Chapter 30: The Prologue of the Times
“…… John, don't you like it here? ”
After walking around the museum for half an hour, Emma was very sensitive, and John next to her seemed to be a little less interested, looking absent-minded, so she asked with concern. And after hearing her voice, Joshua in front also turned his head and looked at John.
"Huh? Oh, okay. ”
John came back to his senses from his spiritual world, quickly waved his hand and smiled: "I'm just not very interested in some of these things, so sometimes I think about my own things...... Leave me alone, you see your own. ”
"Oh."
There was some confusion on her face, but it was time for Emma's favorite part, so she quickly returned her attention to the exhibits.
"Damn it!"
When Joshua turned his head, John breathed a sigh of relief and muttered an expletive. I don't know why, but recently he always likes to scold him when he's in a bad mood, as if he can dissipate some of the depression in his heart.
"Should I hear it?"
Standing straight in front of a specimen of sea creatures, John's gaze seemed to be observing the specimen, but if someone looked closely at it head-on, they would see that the focus of both of his eyes was not on the specimen!
In fact, he was thinking about the lecture that would soon begin.
At the entrance of the museum just now, I made up my mind not to listen, and I also warned myself not to think about anything related to medicine, but as an ordinary person, John really couldn't control his thoughts, and even the more he told himself not to think about it, the more he thought about it, like a kitten scratching and scratching in his head, and when he was now close to the beginning of the lecture, the more he couldn't hold his breath.
"Why don't you go check it out?"
After struggling for a while, this thought in John's mind grew irrepressibly like a grass sprout after a spring rain!
"Check it out!"
After a few moments, John had no other thoughts on his mind than the lecture, and he immediately made up his mind. It's just that just after making a decision, this kid began to find a reason to explain again: "I don't have any other ideas, just to see the level of medicine in 188o......"
"Hi, Joshua."
Now that he had made up his mind, John no longer hesitated, and quickly stepped forward and whispered to Joshua, "You guys watch first, and I'll go out to listen to the doctor's lecture later." ”
"Huh? Aren't you interested? ”
Emma heard this next to her and immediately asked in surprise.
"Uh...... It's just that I suddenly want to listen to it again. ”
John said with some embarrassment.
Blinking a pair of big watery eyes, Emma stared at John for a few moments, and suddenly grinned: "Okay, I just want to know what the microbes you are talking about, let's go to the lecture with you!" ”
“…… All right. ”
Seeing that Joshua didn't have the slightest intention of stopping his sister, John had no choice but to nod his head and take this beautiful little tail.
The time was almost up, and John, in a hurry, urged the Stone siblings to leave quickly, and finally arrived at the lecture venue before the lecture began. The small venue, which can accommodate about 100 people, was already full at this time, most of them were middle-aged men in their thirties and forties, and a few teenagers, presumably brought by their fathers.
After seeing Emma in a blue dress come in, many people frowned on their faces, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes.
"You two sit in the back, be quiet."
Joshua reacted immediately, and quickly pulled his sister and commanded in a low voice.
"What's wrong?"
John asked in a low voice, puzzled.
"This ......"
Glancing at his sister, Joshua's face was a little embarrassed and he didn't explain.
However, seeing the strange expressions on the faces of the people around him, and looking at Joshua's embarrassed face, John quickly figured out what was going on, and while smiling dumbly, he also shook his head secretly. Even after more than 100 years, most women still can't avoid being discriminated against, but in comparison, women in later generations are indeed much happier.
Sit down quietly, and soon the lecture will officially begin.
“…… Gentlemen, today we are delighted to have an outstanding physician, Mr. Lisavi Bourgeois, from Paris, France! ”
The moderator enthusiastically introduced: "Monsieur Bourgeva is a very distinguished physician with great prestige in the city of Paris! During his visit to New York City, he was invited to give a lecture at the Natural History Museum to talk about the latest developments in the European medical community. Now, let's have Mr. Lisavi Bourzheva! ”
"Wow! ……”
The small auditorium burst into warm applause.
Amid applause, a white man walked briskly onto the podium. He looked less than fifty years old, and his face was very ruddy and glowing with a healthy glow, but his head was all white, and he looked very stable and trustworthy. After standing on the stage, Mr. Bourzheva said in a loud voice: "Thank you, thank you. ”
As the speaker spoke, the auditorium quickly fell silent.
"I think you have already seen the content of my speech today."
After calming down, Dr. Bourjeva smiled and continued, "First of all, I want to introduce you to the meaning of this microorganism. In fact, it was only two years ago that it was proposed by the surgeon, Mr. Sediyo, to illustrate the ...... of bacteria and organisms smaller than bacteria"
It is clear that Mr. Bourzheva is very good at speaking, and some theories and concepts that only professionals can understand are narrated in his mouth, like telling stories, which soon arouses the curiosity of most listeners.
