=The Cause of Disease= 165 Simple Subluxation Disease 184 Secondary Causes 185 Germ Diseases 185 Diet 192 Poisons 194 Exposure 198 Bodily Excesses 201 Inflammation 202 The Process of Cure 208 Adjuncts 215 =Spino-Organic Connection= 217 General Discussion 217 Special Nerve Connections 235 Table of Diseases and Adjustments 257 =Practice= 276 Office Equipment 277 Schedule of Examination 292 Necessity for Correct Diagnosis 298 Frequency of Adjustments 302 Specific vs. General Adjusting 303 Talking Points 306 Promises to Patients 308 Retracing of Disease 309 Limitations of Chiropractic 312 The Use of Adjuncts 315 Personality 319 =Chiropractic Prognosis= 322 General Discussion 322 Practical Prognosis 323 Preface to First Edition This little work is offered to the profession without apology for its brevity or its form. It has been prepared because of an immediate and pressing need for such a guide in our colleges, and is offered abroad under the impression that many practicing Chiropractors feel the same need. It is intended for handy reference and clinical use and is arranged as systematically as possible, style being everywhere sacrificed to utility. The author lays no claim to the origination of any of the subject matter of this book nor to having invented any of the movements described under Technic of Adjusting. The arrangement and phraseology are in the main original. The intention has been merely to condense into practical and convenient form for students and practitioners certain knowledge now held and utilized in our profession. The author feels himself indebted to the entire profession for the information embodied in this work, and to scientists of all time upon the results of whose infinite and painstaking research are based our present day advancement; to the many friends and co-workers whose valuable criticisms and suggestions have aided in this labor; and to his students, past and present, who have furnished the necessary encouragement and inspiration for the achievement of this, the author’s first text-book.