St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-31
M. PASTEUR'S PROWESS
A Brief Story of the Benefits to Mankind
introduced by the Great French
Scientist.
Brave British Warriors Redden the Sands
of Egypt With Blood and Capture
Ooptic Village.
Earl Cowper Asserts That the Irish
Care Less for Home Rule Than
Low Rent.
Alfonso's Widow Sworn In as Queen
Regent Bismarck
Ill Again.
Pasteur's Scientific Prowess.

Pasteur'S Scientific PrOWesS.
Special to the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-The Boston Globe
representative has cabled tonight as fol-
lows: Your correspondent yesterday WIS.,
tied M. Pasteur's laboratory in Paris. NJ.
Pasteur was too busy to do more than eX-
tend a cordial greeting to the reporter, and
refer him to his chief assistant, DR..
Grancher, for information in regard to the
details of the treatment for rabies. Of these
you have doubtless already been informed
by the general press dispatches. NJ. Pas
teur's little corps of assistants regard their
chief with the devotion inspired by great
leader. was somewhat amused when M.
Grancher showed me a newspaper which
had been sent him, containing a commune
cation by Henry Bergh, championing the
cause of the Newark dogs, and describing
Pasteur as an ''obscure druggist, smarting
under his obscurity, and seeking notoriety.'
who is this Mr.. Bergh?' inquired the
doctor, land is it possible that such ignor-
ance concerning NJ. Pasteur exists in Amer
leap
1 assured the offended gentleman that
while the American people might esteem
Mr.. Bergh for certain humanitarian ideas,
they would hardly regard him as safe
UUlDt In SClEN ~ NAL len
This assurance somewhat appeased the
doctors Indignation.
II suspected as much,'' he rejoined, 'sbut
still we who have so long known NJ.
Pasteur as one of the benefactors of the
race, and as one of the leading scientists of
the age, are surprised to find that many peo-
pie hear of him now for the first time. / sup
pose it is because he has turned his attention
to subject which appeals strongly to
f1xr
persons are afflicted by hydrophobia, yet in
proving that even this limited danger can be
averted $50 unequal are the rewards of fane)
Pasteur seems to have won a wider reputa-
ton than by all the previous and far more
important applications of the profound prin-
ciple educated by him.
''To what principle de you refer?'' inquired
the reporter.
ITO incubation, commonly so-called,' re-
sponded the doctor. s'You must remember -
he went on, ''that incubation is not limited
to human beings. 1t was really by inocula-
tion of silk worms that Pasteur
SAVED OUR SILK INDUSTRY
from the destruction that threatened it
years ago. 1 once heard Mr.. Thiers remark
that PaSteur'S services in this matter alone
saved enough wealth to France to enable
her to pay the five millions of war indemnity
to Germany in such an incredibly short space
of time. 1t was the opinion of that great
thwarted Bismarck's scheme Of long domina-
tion over us, and our defeat was robbed of
half its humiliation" =" "This," continued
G1ancher, his face cleaning with enthusi-
asm, 6 this is the man that your Mr.. Bergh
says is smarting under his obscurity.
Why, IL years ago our government
awarded Pasteur the solemn thanks of
the French people for his distinguished
services to mankind. %
''In what other way has the incubation
principle been applied?' asked the reporter.
Using the word in its widest sense" re-
piled the doctor, lit is appliable to the treat
ment Of vines, by which the ravages of the
phylloXera have been checked and millions of
francs saved annually to our wine producers.
At one time this industry seemed likely to
die out. 1t was largely through NJ. Pasteur's
advice that such catastrophe was prevented.
BY the way" interjected the doctor, 'look at
this document
THE FARMERS THANKS.
He handed the correspondent bulky
roll of manuscript. 1t was an address to
NJ. Pasteur, signed by several,thousands of
the farmers of France, thanking him for
the promulgation of his method of curing
the sheep of the malignant disease which a
few years ago decimated the focks and
sadly depleted the incomes of the sheep
TaiSerS.
~ you tuO SuCCcSS Will WHlCu
DR.. Ferran treated the cholera patients dur
ing the terrible epidemic in Spain," contin-
ued NJ. Grancher. "Ferran openly ascribed
to Pasteur the origination of the idea of in
oculation which he was putting into practice.
I could go on for an hour, but have already
said enough to explain why we, his disciples,
regard the treatment for hydrophobia as one
of his least achievements.
AS took my leave, after an interesting
conversation upon NJ. Pasteur'S methods,
the doctor smilingly said:
''You Americans ought to know more about
Pasteur, for the first public recognition of
his services to science was in the shape of a
prize established by that distinguished patron
of America, Count Rumford. This was
thirty years ago. II Pasteur ever 'smarted
under obscurity' it must have been before
that time" and the doctor laughed heartily
as he bade me adieu.