Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-06
TODAY's DISCUSSIONS.
Papers and Talks mt the Morning
Meetings of Sections.

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Meetings OF Sections.
The section Of gynecology and abdominal
| surgery Of the Pan-American congress met
| this morning at II o'clock IN the second
hall of the National Law School Dr. w
w. Potter of Buffalo occupies the chair
| About twenty medical men were present
Papers were presented this morning by
Drs. Geo. NJ. Edebohls. New York; j. NJ
Badly, Philadelphia; Nicholas San Juan,
| City Of Mexico: E. E. Montgomery Phila-
delphia: Florian Krug. New York; G. Bet
ton. Massey; Andrew J. McCosh. New
York, and H. ]. Boldt, New York
The papers on the program for this after
noon are by Drs. H. j. Boldt, New York
A. Vanderveer. Albany; Joseph Price. Phil
adelphia; L. S. McMurtry louisville: Eu-
Manuel Escalana, Caracas, Venezuela Jas.
F. w. Ross. Toronto. Canada; r. b. Maury.
Memphis. Tenn.
Papers on Physiology.
The section on physiology met in the first
hall of the National Law School Prof. OFT
In the chair. About dozen members Of the
congress attended. The program was as
follows: DR.. c. D. Hodge, Phi. D., assist
ant professor Of physiology and neurology
Of Clarke University. "A Microscopical
Study Of the Living Nerve Cell During
Stimulation" DR.. H. G. Boyer. Annapolis
Md, Some Observations on the Normal
Growth Of Muscular Development of the
Human Body Under Systematical Exer-
cises:" DR.. Wesley Mills. NJ. A. professor
Of physiology McGill University. Montreal,
Canada, "Hibernation and Allied States in
Animals;" DR.. A. B. Macallum. professor
physiology University Of Toronto, "Ab-
sorption Of Iron in the Animal Body"
The afternoon session opened at 3 o'clock
and the following papers were read: DR.. L.
7: Reichert. professor physiology University
De-,
Of Certain Parts of the Brain upon the
Heat Processes" DR.. ]. G. Hernandez, pro-
fessor de la Universdad de Caracas, The
Number Of Red Globules::" DIR. w. G.
of New York city, Notes on Methods Of
Teaching physiology in the Lecture Room"
The Eye Doctors.
One Of the largest attended meetings of
section Of the congress was that of the sec
tion on ophthalmology. This section met
in Parlor A Of the Arlington, and a num-
ber of interesting and valuable papers were
read by men who are recognized as experts
in their special lines of practice. DR.. E. O.
Belt of this city read a carefully prepared
and able paper on the subject, "a Com
parison of the Eyes of White With Colored
Pupils in the Public Schools Of Washington
City"
DIR. c. c. Savage read a paper on 1.-THE
Necessity for Complete Suspension Of Ac-
ment Of Glasses"
A paper presented by DR.. Edward Jack
son of Philadelphia was on "Astigmatism
Following Cataract Extraction and Other
Sections Of the Cornea."
DR.. Casey M. Wood Of Chicago read on
Further Studies of the Cyclopegic Value
of Homatropine and Cocaine Disks as
Atropine. Duboisine and Hyoscin Substi-
tuteS."
Nervous Diseases.
In the section devoted to diseases of the
nervous system and the mind, in the new
reception room of the Arlington, DR.. Nor
man Kerr Of England read a paper on the
Recognition Of Irresponsibility In Alco-
holic Mental Diseases"
DR.. T. D. Crothers read a paper on the
''Irresponsibility of Inebriates In the Mat
ter Of Crime"
DR.. VIM. Fuller discussed the organic
and mental coordination, and at the after
noon session DR.. c. H. Hughes of St Louis
read paper on ''Erotopathia; Morbid
Erotism." La Renguera" was the subject
Of a paper by DR.. Daniel Gutierrez y
Arrange, Call, Cauca, Colombia, and DIR.
Edward c. Spitzka also read a paper.
Hygiene and Demography.
A very interesting meeting in the interest
OF hygiene and demography was held this
morning at IL o'clock in the G. A. R. Hall
on Pennsylvania avenue. About fifty ply
sicians were present, representing various
parts Of this and alien countries. The first