The evening times., 1899-05-02
PHYSICIANS IN CONVENTION.
Fourteenth Annual Meeting of tn,
American Association.

rOurtcenth annual Meeting OF the
American Association.
The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Association of American Physicians con-
| vened at 10 O'Clock this morning at the
Arlington. The association is composed
| of many of the prominent medical men OF
| the country, and will remain in session
until Thursday night.
The Introductory address at toiay's ses-
sion was delivered by DR.. C. Baumgarten
Of Philadelphia, who. after reviewing tSe
advance Of the medical profession during
recent years, stated the objects and pur-
| poses of the association and its influence
| on all departments of medical research.
The general routine business OF the as
sociation next occupied the attention of ths
members and was executive in its nature.
Inc hrSt paper presented to the assOcia-
! tion was read By DR.. J. P. Grocer Griffith.
OF Philadelphia, and treated OF the Lido
pathic Diiatation Of the Colon" The au-
thor reviewed at great length the causes
OF the disease and cited many cases. which
have come under his observation. The
paper concluded with an exhaustive analv-
sis OF the symptomatology diagnosis. and
treatment of the disease
LII. II. H. fltZ, OF Boston, submitted a
paper on the Relation of Idiopathic Dila-
tation CT the Colon to Phantom Tumor. :"
The paper included review of the cases
reported and advocated the resection of
the sigmoid fexure as a desirable method
OF treating such tumors. A cure of pre-
systolic mitral murmur associated with
systolic tricuspid murmur and jugular
pulse was described to the association bv
DR.. James Tyson, of PHILADELPHIA. The
paper concluded with lengthy discussion
of mitral presystolicmurmur as to mechan-
ism, quality. conduction. and recognition.
Dr.. F. p. Henry, of PHILADELPHIA. de-
scribed case of mitral stenosis, with
fever of reiapsing type, that recently
came under his observation. The morning
session concluded with the presentation
of paper by DR.. Alfred Stengel, il Phil
adelphia, on the Immediate and Remote
Effects Of Athletics on the Heart"
After reviewing the beneficial results of
a proper training in athletics, DR.. Stengel
said:
Athletics habitually cause some dilstation of
the cardiac chambers at the time OF indulgence
in a trying sport The degree of dilatation is
more marked in young and inexperienced ath-
letes than in those well trained Occasionally
acute dilatation, sufficient to cause marked symp-
toms, is observed Under these circumstances a
trained athlete, may recover compensation within
a few days. The effect of continued indulgence
in severe sports is the development of some car
diac hypertrophy, and athletes who have thus en-
larged their hearts frequently suffer symptoms
OF over-compensation. at least during some years
after they have ceased to follow athletics.
At the afternoon session the following
papers were read:
''On the Interpretation of Pulse-Tracings," A.
r. Cushny. Ann Arbor; '.On the Operative Treat
ment of Spinal Tumors,'' J. J. Putnam and J.
Collins Warren. Boston; ''On Tabes.' Mr. Allen
Starr. of New York; ION kernig's Sign in Men
ingitis," ]. B. Herrick, Chicago; '.On Astasia-
Abasia,'' with a case, J. C. Wilson. Philadcl-
phia; "A Case of Family Periodic Paralysis" j.
X. Mitchell, Philadelphia.
1t is expected that by tonight over one
hundred physicians and surgeons will have
registered, as the association is national in
its scope.
The annual banquet of the association
will be given at the Arlington tomorrow
night. Covers for number Of local ply
sicians. not members of the association,
have been reserved and the attendance
promises to be large.