The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-16
THE SECRET OF SEX.
PROF. sCHENK TALKS OF HIS RE
PORTED MARVELLOUS DISCOVERY.
From the New York World.


al and Physical Working Powers
in the Sexes.
From the New York World
Vienna, Jan. 11-Prof Schenk of the vi
emma University, whose reported marvel
Gus discovery of the secret of sex star
tied civilization last week, made for the
World to-day the first authoritative state
ment of the results of his experiments.
DR.. Schenk is a savant of European rep
utation. For more than thirty years he
has been absorbed in studying the deyel-
opment of the human and lower animal
embryos, and is the recognized leading
authority in that branch of science. He
published in 1867 the first essay upon the
development of the embryonal heart, ana
since then has written a whole library on
the development of man and beast from
the ovum or egg.
He is a thoroughly serious scientist,
who does not exploit his discovery for
money. He refuses to treat patients for
fees, however tempting.
The World correspondent asked him:
can you give me positive, direct infor-
nation of your discovery with regard to
the treatment of women anxious to have
sons?''
Prof. Schenk answered with determine
ton:
81 gave the treatment under seal TO
the Vienna Imperial Academy of Science,
where it will be tested and published. But
/ can tell you the results of my discovery
and let you have the scientific facts upon
which my discovery is based. What lies
between is my secret If l say 1 caa
determine the sex of a child to be born,
you must understand that | can bring 1t
about that the woman shall become the
mother of a son and not of daughter
my treatment has no other aim than
causing boys TO be born. 1 made my
discovery many years ago and subjected
It to proofs 1t is by my own choice that
am the father of six sons, four OF whom
are alive and strong. 1 have achieved
similar results in the families of relatives
friends and some persons in whose ability
10 keep a secret ! had full confidence
fourteen cases in all.
but 1 cannot treat every stranger who
may appeal to me. / must be able TO
watch the patient, must be certain that
my directions are scrupulously obeyed. I
consider every new case an experiment,
test of my discovery. l must have GER
tainty.
Il can bring it about with human be-
ings or with animals having one young
at a time that this offspring shall BE-
male and with animals bearing many to-
gether that the majority shall be male.
when observed hens / numbered the
eggs, determining beforehand whether
male or a female bird would come out.
I scarcely ever was mistaken"
The Worlds correspondent remarked
that no doubt he would be appealed to by
many families, especially where large for
trnes are at stake. The professor re-
piled:
81 am no man of business, but exclusive
~ a scientist. l am not anxious to gain
a fortune, but desire above everything
that my discovery shall be scientifically
confirmed and recognized. The Academy
of Science alone can do this.
Il have accepted no reward in the sue
cessful cases l have treated. They are
precious to me beyond gold as proofs of
the reality of my discovery.
IT have achieved success in a family In
which the desire for the birth of a son
were intense. If I told you the name of
the head of the family you would know
that for him to pay me $4,000 for my
services would be no more than for you 10
pay a doctor 81 for examining your throat.
But did not accept any reward
"All former theories and hypothesis have
all been proved false According to my
discovery the man has no influence what
=
ponds upon the woman.
but the treatment must not begin after
pregnancy; il must begin before concep-
ton as the woman must be put into a po-
sition to enable her to develop male child
from the ovum.
THE assertion that the ovum in the fe-
male ovary possesses the male or the fe-
male germ already developed be-
fore impregnation is false. On the
contrary, the embryo is seXless
during several stages of devel-
opment 1t is possible that my treat
ment can develop male child even in this
stage, but there is not certainty of it,
my discovery is baced upon the scien-
tific fact that the blood in a grown-up man
contains 900 blood corpuscles, the
bearers of fe-givlng, nourishing oxygen
while the blood in a grown-up woman con-
tains only 100000. This difference is the
basis of differences in sex and of the diff
ferent moral and physical working powers
in man and woman. This proportion is
observable in the slightest quantity of
blood from a man or woman.
"All my efforts are directed toward pro-
ducing in the embryo the right number of
blood corpuscles required by the male. l
have succeeded in attaining this effect by
suitable nourishment of the woman and
by influencing the metabohc process in the
change of matter.
"The proof of my discovery is that
can tell from the eXpectant mothers prod
ucts whether she will have a son or
daughter. 1 have never made a mistake
In many years in applying this test.
There is only one public parsonage in
Austria to whom all the professors ndi-
cations point. He is a member of the
jmperial house-Archduke Frederick
a nephew of the old Archduke Albrecht,
at whose death three years ago he inher-
tied a colossal property, entailed because
Archduke Albrecht left only one daugh-
ter and no son. The property consists
of extensive lands forests, mines and iron
works, known to be worth more than $780,
600 900.
During Archduke Albrechts lifetime
Frederick lived upon an allowance. In
1878 he married portionless princess, who
became the mother of eight daughters
one of whom died. At every birth a son
was anyiously expected. Every medical
authority was consulted and ali directions
were followed. The Princess was treated
In vain.
: In 1895 Archduke Frederick became the
possessor Of an enormous fortune. for
which he had no heir The Princess had
become resigned to fate ana the Archduke
could not hope TO leave the property TO
n son. Imagine his joy. therefore when
in July, 1897. after ninteen years OF mar
liesl life the Archduchess in her forty-