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ADDRESS BY B. J. PALMER
Delivered at
WILCOX’S PIER RESTAURANT
SAVIN ROCK
WEST H A V E N , CONNECTICUT
JULY 16, 1922
N ote— F or the purpose o f explanation, w herever the w ord CH IRO
P R A C T IC is used w ith ou t qu ota tion m arks, it refers to the hon est
kind. W h erev er it is used in q u ota tion s (a s “ C h iro p ra ctic” ), then it is
as the m ixers use it to blanket a nam e over other things w h ich are
NOT C hiropractic.
Perhaps m uch herein sounds personal. Some o f you m ay think that
B. J. ta lk s too m uch ab ou t h im se lf and th ereb y w ou ld have it ap p ea r
th at he cla im s to be T he U.C.A. and ta k es all cre d it th erein fo r its
a ctiv itie s. B. J. k n o w s th at he is b u t on e o f the cog's in the g re a t
w h eel o f T he U.C.A. and d esires to assum e no undue cred it. H is w h ole
aim here, in m aking- this talk, is to a n sw er m any a rticles w h ich have
r e ce n tly appeared, in w h ich a tta ck s are m ade on him. H e is re p ly in g
to their ch arges by explain in g w h y they dare not discuss the issue
but m ust m ake it personal to becloud the public, if possible.— E ditor.
T^ H E Declaration of Independence Fourth: That the chiropractor is com
declares “ that all men are cre petent and qualified to do what he holds
ated equal; that they are en himself out to do.
dowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights, among which Your excuse FOR STUDYING CHIRO
are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap PRACTIC, your excuse for being a chiro
piness.^ practor, your excuse fo r being here is not
to uphold higher educational standards—
If that be true, it follows: your excuse for being here is not to sus
tain laws against others who, in your
First: That the past is ours to profit opinion, are criminals. Nor to sustain
by; the present ours to live in; and the statutes that you have caused to be
future ours to shape to the extent that made. Neither is your excuse fo r being
we can; a chiropractor that you have a right to
brand other men who are doing good, as
Second: That the governed have a criminals. Neither have you a right, in
right to choose their own government— the best interest o f the people, to sup
to have the government o f their choice; port unclean business when convinced
that it is such.
Third: That the sick have the right to
choose the healer o f their choice; For eighteen years the I£4 has been
carrying on a tremendous thought and
Fourth: That the reader has the right has been accomplishing a tremendous
to be told the truth. good. This has not been done by a flit
ting, fleeting, floating policy, but by a
These four fundamental principles are definite platform that has been strictly
firmly established in our scheme o f gov followed throughout all o f its trials, in
ernment. all o f its states and provinces, fo r seven
teen years.
Chiropractic being a recognized sci
ence to get sick people well, it follows, GOD— COMMON LAW— THE
too:
STATUTES
First: That the sick have a right to
get well; T HESE principles, as far as the laws
o f God are concerned, cannot be
Second: That the sick have a right to questioned successfully.
get well through Chiropractic;
Third: That the sick have a right to
Chiropractic adjustments, if they want
them, provided,
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HEALTI JLO i
ADDRESS BY B. J. PALMER
Delivered at
WILCOX’S PIER RESTAURANT
SAVIN ROCK
WEST H A V E N , CONNECTICUT
JULY 16, 1922
N ote— F or the purpose o f explanation, w herever the w ord CH IRO
P R A C T IC is used w ith ou t qu ota tion m arks, it refers to the hon est
kind. W h erev er it is used in q u ota tion s (a s “ C h iro p ra ctic” ), then it is
as the m ixers use it to blanket a nam e over other things w h ich are
NOT C hiropractic.
Perhaps m uch herein sounds personal. Some o f you m ay think that
B. J. ta lk s too m uch ab ou t h im se lf and th ereb y w ou ld have it ap p ea r
th at he cla im s to be T he U.C.A. and ta k es all cre d it th erein fo r its
a ctiv itie s. B. J. k n o w s th at he is b u t on e o f the cog's in the g re a t
w h eel o f T he U.C.A. and d esires to assum e no undue cred it. H is w h ole
aim here, in m aking- this talk, is to a n sw er m any a rticles w h ich have
r e ce n tly appeared, in w h ich a tta ck s are m ade on him. H e is re p ly in g
to their ch arges by explain in g w h y they dare not discuss the issue
but m ust m ake it personal to becloud the public, if possible.— E ditor.
T^ H E Declaration of Independence Fourth: That the chiropractor is com
declares “ that all men are cre petent and qualified to do what he holds
ated equal; that they are en himself out to do.
dowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights, among which Your excuse FOR STUDYING CHIRO
are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap PRACTIC, your excuse for being a chiro
piness.^ practor, your excuse fo r being here is not
to uphold higher educational standards—
If that be true, it follows: your excuse for being here is not to sus
tain laws against others who, in your
First: That the past is ours to profit opinion, are criminals. Nor to sustain
by; the present ours to live in; and the statutes that you have caused to be
future ours to shape to the extent that made. Neither is your excuse fo r being
we can; a chiropractor that you have a right to
brand other men who are doing good, as
Second: That the governed have a criminals. Neither have you a right, in
right to choose their own government— the best interest o f the people, to sup
to have the government o f their choice; port unclean business when convinced
that it is such.
Third: That the sick have the right to
choose the healer o f their choice; For eighteen years the I£4 has been
carrying on a tremendous thought and
Fourth: That the reader has the right has been accomplishing a tremendous
to be told the truth. good. This has not been done by a flit
ting, fleeting, floating policy, but by a
These four fundamental principles are definite platform that has been strictly
firmly established in our scheme o f gov followed throughout all o f its trials, in
ernment. all o f its states and provinces, fo r seven
teen years.
Chiropractic being a recognized sci
ence to get sick people well, it follows, GOD— COMMON LAW— THE
too:
STATUTES
First: That the sick have a right to
get well; T HESE principles, as far as the laws
o f God are concerned, cannot be
Second: That the sick have a right to questioned successfully.
get well through Chiropractic;
Third: That the sick have a right to
Chiropractic adjustments, if they want
them, provided,
[3]
HEALTI JLO i
