Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-03

his native AlSace At $50 in the evening on,
Of the aide came TO take him into he labora
tory proper where the first operation was I.
be performed. The ret,rts, the test tube
and the MATTRESSES which filed the room
were . strange sight to him and he grasp,t
his mothers hand much tighter. The doc
tor stood ready with Pravaz syringe con
tanning the first incubation When the lit
tie fellow saw the sharp pointed inst .umeni
he began to cry. The mother, too, could ao
hold back her tears as she undressed hel
child
n Pasteur had decided upon the following
treatment: Each day one injection of viru
was to bs given under the skin below III,
riba. which, according to the theory, ough,
in the end TO render young Meister's system
proof against the poison which the mai
dog bad transn,ittsd to him Everyboiy
knows that it takes some time for the tsr-
rible disease to show itself after the victim
has been bitten This period, in the case of
e human being, may lie as long as month
SIX weeks, or, rs MsPas,eur stated the other
the day, even six months As time wore on
and the fatal date arrived NJ. Pasteur was
prey to the most intens, anxiety Many
time he lay awake almost all night thinking
Of the probable success or failure of his
experiment, OF the death of his patient or O
the triumph of his theory, and, consequently
Of the escape Of the boy
Rse;ny oi1iu,sd 70, ~, <l., rS,h .,t
July, after the thirteenth inocuation hal
been administered, N. Fasteur confided the
case to one of his colleagues who kept him
fully advised Of the progress of the trial
Every morning and evening telegrams and
letters were sent to the absent savant the
soul Of the experiment According to hi.
opinion the crisis would occur during the
first days OF August; il this period were
passed without any signs of madness show
ing themselves the boys life was saved and
the correctness of the theory proved Young
Neister had, in fact, received the last inocu-
lations which were Of 50 viruleut . nature
that il the disease were to declare its pres
ence, this would happen within very short
time THE child is very WELL" was the
text OF one Of the kilograms received by NJ
P.steur during these .nx;ons b,urs IN.
NEXT d.v came thu sor,ow;,,. .H. a-;,l.
e.ts and sleeu. perfectiv veil, Aro,har
Rad. ..fhsrs 4. M ch.ros. ao,,t y. ~,-
rieds
But tho time had M. vs4 .,r,. 20 a,s,,,s.
Ill inquietude. On July 81 Joseph Meiste-
returned to Alsaca He had finished his
trv.tment had received IN. La, !, ;..,;,,
and now th.r. x.s moth; =. A. Az h,. 70 ri,
and ssa THAT .;ms xorh d...,.,. tn. ho,
carried home with him IN . COO. two -
bit. and two Gu;n.. r,,.s horn in ,h. ,.,,-.
.,orv the comr.nions ~ his .o;o,,-n in
psria souvenirs Of His .trupv,s With da.th,
And he .,so took h.ct Nth him a, .rasr, -
lection for the man who had ,r,b.Jv ~v.d
him from a fearful end He promi.,d 70
vrits n Pasteur r.oul.r,v informiu~ min,
II tbe exact state Of hi. be,Ith AZ srxt
.v-erv four d.vs thsc oncs . ~a.k and ,.t.-
VERY two v.eks thu nostm.n Ian 9 l.tt.r
It the laboratory Of the Rue d,IJlm which
h or..t sc;soti.t orsnsd With a..,oa. .,
ar..f thu, that afforded hin, NV .,v o.h.-
u,susva in b;s ;r,m.rs. and ;r,ro,&.,t 90.
Tia rs,ort. and com,l;,r.r,s
nd mprestions of tn. mo,s f.mo,s .,v.nt.