The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-29
DIR. PAsTEUR.

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DIR. PAsTEUR.
OF geology, physics and chemistry al the
Ecole des Beaux-Arts. and was elected
member Of the institute. The Royal So
ciety OF London tn 1856 awarded NJ. Pas
feur the Rumford medal for his re-
searches relative to the polarization OF
light, etc. lie was decorated with the
Legion OF Honor August II. 1858. was pro-
NOTED TO be an officer OF that order IN
1863. and became a commander n ls6s.
In 1859 he was elected one Of the fifty for
eign members OF the Royal Society Of
London. NJ. Pasteur has written numer-
Gus works relating to chemistry. which
have been fayorably received. and for
which in ISL. he obtained the Jeckcr
prize In 1874 the national assembly ac-
corded 10 NJ. Pasfeur. as a reward chiefly
for his Investigations on fermentation.
life annuity OF i2.oO0 francs. He was raised
10 grand officer of the Legion OF Honor
October e.. iss2. when he delivered pane
gyrie Of NJ. Littre. 10 whose chair he sue
ceeded. In the same year the council of
the Society OF Arts awarded the Albert
medal OF the society 10 NJ. Pasteur for his
researches in connection with fermenta-
ton, the preservation Of wines and the
propagation OF zymotic diseases of silk
worms and domestic animals. OF late
years NJ. Pasteur devoted himself 10 the
study OF incubation for diseases other
than smallpox, and achieved some very
remarkable results in the prevention of
hydrophobia. patients from all parts OF
Europe and even from America travelling
10 Paris 10 put themselves under his care.
Large subscriptions have been raised in
France ia form an Institute Pasteur,"
where the methods Of the great discov-
erer arc practiced and taught.
To give even n resume of Pasteur's life
work would fiji "A large volume. The
record Of his achievements Is the history
OF a great and important branch of
science He opened up new avenues
of knowledge and gave an explanation Of
many facts and phenomena that had be-
fore been involved in obscurity and mys-
terry lie enlarged the domains OF chem
istry and biology, and raised medicine
from an empirical art 20 a veritable
science Columbus-llke, he discovered
new world-the world Of the infinitely lit
tie. as pouchet called it-and demonstrate
ed that It is this world that is the chief
agent of all changes that we witness In
organized matter and that is the chief, II
not the sole cause OF all forms OF disease.
pastenr's first honors were won IN the
domain OF molecular physics.
Bat scarcely was he fairly started IN
this line Of work. for which he had a spe-
clal inclination. when an incident occurred
which changed completely the nature OF
his Investigations This was his appoint
ment as dean Of the faculty OF science ~
lille. Here he took I'M the study 81 the
then obscure subject Of Fermentation. He
had previously beer led by his expert
uents 10 suspect that fermentation was
cue IN soma II not al cases 20 the sc-
zion OF INSTRUMENTATION
lie was not lonE IN proving the t-uth
Of his assufnptiop. and ~ opening up that
new world cf the ''iranitciy little" whose
discovery has made Pasteur SO famous
AMI rendered him such a bcnefactor of
HE race one experiment suggested an
ether. ard a number or tho most brilliant
and far-reachiug discoveries followed n
rapid succession. 1Te not only discovered
that fermentation was due in all eases
20 Preventative organisms. bat that d.
ferent fevrneutable bodies are acted on by
different ferments md that these lowest
forrls ~ life vary among themselves as
much ar perhaps moro than. the higher
forms d.
From the phenomena - fermentation -
those 81 untrifactfon and combustion WAS
but stem Tho clear vislo0 - - Pasteur
showed him az a glance that those We're
only notifications or che process that
takes piace IN forrnentat Tie now
made the micro organisms tho subject ~
his study ana thereby opened up a new
W crld for the Investigation - the scientist.
IN these researches pasfeUr found HIM
SELF che peescsso~ o. "a kcr 20 tec mysteries
~ tho various decompositions 81 animal
and vegetable matter. as 81 the changes
That take place ~ vinegar wine and beer.
Ru1 having urravelcd tho cause he PASSED
easily 70 the conclusion fhat one has Crlv
u DESTROY the a~tiSa organism % ston tho
deterioration Yfe founa shat a teTunera-
ture o. ~ degrees suTfref Bv this short
and simple process wine au3 beer ara row
qua retc6 against Deterioration i0 any Gle
mate Pastcur further devoted himself -
the study q re problem 81 SPONTANEOUS
generation and clairna - have demon
strased that e IS r chiuera.
While engaged fn his researches on fer
r.ientatlon FastcUr was urged - inNcSsi-
cate the sNkNcrrl eplderr'fc then rtfe N
tire south - France. lie soon found. IS
re suspected. that Y was due 20 wic~o-
orcarfxrrls. bus it was not until after
countless experiments and the most ar
euous ana protracted labor extending over
I've wears that ~ achieved success srd
had the qualification q seeing his netho3
Of preventing the plague iu successsiIi
operation in all ths great centers 81 the
silk industry.
lis next great achievement was the dis
caverv 81 a refneav for s0lenir fever
which LED up 20 h{s germ theory = disease
anS his discoveries ~ remedies for hydro
phobia ard cholera,
Honors have hcen showecet ca him bv
bis own and foreign countries, and
throughout the civilized world De IS rover
emily spckeu % as ora II the greatest
tenefactors q his race.
Rut extraordinary as 30 The work al
ready accomplished. '1uch vet remains Tor
flture Observers and eNpcrtmvuters. 1'as-
tour himself acEuow let3eei that his dis
eoNe~ses were bat the beEiunirE o. the
grand t~igmuhs which thc fufuro shall
witness
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