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man alone. The law of which we are the in- 

 struments seeks, even in the midst of carnage, 

 to stay the bloody havoc wrought by the law of 

 war. The bandaging inspired by our antiseptic 

 methods may preserve thousands of soldiers. 

 Which of these laws will be victorious over the 

 other? God alone knows. But of this we may 

 be assured, that French science will do its ut- 

 most, in obedience to the law of humanity, to 

 extend the frontiers of life." 



What lofty accents, and how well they sum 

 up the philosophy of the long and laborious 

 effort which Pasteur unfalteringly sustained! 

 He had reached his home, vanquished by life, 

 to use his own expression, but it was peopled 

 by active toilers, his pupils and disciples, who 

 were imbued with his method and would con- 

 tinue to carry on his work, one and all obedient 

 to his temperament and genius as a scientist. 



The first buildings, erected on the Rue Dutot, 

 are devoted to the service of the bacteriological 

 Institute. They cover a surface space of eleven 

 thousand square metres, and consist of two vast 



