Abstract
Nineteen of the forty-five active members were present at this meeting, and nineteen papers were read. The volume opens with an address by the president of the society, Dr. S. W. Langmaid, outlining its history and work briefly, and proposing an increase in its membership. Dr. D. B. Delavan presented a paper on " The Influence of certain Diathetic Conditions upon the Prognosis in Operations upon the Throat," in which he concludes that: "1. Rigid examination as to the possible existence of the hemorrhagic diathesis should be made prior to operation in every case. 2. In the existence of hemophilia, operation by any procedure at present known is absolutely contra indicated. 3. Since many of these cases urgently require relief, it is most desirable that a method reaching them more satisfactorily than any heretofore practiced be suggested." However, according to the observations of Dr. J. L. Watkins, this condition is due
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