. Main 7!'l4. San Francisco. Cal. Sundays excepted. Res. Tel. GrQve, 12[, Tel. Main 562(. © Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO X .ADVER nSEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS. XI GRIFFITH & PIERCE, FANCY DRY GOODS, :CHARLES M. HAR.R.INGTON, SOUTH SIDE, SELLS Groceries & Queensware, FINE SHOES, KIRKSVILLE, MO. TRY BREWINGTON'S. Diamonds, Jewelry, H. BESTMANN, C. W. ADAMS, Al"D ART WARES. -FOR- l Ballor, Gents furnisnar and Tailor. ... FURNITURE ... SOUTH SIDE!'SQUARE. A. S. O. Students Welcome. 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And give special attention to the accommo ELIAB(t~FOOT-WEAR at~ 't' ANDRE"W" T. STILL, ", dation of patients of the , Founder of the Science of Osteopathy and oX oX ,U A. T. STILL INFIRMARY. ELI ABLE PRiCES . ~;~ X President of the American School of Osteopathy·Jlr D@"' A,k for P"tterson & Miller's Cah South Side Square. n, PRICE. $2.50, POSTPAID. ", when you get off the train Il III Autobiography of A. T. STILL, Price, $2.50, Postpaid. III ,',',' These two books to one order tog&the·r with the Journal of Osteopathy for one year for $5.00. ',,': HEINZMAN & GROSS, SCHUSTER BROS. & CO., Address orders to r ·,U JOURNAL OF. OSTEOPATHY, Kirksville, Mo. ,U New Department Store, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~L'; B-AKERSdid[UN FECTION ERS, ~ OYSTER"', TCE CREAM and ICED -Carries a full line of- ...... ~ ~------~---~----~...... ------...... ----.-~------...... ------...-~~~~~~~~~~~~------~ ------ DRINK~ in SE:ASON ..... Dry Goods. 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I THE E"OaffiOUS PROFITS New Thro..~h Trains to Portland ~ High Glass Dress Goods, I Of mining investments are naturally at and Puget Sound, "The Burlington x~. .F ANCY NOTIONS, tractive to invl:Ostors, yet every mine i, not a Northern Pacific Express." a New .J1PF'(t ELEGANT SHOES. "Bonanza," aud all mining investments ~re Daily, ThroughTrain from K'I,nsas City not successful We ad\-ise combination 10 and St. Joseph for Lincoln, orthwest South Side Square, KIRKSVILLE, MO. vestments. divided among promisiug first ebraska, Black Hills, Wyoming. Mon Personally issues of treas Iry stock for development and tana, Washington, Tacoma, SealtIe. Puget regular divinend payers, and our customers Sound and Portland, Oregon, via Billings, Pickler's Famous. have secured from 15 per cent to 30 per cent Mont.-the short line and time saver to Conducted interest ann from 50 per cent to 200 per cent the Upper Northwest. To Central Mon profit during the year 1900 wilhout a sin~le tana in 43 hours; to the Puget Sound in FINE CLOTHING, instance of loss, in a list of over 2,000 In· 70 hours flom the Missouri River. vestors, by acting on thIS arhice. Through coaches and chair cars, through California FINE DRY GOODS, Booklet describing our successful plan of proJIta tourist. sleepers, through din ing car service 1::ll mining in¥estments, prospectuses of proI~lIsmg and standard bleepers. This is the main CARPETS AND FUR ISHINGS, mines and dividend payers, reports, subscrIption Excursions blanks, etc., mail.d free to any one interest~d m traveled road MissOU1'j Rivertothe Nonh· higb rates of interest, large profits and securIty of west NOBBY LI JE OF SHOES. principal. No 15. Kansas City and St. Joseph to Via the Santa Fe Route. NORTH SIDE SQUARE. Nebraska, Denver, Colorado, ntah, Pacific Three times a week from Kansas DOUGLAS, LACEY" Co. 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HAGENBAUCH, To the North: Best trains daily to Omaha, St. Paul, Minneapolis and' the Gen. Agent Pass. Dept. Lowenstein and Marks, Lake Region. The A. T. &S. F. R. R. J. C Bramhall, L. W. Wakeley, T. P. A', 823 Main St. Gen'l Passenger Agent. KANSAS CITY, MO. Ladies' Goods, Men's Goods, Kansas City, 10. t:lt. Louis, Mo .,,-~ HOWARD ELLIOTT, t.JJ J!Jr Children's Goods General Manager, St. Joseph, Mo. ~ Gent's furnishings a special= ty. Shoes and Clothing JUST ISSUED • • COLBURN & RICKART, • A NEW PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHY -Dealers in- ARKANSAS : --BY-- Staple 1 Fancy Groceries, THE &EST KNOWN : Hard an 1~~kingCIOSeco~n::~i~i:i~:i:::~I~L~::iic Excellent Service. : ~ ID ~ Through Sleepers between Kirksville and ID I St. Louis, Kansas City, Des llloine,o;; & I~ ~ St. Paul. But one change of Cars be- ID ~ tween ](irksville & Bu.ffalo, Boston & . ~ IID New York. ' . ~ ID • ., ~ Address: W. E. NOONAN, Agent, KIrksvIlle, Mo. I(0) ~ o. S. ORANE, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis. Mo. 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