This collection of essays by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathy, sets out the philosophy behind the healing science he developed. It explains why he wrote the book and how osteopathy differs from conventional medicine of his time. Listeners interested in the history of alternative medicine will find it valuable.
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Opening of the book
Philosophy of Osteopathy; BY ANDREW T. STILL, Discoverer of the Science of Osteopathy and President of the American School of Osteopathy. PUBLISHED BY A. T. STILL, Kirksville, Mo 1899. Copyrighted, 1899, by A. T. STILL. Lithoprinted by Edward Brothers, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Preface. Many of my friends have been anxious ever since Osteopathy became an established fact, that I should write a treatise on the science. But I was never convinced that the time was ripe for such a production, nor am I even now convinced that this is not a little premature. Osteopathy is only in its infancy, it is a great unknown sea just discovered, and as yet we are only acquainted with its shore-tide. When I saw others who had not more than skimmed the
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