Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-19
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lame fellow Of the London Chemical
ETY. in 1876 As an author he has written in
i've books, all published by New York
mouse. In one Of these. however, he holds
joint authorship, q well-known manual now
used in its fourth revision. When first issued
in 1876, this work was emphaticaIly commended,
in England even more than in this country, for
Its original method In q well-beaten field and
Tor Its careful execution in details. But the
special province Of this chemist, in his writings
al In his laboratory, has been that Of organic
analysis His first volume on this branch, in
1878, was actually pioneer in its way, and il
received an unqualified welcome from tho
che mists. London reviewer said that it had
been left for this Michigan author to perform
Tor organic analysis q service well nigh corre-
spending to that which Will had performed for
inorganic analysis in Germany thirty years be-
fore. Another volume Of $50 pages In this field
was published by DR.. Prescottabou three years
ago.
DR.. Prescott was an active member Of the
committee Of revision of the United States
Pharmacop9ia in 1880, being chairman Of the
subcommittee on descriptive chemistry in that
work In 1890 he was elected, in Washington,
Tor the present revision, but did not accept,
pleading that his time was not sufficient. He
is, however, still somewhat prominently con-
nected with pharmaceutical education. His
article on "Nostrums in Relation to the Public
Health" in 1881 was very widely circulated. and
he was chairman Of the committee on legishs-
ton for proprietary medicines in American
Pharmaceutical Association in 1885, The re-
port OF this committee with draft for a state
law to regulate secrecy in composition Of
medicines, was adopted by that association,
and at the next meeting, in 1886, after an active
discussion, both the report and the bill we're
directed to be circulated He is a constant ad
vocate OF the legal suppression Of falsifcations
Of foods.
Prof. Prescott became q member of the
American Association for the Advancement Of
Science at the Hartford meeting in 1874, and
was made fellow the following year. In the
membership he is older than any of the vice
presidents of this meeting, but is five years
younger than Past President Goodale. He was
a vice president for section G in 1887 at the
New York meeting. His address as vice presi-
dent was on The Chemistry of Nitrogen. as
Disclosed in the Constitution Of the Alkaloids."
AT the Toronto meeting he was chairman of the
committee reporting on the formation of a
c1ety OF American chemists. In all Of the con-
ferences on this subject he has been a vigorous
advocate for the close utilization Of the pro-
posed chemical society with the American As
sociation. He says he would have the annual
meetings of all the scientific bodies held with
the meeting of the association.
DR.. Prescott spoke briefly. acknowledging
the high trust imposed in him, craving for
bearance for any faults he might have as a pre-
siding officer and referring to the custom Of
the association OF having the president deliver
his address the year after he presides. Before
taking his seat he introduced Hon. Edwin
Willis. assistant secretary of agriculture, who
as chairman of the committee Of reception de-
ivered the address Of welcome.
MR.. WILLIS ADDRESS.
1t isto be regretted. said Mr.. Willis. that the
distinguished scientist to whom was originally
assigned the pleasant duty to welcome YOU to