treatment has been too limited to enable us to give any opinion upon that subject.

6. Dr. Stapler states that he has never seen any unfortunate results from his treatment, but he agrees that considerable care should be used in making strong suction in certain conditions of the ears.

7. In view of the facts that dumbness is simply a consequence of total, or of a high degree of, deafness, which has either been congenital, or has originated in the early years of life; that among the general pathological conditions associated with dumbness are the results of inflammation of the labyrinth or middle ear, intra-uterine or subsequent to various other diseases such as adenoids, fevers, diphtheria, etc.; that probably 75 per cent. of deaf-mutes possess some modicum of hearing; that deaf-mutism of a congenital nature has been shown by others as well as by Dr. Stapler to be fully as hopeful as when acquired; that a number of cases of congenital total deafness have, even without treatment, been known to gain a very considerable amount of hearing; and that in the words of a high authority, "if greater attention were given to the treatment of diseases of the ear in childhood, mutism might in some cases be averted or cured," we desire to state that while unable to give any opinion concerning the probable results, any man who is conscientiously working upon this important subject, as we believe Dr. Stapler is doing, should, independently of all preconceived ideas, be encouraged until he has had sufficient opportunity to demonstrate what can be done by this method which he advocates.

We would, therefore, be pleased if the physicians of some of the various institutes for deaf-mutes in this country could be induced either to try Dr. Stapler's method themselves or to permit him to do so upon some of their patients, because, if it is even slightly more successful than ordinary methods, it might prehaps suffice in some instance to make the difference between mutism and speech.

We recommend that a committee be appointed to receive two years hence Dr. Stapler's report of cases, should he care to present one, each case to be countersigned by an aurist of repute.

T. E. OERTEL,
A. W. STIRLING,
A. W. CALHOUN,

Committee.

April 17, 1905.

The reading of papers was resumed.

Dr. J. Cheston King, of Atlanta, read a paper entitled,

"Report of a Case of Myasthenia Gravis."

Dr. J. W. Palmer, of Ailey, read a paper on "LaGrippe."

Dr. J. L. Campbell, of Atlanta, presented a paper entitled, "Report of Cases from the Surgical Clinic of the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons."

Dr. Claude A. Smith, of Atlanta, presented a paper on "The Mode of Infection in Uncinariasis," with lantern illustrations of the lesions.

This paper was discussed by Drs. M. A. Clarke and Claude A. Smith (in closing).

The Board of Censors reported favorably upon the following names applying for membership in the Association, and they were elected to membership in the Association:

Name.

G. O. Allen...

B. C. Almond.

C. R. Andrews..
W. S. Ansley.
W. H. Aycock.
C. L. Ayers..
S. T. Barnett..
J. R. Barton..
J. C. Bennett.
B. F. Bond.

W. A. Borders.

J. P. Bowdoin.

J. H. Bowen..

H. M. Branham.

E. C. Brown.

L. R. Brown.
W. T. Brown.
C. A. Bucher.

W. W. Calhoun..
W. H. Campbell.
J. N. Carter...
L. A. Carter..

W. A. Chapman.

J. N. Cheney..

A. F. Christopher.

H. N. Clements.

Residence.
.Fargo.
Winder.

.. Atlanta.

. Decatur.

Williamson.

Carnesville.

. Atlanta.

. Forest Park.

. Jefferson.. . Carrollton. Sonoraville. .Adairsville.

...Canon. . Brunswick. Hawkinsville.

Sharon..

Atlanta.

Fitzgerald.

. Bluffton. . Chipley. Savannah. Nashville. Cedartown..

Silver Creek. .Mineral Bluff.

Lenox.

Name.

F. M. Spruell.
W. H. Steele..
J. O. Strickland.

J. M. Suttles..
W. E. Taylor.
T. M. Talbot.
B. C. Teasley.
J. H. Troutt.
J. P. Turk.

G. H. Turner.

T. G. Underwood.

C. P. Ward.

A. R. Watkins.

A. F. Wenshirs.

A. L. Wilkins.

P. Wilson

S. Wilson

A. D. White.

W. E. Wood.

Residence.
.Temple.
. Jackson.
Pembroke.
.Ben Hill.
Atlanta.
. Valdosta.
.Hartwell.
Pennington.
Canton.

..Rico.
Maysville.
Atlanta.
.Crosskeys.
Vernal.

..Jesup. Newborn. Yatesville. Pendergrass.

....Dalton.

On motion, the Association adjourned to meet at 2.30 p.m.

FIRST DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Association reassembled at 2.30, and was called to order by the President, Dr. W. P. Nicolson.

The reading of papers was taken up.

Dr. A. A. Davidson, of Augusta, read a paper on "The Clinical Significance of the Aspect of the Tongue."

Dr. J. L. Selman, of Douglasville, presented a paper on "Typhoid Fever of Twenty-five Years Ago; its Treatment Compared with that of To-day."

Dr. W. B. Armstrong, of Atlanta, read a paper entitled "Mucous Colitis," which was discussed by Dr. H. F. Harris.

Dr. H. F. Harris, of Atlanta, read a paper on "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Importance of the Recent Advances Made in the Examination of the Feces," which was discussed by Drs. Claude A. Smith, F. G. Hodgson and H. F. Harris (in closing).

Dr. Mark H. O'Daniel, of Bullards, read a paper entitled "Circumscision; its Importance in the Treatment and Prevention of Certain Reflex Nervous Phenomena."

Dr. M. B. Hutchins, of Atlanta, read a paper on "X