426  Edward  Robinson  Squibb,  M.I).  {A£ptZhe^m™- 
Note  on  Aconite  Root. 
Note  on  Aloes. 
Note  on  Rhubarb. 
Note  on  Triplex  Pills. 
Acid  Phosphoric  Glacial. 
1873.    Bumping  of  Distilled  Spirits. 
Ergot  and  its  Preparations. 
General  Apparatus  Stand. 
Note  on  Rhubarb. 
Physicians'  Pocket  Cases. 
1876.  Administration  of  Phosphorus. 
Revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia. 
1877.  Salicylic  Acid. 
1878.  Fluid  Extracts  by  Repercolation. 
On  January  r,  1882,  Dr.  Squibb  commenced  the  publication  of  a 
pharmaceutical  journal  which  he  called  An  Epliemeris.  The  an- 
nouncement, which  he  wrote  (see  page  I  of  the  journal),  is  so  thor- 
oughly characteristic  that  the  following  abstracts  are  here  quoted  : 
"  It  will  be  sent  gratuitously  to  all.  No  subscribers  are  solicited,  nor 
any  subscription  list  kept,  nor  are  exchanges  with  other  journals 
asked  for.  It  may  be  issued  bi-monthly  or  quarterly,  or  irregularly, 
or  not  at  all,  as  the  occupations  of  a  very  busy  life  may  determine. 
The  contents  should  be  accepted,  if  at  all,  as  information — not  as 
knowledge.  To  the  professions  of  Medicine  and  Pharmacy  them 
whatever  may  be  here  offered  is  respectfully  dedicated  by  the  writer 
and  his  two  sons." 
The  publication  of  the  Epliemeris  afforded  Dr.  Squibb  and  his 
sons  an  outlet  for  the  dissemination  of  a  vast  deal  of  information 
which  came  to  them  in  the  course  of  their  business  and  professional 
lives.  Five  volumes  had  appeared  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  and 
2551  pages,  and  the  journal  has  always  proved  a  most  welcome  vis- 
itor to  the  members  of  both  professions. 
Dr.  Squibb  possessed  in  a  remarkable  degree,  the  faculty  of  im- 
parting information.  It  may  be  said  that  he  always  took  delight  in 
explaining  in  detail  the  working  of  an  apparatus,  a  process,  a  theory, 
or  in  fact,  anything  which  had  been  to  him  a  subject  of  thought  or 
labor.  Many  of  his  papers  have  seemed  to  thoughtless  or  uninter- 
ested readers  to  be  prolix  or  verbose,  but  his  large  experience  had 
taught  him  the  value  of  detail  in  his  business.    He  had  spent 
