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one  of  these  had  been  treated  in  a  manner  to  make  the  specific  gravity  conform 
to  the  official  standard,  and  that  the  other  was  the  normal  product. 
On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
Thos.  S.  WiEGand, 
Registrar. 
THE  AMERICAN  MEDICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
Section  of  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics. — The  following  papers  and 
discussions  have  been  promised  for  the  meeting  at  Denver,  Col.,  June  7-10,  1898: 
" Yellow  Fever:  Its  Etiology  and  Treatment."  Discussion  by  Surgeon- 
General  George  M.  Sternberg,  M.D.,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  :  Professor  John 
Guiteras,  M.D.,  of  Philadelphia  ;  Sollace  Mitchell,  M.D..  of  Jacksonville,  Fla.; 
T.  S.  Scales,  M  D.,  of  Mobile,  Ala.;  G.  B.  Thornton,  M.D.,  of  Memphis,  Tenn.; 
H.  M.  Bracken,  M.D  ,  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  P.  E.  Archinard,  M.D.,  of  New 
Orleans,  La. 
"  Aims  of  Modern  Treatment  of  Tuberculosis."  By  Professor  Edwin  Klebs, 
M.D.,  of  Chicago.  Discussion  by  Charles  Denison,  M.D.,  of  Denver,  Col., 
C.  H.  Whitman,  M.D.,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
"Serum  Therapy  of  Tuberculosis."  By  Prof.  S.  O.  L.  Potter.,  M.D.,  of  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  Discussion  by  Professor  James  M.  Anders,  M.D.,  of  Philadelphia. 
"The  Therapeutics  of  Pulmonary  Phthisis."  By  Paul  Paquin,  M.D.,  of  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 
"Tuberculin  as  a  Diagnostic  and  Curative  Agent,  with  Report  of  250  Tuber- 
cular Cases  Treated  "    By  C.  H.  Whitman,  M.D.,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
"The  Pract'cal  Value  of  Artificial  Serum  in  Medical  Cases."  By  P.  C.  Re- 
mondino,  M.D.,  of  San  Diego,  Cal. 
"  The  Use  of  Remedies  in  Diseases  of  the  Heart  and  Blood-vessels."  By  T. 
Lauder  Brunton,  M.D.,  D.Sc,  F.R.S,,  London,  England. 
"The  Mescal  Button."  By  Prof.  D.  W.  Prentiss,  M.D.,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 
"  The  Modern  Intestinal  Antiseptics  and  Astringents."  By  William  Frank- 
hauser,  M.D.,  of  New  York. 
"  To  What  Extent  is  Typhoid  Fever  Favorably  Modified  in  Its  Course,  Dura- 
tion. Termination  or  Sequelae  by  the  Administration  of  Drugs?"  By  Frank 
Woodbury,  M.D.,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
"Strychnine."    By  J.  N.  Upshur,  M.D.,  of  Richmond,  Va. 
'  Methods  of  Teaching  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics."  By  Prof.  G.  H. 
Rohe,  M.D.,  of  Baltimore. 
"The  Study  of  Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics."  By  H.  M.  Bracken,  M.D., 
of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
"The  Great  Therapeutic  Importance  of  a  Rational  Adaptation  of  Cathartic 
Remedies  to  the  Physiological  Functions  of  the  Gastro-intestinal  System." 
By  E.  D.  McDaniels,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Mobile,  Ala. 
"  Why  the  Pharmacopceial  Preparations  Should  be  Prescribed  and  Used  by 
the  Profession.  By  Leon  L-  Solomon,  M.D.,  of  Louisville,  Ky. 
"The  Use  of  Electricity  by  the  General  Practitioner."  By  Caleb  Brown, 
M.D.,  of  Sac  City,  la. 
The  following  have  also  promised  papers,  subjects  to  be  announced  very 
soon,  together  with  the  day  assigned  for  each  discussion  and  paper  : 
