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too late. In the autumn of the same year he lost his 

 little daughter Camille, the second who had died. In 

 1868 he himself was prostrated by a stroke of paralysis, 

 and, although he slowly recovered, it left traces for 

 the remainder of his life. 



Few distinguished men of science are left to pursue 

 their investigations undisturbed ; and Pasteur was no 

 exception. He had much to do with promoting the 

 publication of the works of Lavoisier, for whose 

 researches he had the profoundest respect. He 

 actively intervened in the elections of the Academy 

 of Science, which appears to consume an infinity of 

 time. He made some preliminary investigations into 

 cholera, an outbreak of which towards the end of the 

 year 1865 carried off 200 victims a day in Paris. He 

 spent a week at Compiegne as the guest of Louis 

 Napoleon, and in a series of seances explained the 

 methods and results of his labours. He wrote on the 

 work of Claude Bernard ; he drew up schemes for 

 certain reforms in the University ; he gave advice on 

 the higher education of the country, and tried to stem 

 the troubles of the Ecole Normale. In fact, he drew 

 lavishly upon his reserve of health and energy until 

 the breakdown of 1868 was inevitable. 



After a tedious recovery he recommenced his work. 

 The success of his methods had been acknowledged 

 by the Austrian Government, who conferred on him 

 in 1868 the prize of 5,000 florins offered to anyone who 

 should succeed in discovering the best means of deal- 

 ing with Pebrine. The same year the University of 

 Bonn conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor 

 of Medicine ; and in 1869 he was elected a foreign 

 member of the Royal Society. As was to be expected, 

 detractors were not wanting : but these were silenced 

 by the campaign undertaken in 1869 by Pasteur on 

 foreign soil. The Master of the Imperial Household, 

 Marshal Vaillant, who devoted his declining years to 



