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SCIENCE 



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"The Excretion of Salicylate in Various Clin- 

 ical Conditions," by E. W. Scott (by invitation), 

 T. W. Thoburn (by invitation) and P. J. Hanzlik. 



"Salicylate Oedema," by E. W. Scott (by invi- 

 tation), J. L. Eeycraft (by invitation) and P. J. 

 Hanzlik. 



"The Favorable, Antagonistic EfEect of Mag- 

 nesium Sulphate against Poisonous Doses of 

 Sodium Oxalate, " by E. L. Gates and S. J. Meltzer. 



"Further Observations on the Pathological 

 Changes in the Tissues of the Eabbit, as a result 

 of Eeduced Oxidation," by 6. H. Martin (by invi- 

 tation), C. H. Bunting (by invitation) and A. S. 

 Loevenhart. 



DECEMBER 29, 2.00-5.00 P.M. 



Joint Demonstrations by the Fliarmacological and 

 Physiological Societies 



"A Signal Magnet which writes either upwards 

 or downwards, " by W. Hale. 



' ' Some New Apparatus, " by D. E. Jackson. 



"An Improved Lever for Frog's Heart and 

 Muscle Strips, " by A. H. Eyan. 



"The Inhibitory Effect of Stimulation of the 

 Central End of the Vagus Nerve upon the Con- 

 tractions of an Active Expiratory Muscle in the 

 Chicken," by A. L. Meyer (by invitation). 



' ' Demonstration of a Gas- Analysis Apparatus, ' ' 

 by Yandell Henderson. 



' ' The Motion Picture as an Aid in Teaching 

 Physiology," by J. A. E. Eyster and W. J. Meek. 



"Pathescope Fihns used to illustrate Physiolog- 

 ical Demonstrations to Students," by Alexander 

 Forbes. 



"Motor Phenomena of the Stomach and Cap as 

 observed Eoentgenographically, " by Gregory Cole 

 (by invitation) . 



' ' Photographs representing the Growth of 

 Chickens Fed with Definite Mixtures of Food- 

 stuffs under Laboratory Conditions which have 

 heretofore not led to Success," by Thomas B. Os- 

 borne and Lafayette B. Mendel. 



"Microscopic Demonstration of Absence of 

 Chromatolytic Change in the Central Nervous Sys- 

 tem of the Woodchuck {Marmota Monax) , " by A. 

 T. Easmussen (by invitation) and J. A. Myers 

 (by invitation). 



' ' Glycogen in the Blood Vessels of the Liver, ' ' 

 by G. Carl Huber and J. J. E. Macleod. 



"A Method of Eecording Fundamental Heart 

 Sounds Directly from the Heart," by Carl J. 

 "Wiggers and A. Dean, Jr. (by invitation). 



"Exhibit of Photographically Eecording Appa- 

 ratus for studying the Dynamics of the Circula- 

 tion, ' ' by Carl J. Wiggers. 



DECEMBEE 30, 9.30-12.00 M. 



"Studies on Tolerance and Cumulation: Ex- 

 periments with Tartrates, Citrates and Oxalates," 

 by W. Salant and A. M. Swanson (by invitation). 



' ' The Effect of Morphin and Opium on Psycho- 

 logical Eeaction Time," by D. I. Macht and S. 

 Isaacs (by invitation). 



"On the Drug-fastness of Spirochatse against 

 Certain Arsenical, Mercurial and lodid Compounds 

 in Vitro," by H. Noguchi and S. Akatsu (by invi- 

 tation) . 



"On the Eelative Toxicity of Salvarsan and 

 Neosalvarsan, " by L. Pearce and W. H. Brown. 



' ' The Action of Ethylenediamin, " by H. G. Bar- 

 bour and A. M. Hjort (by invitation). (Eead by 

 title.) 



' ' The Influence of Eserin upon the Partially Ex- 

 cised Sphincter PupiUse, " by D. E. Joseph. 



"The Mutually Antagonistic Actions of Adrenin 

 and Eserin upon the Sphincter Pupillee, " by D. E. 

 Joseph. 



"The Effects of Pituitrin and of Adrenin of 

 the Pupil of Gangliectomized Eabbits, " by T. S. 

 Githens and S. J. Meltzer. 



"The Prolonged Eeaction of the Blood Vessels 

 of the Babbit's Ear to the Local Injection of 

 Adrenin," by J. Auer and S. J. Meltzer. 



"The Effect of Ergotoxin on the Temperature 

 of Eabbits, " by T. S. Githens. 



"A Eespiratory Factor in the Production of 

 Adrenin Pulmonary Qidema in Eabbits, " by F. L. 

 Gates and J. Auer. 



At the second executive session of the society on 

 Friday noon, December 29, a vote of thanks was 

 unanimously tendered the authorities of Cornell 

 Medical School for their hospitality and efficient 

 arrangements and to the local committee for its 

 efforts in behalf of the visiting members and 

 guests. John Auer, 



Secretary 



EOCKEEELLER INSTITUTE 



SOCIETIES AND ACADEMIES 



THE TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 

 The seventh meeting (fifth annual meeting) of 

 the Tennessee Academy of Science was held on 

 December 1, 1916, at George Peabody College for 

 Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. President Samuel M. 

 Bain presided. The following papers were read 

 and discussed: 



' ' The Development of Transportation on the 

 Great Lakes," by Professor A. E. Parkins, Pea- 

 body College, Nashville. 



"An Apparatus for Moisture Determination," 



