New-York tribune., 1913-08-13
Next Congress in Munich.

Tho permanent commission Of the Mcdl-
cal Congress decided to-day that the next
congress shall be held in Munich In l9l7.
The commission also put on record that
the congress with the exception Of one
woman. had resolved:
1T Is our conviction that experiments
on living animals have proved OF the
utmost service to medicine In the past
and are indispensable 10 It's future
progress
The accusation Of blood murder" for
ritualistic purposes brought against 'ho
Russian JcWs in connection with the as
sassination OF a boy in Nicv in 1911 was
discussed at a Joint meeting Of the sec
tions devoted to forensic medicine and
psvchiatry. or meptal diseases. Professor
Georg puppc. Of the University Of KO-
nigsberg. and Professor Henri colin, OF
Paris. produced evidence against the
theory of ritual murder.
A Joint report. signei by Professor Au-
gustus J. Pepper. Of the University OF
London: Dr. William Henry Wilcox and
Dr. Charles A. Mercier. both Of London.
was presented expressing the opinion that
the evidence proved the crime TO have
been a coarse and brutal murder com
mitted by "A lunatic. The report said:
I'VE hold the strongest opinion that
there was nothing in the details Of the
murder Ia suggest tho race or nationality
Of the murder. and We are entirely ana
cmphatically opposed TO the opinion that
the crime was a ritual murder
"Leprosy' gave rise 70 an interesting
discussion to-day in the bacteriology soc
lion. Major T.. Il. Rost Of the Indian
Medical Service. said that after years Of
experience he had reached the belief that
the disease in the great majority OF cases
was contracted through infected clothing.
He emphasized the importance OF segre-
cation and OF the sterilizing OF al cloth
ting worn by lepers
Major Rost claimed that the word in
durable" might be erased from the text
hooks dealing with leprosy. Since he had
adopted the vaccine treatment,'in 1909. he
had. he said. discharged four cases az
cured. At the present moment he had
thirty cases under treatment by the vac
cine method Three cases he had treated
bv the Old lepuolin method showed no
sign OF the OTlBlilhI ulS'aS'' anu "' ""N
received reports from other patients
treated in that way who were now In per
feet health
Arthur Il. Cheatle. lecturer on aural
surgery at Kings College Hospital, called
attention to the deafness associated With
aeroplaning. and said much would be
heard on this subject In the near future.
Three factors. he said were conducive 10
this form OF occupational deafness-height'
speed and the noise OF the motor.
The three great prizes OF the Medical
Congress were awarded as follows: Mos
COW prize. to Professor Charles Richet, OF
Paris. for work on an1phylaxis; the Paris
nrize. 10 Professor A. Won Wassermanh'
surorintendcnt of the Kaiser Wilhelm So
cietv Ter Experimental Therapy. for work
on governmental theropy and on ln-
nnunitv. and the Hungary prize. To Pro-
fessor ID. f. Wright, OF London, for work
on aphylaXis.
London. Aug. 13.-ln review OF the
work of the International Medical con-
gross The Morning Post says:
eft emphasized strikingly the outstand-
,ro suneriority Of the Americans in the
u,ay they laid their views before the con-
grass The American papers have never
boor dull. and their writer's have shown
themselves skilled exponents OF the views
49,. ronroSented 81"