The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-21
Experts Would Reproduce
Heart Throbs and Actual
Organic Function
PROGRESS MADE IN
SPECIAL RESEARCH
Governor Tells War Jokes At
Welcome Meeting-May-
or Says He is An
Agnostic

The time may not be distant when
motion picture photography will en-
al bic doctors to observe and study or
ganic functions in the human anato-
my just as they now are able to dis
Germs objects through flesh and bone
by means of the X-ray.
So far, it developed at the yester-
day afternoon session OF the Arneri-
can Roentgen Ray Society at the JET
ferson, no great achieve emit has been
made. However, the experts who are
deiytng into this phase of X-ray re-
search feel confident that they Will
soon be able TO place IL on prac-
ticable basis. And II they do 1t VIII
be possible for doctor 10 note the
heart throbs of a human being on
canvas and to see the kidneys in ac-
tual working operation. 1t Is espe-
cially desired to DO able to watch
the functions OF the stomach and in
testines, which In many respects are
still a sealed book 10 medical science.
BY means Of motion pictures. If they
are developed to practical advantage,
it would be- possible for doctors TO
note the difference between normal
and abnormal functions, and thus To
diagnose n case that might otherwise
prove battling.
Left Plates Behind.
This subject WAS handled at some
EtU&Ih IN an dQIfEsS Dy LIT. sidney
IAtnge. of Cincinnati. who was SEIZED
uled to give demonstration in Roent-
genGiuematography which. being In
terpreted, means a. demonstration on
the subject of motion picture radtng-
raphy. II developed, however. thtt
Or. LANCE had left his plates at home,
and SO he could only give Il verbal
demonstration Of his experiments.
During the discussion that followed
his talk, Dr. T.. W. Caldwell, OF New
York, detailed a few of his expert
naents in the same connection. While
his progress had been slow. he ex-
pressed confidence that he would
make much greater Roadway before
the next annual convention
Papers at the morning session We're
presented as follows:
BY Dr. James w Hunter Jr, of
Norfolk. '~The Roentgcn Rays 5u
Hypertrophied Prostate--A Therapea-
tic study"
Discussion opened BY Or. George c.
Johnston, OF Pi,tsburg.
by pr, Clarence E. skinner. Of New
Haven. Routine Post operative
RECOMMENDATION in Cancer
Discussion opened hy pr. George +,
Pfahier. OF Philadelphia.
Governor Gracts Them
Last night vas gtfen over to a meet
ing OF welcome, Or. George
OF Medicine ana Science, presiding
Governor Mann led OF In "a talk re-
piete with war tales mingled WIZ
good humpr. lie aaso told THIS A-raS
men what Virginia IS doing in al
agricultural way. His remarks were
punctuated with liberia! applause.
Mayor Richardson, who followed
him, delved more into science, Though
he declared that he was right muet
q han Ia So ffF II.
title propositions IN general. He Iolc
how surgeons used to bleed Il patient
sometimes eNen unto 'Ge4.th-where-
as now they pump additional bloot
into his system by the TRANSMISSION
operation.
Times Are Changing.
We have to be constantly recasting
our thoughts and IDEAS he said
hat was regarded as the proper
thlng twenty years ago Is not III,
proper thing now For instance, tn,
homeopath, once discredited. is com
ing to the front, and so is the osteo.
path. who used TO have little or M
standing. We now cry for the doc
tors sugar coated pill instead a. lo
OF medicine. AS yet. We are tyros IL
science. We have much to learn
There are still many things not dream
of in our philosophy"
The mayor had something to sa.
about ether waves. wireless tele
graphy and other like topics He TOO
was roundly applauded.
The third and last welcome was ex
tended by DR. Stewart Mcclure In hi
usual happy vein.
Refreshments Served
Responses. on behalf Of the society
were maze by Dr. Percy Brown. O
Boston, and Dr. George C. Johnston
OF Pit,sburg. Then everybody enjoy
ms N ipl I.,< \,
local committee consisting, of DR.. A
l.. Gray, DR. u. u. Talley and DR.
Charles NJ. Hazen.
Fine specimens of photograph worl
are on display in a room adjacent T.
the auditorium, where the meeting
take place. Some OF these plates
showing photos of various sections o
the anatomy. are declared to be par
ucularly we'll executed. Among tn
exhibitors are DIR. II. X. Paneoast o
Philadelphia: Dr. Fl. w. Dachtler O
Toledo: j. t. Case. OF Battle Creek
Mich; DR.. Hunter Selby. of Rochester
MINI:
Or. selby is a native virginian. IT,
studied at the University OF Virginia
but took his degree at the Universt,
or pennsylvania. He settled down il
Narrenton, Va. to practice and re
manned there several years. Then h,
went to Philadelphia, and from ther,
ny went with INC mayo Bros. at Roch
ester. Though comparatively youn,
man. he Is considered one of tho lead
ers in x-ray thought and movement
Provide Special Current
To accommodate the manufacturer
with their exhibits, 1t was necessar
to especially provide the auditorium,
section OF the hotel with four differed
kinds OF electrical current this be
ing also arranged by the local com
mittee.
The convention will probably be |,
session until Saturday. This is Tn
first time It has met in the South
Next year 1t will likely go West
Tho program for to-day Is as FOL
lows:
BY DIR. David r. Bowen. OF Phila
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