---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Parker, Aubrey
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 21
number: 1
published: 1917-11
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: 'Aubrey Parker, "Freedom’s Flag," *Improvement Era* 21, no. 1 (November 1917): 54.'
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2101unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera2101unse
start_page: 54
end_page: 54
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1917-11)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera2101unse
  publication_year: 1917
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1917, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Freedom’s Flag

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54                          IMPROVEMENT ERA

coveries changed medicine from a blind hit-and-miss treatment
of disease to a scientific practice based on known laws.
     Cholera of fowls, anthrax of cattle, and rabies of dogs were
among the first diseases treated by his anti-toxins. At first his
announcements were given little attention, but after his famous
demonstration with anthrax, the scientific world sat up and took
notice. In the demonstration all the animals in a herd were in-
oculated with anthrax germs. Half of these were then given the
anti-toxin treatment. After the required time had elapsed the
skeptical observers returned to find every animal not treated
with the anti-toxin dead while every treated animal was alive
and healthy. This gave Pasteur a hearing that led to an early
recognition of his work.
     In 1888 the Pasteur Institute was established in Paris.
During the first decade over 20,000 cases of rabies were success-
fully treated by the Institute in addition to numerous cases of
other similar diseases. Later, Pasteur Institutes were established
in other important cities till today people from all parts of the
civilized world have access to their benefits.
     Pasteur died in 1895, honored by the whole world.                    A
national funeral was held in the church of Notre Dame, and all
the civilized nations joined France in mourning the loss of this
scientist who had rendered service to all mankind. In 1907 by
popular vote in France, Pasteur was placed at the head of all
the notable men of the nation. Thus a man born in obscurity
and poverty, by working quietly in his laboratory, had won
greater respect from his fellows than all the princes and noble-
men.




                            Freedom's Flag

            Has Stripes as red and as pure as the blood
              Of the heroes brave and true
            Who for it have fought and have bravely stood
                 Out there under heaven's blue.
            Men fought, while its Stars shone forth in the light,
            And its long straight bars told plainly in white
                 Of souls that were brave and true.

            Who in days long past had for freedom stood,
            And had left their land that they might do good,
              And worship the God they knew;
            Whose children have lived and built up this land,
            That the Sons of Freedom on it might stand,
              And unto its flag prove true.
                                                         Aubrey Parker.
Shelley, Idaho