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Mattill, E. V. McCollum, F. H. McCrudden, L. B. Mendel, V. C. 

 Myers, H. S. Raper, A. N. Richards, A. I. Ringer, E. W. Rock- 

 wood, Jacob Rosenbloom, L. G. Rowntree, Torald Sollmann, H. C. 

 Wells, R. T. Woodyatt. 



Abstracts of the papers. Abstracts of the papers will be pub- 

 lished in the March number of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. 



University of Pennsylvania. 



III. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERI- 



MENTAL THERAPEUTICS. 



John Auer 



The fourth annual meeting of the Society was held in the Med- 

 ical Building of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, on 

 December 30 and 31, 1912. The scientific programs are appended: 



First Session. December 30, 9.00 a. m. — *W. Salant: The 

 influence of temperature on the toxicity of caffein. — *fF. Salant: 

 Further observations on the influence of cafTein on the circulation. 

 — S. P. Beebe and Eleanor Van Alstyne: The effect of high protein 

 diet on the growth of transplantable tumors of the white rat. — L. B. 

 Mendel and R. L. Kahn: The physiological action of some methyl 

 purins. — /. A. E. Eyster and W. J. Meek: The action of certain 

 drugs on the electrocardiogram. — P. J. Handik (by invitation) : 

 The intestinal absorption of alcohol. — P. J. Handik (by invitation) : 

 The "toxic dose" of salicylates according to clinical statistics. — 

 W. H. Brown and A. S. Loevenhart: The effect of hematin upon the 

 circulation and respiration. — W. DeB. MacNider: The effect of 

 anesthetics on the Output of urine in uranium nephritis. — G. B. 

 Roth: The physiological assay of aconitin. 



Second session. December 30, 2.00 p. m. L. G. Rozvntree 

 and R. Fitz: Renal function in experimental passive congestion. — 

 R. Fits and L. G. Rowntree: The effect of temporary occlusion of 

 renal circulation on renal function. — W. W. Ford: Observations on 

 three poisonous fungi not previously described. — /. D. Pilcher: The 

 protective action of lipoids against hemolysis. — H. G. Barboiir (by 

 invitation) : The action of histamin upon surviving arteries. — G. W. 

 * Read by title. 



