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of his observations made at this time in an able pamphlet on Vienna 

 Bread. One of the great pleasures of this visit to Europe consisted in 

 renewing the old frieudsliips formed in Giessen ; but the best of these 

 was not to be renewed, as Liebig, his chemical father, died while he 

 was on his voyage from America. In 1880 he again crossed the 

 ocean, this time to visit Norway, and again in 1890, when he took a 

 course of the waters at Carlsbad. In the mean time he had not ne- 

 glected the Western Hemisphere, as he made two journeys to Califor- 

 ni.t, in the second one visiting Mexico also, and in 1887 took a voyage 

 to Demerara and the Windward Islands. 



In 1876 he served as a juror at the Centennial Exhibition in Phila- 

 delphia, and he was twice, with an interval of thirty years between 

 the appointments, an Examiner of the Mint. He was elected a Resi- 

 dent Fellow of our Academy on May 25, 1847. 



He delivered numerous popular lectures, among others the first 

 course at the Lowell Institute ; and of his addresses should be espe- 

 cially mentioned that at the Morse Memorial in 1872, afterward pub- 

 lished in pamphlet form, and the oration at the unveiling of the statue 

 of Leif Erikson in Boston in 1887. 



The wealth which came to him as a result of his ability in manu- 

 facturing chemistry was freely used in charity, both public and pri- 

 vate. Of Wellesley College he was a frequent and liberal benefactor, 

 showing in his gifts a wisdom which does not always distinguish those 

 who give money to colleges. First among these should be placed his 

 endowment of the library, providing for its administration, as well as 

 more than doubling the number of books. Among these additions 

 should be especially mentioned the valuable Powell collection on 

 comparative philology. The Professors also are indebted to him for 

 the establishment of a year of rest in every seven, and the foundation 

 of a pension fund. Among his other gifts are a- fund for scientific 

 apparatus, an electric light plant, and an ozone apparatus for purify- 

 ing the air of the halls, which has proved very successful in this, so 

 far as I am aware, its first use on a large scale. These, however, 

 form but a small part of what he gave the College, since he was con- 

 tinually on the watch to satisfy its needs as they arose, not only to 

 add to its efficiency, but to promote the health and comfort of both 

 professors and students ; and quite as valuable as his gifts in money 

 was the sympathetic interest with which, as President of the Boaid of 

 Visitors from its foundation, he watched over the interests of the Col- 

 lege, and fostered its growth. 



This useful and happy life came to an end, January 1, 1893, when, 



