II B, J. PALMER, HEAD OF ClOPtoCTORS, IS HEARD . . j i The spacious Alhambra tlieatre I; was filled yesterday afternoon with I chiropractors and interested persons, I who came to hear B. J. Palmer, deliver de-liver a powerful exposition of chlro- practics. For three solid hours Mr. I Pnlmpr interested hia audienoo with I the theories and practices of the school of practitioners to which he belongs. B. J. Palmer Is the son of D. D. Palmer, the discoverer of chiropractic chiroprac-tic and has himself been a developer of chiropractic since 1903. He is the author of the chiropractic library of many theses, treatises and mono- graphs and is the president and pro-I pro-I prietor of the Palmer school of chir-l chir-l opractic at Davenport, la. He holds f many honorary titles and positions B with various chiropractic associations throughout the United States. He is a fluent speaker and convincing in I his expression and delivery. He uses I numerous illustrations that are force-I force-I ful In their simplicity in bringing I clearly to the mind the points he I wishes to demonstrate. He affects long hair md a Palm Beach suit 1 Mr. Palmer was introduced by P. J. jl Freenor, the latter being greeted by E prolonged applause when he appear-Im appear-Im ed. Mr. Palmer spoke in part as fol-ilm fol-ilm lows: Im "The best study of man is man. ''Ml TVlin hno atnllorl mon? ; "Three people. First, the minister knows his soul and spirit immaterial. immate-rial. Second, the physician knows 1 the physics. And I shall erroneously refer to him as a physic-an, because he knows physics and gives physics. ' Third, the chemist who knows his chemics. I "Whoever heard of a minister be- j ing asked to slate the physical composition com-position of the liver? He has nothing noth-ing to do with the physical. He thinks he can tell about the soul 1 where it comes from and goes to. "Where is the medical examining ! board who examines a budding doc-I doc-I tor to state the chemical elements of a human spirit? He has nothing i to do with the spiritual. He could, i though, tell ultra-scientifically all about the stridulous striations of sar- j torius scissor-leg. I 'The hardest duty any public I speaker has is to overcome the prej- I' nrHp.ec -whinh vou hrinir to this hall. IYou have now, certain preconceived ideas, some of which were your grandfathers' You comte to see j whether I agree with you. It isn't what I think that counts, nor what you think that counts; it's what you ' think I think or what I think that you ! think that's construction. "The majority of people regard education ed-ucation in. theory as something that is always moving forward, upward; being broadened every hour and that there is much to be learned. In practice, prac-tice, though, the opposite is true. Education,- irrespective ot- subject, Is a sealed and closed book. Anything worth knowing is known; worth writing writ-ing has been written; worth thinking has been thought. This is vitally true with medicine, religion or politics. poli-tics. Let anyone come forth with a now theory of either one. What is the practice of the people the medical profession, the law, the church? Each on in its turn denounces, condemns, scathingly refuses even a decent and civil hearing. In theory they admit the room for improvement. In practice prac-tice they scorn, despise and hate. T oVvoll oncrim-i -Ml of Troll o fa lirirVl me as students, willing to see wrong changed. To understand ourselves we must know our bodies and minds to do this we turn to the science I of medicine. It was and is the pri mary Btudy of the existing state of our bodies, hence happiness only can come from it being mended better than it now is." Defines Chiropractic. Following these introductory remarks, re-marks, Mrs. Palmer explained Intimately Inti-mately the discovery and development develop-ment of chiropractic, using illustrations illustra-tions which gave intimate informa- tion to his auditors. He explained che relations of electricity to the human hu-man organism and said: "There Is the keynote of chiropractic. chiroprac-tic. It is but a conception, an understanding, under-standing, a knowledge that man is electrical; that his spine is the keyboard key-board upon which the chiropractor plays in adjusting the buttons which permits a liberated current to go to every portion of hiB anatomy, restoring restor-ing the abnormal man to a well man at 'your pleasure sometimes while you wait. We can but consider it, understand un-derstand it the best we can, and work with it. "Man has one Source-God, which we don't need know anything about though the knowledge would not hurt the majority; two diseases, two principles prin-ciples of retraction, 24 buttons to he adjusted and one way to do it. Does that neprf a superabundance of instruction and time? Anyone who can 'understand commercial electricity electri-city can be an apt student of human electricity; any man, woman or child who can turn on. electrical buttons can do as well for man. "The fundamental basis of chiropractic, chiro-practic, restoration, of currents by adjusting ad-justing spinal buttons and opening windows, is entirely different from the sciences of medicine and osteopathy. osteopa-thy. No medical or osteopathic examining ex-amining board have a knowledge of theart, science or philosophy of chir-opractic;"lhorefore, chir-opractic;"lhorefore, If we did apply to medical or osteopathic boards for a state examination on chiropractic, they would not give, it. They examine exam-ine on things they do not know, and to state they could or would is bigotry. bigo-try. No chiropractic uses any instruments, instru-ments, tables, medicines or other apparatus." ap-paratus." Second Talk by Palmer. After the lecture at the Alhambra theatre the chiropractors adjourned to the Reed hotel where Mr. Palmer addressed those present on "Majors anu Minors, m wnicn aaaress ne gave the details of later developments develop-ments of chiropractics. The chiropractor will endeavor to get equable and fair legislation in both Utah and Idaho during the next sessions of the legislature. The matter mat-ter was thoroughly discussed at a debate de-bate led by F. J. Freenor. It is possible pos-sible the Wisconsin law which provides pro-vides for the exemption of chiropractors chiroprac-tors will be a'dvocated in this state. The local and visiting chiropractors with a number of their ladies went up to the Hermitage for a banquet last night Mr. Palmer left this morning fdr California to accede to the request of a medical board and appear before that body for a conference. The chiropractors will have a banquet ban-quet tonight as the closing number of the convention. oo