\m.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Jan.,  1894. 
Prof,  J.  M.  Maisch. 
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first  paper  on  pharmaceutical  legislation  appeared,  and  in  connec- 
tion with  it  two  botanical  papers,  one  chemical  and  three  on  glean- 
ings ;  in  1 871 ,  fifteen  contributions,  seven  of  which  were  pharma- 
ceutical ;  in  1872,  twenty  papers,  twelve  of  which  were  on  gleanings; 
in  1873,  nineteen,  twelve  of  which  were  on  gleanings;  in  1874,  four- 
teen of  which  nine  were  on  gleanings;  in  1875,  the  same  number, 
nine  of  which  were  on  gleanings ;  in  1 876,  twenty  contributions,  eleven 
of  which  were  on  gleanings;  in  1877,  seventeen  papers  ;  in  1878, 
ten  papers,  four  of  which  were  botanical;  in  1879,  four  papers  ;  in, 
1880,  two  papers;  in  1 88 1,  nineteen  communications;  in  1882* 
twenty-four  papers,  twenty  of  which  were  on  gleanings;  in  1883, 
twenty-four  papers;  in  1884,  five  papers;  in  1885,  twenty-five  com- 
munications, of  which  nineteen  were  on  materia  medica  subjects  ;  in 
1886,  fourteen,  twelve  of  which  treated  of  botanical  and  materia - 
medica  subjects;  in  1887,  seven  on  materia  medica  subjects,  one 
chemical  and  six  on  practical  notes;  in  1889,  eight  contributions  ; 
in  1890,  twelve  papers;  in  1891,  four  papers,  two  of  which  were 
botanical;  in  1892,  three,  two  of  which  were  botanical;  in  1893,  his 
last  paper  appears  in  the  March  number.  It  is  entitled,  "  On  the 
Tubers  of  Dioscorea  Species." 
In  1892,  Prof.  Maisch's  friends  noticed  that  at  times  he  appeared  to 
be  suffering,  and  for  the  first  time  in  many  years  he  was  occasionally 
compelled  to  relinquish  some  of  his  lectures.  It  was  not,  however, 
until  April,  1893,  that  he  experienced  a  difficulty  in  swallowing 
food.  At  first  no  one  realized  the  significance  of  this  symptom* 
and  it  was  only  after  a  considerable  increase  of  this  painful  sensation 
that  he  sought  medical  advice.  Gradually,  but  surely,  the  orifice  of 
the  oesophagus  became  smaller  and  smaller,  and  it  was  soon  recog- 
nized that  a  malignant  growth  was  pressing  upon  it  to  such  an 
extent  that  solid  food  could  no  longer  find  an  entrance  into  the 
stomach,  and  after  five  months  of  painful  suffering,  which  he  bore 
with  fortitude  and  resignation,  he  peacefully  passed  away  on  the 
10th  of  September,  1893.  During  the  five  months  immediately 
preceding  his  death,  he  continued  to  perform  every  duty  that  he 
possibly  could,  whilst  his  faithful  wife  and  children  assisted  him 
greatly  by  their  devoted  service.  During  the  summer  the  approach- 
ing meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  in  Chi- 
cago, and  the  assembling  of  the  International  Congress  at  the  same 
place  were  events  that  he  had  looked  forward  to  with  particular 
