The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-19
M. Pastcur and His Work

NJ. Pastelir Is one Of the few SdrdntS who
have received substantial honors during
their lives. On the day of the national
fefe his native town of Dole was the scene
OF a solemn public ceremony-thc placing
of commemorative tablet on the house in
which he was born. The illlstriOus Sdcdnt
was present, but his emotion so completely
overpowered him that he was unable to re-
turn thanks. and his speech had TO be read
by his son-in-aw. The Chamber has just
more than doubled his pension Of $4,000
| francs. making il now about 81 900 a year,
with continuation to his widow and chill
dren. Lords Wolselcy and Acester may
almost feel pang of envy, but they may
derive sad consolation from the reflection
that a want OF grace in public acts Of thi:
sort Is not confined exclusively to English
assemblies. There were disSentlents III
| the Chamber the other day-one OF them q
| doctor, who had suggested vaccination foI
measles at least twenty years ago, ana VINO
seemed TO think il hard that another should
| be rewarded for the discovery OF remedy
of the same nature for totally different
disease. IL was shown, however, that NJ
| Pasteur had given his discoveries TO the
| State, and that il he had chosen TO profit
by them he might easily have made large
fortune. NJ. Paul Bert, his ancient riva
IN scientific discussion. gives "A highly-lau'
datory sketch of NJ. PaSieur's career OF
public usefulness. He began by expert
ments on the nature Of fermentation, and
his discoveries i'm this direction have had
| important practical results in the manufac
ture Of beer and OF wine. - PasteuriZa
ton" is now practiced in the German
brewcries on IA large scale. The results OBJ
famed attracted the attention Of til,
| Government, and NJ. Pasteur was re-
| quested to inquire into the silkworn
| disease. which was killing of all the silk
worms of France and Italy. Till then he
had hardly seen silkworm, but he found
out what was the matter with his patient
There was a microscopic parasite in him
developed from germs in the eggs. and by
selecting sound eggs healthy worms coult
be reared. The French silk industry wa
saved, or would have been. "but for tn,
unfortunate Intervention Of condition o
an economic order" Then new groul
of patients was brought to NJ. Pastcur-
the sheep and oxen Of France, which were
dying at the rate Of from fifteen to twenty
five millions yearly Of anthrax. Ii was
microscopic nuisance again, and Nj. Pas
teur discovered his famous method of pre-
vention by incubation with "attenuated
microbes. This discovery, says NJ. Bert, i
the grandest and most fruitful of all. Franc,
now yaccinates her flocks and herds whole
sale. NJ. Pasteur has also turned his atten
ton to the relief OF the pig by vaccination
His discovery OF preventive treatmen
for anthrax was preceded by IA similar dis
c0very respecting disease which afillct
poultry, and which is known rs chicken
cholera. NJ. Pasteur Is now willing TO tr,
what he can do with the cholera in human
beings, and has courageously asked tn,
Minister Of Commerce TO organize a scien
titic mission to proceed to Egypt to stud,
the disease there under his guidance. Th
stimulus to discovery in other directions
has not been the least important part OF NJ
| Pasteur's work. and crowd of his follow
ers are now experimenting to demonstrat
the parasitic origin OF all infectious mala
dies. According to Professor Huxley. NJ
Pasteur's labors alone are equal in money
, value to the whole 5000. 100000 francs o
Indemnity paid TO Germany in the las
war. Yet member OF the Assembl,
thought il monstrous that he should re
ceive pension, while he was actually sell
ing his "vaccine" at the cost price of
penny tube.