542        After-Thoughts  of  Historical  Exhibition,  {^^be^im" 
study  of  this  branch  of  materia  medica.  A  review  of  the  numerous 
and  varied  exhibits  with  which  his  name  was  connected  will  readily 
convince  any  one  that  he  did  more  than  any  one  other  individual  to 
secure  for  professional  pharmacists  of  this  country  recognition  and 
respect  abroad. 
How  successful  he  was  in  gaining  recognition  of  the  very  excellent 
and  original  work  that  he  personally  did,  was  evidenced  by  the 
many  testimonials  from  all  quarters  of  the  civilized  world  that  were 
included  in  this  exhibition.  These  included  honorary  membership 
certificates  from  scientific  societies  in  Australia,  Mexico,  England, 
Belgium,  Germany  and  Switzerland ;  not  the  least  among  these 
honorary  recognitions  being  the  Hanbury  gold  medal  for  original 
research,  which  was  awarded  to  Professor  Maisch  in  1893,  just 
shortly  before  he  died. 
Another  name  that  deserves  particular  attention  is  that  of  Dr. 
Edward  R.  Squibb,  a  life-long  friend  of  Professor  Procter.  Dr. 
Squibb  was  born  in  Wilmington,  Del.,  July  4,  18 19,  and  graduated 
from  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  1845.  He  entered  the  navy  as 
physician,  but  later  devoted  his  time  to  laboratory  work  and  the 
manufacture  of  medicinal  preparations. 
He  was  a  voluminous  writer,  his  contributions  to  the  American 
Journal  of  Pharmacy  alone  numbering  upwards  of  a  hundred. 
Besides  this  there  are  many  articles  published  in  the  proceedings 
of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and  also  in  the  pam- 
phlets published  by  his  own  firm  called  An  Ephemeris. 
The  neatness,  care  and  originality  of  Dr.  Squibb  were  well  exem- 
plified in  the  exhibition  by  several  interleaved  copies  of  the  U.S.P* 
that  he  had  used  to  put  down  notes  and  impressions. 
There  were  also  in  this  exhibition  a  large  assay  balance  and  a 
binocular  microscope  which  were  a»  perfect,  clean  and  in  as  good 
order  as  though  fresh  from  the  manufacturer  or  maker. 
Dr.  Squibb's  mechanical  ability  was  generally  recognized,  and 
was  only  equaled  by  the  liberality  with  which  he  allowed  competi- 
tors to  share  in  the  successes  of  his  fertile  brain.  His  death,  which 
occurred  October  25,  1900,  is  of  such  recent  occurrence  that  all  will 
still  recall  the  feeling  of  loss  it  occasioned. 
One  other  name,  without  which  even  a  most  cursory  review  of 
the  advance  in  pharmacy  would  not  be  complete,  is  that  of  Chas. 
Rice.    This  unassuming,  hard-working  and  whole-souled  man  was 
