[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E596]
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                    HONORING DR. ANDREW TAYLOR STILL

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 28, 2014

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Dr. 
Andrew Taylor Still, who is being posthumously inducted into the Hall 
of Famous Missourians on April 16th.
  Dr. A.T. Still is best known for his work with osteopathic medicine. 
Dr. Still traveled throughout Northern Missouri to spread his drugless, 
manipulative medicine that was officially named ``osteopathy'' in 1885. 
Finding he had more patients than he could handle, Dr. Still founded 
the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Missouri in 1892. It 
was estimated that on any given day, over 400 people would travel to 
Kirksville to be treated.
  While Dr. A.T. Still may be known as the father of the osteopathic 
profession, this is not his only accomplishment. Dr. Still was deeply 
embroiled in the fight over whether Kansas would be admitted to the 
Union as a slave State or free State, helping it be admitted to the 
Union as the latter. Dr. Still also fought in the Civil War, serving as 
a hospital steward. His outfit helped repel the Confederate forces 
advancing on Kansas City. Also, with his medical school and practice 
firmly established, Dr. Still was able to focus on mechanical 
inventions. He patented an improved butter churn, a smokeless furnace, 
and many other machines.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me, along with the great State 
of Missouri, in celebrating the life of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still as we 
induct him into the Hall of Famous Missourians.

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