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tion. — Sutheriand Simpson and A. T. Rasninssen: Effect of thyro- 

 parathyroidectomy on the blood-coagulation time in the dog. — A. 

 Forhcs and R. H. Miller: Detection with the string galvanometer 

 of afferent impulses in the brain-stem and their abolition with ether 

 anesthesia. — C. D. Snyder: Smooth-muscle nerve preparation. — F. 

 H. Pike: Cinematograph and lantern demonstration of some effects 

 of lesions of the nervous System. — V. N. Shamoff: Secretory dis- 

 charge of the pituitary body prodiiced by Stimulation of the superior 

 cervical ganghon; Action of various pituitary extracts on the iso- 

 lated intestinal loop. 



Papers read by title. C. C. Fozuler, M. E. Rehfuss and P. B. 

 Hawk: Influenae of certain cereal foods on gastric secretion. — 

 Sergins Morgidis: Changes in the composition of the bodies of fast- 

 ing lobsters. — Joseph Erlanger: Contractility of the musculature of 

 auriculo-ventricular valves. — R. J. Miller, M. E. Rehfnss and P. B. 

 Hawk: Psychic secretion of gastric juice. 



Executive proceedings. Physiological abstracts. The 

 most important act of the Society was the passing of a resolution 

 to collaborate with the British Physiological Society in the publica- 

 tion of a periodical to be named Physiological Abstracts. 



New Members: G. A. Baitsell, Yale Univ.; N. R. Blatherwick, 

 U. S. Dep't Agr., Wash., D. C. ; W. R. Bloor, Harvard Univ. ; W. 

 M. Boothhy, Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., Boston; T. M. Carpenter, 

 Carnegie Nutr. Lab. ; E. C. Day, Syracuse Univ. ; C. K. Drinker, 

 Katherine R. Drinker, Johns Hopkins Univ. ; H. S. Gasser, Univ. 

 Wis. ; T. S. Githens, Rockef eller Inst.; A. Gidick, Univ. Mo.; C. 

 W. Hooper, Hooper Foundation, San Francisco; B. Kramer, State 

 Univ. Iowa; E. K. Marshall, Jr., Johns Hopkins Univ.; W. L. 

 M endenhall, Dartmouth Coli. ; Maiid L. Menton, Barnard Skin 

 and Cancer Hosp., St. Louis; Geo Peirce, Johns Hopkins Univ.; 

 A. L. Prince, Yale Univ.; vS. IV. Raiuon, Northwestern Univ.; 

 R. A. Spaeth, Yale Univ.; D. W. Wilson, Johns Hopkins Univ. 



Officers-elect. President, W. B. Cannon; secretary, C. W. 

 Greene; treasurer, /. Erlanger; member of the Council, 1916-1919, 

 W. J. Meek. 



Comment. The general sentiment among those who attended 

 the meeting was that this was one of the most enthusiastic and suc- 



