Ehrlich's Aldehyde Test for Urobilinogen

Abstract

?was an absolute and permanent preventive of smallpox, and he continued to maintain this view until the end. But it is possible that this indomitable assurance acted as a sheet-anchor to steady the bark in seas which were sometimes rough. Of Jenner the man any country could be proud. To him fame came, at the age of 49, almost overnight, and he preserved a calmness and an equanimity which are much to be praised. Even in a country at war with Britain his name acted as a charm. At the end of the Treaty of Amiens two Englishmen were held in France, and were suffering from the effects of confinement. It was suggested that Jenner should write a letter to Napoleon asking for their release. This petition was read by Napoleon, who was about to refuse the request, when the name of the sender was pointed out to him. "Jenner ! " said Napoleon. " We can refuse nothing to that man." Certain celebrations were held on May 17 in connexion with this centenary. In the afternoon Sir Edward Mellanby gave an address at the Royal College of Surgeons on Jenner and his influence on research. In the late afternoon Sir Henry Dale opened an exhibition of manuscripts and relics of Jenner at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at 28, Portman Square ; and in the evening a reception was held at the Royal College of Physicians.