202 PASTEUR 



Normale reminds me of the intoxication of my first 

 scientific enthusiasms. 



"The representatives of the Faculty of Lille evoke 

 the memory of my first studies in crystalography 

 and fermentations, which opened to me an entire 

 new world. What boundless hopes took possession 

 of me when I first grasped the fact that there were 

 laws behind all those obscure phenomena! 



"You, my dear colleagues, have yourselves been 

 witnesses of the series of deductions that permitted 

 me, as a disciple of the experimental method, to ar- 

 rive at physiological studies. If at times I have 

 troubled the calm of our Academies with somewhat 

 heated discussions, it was because I was passion- 

 ately defending the truth. 



"You, lastly, delegates from foreign nations, who 

 have come from so far to give proof of your sym- 

 pathy towards France, you bring me the most pro- 

 found joy that can be felt by a man who believes 

 invincibly that science and peace will triumph over 

 ignorance and war; that the various peoples will 

 come to an agreement not to destroy, but to build 

 up; and that the future will belong to those who 

 have done the most for suffering humanity. I appeal 

 to you, by dear Lister, and to you all, illustrious 

 representatives of science and medicine and surgery. 



"Young men, young men, put your confidence in 

 these sure and powerful methods, from which we 



