Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-07
life Of TISSUES
SURGEONS THEME
Papers Read Before Congress
of Medical Men at New
Willard.
MANY TOPICS DISCUSSED
BY CONSTITUENT BODIES
Specializing in Various Lines,
Methods of Disease Treatment,
and Effect Of Climate.

Members of the Congress of American
physicians and Surgeons. i'm session at
the New Willard today, heard a number
OF papers on the life of tissues of the
human body under varying conditions the
general topic for consideration being the
development OF tissues lin yitro." Pa
pers We're presented by DR.. Ross G. Har-
r1son OF Yale University. DR. Montrose
L. Burrows OF Cornell University Medical
College and DIR. Robert A. Lambert of
the College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University, New York The
general discussion was led by Drs. Leo
Loeb of st. Louis and Warren H. Lewis
Of Baltimore.
The congress will conclude with the
though the constituent societies and as
sociations of the congress will continue
consideration OF business tomorrow.
At the session this morning of the
American Ophthalmological Association
scores of new instruments and apparatus
devised for use in treating eye ailments
were exhibited. and DR.. Robert H. RAN
dolph of Baltimore exhibited several cases
OF unusual eye diseases. the patients
being some of those who have come un-
many diseases Of the eyes, the names of
which. even. are unintelligible to the lay
man, were read.
Address Of Welcome.
DIR. Henry C. Coe of New York, presi-
dent of the American genealogical As
sociation, delivered an address Of well
come to the delegates this morning at
the session Of that association, and DR..
John A. Sampson Of Albany. n. Y; DR..
j. NJ. Badly Of Philadelphia, DR.. Joseph
Brettauer Of New York and DIR. George
Gray. Ward. jr., OF New York read
papers.
The Proper Preparation of Special
ist'' was the title of a paper read at the
session of the American Laryngological
Association. at the Raleigh. by DIR.
| Thomas j. Harris Of New York. In his
course Of specialized study necessary be-
fore the specialist in any disease In fitted
to take up the actual work Of treating
disease. Only a few men. he said. are
| fitted by natural equipment to become
Specialists-men who possess the power
of concentration. the ability to reason
clearly from cause to effect, who have
| the power of deduction largely developed,
! and who possess in an extraordinary de-
gree that form OF painstakfng patience
presentation of DR.. Harris paper several
| reports on interesting cases were made
| by lAryngologists attending the meeting
and papers We're read on number OF
recent discoveries in the treatment or all
mcntS of the throat
Theme of Surgeon General Stokes.
Surgeon General c. F. Stokes United
States Army was the principal speaker
at the session this morning of the Ameri-
can Surgical Association. held at the New
National Museum. His subject was How
Can the Surgeon in Civil Life Best Serve
His Country in Time of Ware The
surgeon general of the army told his
hearers how the surgeons of the country,
by slight additional study and prepara-
ton. may fit themselves to take up the
strenuous labors of an army surgeon. in
case Of need. at almost a moment S
notice.
DR.. George Tully Vaughan of this city
read a paper on "Aneurisms Treated by
the Matas Method" and other papers
work and unusual operations were pre-
sented.
Rheumatism and Neuritis' was the title
of a paper read before the American Gil
matological Association at the New Will
lard by DIR. James Dudley Morgan of
this city In his paper DIR. Morgan dis
cussed the effects of weather changes on
rheumatic and gOuty ailments. made
clear. at least to the professionally
trained mind. the difference between the
symptomatic pains OF rheumatism. gout
and neurits. and discussed the proper
climates to be sought by sufferers from
these diseases.
Dr. Fremont-Smith OF this city read a
paper on intermittent a,buminuria. dis
cussion of American mineral waters.
with anaiyse> of number of the best
known waters. was presented by DIR. Guy
Hnsdale of Hot Springs. Va. and other
papers of highly technical nature were
read and discussed
Discussion of Other Ills.
Papers on tetanus, or lockjaw goitre,
dia abetes diseases of the stomach and di-
gestive tract blood diseases and other
ills that flesh is heir 10 made up the
program at this mornings session of the
Associat ton of American Physicians.
Morning sessions o me American Or
thopedic Association. the American Pedi-
atrlc Society. the American Association
of Pa.ho!og:sts anG Bacte-iologists. and
the American Society Of Tropical Medi-
cine were held, DIR. Frederick Knabe
oe Washington presenting at the meeting
- the last named society a paper on The
On. lies of Anopheiines Concerned in the
Transmission of Human mosquitoes and
Transmission of Human Malaria The pa
described the mosquitoes that carry
germs of malaria from one person TO an
other and highly magnified lantern slide
pictures Of the insects were used to IL
lustrate the address.
SOCIALIST LAST IN RACE.