AsfptJembeSr-}      Edward  Robinson  Squibb,  M.D.  429 
The  result  was  profoundly  surprising  to  the  committee.  It 
showed  conclusively  that  there  was  not  an  original  package  of  aloes 
brought  into  the  country  which  was  not  loaded  up  with  gross 
impurities.  The  committee  acknowledged  the  result  of  the  doctor's 
work,  and  Aloe  Purificata  has  been  retained  in  every  revision  of  the 
Pharmacopoeia  since. 
In  reviewing  the  life  of  Dr.  Squibb,  one  cannot  help  being 
impressed  with  his  striking  individuality.  He  never  forgot  or 
minimized  the  importance  of  his  mission.  He  consecrated  his  life 
to  the  object  of  furnishing  honest  medicines  for  the  relief  of  disease, 
and  naturally  his  laboratory  work  had  the  first  place ;  morning, 
noon,  and  night  found  him  there.  Habits  of  order  and  cleanliness 
he  instilled  in  all  who  were  under  his  guidance  or  instruction.  He 
hated  a  lie,  even  a  little  one,  and  he  was  always  the  soul  of  honor. 
To  many  he  appeared  to  be  stern  ;  it  was  true  he  was  never  yield- 
ing or  weak.  One  could  almost  say  in  advance  just  where  to  place 
Dr.  Squibb  upon  any  question.  He  delighted  in  original  investiga- 
tion and  chemical  research  if  they  had  any  bearing  upon  making 
medicines.  Abstract  subjects  he  took  little  interest  in* although  he 
was  fond  of  arguing  upon  such  subjects,  but  he  would  not  waste 
time  upon  anything  which  he  did  not  believe  productive  of  results 
of  immediate  practical  value  to  mankind. 
His  standards  of  purity  for  pharmaceutical  products  were  the 
highest  attainable,  and  he  believed  that  if  he  was  to  work  long 
enough  and  hard  enough,  keeping  his  eye  single  to  this  one  object, 
the  time  would  come  when  his  labors  would  be  recognized,  and  it 
can'  safely  be  said  that  he  lived  to  see  the  time  when  they  were  not 
only  appreciated  by  his  fellows,  but  substantially  rewarded. 
His  liberality  in  giving  aid  to  all  who  were  in  sympathy  with  his 
life  purposes  was  shown  at  all  times.  He  never  hesitated  to  share 
with  others  the  benefits  of  his  great  ingenuity  and  wide  experi- 
ence, but  probably  his  greatest  influence  in  the  advancement  of 
chemical  science  lay  in  the  encouragement  and  assistance  which  he 
gave  to  young  men,  so  that  his  services  to  the  profession  were  far 
reaching,  not  only  on  account  of  the  enormous  volume  of  work 
which  he  himself  accomplished,  but  als3  because  he  enabled  others 
to  do  much. 
In  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  a  number  of  years  were  spent  in 
foreign  travel,  in  Europe   and  the  Orient,  Russia,  Norway  and 
