30 Pasteur's Life and Researches. 



Science, humanity, and our dumb companions, will for ever 

 be his debtors. As it was, his name has been rendered immortal 

 by his beautiful and wonderful discoveries. 



Mr. J. J. Murphy said he was sure he expressed the feelings 

 of all present when he said that they had listened to the address 

 of their President with delight. He did not believe they had 

 ever heard an address which was more interesting. 



Professor Letts thanked them for their kind indulgence. 

 There was one thing he did not mention. Several people had 

 asked him about M'Govern. He had not the pleasure of his 

 acquaintance, and he knew nothing of him ; but a great many 

 people seemed to think he had been successful. He did not know 

 how that was ; but he knew the Royal Commission, which had 

 issued the report, stated that all drugs they had tried had been 

 of no service whatever. Let them look at the question. Let 

 them estimate the deaths at five per cent, of those bitten. Now, 

 suppose M'Govern treated one hundred, if he only lost five 

 patients, everyone would say that he had cured ninety- five, and 

 he would get an immense reputation. He did not like to speak 

 about a method he was unacquainted with ; but it did occur to 

 him that the supposed cures might be owing to the fact that he 

 might have been dealing with cases in which the disease would 

 not have proved fatal. 



