Vol. 27 · 1951 edition
History Repeats
A starting point
Palmer revisits earlier chiropractic writing, including material from The Chiropractor journal. This makes the book a useful place to compare recurring explanations and metaphors across different periods of the profession.
The historical material reaches back to D. D. Palmer’s account of magnetic healing and his search for an explanation of cause. Earlier journal writing also supplies memorable comparisons, including a wagon’s brake as a way to explain the removal of an impediment rather than the addition of power.
The value lies partly in seeing an idea recur in different forms and settings. Keep track of the speaker and original context when earlier material is reproduced. Comparing those passages with later explanations of Innate and interference can reveal both continuity in the message and changes in how it was communicated.
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How is the take off the brake metaphor used to communicate early chiropractic ideas?
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