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The Secretary’s report showed a balance of $10.69 his 
hands after the payment of all bills. Dr. Ridge was now called 
upon to read his paper on “ CEsophagotomy.” This paper was 
received with much interest and the discussion brought forth 
many means of treatment before performing the operation, 
among which veratrin and pilocarpine were prominent. 
Dr. E. S. Muir now read a paper on u Hypodermic Cathar¬ 
tics,” which was based upon a series of experiments made at the 
Veterinary Department of the University under his personal su¬ 
pervision. It was made not alone as a clinical illustration, but 
more for a further advancement in the art and science of the use 
of hypodermic cathartics. His paper finishes as follows : u We 
find on consulting the table that barium chloride acts quickly 
from one to nine (1 to 9) minutes, causes large quantities of 
faeces to be voided, does not cause pain, and the action ceases in 
from 1 to 3 hours. Physostigmine sulphate causes abdominal 
pain, is longer producing evacuations, its action lasts from 2 to 
4 hours, causes expulsion of large quantities of faeces, mucus 
and flatus, while arecoline acts quickly, it causes more pain than 
either of the other salts ; action lasts longer, from 3 to 5 hours ; 
amount of faeces voided small and never very soft, but produces 
profuse flow of saliva, an involuntary dripping of urine.” After 
considerable discussion on this valuable paper, the association 
took up the election of officers for the ensuing year, with the 
following results : President, Dr. Leonard Pearson ; Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. H. P. Eves; Treasurer, Dr. Charles T. Goentner ; 
Secretary, Dr. W. U. Rhoads ; Censors, Drs. W. H. Hoskins, J. 
W. Marshall, J. W. Adams, W. H. Ridge and Thomas B. Rayner. 
After election of officers, the association adjourned to meet No¬ 
vember 8th. The application of Dr. John J. Repp for active 
membership having been favorably acted on by the Board of Cen¬ 
sors was now voted upon and he was unanimously elected to 
membership. 
The November meeting was called to order on the 8th, by 
President Dr. Leonard Pearson, with the following members 
of the profession present : Drs. H. P. Eves, C. Williams, S. J. J. 
Harger, J. D. Houldsworth, C. J. Marshall, E. M. Ranck, W. H. 
Hoskins, Leonard Pearson, E. H. Landis, W. G. Shaw, J. W. 
Adams, W. L. Rhoads, also Mr. R. A. Pearson. President Pear¬ 
son announced his committees for the year as follows : Com¬ 
mittee on Programme—Drs. W. L. Rhoads, J. J. Repp, and J. 
W. Adams; Committee on History—Drs. C. Goentner, W. H. 
