Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1919. 
James  Michenor  Good. 
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need  of  some  method  for  the  fixation  of  atmospheric  nitrogen  to 
supply  the  growing  world  demand  for  fertilizer  material.  There  is 
little  doubt  but  what  this  address  of  Crookes',  which  attracted  wide 
attention  at  the  time,  drew  the  attention  of  scientific  investigators 
to  the  question  of  the  synthesis  of  nitric  acid  and  other  nitrogen- 
containing  materials  which  has  culminated  in  such  magnificent  re- 
sults in  the  various  processes  of  nitrogen  fixation,  both  direct  and 
indirect,  which  are  now  being  applied  in  almost  every  country  where 
the  conditions  of  economical  power  are  such  as  to  make  them 
possible. 
Crookes  served  on  many  public  commissions  and  lent  his  powers 
of  observation  and  analysis  to  the  solution  of  many  technical  prob- 
lems, furnishing  a  fine  illustration  of  the  value  of  a  scientific  man 
to  the  public  welfare,  when  demands  arose  for  such  a  study  of  the 
public  needs  and  national  problems. 
Crookes  had  been  a  member  and  president  of  the  several  Eng- 
lish societies  interested  in  chemistry,  including  the  Royal  Society, 
the  English  Chemical  Society,  and  the  Society  of  Chemical  Industry. 
He  also  received  the  highest  honors,  including  that  of  knighthood, 
from  his  own  country. 
Crookes  illustrated  in  a  very  notable  degree  what  might  be  called 
a  distinguishing  character  of  many  English  scientific  men,  namely 
the  ability  to  do  brilliant  work  in  a  number  of  lines,  covering  a  wide 
field,  and  including  chemistry,  physics  and  technology. 
JAMES  MICHENOR  GOOD. 
By  Henry  M.  Whelpley,  Ph.M., 
ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 
One  by  one  the  landmarks  in  American  pharmacy  pass  away  and 
the  succeeding  generation  fills  the  places  and  continues  the  work. 
The  most  recent  death  attracting  general  attention  is  that  of  Pro- 
fessor James  M.  Good,  who,  after  a  gradual  decline  in  health  for  a 
few  years  and  a  critical  illness  of  several  days,  passed  to  the  beyond. 
His  going  was  as  quiet  and  the  funeral  as  unostentatious  as  had 
been  the  long  and  useful  life  of  the  man.  He  was  cremated  and 
the  ashes  buried  in  the  same  lot  with  those  of  Mrs.  Good,  who  pre- 
