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Emil  ScJieffer. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharru. 
May,  1902, 
these  were  completely  revolutionized.  The  reaction  came,  however, 
early  in  1849,  and  Scheffer,  who  in  common  with  the  liberal  intel- 
lects of  his  country  had  espoused  the  revolutionary  cause,  found  his 
prospects  for  future  advancement  jeopardized  to  such  a  degree  that 
he  resolved  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  United  States,  as  so  many  of 
his  friends  were  then  about  to  do  or  had  done  before  him — this  step 
having  become  less  regrettable  because  the  ties  that  bound  him  to 
his  native  land  had  been  loosened  by  the  death  of  his  mother. 
Leaving  the  port  of  Havre,  May  30,  1849,  Scheffer  arrived  in 
New  York  after  a  pleasant  voyage  of  thirty  days ;  but  finding  no 
congenial  position  he  continued  his  journey  westward,  arriving  in 
Cincinnati  early  during  the  month  of  July,  where  he  soon  entered 
the  employ  of  the  late  Charles  Schmidt,  at  that  period  one  of  the 
most  popular  German  pharmacists  of  that  city.  It  is  needless  to  say 
that  he  was  soon  recognized  to  be  a  pharmacist  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary accomplishments,  his  reputation  becoming  so  widespread  that 
when  in  the  autumn  of  1 850  the  widow  of  Frederick  William 
Kniess,  of  Louisville,  needed  a  manager  for  the  drug  store  left  on 
her  hands,  her  friends  advised  her  to  secure  his  services  for  that 
position.  Accepting,  he  entered  upon  his  duties  on  November  10, 
1850,  and  soon  succeeded  in  developing  and  expanding  the  business 
so  satisfactorily  that  the  owner  admitted  him  to  a  full  partnership, 
the  compact  being  sealed  by  the  gift  of  her  hand  and  heart  on 
January  20,  1 852.  This  union  with  Olivia  Kniess,  nee  Beckham, 
was  blessed  during  the  happy  years  that  followed  with  the  advent 
of  six  children — three  sons  and  three  daughters — Emil,  August  and 
Edward,  Minnie,  Olivia  and  Ida ;  of  these,  five  survive  their  parents, 
the  second  son,  Dr.  August  Scheffer,  being  taken  away  in  the  bloom 
of  early  manhood,  March  8,  1890,  following  his  mother,  whose  death 
occurred  in  the  month  of  August,  1889. 
Scheffer's  drug  store  was  located  on  the  north  side  of  Market 
street,  between  Floyd  and  Preston.  In  its  appointments  it  was  as 
simple  and  unpretentious  as  was  its  owner,  but  it  was  a  store  that, 
in  contrast  to  most  modern  stores,  would  bear  close  inspection. 
Cleanliness  and  order,  thorough  and  systematic,  prevailed  through- 
out. In  the  old-time  shop  bottles,  the  contents,  as  nearly  conformable 
to  the  standard  as  could  be  demanded,  were  protected  by  caps  con- 
structed during  hours  of  leisure  from  card-board  and  silver  paper; 
