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shared, I am convinced, by the medical profes- 

 sion as a whole. 



"Hydrophobia, that terrible disease against 

 which all therapeutic efforts have hitherto 

 failed, has at last found its remedy. M. Pas- 

 teur, who has had no precursor but himself 

 along this route, has been led through a series 

 of researches, uninterruptedly pursued for 

 years, to create a method of treatment by the 

 aid of which it is possible to prevent, beyond 

 all question, the development of hydrophobia 

 in a man recently bitten by a mad dog. I say, 

 beyond all question, because, after what I have 

 seen in M. Pasteur's laboratory, I cannot myself 

 doubt the permanent success of this treatment, 

 whenever it is applied in its full extent within 

 a few days after the bite has been received. 



"It becomes at once necessary to take steps 

 towards the organisation of a public system of 

 treatment for hydrophobia, according to the 

 Pasteur method. Every individual bitten by 

 a mad dog ought to be able to benefit by this 

 great discovery, which puts the seal of glory 



