FOREWORD 



PHILIP S. OWEN 



In his introduction the Chairman, Dr. Dripps, points out how this conference 

 arose from small heginnings. We thought originally that interest in this subject 

 would be rather limited and specialized. It has proved otherwise, and we owe a 

 measure of apology to many whom we had, of necessity, to turn away. 



On behalf of the Division of Medical Sciences of the National Academy of 

 Sciences — National Research Council I want to express our appreciation to Dr. 

 Dripps and to the members of the several committees who worked long and hard 

 in the preparation of this conference, and to the participants who bore with us in 

 these preparations. They are too numerous to thank individually here. I want 

 especialh- to thank our guests who came from abroad — from Britain, Sweden, 

 France. Holland, and Yugoslavia. I hope they found their journey rewarding. 



Finally, we are most grateful to the Armed Forces who together, not only 

 through their interest in the practical application of cold to problems of medical 

 practice but also through their concern with the fundamental underlying physiologi- 

 cal mechanisms, have sponsored and made possible this meeting. The three services 

 have contributed jointly to the support of the Symposium, but particular credit is 

 to be given to the Army for giving initial impetus, to the program and for its gen- 

 erous support of this publication. 



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