The times., 1899-09-20

Medical men from all parts of the country
interested in the application of electricity
to medicine and surgery assembled in force
at Willard's Hotel yesterday in attendance
upon the ninth annual convention of the
American Electro Therapeutic Association,
which will be in session here for three
days. The local medical world joins with
the profession in other parts of the coun-
try in observing the proceedings of the
convention with great degree of interest.
Valuable results to the medical fraternity
have attended all previous gatherings. Pa
pers of great interest and value have been
scheduled for the meeting just begun and
it is believed the initial meeting Of the
medicos in the National Capital will not
fall behind previous gatherings of the as
sociation that have produced such crafty
ing results.
The first session of the convention be-
gan at o'clock yesterday morning and
was held in the tea room at Willard's.
1t was devoted entirely to business mat
ters. Next came the scientific session,
OF welcome were delivered and a number
of scientific papers read In the absence
of Dr. Francis B. Bishop, of this city, who
is President of the association and who
is seriously i'll with typhoid fever at ISIS
summer home at Mount st. Mary's, near
Thornbrook, Md, Walter H. White of
Boston, presided at all sessions held dur
ing the day. John B. Wight President
of the Board of District Commissioners,
made an address of welcome which was re-
sponded to by DR.. Charles r. Dickson, of
Toronto, Canada. Letters of regret from
absentees were then read, and the report
of DR.. d. Percy Hickling, of this city,
Chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, received.
Reports of other committees were read
on the following subjects: "On Induction
Coils and Alternators,' by DR.. Margaret
A. Cleaves, New York; "On Meters" by
Dr. Emil Heuel New York; -'On Static
Machines and Condensers,' by DR.. Will
liam j. Morton, New York; "On Con-
slant Current Generators and Control
lers," by DR.. William ]. Herdman Ann
Arbor, Mich; "On Electrodes" by DIR.
Charles R. Dickson. Toronto, Canada;
"on Electric Light Apparatus for dag
nosis and Therapy and the Roentgen
X-Ray." by Prof. Amos E. Dolbear, Tufts
College Massachusetts,; "On Cataphore-
sis" by John ]. Carly, New York.
The annual address of the president of
the association was next delivered by Vice
President White, after which the follow
ing papers were read: Power of X-Rays
to Penetrate Through Metals" by DR.. Rob-
eft Reyburn. Washington, ID. c.; Cur
rents Of Large Amperage in Medicine" by
DR.. r. G. Mum, Savannah, Ga; "a Plea
for Greater Accuracy in Reporting the
Treatment of Cases When the Galyanfc
Current is Used" by DR.. Walter White,
Boston, Mass; Some Thoughts on Old
Crookes Tubes" by DR.. G. A. Corson, Sa-
vannah, Ga; Electricity in Respiratory
and Cardiac Failure. With a Case of Pa
ralysis of the Diaphragm" by Dr. A. D.
Rockwell, New York "Sciatica," by Dr.
Charles R. Dickson. Toronto, Canada
A recess was taken for luncheon, after
which the afternoon session was resum-
ed. and the following papers read: "Elec-
trotherapy," by Dr. W. S. Watson, Fish
kill on the : Hudson, sHypertrophy of
Prostate by Robert Newman, New York;
Contribution to the Study of Metallic
Electrolysis," by DR.. Margaret A. Cleaves,
New York; 1.-The New Application of High
Frequency Currents" by DIR. George Apos-
toll Paris, France; 1.-THE Treatment of
Surgical Shock by Electricity" 'Rheu-
matism." by DR.. Charles o. Files. Port
land. Me; "Electrotherapy as Compile
ment to Hydrotherapy in the Treat
Kellogg, Dattle Creek, Mich.
The delegates and their friends visited
the Congressional Library at night. The
programme for the session to be held at
10 o'clock today follows "Modalities of
Induction Currents, by DR.. William ].
Herdman, Ann Arbor, Mich; title to be
given, DIR. Josephine Griffith Davis, New
York; title not received. by Prof. A. f.
Dolbear Tufts College Mass; Light as
Therapeutic Agent by DR.. ]. H. Kei-
logg, Battle Creek, Mich; 'Osmosis and
Bietectrobysis." by DR.. Foryeau de Cour-
mellio, Paris, France; Treatment of Tu-
bercular Glands of the Neck Without
Scar" by DR.. G. Betton Massey Phi'adel
phia.
An excursion to Mount Vernon viii o.
cupy the time of the delegates this after
neon. Lunch will be served to the excur-
sionists at Alexandria. At o'clock this
evening an executive session will be held
for the purpose of choosing officers.