AmASS98arm*}  Alfred  Bower  Taylor.  181 
1883,  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  Vol.  55,  p.  556,  "Examination 
of  Drugs." 
1887,  Proceedings  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Vol.  35,  p.  599, 
Weights  and  Measures." 
1887,  Philosophical  Society  Journal,  Vol.  24,  No.  126,  "  Octonary  Numera- 
tion." 
1888,  Western  Druggist,  p.  195,  "Solids  by  Weight,  Liquids  by  Measure 
and  Definite  Quantities  in  the  Pharmacopoeia." 
1888,  Western  Druggist,  p.  282,  "  Substitute  for  Teaspoon,"  etc. 
1888,  Western  Druggist,  p.  425,  "  Pharmacopceial  Suggestions." 
1889,  Western  Druggist,  p.  12,  "Specific  Gravity." 
1889,  Western  Druggist,  p.  43,  "Specific  Volume." 
1890,  Proceedings  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Vol.  38,  p.  4, 
"Inaugural  Address." 
1890,  Western  Druggist,  p.  15,  "Decimal  Quantities  of  the  United  States 
Pharmacopoeia. ' ' 
1891,  Proceedings  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Vol.  39,  p.  3, 
"President's  Address." 
1892,  Western  Druggist,  p.  85,  "Percentage  Solutions." 
1892,  Western  Druggist,  p.  188,  "Percentage  Solutions." 
1893,  American  Druggist,  Nov.  23,  "Chemical  Nomenclature  of  the  United 
States  Pharmacopoeia,  1890." 
During  his  busy  pharmaceutical  life  Mr.  Taylor  found  time  to  cul- 
tivate his  taste  for  outside  scientific  and  technical  pursuits,  and  had 
a  great  fondness  for  making  collections  of  various  kinds.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Philadelphia  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society,  and  a  member 
of  the  Numismatic  Society  of  New  York.  He  was  an  industrious 
philatelist. 
Mr.  Taylor  married  Mary  A.  Yeager,  September  2,  1852,  by 
whom  he  had  five  children,  four  of  whom  died  in  early  life.  One 
son,  Joseph  Y.,  born  in  1854,  entered  the  drug  business  and,  follow- 
ing in  the  footsteps  of  his  father,  graduated  from  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy  in  1875.  Alfred  B.  Taylor  married  again  in 
1870,  but  had  no  children  by  this  second  marriage. 
In  private  life  he  was  always  courteous,  genial  and  kind,  strongly 
attached  to  his  friends  and  caring  little  for  the  applause  of  the 
world,  he  treasured  most  the  attachments  of  those  who  were  near 
and  dear  to  him.  Always  modest,  yet  holding  his  views  with 
remarkable  tenacity,  he  labored  unselfishly  for  the  attainment  of  the 
highest  ideals.  In  whatever  department  of  science  he  was  engaged, 
he  ever  sought  the  truth. 
