New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29

bonnie and Louis Pasteur gradually perfected him.
self in the knowledge which has since been exer-
c,yed for the benefit OF the whole human race.
His first great work was accomplished In 1866
He was then already distinguished chemist. scien-
t6c director OF normal college, professor IN the
College Of Fine Arts member OF the institute Rum-
ford Nedallist OF the Royal Society. not quite so
distinguished yet, however. as the chemist dumas
his friend But the latter. looking Upon him, SAID.
not irreverently, He Will increase as snail de-
crease"
without result. This plague. called pebrine, was
DESTROYING one OF the greatest Industries OF France
A hundred million francs a year represented inc
loss It was infcting. Presently the SILK INDUSTRY
would be annihilated. Dumas gave up the hopeless
task returned to Paris and said 10 fasteur' io'
must do IT," II? But have never seen SILK
,,,rr, -, ..What of that? You are a Frenchmar,.
This nebrine Will ruin the fatherland unless you
s,o, re nrogress / have failed: but you are
younger"
Then NJ Pasteur went to the silk region and be-
gan investigating pebrine. Soon he said' lhis
Is a disease but 1t Is caused BY parasites Let us
krl all the parasites, and the plague VIII De ehueu'
Al that all France laughed; even the ruined SILK
ralsers How could all these microscope Great
lures no destroyed?" by destroying all worms anu
eggs already attacked by them" was his reply.
"That Is nonsense" said the others FOR myriads
of new parasites Will spring into being x spce
formally censgred him bringing ridcule snn re
nnd he was dabbns biology Of Which he .x
ignorant Let the cobbler stick 10 ms and he set
s. b he insisted H that nt at st.
,oSk With him H the took MaX from f9q dozen d
ferent lots of moths, numbering them o, anu de-
amned them carefully In emd ne bo the result Of
Satehng their eggs sealed It up and er II, IN abese
bands bstch /" due sa% %s s
mS1ns some diseased Then n the that MaySl
sealed %h absolute he
condition OF each lot Vel &, 'n sftsr all" And
he does Kmo~ his advice and got rid Of the plague
In short order. . ,..,,so.e fermentation ard
s NeS nj phenomena Anmalcuas are the Saps not
se said Excude them and d. suS Snens can't
hem nsy a asbed iFO% Pasen
,c world looked him as mailman genera
mo only iyc br6 5ea5 om eSs
tOn ,lnd Dumas hesitated to stand BY MN II, never
YOU mqy be Tlsh w ~ replied fspT fassar Then
pe set up his laboratory on where there
chat Of !" germs Rqns tsrmeno2
could occur and no anlmsG mo- spoHtaneous genera
ton 70 the value and the Tynda paid
wsen yocsd as bs Which ra.s%
ons01 hs,, ts SGef e9 se'sp
ssnaeserstion followed pebrne into refemeh 20 the
PasisqT n sh3 a iH5nta N MANY n q
bn found caused by parasites ani Tv usll then
ne was the silkworm plague very WEI IN e, =,
Jhv not deal with them In the sahis ,H 'rouer ~
my % canse al parasitic maladies 70 dlsappear
~, tho world Such diseases can ohiy DC Rucpd
a,nd by contagon. Therefore isoiate tne hi nn
snd The wei viii remain well hcunk On am r,' pnaia
cinlc he mastered ANTHRAX anu '''''
Sies in man and beast. 49,. .oh,.y.uo,,s-
u's 70 the most famous OF his later
As 10 Tor the prevention OF hydropnoola-
nnnon is still divided Beyond aspu11ei nov en-
W. go The belief that his process Is OF exceedingly
srest value The first Impulse OF aimost every one
go 10 Kitten hy a dog or cat or otner animal ~ 10
nsb IA the Pasteur institute ana De lnocuIa,su;;
lna iia1 The animal Is not rabii. and hydrophoba
neeo,es "a, have ensued. But. on the other hand.
Nou r - The animals were mad, and the persons
PHI. n,onld surely have died from the most dread
~ ~ malades No one who IL treated al the insti-
,u,s does die OF hydrophoba. however, save a Few
uho allow too long time TO eapse before seeking
inoculation 1t s a singular sight TO see the pa
,ents awaiting their turn In line. Ike patrons at
.t.a,re box.office. One by one they come before
he onerator who injects few drops OF lymph
with needle -pointeu syringe anu t'e' 3" "'e" way
As is vel known. the lymph Is prepared by 'culti-
WALTON" at first In the living bodies OF rabbits,
afterward In sort Of broth. N. Pasteurs labora-
talns numerous dogs. cats and other animals sufer-
Ing from rabies In all stages As ior the rabbits
and guinea pigs their number is legion. They are
used by the hundreds. being inoculated with virus
from mad dogs. and thus made to die or hydro
phobia This is intensely cruel. said NJ. Paateurs
! critics Not So replied that Christian scientist
ARE not We Of more value than many sparrowsT'
For mere curiosity. he added. he would never have
ventured to xii even one rabbit. But when by so
was reerfless