The Washington herald., 1920-11-06
ETERNAL YOUTH
DOCTORS HOPE
Secret Of Lengthening Life
Discovered, Baltimore
Doctor Believes.
OPERATION IS SIMPLE.
Can Be Performed Under
Local Anaesthetic-No
Glands Used.
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BALTIMORE. Nov. 5.- Medical
science here has flung a veritable
challenge TO God.
The secret OF life--lengthening of
years--oontrol Of youth--these are
claimed to have been flched from
behind the wall which separates in
finitude from our little store of
knowledge. Only time Is asked to
substantiate the claim.
: Today ! listened to. the story
which DR.. Ernest @. Mari tells Of
"rejuvenation." the alleged hfe-
prolonging, youth -bestowing proc
ess called -verjunglung" by the
great Steinacb. scientist and head
of the biological Institute of VII
emma, who discovered il two years
ago.
Have G@ten Results.
Already tho surgery of DR.. II
Lichtenstern. who works with Steix
mach. has loosed the grip OF age
} from dozens of subjects who come
to the clinic in Vienna from all
over Austria and Germany. And
| according to their own testimony
! the physical appearance, mental
vigor and hopeful outlook of youth
have taken the place OF low spirits
and general dilapidation.
! Tho treatment Is staple. 1t is
an operation so slight that IT may
be performed under local anaes-
thesia. OF course / cannot be ex-
pected TO describe the exact proc
ess: that is DR.. Steinach's discovery
and my knowledge OF it represents
months of study at his institute.
ut Is not a grating OF glands,
nor introducing any foreign tissue
nor secretions.
Retuvenation' Is founded upon
. the theory that the bodily organs
may be prevailed upon to function.
With something which has out
grown its usefulness removed Ii is
reasonable to suppose something
else may assume neglected duties
and perform them efficiently"
However unshakable may be DR..
! Marr's confidence in ''rejuvenation," !"
! he speaks OF IL with detached eau
| tion. He tells of aged animals
! snatched from impending death by
| Steinach's experimental hand, and
restored TO life prolonged by as
tonishing periods.
He reads letters from old men
who declare that in every particu-
lar. save only record of years. they
! might be their own sons.
And still he cries for Judgment
suspended upon the law of aver
| ages. He continued:
Must Get Average. He says
"An isolated instance of success
full treatment; two. three. a dozen
such cases-what do they mean to
science? 1t Is the average, SO many
out of a stated number. that will
decide IL the treatment is depend
able.
"A man may come to my Office
with a scratch on his finger and
say, Will il kill me? And I re-
ply. I don't know. Infection of
tho scratch might kill; It il prob
lematical.'
Thus If one asks: Will rejuvena.
tion make me youngT 1 reply that /
don't know. l believe that 1t will,
but am not sure.
Two years-the time since the
first treatment upon a humans not
long enough to establish the out
come. viii that man live beyond
his normal span of life as animals,
so treated liver ] don't know-only
years will tell"
Many Want Treatmeat
With one of his flashing smiles, DR..
Marr indicated an assortment Of lei. !.
tiers scattered over his desk. They
were written from all over this coun-
try by old men who would be young.
For although the interesting young
physician returned from Vienna and
his work with Steinach only ten
days ago, the story Of the treatment
has travelled far and, judging by the
pleas Tor audience, those interested
share none of his caution.
Few of the pleas will be granted.
he explained. Certain conditions
are Lecessary for the treatment.
Organs which have been wasted by
infections, such as social disease, So
called, cannot be reclaimed. RE
juvenation" is a creature OF rigid
science. 1t is not a miracle.
Fer Men Only.
1t seemed significant to me that
only mems names were signed to
the letters. He said that women
may have no share In the benefit
Of the discovery. Their part-alas! F!
will be the passive one of OBJ
serving their men grow young and
alert to youth while they totter
along toward senility.
All former service men. disabled
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