270 P ar * s * I ma de a spinal puncture and took part of the fluid to 

 Dr Plotz at the Pasteur institute. He cultured it by a special 

 anaerobic method which he has devised and obtained the result 

 mentioned. He stated frankly that while surprised over his 

 unexpected result, he was pleased nevertheless. I spent most 

 of the afternoon searching for diplococci in the sediment. 

 Their Gram stains at the hospital and at the institute, too, were 

 so rotten that I could scarcely use them; but at that, I found 

 several diplococci. Dr Plotz is going to Strasbourg to obtain 

 more material, where there is an epidemic of poliomyelitis. 

 I predict complete corroboration of my work for he is genu- 

 inely interested and will give my methods a fair trial. This 

 has not been the case heretofore, especially in the hands of the 

 workers from the Rockefeller institute. They say that "every 

 dog has his day." Maybe Thursday July 24, 1930, the day I 

 was willing to see the case of poliomyelitis, will prove my day. 

 We will see. Good luck, with all my heart. 



Marie had forwarded this letter to me with a note (August 

 4, 1930): 



Will thought you might be interested. Plotz is from the 

 enemy's camp, and that is a great deal. Stitches out to-day — 

 everything fine. 



