Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1919. 
Dr.  Lyman  Spalding. 
state  of  physical  and  mental  decline.  He  gave  up  practice,  sent  his 
family  to  New  England,  and  later  rejoined  them  there.  He  died  on 
October  21,  1821,  a  few  days  after  he  reached  them. 
It  is  evident  that  he  was  a  man  of  unusual  ability,  being  in- 
dustrious, efficient,  and  with  large  powers  of  initiative.  Imper- 
fectly educated  as  he  was,  he  had  made  himself  an  excellent 
physician,  a  remarkable  surgeon  and  anatomist,  an  interesting  and 
inspiring  medical  teacher,  and  a  member  of  the  profession  full  of 
enthusiasm  for  its  advancement  and  perfection.  He  was  denied 
the  great  desire  of  his  life,  the  privilege  of  studying  abroad,  and 
doubtless  had  he  been  able  to  do  so,  and  had  returned  to  America 
with  the  new  ideas,  his  subsequent  labors  might  have  resulted  in 
great  additions  to  the  medical  knowledge  and  resources  of  the 
country.    The  story  of  his  life  is  a  most  inspiring  one. 
Note. — Since  the  above  sketch  was  written  and  presented  to  the 
Historical  Club,  Dr.  Kelly  has  placed  in  my  hands  a  copy  of  the 
first  edition  of  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  United  States  of  America. 
It  bears  the  following  title  page : 
The 
PHARMACOPOEIA 
of  the 
UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA. 
1820. 
By  the 
Authority  of  the  Medical  Societies  and  Colleges. 
BOSTON 
Printed  by  Wells  and  Lilly. 
For  Charles  Ewer,  No.  51,  Cornhill. 
Dec.  1820. 
It  is  bound  in  leather  and  is  in  excellent  state  of  preservation. 
The  name  on  the  fly  leaf  cannot  be  deciphered  definitely.  It  is 
in  pencil  and  is  dim  in  places.  The  inscription  seems  to  be  James 
Burbeck,  1827.  It  has  undoubtedly  belonged  to  a  druggist  or 
apothecary  as  it  contains  many  recipes  neatly  interleaved  in  various 
portions  of  the  book.  There  are  also  prescriptions  for  various  dis- 
eases. The  book  contains  an  interesting  historical  introduction  ex- 
plaining the  object  of  the  preparation  of  the  National  Pharmacopeia. 
