Pasteur himself was absolutely fearless. Anxious to secure a sample of saliva straight from the jaws of a rabid dog, I once saw him with the glass tube held between his lips draw a few drops of the deadly saliva from the mouth of a rabid bull-dog, held on the table by two assistants, their hands protected by leather gloves.
Axel MuntheI want my house open to sun and wind and the voice of the sea, like a Greek temple, and light, light, light everywhere!
Axel Munthe