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i the end of the address, the members l will adjourn and participate in a so- i cial session in order that the assem-
 bled osteopatns may have an oppor- I tunity to become acquainted. An ex- l ce1Ief1t program and refreshments have been arranged for this period. 1 At the third session of the conven- ton on Saturday morning, which op-
 ems at s:3o a. m., paper will be read /by Dr. P. H. Farnurn of New l port, R. [. on '.At1as Lesions,s after which Dr.. H. A. Thornbury of this city. will read a paper on Iesions.' z Both of these doctors are authorities on injuries and some wonderful cures are expected to be described in these 1 papers The discussion will be led 1 by Drs. E. H. Bighorn of Boston, and
 O. w. Reid. of Worcester, Mass.
 l Dr.. R, I. Walker of New Bedford, l Mass. will deliver an address on Mental Diseases He will explain l to the assembled osteopaths the value I of osteopathy in curing mental dis eases. He will also desccribe the methods used in the simpler cases. | The value of publicity to the pro- fession will be the subject Of a very l Interesting address by pr. R. Kendrtck | Smith of Boston on Publicity for Os- teopathy.' In this address, pr. Smith will endeavOr to convince the osteo-
 paths oft necessity of spreading the knowledge of osteopathy in curing disease. -'The Value of Laboratory Diagnos-: is,'' is the subject of a paper to be
 read Joy Dr. F. M. Vaughn of Bos- ton. The doctors subject will show the value of thorough laboratory exE animation before treatment is started in order to learn in detail the extent of the diseases that are to be treated Tn an address on the "A O. Az Dr. H. L. Chiles of Orange, N. J.. will give u. A. zc the profession by pr. D. A. Still of KirksviI1e, Mo, at the close of &l1e Civil war He will then tell of the spread in the practice of b1ood1ess surgery. Osteopatf1y was discovered by Still when he found that reductions of dis located bones could be made by mas
 sage He then attempted the treat ment of diseases of the stomach, the
 liver. and found that every nerve in
 the body could be relieved and even-f tuaIly cured by constant treatment
 Thousands from all parts Of the world flooded this little town in the
 backwoods of Missouri to take treat
 me11t, and in short time he found it
 necessary to train assistants. He then
 opened 8. school at which many of the
 most prominent osteopaths have been
 graduates. He will then describe
 many of the wonderful cures that
 have been effected by bIood1ess sur gerry
 have taken up the new practice.
 At the conclusion of his address,
 the convention will adjourn until two
 o'clock in the afternoon. when an ad-
 dress and demonstration on the Alp
 bolt Operation" will be made by Dr. Kendrick Bangs of Orange, N. J. This form of treatment has proven espec-1 ially seficacious in some diseases and
 he will demonstrates on patients who
 have travelled from all parts of New
 England to take advantage of the clinic.
 The annual business session will be
 held, and the election of officers takes
 place before the convention closes late in the afternoon.
 Prominent osteopaths from all sec tions of the country will be present at the convention, while delegation of New York osteopaths will come to this
 city in special train Letters have been received by President P. C. Link
 of Stamford, from osteopaths as far west as San Francisco. announcing intention of attending the convention.