THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



15 



ing 50% of ipecac bases as hydrochlo- 

 rides, and the acids characteristic to 

 ipecac. It is a preparation to be used as 

 such and not a concentrated product to 

 be dihited before dispensing. This arti- 

 cle appears in the form of a light-brown 

 powder, readily soluble in water. An 

 alkaloidal content of 43.7% was ascer- 

 tained, which would be the equivalent oi 

 at least 50% of the hydrochlorides. 



The authors state tliat from a pharma- 

 ceutical standpoint this article is entirel> 

 unobjectionable in contradistinction to 

 the inferior articles named above. 



Edward Kemp.* 



Of Lanman & Kemp, New York City. 



Born in 1830; Died December 24th, 



1901, President of this College of 



Pharmacy 1896 to 1900. 



Edward Kemp was born in Ireland 

 and brought to New Y^ork when an in- 

 fant by his mother and received his 

 education in the pul:)lic schools of this 

 city. He commenced his business career 

 at an early age with Hussey & Murray, 

 located at Old Slip and in 1847 was 

 employed by W. H. ITalsey of Burling 

 Slip, who was engaged in the East 

 Indian trade, in which branch of busi- 

 ness Mr. Kemp rapidly became an 

 expert. 



In 1872 in company with his brother 

 William, he entered the wholesale drug 

 firm of Lanman & Kemp, of which his 

 brother George was at the time sole pro- 

 prietor. Mr. Kemp's intimate knowl- 

 edge of the import and export trade 

 enabled him to rapidly increase the busi- 



*Read by Mr. Thos. F. Main, on the oc- 

 casion of the presentation of Mr. Kemp's 

 oil paintinj^, Jan. 20th, 1914. 



ness of his firm until it extended to all 

 parts of the world, and its name became 

 almost a household word throughout the 

 East and West Indies, Central and South 

 America. Mr. Kemp continued actively 

 engaged in business up to the time of 

 his last illness. 



He enlisted in Company F, Seventh 

 Regiment of the National Guard of the 

 State of New York in 1853, remaining 

 in active service for ten years and re- 

 taining an active interest in the regiment 

 during his lifetime. He would never 

 accept military promotion and always 

 preferred to be known as "private" 

 Edward Kemp. He was one of the pro- 

 moters of the building of the Seventh 

 Regiment Armory, towards which he 

 contributed liberally himself, and by his 

 personal influence materially aided the 

 raising of funds for the completion of 

 the building. 



While adverse to publicity, Mr. Kemp 

 was a very public spirited citizen, a 

 man of strong and commanding person- 

 ality, who would work energetically and 

 contribute liberally for any project in 

 which his sympathies were aroused, or 

 for which his influence could be secured. 

 Owing to his unassuming methods, Mr. 

 Kemp's liberality was known only to 

 the beneficiaries and those intimately 

 connected with him, but after his de- 

 cease it was found that he had by will 

 provided for the distribution of over one 

 hundred thousand dollars to his business 

 associates and employees. 



He was a member of St. Thomas 

 Protestant Episcopal Church in New 

 Y'ork City, and his funeral service, held 

 in the church building, was attended by 

 representatives from the wholesale and 



