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journey many days after they had been bitten by 

 rabid dogs, the treatment was in every case suc- 

 cessful. Pasteur, a great lover of children, took a 

 keen interest in the young people who had been 

 under his care. The following letter to Jupille, the 

 lad previously mentioned who so bravely fought 

 with the rabid dog, is characteristic of Pasteur's 

 sympathetic attitude: 



My dear Jupille: 



I was glad to receive all your letters. The news you 

 have given me of your good health has afforded me much 

 pleasure. Madame Pasteur thanks you for remembering 

 her. She and I and all the staff of the laboratory hope 

 that you will continue to be well, and that you will make 

 the most rapid progress in reading, writing, and arith- 

 metic. Your writing is already much better than it was, 

 but make more efforts to improve your spelling. How 

 are you getting on in your classes? Who gives you les- 

 sons? Work by yourself as much as you can. You 

 know that Joseph Meister, the first to be vaccinated, 

 writes me often. I find, although he is no more than 

 ten years old, he has made more rapid progress than you 

 have. Apply yourself then as much as you can. Do not 

 lose time with your playfellows, and follow in all things 

 the advice of your teacher and of your father and mother. 

 Remember me to M. Perrot, the Mayor of Villers-Farlay. 



