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Obituary. 
/Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I  September,  1898. 
his  death.  In  the  same  year  he. became  Provost  of  the  University  and  held 
this  position  until  1894.  Under  his  administration  the  University  made  rapid 
material  progress,  and  in  addition  eight  new  departments  were  created. 
Dr.  Pepper  was  also  noted  as  a  voluminous  writer,  his  most  important  work 
being  a  "System  of  Medicine  by  American  Authors,"  published  in  1885-1886. 
We  have  not  the  space  to  enumerate  the  various  public  works  with  which  he 
was  affiliated,  but  quote  the  following  from  the  Philadelphia  Medical  Journal, 
in  its  issue  of  August  6th,  as  summarizing  in  some  measure  his  varied  interests: 
LOANED  BY  MEYNEN  Sc.  CO.,  PhlLA. 
"In  the  death  of  Dr.  Pepper,  the  city  of  Philadelphia  has  lost  a  most  public- 
spirited  citizen,  the  medical  profession  a  most  distinguished  representative,  the 
cause  of  education  and  of  art  a  most  liberal  patron  and  advocate,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  a  loyal,  sincere  and  self-sacrificing  friend." 
Phosphorescence  of  Decaying  Wood  is  not  chemical,  as  supposed,  but  of 
vegetable  origin.  The  mycelium  of  a  fungus  from  pine  has  been  cultivated  in 
a  decoction  of  beech  bark  and  agar-agar,  the  result  being  a  white,  brilliantly- 
luminous  growth. — Amer.  Month.  Micros.  Jour. 
The  Use  of  Roentgen  Pays,  in  detecting  the  adulteration  of  gum  opium  with 
lead  balls  was  employed  by  A.  Tschirch.  In  the  one  he  found  a  large  lead  ball, 
whereas  in  the  other  there  were  smaller  lead  balls. — Schweiz.  Woch.f.  Chem. 
u.  Pharm.,  1898,  p.  219. 
