194 LOUIS PASTEUR 



In 1883 recognition of a substantial character 

 came in the form of an additional stipend from the 

 Government, an annual grant of 25,000 francs. 

 Both Senate and Assembly passed the bill by an 

 unanimous vote. Paul Bert, who was again instru- 

 mental in Pasteur's behalf, quoted in his report the 

 remark of Professor Huxley before the Royal So- 

 ciety of London, "Pasteur's discoveries alone would 

 suffice to cover the five millards paid by France 

 to Germany in 1870." We now recognize that 

 this was a very modest estimate. 



Of the honors which were being showered on 

 him at this time, the one which perhaps touched 

 Pasteur most was the celebration at Dole, in which 

 a memorial plate was placed upon the house in 

 which he was born. In behalf of the Municipal 

 Council, the Mayor read the following words: 

 "M. Pasteur is a benefactor of humanity, one of 

 the great men of France; he will remain for all 

 the inhabitants of Dole, and especially those who, 

 like him, have come from the ranks of the people, 

 an object of respect as well as an example to fol- 

 low. We believe that it is our duty to perpetuate 

 his name in our village." There was a represen- 

 tative of the Government present, Mr. Kaempfen, 

 Director of Fine Arts, who said: "In the name of 



