The morning call., 1893-01-01
A GREAT SCIENTIST
Louis Pasteur Seen at His
Home.
SOrlE OF HIS CHARACTERISTICS
He Hates Animals tut Loves Children
A Genius Who Never Talks
About Himself.

Louis Pasteur celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday on Tuesday. December 81. Pas
tours father, says the Chicago Tribune,
was tanner and Pasteur was born in the
Department of the Jura at Dole. At the
age of Is his taste for chemistry and medi-
cine began to declare itself. When he had
successfully passed all his examinations he
became an attaehe of the Ecoe Normale,
the leading school OF France In 1855 he
was at the head of the Faculty OF Sciences
at Lille. and it was at that epoch that he
quarreled scientifically with the celebrated
German chemist Llebig on the question of
the laws of fermentation.
In 1857 he became director of the studies
of science at the Paris Normal School; in
1864 he began his discoveries in wine; in
1870 he brought to light many important
facts on the maladies Of silkworms in 1876
he worked on beer; in 1881 be fought the
phylloxera; and from 1882 till now he has
been incessant in mis- endeavors TO stamp
out rabies... L.: 49,. ~
The French Government did not allow
such work to pass unObsPrved and on the
proposition of Nj. Paul Bert pension of
1900 fraWes (about $4,000: was voted him as
national reward. In 1862 Pasteur was
elected member of the Academy Of Sciences,
in 1873 member of the Academy of Medicine
and in 1881 member of tile French Academy.
In the month OF October. 1883, the Pasteur
Institute was lnaugurated at % Rue Dutot,
Paris the funds necessary for its establish;
meDt being derived from international SUBJ
scriptions, which, ln a very short space of
time, had attained the sum of 2,5S6,6 $50
francs, or, in round figures, $500. 600.
Nj. Pastenr is a man whoneyer talks about
himself. He lives at the Pasteur Institute.
where he is nearly always visible from s
~ int q mo Visay Uttfi naf MIR Ia
wears white beard, his features are regu-
lar and he has plenty OF iron-gray hair on
his head. He spends his mornings in the
laboratory. During the last four years he
has been unable TO operate himself, for he
has had a stroke of paralysis which pre-
vents him from doing more than direct and
superintend.
Pasteur is far from being great eater.
He takes a small cup of chocolate when he
rises in the morning; at his French
dejeuner,. or midday meal. be eats but
couple of boiled eggs and a chop. Then
when the weather is fine he takes a short
drive with Nine Paseur, and in the after
noon is plunged in his scientific journals
and reviews. lie has always numerous
correspondence TO attend to. His late
dinner. when his work is eompleted in
time, is called for Z 80 O'Clock He eats a
hearty meal accompanied by glass or two
of red Bordeaux wine mixed with water.
A cup of black coffee is always added to the
menu of this meal. But Pasteur never par
takes of any liquor and never smokes. He
will tell his friends that he has not smoked
dozen cigarettes in all his life.
Pasteur, as may be well imagined, does
not pay any attention to the frivOlities of
life. He never reads comic paper, but on
his large writing desk are to be seen copies
OF such serious newspapers as lie Temps,
the Journal des Debats, and all the recent
works 0f the celebrated German scientists,
of whom Pasteur is feryeHt admirer, al
though his greatest admiration is always
reserved for his masters, j. b. Dumas and
Blot.
Pasteur only finds time to go to the thea
ter about once or twice year, and then
only to the classical house of Moliere or n
matinee. Alexandra Dumas End Ed0uard
Pailleron are his favorite playwrghts, and
he readily admits that the last piece Of emo
ton he experienced was few years ago
when Mile Bartet played Denise.
The Russian people are his favorites, and
there are great number of them at his in
stitute. Pasteur himself has children. and
Is, Furthermore grandfather. His son is
first Secretary at the French legation at
Copenhagen, aud his daughter is married to
NJ. Nallery Radot. an author. who has
written life OF Pasteur under the title of
Life of a Savant by an Ignorant"
Pasteur hates all animals, especially dogs!
On the other hand, he is remarkably fond of
children. and above all of those who come
TO be treated at the institute. To the poor
ones among the latter he gives all the bright
pennies he has in his pockets. and once
week he drives regularly to the mint to get
q certain number Of bright coins for his
babies.
If asked to give his autograph Pasteur
will do so with pleasure. ''De toutes les
maladies virnlentes la rage est la plus facIe
prevenir." the translation of which runs
as follows, "0f all virulent maladies rabid-
ness is The easiest to cure" is favorite
dlcium of the great man.