Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-20

OF Augusta, Ca; Henry Coe, Of New YORK; 8.
A. Asnoy, o. Baltimore; A Palmer Dudley, Of
New New aork' I. Boldt, Of New York; 3. c. Gehr-
OF London: Alexander r simpson. OF Edinburgh;
Pasis: $1,000 An, OF Seriin; Amsdie Doleris 81
lap, Of New York; Emil NoeggefaIh. Of New York.
Boston, and the time the third Tuesday in sePtem-
per- 1854 The society rescinded its action OF last
S sar ana loIned the congress this year The so
a. iO:3 oeock this morning by the president, DR..
Batey, OF Rome, Ga, and the reading Of papers
to-day. owing to the fact that many OF the ply.
scians have been called home. Among those
present were Dr. Frank H. 1ngrame, Of the Hos
and the visitor" for the State Board Of Charities
OF New York, and Drs. Fordyce Barker, OF New
m nSla ~ u; 81 L Wilson Baltimore Geo j. E1ges
VIM Gill Wylie, OF New York; Grailey Hewitt, OF
London, England; Geo: Ingraham, Buffalo; Henry
ing adjourned at l O'Clock and reconvened at
tinued.
The Genito-Urfnary.s Surgeons.
BY far the largest meeting Of the session
Of the Genito- Urinary Society took place
| In parlor A OF Wtllards Hotel this morning. The
meeting was marked BY the number Of foreigners
present The reading Of papers was continued,
the physicians present were :V sir VIM McCof.
mac, OF London, Eng; VIM. Annandale, OF Edin-
nurgh and Drs: Kingston, Of Canad otis. Wilder.
Cincinnati, and CnismOre, OF San Francisco.
The American Dermat0l0gical AssO.
citation.
The session Of the American Dermatological
Association was continued this morning in parlor
Of WIZARDS Hotel The reading and discussion
of papers occupied most Of the morning hours,
especially the paper of Dr. Buckley, Of New York,
on "Dermatitis PlantariS and Palmarfs"
The following are the new Officers for 1888 and
1889: President DR.: James E Graham, Of Toronto,
Brooklyn; secretary and treasurer, Dr. George H.
11lden, OF Boston. Boston, september IL, 1882
was decided upon as the place and time for hold
| ing the next meeting. The meeting adjourned at
| o'clock.
The American Neurological Association
The last days meeting OF the American Neuro-
logical Association convened in parlor q, OF vii.
lard's Hotel, this morning at 1890 O'Clock. The
reading Of papers was continued. paper of un-
usual interest was "A study of muscular tremors I"
which was read by its author, Dr. Frederick Peter
sen, Of New York. The results arrived at by Dr.
| Peterson tended to show that each OF the many
kinds OF nervous diseases has distinctive mus
cular tremor, which may be recorded by means Of
the sphygmograph or myograph. forming possi-
BILE aid TO diagnosis. He had about fifty illustrated
| charts The meeting adjourned at 1 o'clock
Among those present were Drs. Putnam, OF Bos-
ton; G. L Walton, of Boston; E, d. Fisher, OF New
York; G. l. Dana, New York; F. K: Dercum, Of
fniaoelpnla; denorle Lioyo, OF Pnllaoelphla;
Philip &. Knapp, OF Boston.
During the meeting DR.. Blackburn, Of st. Eliza
beths Asylum, spoke on a new method Of hard
ening and preserving the brain.
The new officers for 1883 and 1889 are: Presi-
dent, DR.. =. Z. Seguin, OF New York; vtce-presi-
dent Dr.: G; L Dana, OF New York; secretary and
DR.. P. zenner and DR.. J. H. Lloyd. The time Ior
the next meeting is june and the place New York
Obstetrfcians and GynecOl0g,sts.
The obstetr1cians and gynecOlogsts went to
work at 10 O'Clock this morning with their sclen.
tinc papers, In the lecture-room Of the National
Medical college, and continued in session until 1,
O'Clock. During this time papers were read by
DR.. Thos. J. Maxwell, Of Keokuk. Iowa, on ute
nne nbroids; their diagnosis and treatment" by
DR.. Hampton E. Hill, Of Saco. Me-. on Operation
for an unusual case OF subserous uterine fbroid;"
by I. II. Martin, OF Chicago, on "ApOstoliS method
In the treatment OF nbroid tumors;" by DR.. Chas A.
L. Reed, OF Cincinnati, on ''Tumors Of the
seSs9H on ST SG Juniors u tS Ss
abdominal WALL" and by Or. Jos. Eastman,
OF so@s On 1.-The seexes reflected
gynecic surgery.
The afternoon session, which begins at o'clock
Extra uterine pregnancy Which win be- psrti
cipated in by Drs. Franklin Townsend, of Albany;
Jos. Price, OF Philadelphia; Chas. A. L. Reed, OF
Montgomery. Of Philadelphia, and JOS. Eastman,
OF Indianapolis. The final adjournment will take
place at O'Clock.
Anc f0yo1O1O8oCal society
The American Physiological Society held no
separate meeting this morning, but assembled
with the members Of the Association Of American
Physicians, at the G. A. r. Hail. to discuss the re-
lation between trophic LESSONS and diseases OF the
nervous system. The final session OF the society
will be held this afternoon. The papers announced
are the following: "Elastin and Its decomposition
products" Or: X h. Chittenden; ION the thera-
peut1c and forensic aspect OF hypnOtism," DR.. G.
Stanley Hall; "On the temperature limits Of the
vitality OF the mammalian heart" Or. II. n Mar
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The Chronological Association.
paper by Dr.. j, T. Whitaker, OF Cincinnati,
engaged the attention Of the members OF the
American Genealogical Association ct the OPEN
ing OF the session this morning. 1t was In relation
to the conditions which render an atmosphere OF
locality aseptic, and was discussed by DR.. b. A
johnson, Of Chicago; Dr.. Daily, OF Pittsburg; DR..
M X; Taylor, OF san Antonio Tex; Dr. Dennison,
Wilson, OF Philadelphia. A discussion then took
place on the relation OF the nasal and neurotc fac
tors in the etiOlOgy Of asthma between Dr. Frank
Bosworth, Of New York. and DR.. &. L. Shurley, OF
Detroit, and Others Papers were also read by Drs.
Wilson, GeddingS, Taylor, KenWOrthy Leyick and