This is a report written by Peter V. Karpovich about a week that he spent in Boston. The report is undated. The report talks about his visit with a Dr. Cannon, perhaps Walter Bradford Cannon, of the Harvard Medical School and a visit to his facilities. Karpovich describes Cannon and his work. He also talks about a Dr. A. Forbes and his use of a Kymograph, used in many devices created by Karpovich. He also visits the then Peter Bent Brigham Hospital as well as the library and other laboratories at Harvard at the time. Of greatest importance though might be the bit about his questioning Dr. Cannon on effective apparatus for measuring speed and force of swimmers. From this questioning he felt it validated the "Natograph" that he created, very cheaply from a flour can bought at five and dime store. One other visit of interest included going to the Fatique Laboratory at Harvard where he was shown examples of their use of the X-ray to study the heart, including pictures of a boxer's heart before and after a bout. For more information on Peter V. Karpovich, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/571
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