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so many struggles might have exhausted his ardour, arrested 

 his perseverance, and enervated his genius. . . . 



" May France keep you for many more years, and show you 

 to the world as the worthy object of her love, of her gratitude 

 and pride." 



The President of the Academy of Sciences, M. d'Abbadie. 

 was chosen to present to Pasteur the commemorative medal of 

 this great day. 



Joseph Bertrand said that the same science, wide, accurate, 

 and solid, had been a foundation to all Pasteur's works, each 

 of them shining " with such a dazzling light, that, in looking 

 at either, one is inclined to think that it eclipses all others." 



After a few words from M. Daubree, senior member of the 

 Mineralogical Section and formerly a colleague of Pasteur's at 

 the Strasburg Faculty, the great Lister, who represented the 

 Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, brought to Pasteur 

 the homage of medicine and surgery. "You have," said he, 

 ' ' raised the veil which for centuries had covered infectious 

 diseases ; you have discovered and demonstrated their 

 microbian nature." 



When Pasteur rose to embrace Lister, the sight of those 

 two men gave the impression of a brotherhood of science 

 labouring to diminish the sorrows of humanity. 



After a speech from M. Bergeron, Life-Secretary of the 

 Academy of Medicine, and another from M. Sauton, President 

 of the Paris Municipal Council, the various delegates pre- 

 sented the addresses they had brought. Each of the large 

 cities of Europe had its representative. The national dele- 

 gates were called in their turn. A student from the Alfort 

 Veterinary School brought a medal offered by the united 

 Veterinary Schools of France. Amongst other offerings, 

 Pasteur was given an album containing the signatures of the 

 inhabitants of Arbois, and another coming from Dole, in which 

 were reproduced a facsimile of his birth-certificate and a photo- 

 graph of the house in which he was born. The sight of his 

 father's signature at the end of the certificate moved him more 

 than anything else. 



The Paris Faculty of Medicine was represented by its Dean, 

 Professor Brouardel. " More fortunate than Harvey and than 

 Jenner," he said, "you have been able to see the triumph of 

 your doctrines, and what a triumph! ..." 



The last word of homage was pronounced by M. Devise, 



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