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his fears and finally assured him that his little pa- 

 tient was entirely safe. 



It was not long before Pasteur was confronted 

 with another case as urgent as that of Joseph 

 Meister. A mad dog in the Jura district had at- 

 tacked a group of six shepherd boys, the oldest of 

 whom, J. B. Jupille, a boy of fourteen, in order to 

 save his comrades, courageously attempted to beat 

 off the animal with a whip. The dog seized the 

 boy's left hand, but the lad, after some severe 

 bites, succeeded in throwing the dog down, and 

 with the aid of his comrades, tied the animal's jaws 

 with the lash of his whip. Subsequent examination 

 of the dog convinced veterinary surgeons that it 

 was certainly rabid. Pasteur was communicated 

 with, and the lad, with the consent of his parents, 

 was sent to Paris for treatment. In this case treat- 

 ment was begun six days after the boy had been 

 bitten. But nevertheless it proved to be completely 

 successful. 



The history of these two cases was communicated 

 to the Academy of Sciences. Many people who 

 had been bitten by rabid dogs now flocked to Pas- 

 teur's laboratory. A regular service for giving 

 treatments had to be organized. Success continued 

 to follow the preventive inoculations, but it was 



