Ask, January 1st, 2004
There are many famous stories about the French scientist Louis Pasteur, about his discoveries, his elegant experiments, and his cures for different diseases. But the most famous story of all is about his rabies vaccine and how he saved a little boy's life. July 6, 1885. A train is speeding its way west from Strasbourg to Paris. On board are three passengers from the tiny village of Maisongoutte-a nine-year-old boy badly bitten by a rabid dog; his mother; and the dog's owner, a grocer, who had also been bitten. "You will see," said the boy's mother. "Monsieur Pasteur will stop the rabies from...
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