Even John is no exception!
Although his understanding of microorganisms may be more profound than that of any physician or scientist in the world, he still maintains a strong curiosity about the research process of microorganisms more than a hundred years ago, just like turning the page of a historical picture, full of three-dimensionality.
"Then you may have a question, that is, as a doctor, why should I pay attention to such trivial things as bacteria?"
On the podium, Dr. Bourzheva's speech continued, and soon a question was thrown out that puzzled everyone.
Under the podium, many people had blank expressions on their faces.
In the United States in 188o, not to mention ordinary people, even most doctors probably couldn't figure out what bacteria were.
This is not surprising.
At this time in the United States, most medical schools do not even have a microscope in them, and except for young physicians who have recently returned from studying in Europe, no one cares about the latest research in the world's medical community!
Mr. Bourzheva was visibly pleased with the dazed and curious reaction of the audience, and explained with a smile: "Gentlemen, if you want to understand the relationship between bacteria and doctors, then allow me to introduce you to a great French scientist, the venerable Louis Pasteur......"
At the sound of the name, there was little reaction from the audience under the podium, except for Mr. John Huntelaar, who sat at the back.
"Pasteur!"
After hearing this thunderous name, John couldn't help but feel shocked.
In later generations, even a person who has nothing to do with medicine may have rarely heard of the name Pasteur, who is almost synonymous with modern microbiology!
“…… After rigorous research and reflection, the venerable Mr. Pasteur came to the conclusion that bacteria, which are small things that cannot be seen by the eye, are probably related to human diseases! In other words, it is likely that they are the ones that cause some of our diseases! ”
Soon, Mr. Bourzheva's remarks on the podium caused an uproar in the audience.
Although no one was rude and loudly refuted this statement, many people showed disapproval on their faces. You know, even in the eyes of many professional physicians now, Hippocrates' theory of body fluids still has a huge market, not to mention these ordinary people who are completely laymen?
Still only John did not doubt this, but at this time his mind habitually dispersed, and seriously pondered a question: "Monsieur Pasteur must still be conducting his research in France, right?" In other words, since you have been reborn in this world, do you want to go to Europe to meet your idol once......
This time, Mr. Bourzheva saw the reaction of everyone in the audience, and his eyes clearly showed disappointment.
The theory of bacterial pathogenesis has been put forward for more than ten years, but like many scientific conclusions, its promotion is full of thorns, even in Europe, let alone in the United States, which is much behind.
However, as a staunch supporter of Pasteur, Monsieur Bourgeva did not hang his head, but took a deep breath and said loudly: "Everyone must be skeptical about this, but allow me to introduce you once again to a great Englishman, and he is Mr. Joseph Liszt!" The professor of surgery at King's College London, after seeing Mr. Pasteur's article, quickly put it into practice in his own work and began to take measures to stop the danger of bacteria, and the results were fruitful......"
On the podium, Mr. Bourzheva tried his best to introduce the efforts of the European doctors, and in the last row under the podium, John's eyes were round, and his mouth did not know when it was open!
Just after hearing Bourgeva's words, John Huntelaar, who understood the meaning of the name Liszt, trembled, and the soul of the surgeon in his heart was instantly resurrected!
Liszt!
It is another name that will go down in the history of world medicine, and a peak in the hearts of surgeons!
“…… Has the prelude to the great era of surgery begun? ”
Muttering something that no one could understand, John's eyes suddenly flashed with a light that made it impossible to look at him directly.
And then......
More than ten seconds later, he suddenly bit his lip hard, and he quickly woke up!
"Damn it, John Huntelaar, wake me up!"
A pair of hands clasped together fiercely, the green tendons bulged high, John's eyes flickered sharply, and he desperately admonished himself in his mind: "You must understand that for medicine, although this is the best era, it is also the worst era!" You are a reborn person with countless opportunities to become the best investor and live a prosperous and leisurely life! Why do you want to be a doctor with a meager income, using the simple and backward instruments of this era, to contact those patients who have deadly bacteria on their bodies at any time? ”
In the small hall of the Natural History Museum, Mr. Bourzheva on the stage was impassioned, spreading his scientific faith to the people, while the people in the audience listened attentively or disdainfully to the scientific reality that seemed to them as far away.
No one noticed that in the last row of the auditorium, there was a young boy whose eyes flickered and his expression struggled, and he fell into a contemplation unprecedented after being reborn......
……
The first volume is over.
This book does not directly start the career of the protagonist as a physician, which may seem to many people to be a bit of nonsense. However, the more I know about the medical exhibition of that era, the more I want to write well, write patiently, and write well about that magnificent era.
I hope you can bear with me.
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