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Eyster: The action of epinephrin on the heart. — P. G. Stiles and 

 E. G. Martin: Two types o£ reflex fall o£ blood pressure. — A. W. 

 Hewlett: Dicrotism and the brachial-flow pulse. — Jessie L. King: 

 The periodic cardio-vascular and temperature variations in women. 

 — H. S. Gasser and W. J. Meek: Acceleration of the heart in exer- 

 cise. — R. G. Hoskins and H. Wheelon: On the constancy of blood 

 pressure and vaso-motor reactions in the anesthetized dog. — A. L. 

 Prince: The relative systolic discharges of the left and right ven- 

 tricles. — W. J. Meek and /. A. E. Eyster: The effect of vagal Stimu- 

 lation on the location of the pace-maker of the mammalian heart. — 

 R. A. Gesell: The effect of pulsation on filtration. — F. C. Becht: 

 The action of pilocarpin on the cerebrospinal fluid. 



Second SESSION, University of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, 

 December 30, 9.00 A. M. E. B. Meigs: The osmotic properties of 

 clam muscle. — W. N. Berg: (a) Sources of surface tension in stri- 

 ated muscle; (b) Maximum surface tension in striated muscle. — F. 

 S. Lee: Some characteristics of mammalian muscle. — E. G. Martin: 

 Some results obtained by the use of quantitative faradic Stimuli in 

 physiological investigation. — /. Erlanger and W. E. Garrey: Fa- 

 radic Stimuli; A physical and physiological study. — 5. Tashiro: 

 (o) The metabolic gradient in the nerve fibre; (b) The action of 

 anesthetics on carbon-dioxid production in the nerve fibre. — A. C. 

 Crehore and H. B. Williams: Proof that the propagation of the 

 nervous impulse obeys the laws of propagation of electricity along 

 conductors with distributed capacity. — R. D. Hooker and 6". O. 

 Reese: Saline perfusion of the spinal centres in frogs; The effect of 

 calcium and potassium chloride. — H. C. Jackson and E. M. Ewing: 

 Variations in the reflex responses through medullary centres. — E. 

 L. Melius: Evidences in the cerebral cortex of mental equipment 

 and intellectual development. — P. W. Cobb: The influence of sur- 

 roundings on foveal vision. — E. L. Porter: The effect of strychnin 

 on reflex thresholds. 



Third SESSION. University of Pennsylvania, Wednesday, 

 December 31, 9.00 a. m. /. /. R. Macleod and R. G. Pearce: 

 Sugar consumption in eviscerated animals. — /. 6^. Kleiner and 5'. /. 

 Meltzer: On the rapid disappearance from the blood of large quan- 

 tities of dextrose injected intravenously. — /. R. Murlin: Further 

 observations on the metabolism of depancreatized dogs. — R. T. 



