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logical Society and Chairnian of tlie Executive Committee of the 

 Federation for ipiß, S. J. Meltzer. 



S. J. Meltzer: Presidential address, on The theories of anes- 

 thesia. — Graham Liisk: Phlorhizin glycosuria before and after thy- 

 roidectomy. — A. J. Ringer and E. M. Frankel: Studies in diabetes, 

 (a) The effect of different Compounds on glycogenesis ; (b) The 

 mechanism of antiketogenesis. — L. B. Mendel and T. B. Osborne: 

 Some Problems of growth, (a) The capacity to grow; (b) The role 

 of amino acids in growth. — Andrew Hunter: Further studies in the 

 comparative biochemistry of purin metaboHsm. — W. R. Bloor: 

 Changes in fats during absorption. — Leo Loeb: Immunization 

 against the anti-coagulating effect of leech extract. — C. W. Ed- 

 munds: Anaphylaxis in the cat and Opossum. — /. /. Abel, L. S. 

 Rowntree and B. B. Turner: Vividiffusion; report on prehminary 

 results. — C. L. von Hess and H. McGuigan: A method of dialysing 

 normal circulating blood and some of its applications. — A. Woelfel 

 and A. L. Tatum: A biological test for iodine in the blood. — L. G. 

 Henderson and W. W. Palincr: Further studies of the excretion of 

 acids. 



Second session. University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, De- 

 cember 30, 2.00 p. m. Presiding officer: President of the 

 Physiological Society and Chairman of the Executive Committee 

 of the Federation for 1913, S. J. Meltzer. 



Demonstrations. R. G. Pearce: The influence of the vagi 

 on renal secretion. — F. H. Pike: Stimulation of the semi-circular 

 canals. — /. /. Abel, L. G. Rowntree and B. B. Turner: Demonstra- 

 tion of vividiffusion. — P. A. Shaffer: The determination of blood 

 sugar. — F. R. Miller: Intestinal peristalsis in Homarus. — C. Brooks: 

 Methods for studying the pharmacology of the circulation. — C. J. 

 Wiggers: The contour of the intraventricular and the pulmonary 

 arterial-pressure curves by two optically recording manometers. — 

 C. C. Guthrie: Some time-saving laboratory m.ethods. — W. B. Can- 

 non and W. L. M endenhall: A graphic method for recording the 

 coagulation of blood. — F. L. Gates and S. J. Meltzer: Some mutual 

 relations of Oxalates, salts of magnesium and calcium ; their concur- 

 rent and antagonistic actions. — A. J. Carlson: A method of obtain- 

 ing successive contrast of the sensations of hunger and appetite. — 

 6^. Simpson: Further observations on the pyramidal tracts of the 



