The New York herald., 1922-02-13
Surgeon Coming HereNear-
ly a Wreck Now Strong,
Vigorous Giant.
LEADS THE SIMPLE LIFE
Likes This Glorious Country.
but He Misses Gifts Of the
Gods Wine and Beer.

his services to the crippled children or
this city since last December. will re-
turn to Vienna at the end OF next
month and win remain there until
autumn, vixen he will come back to
the United States, perhaps to make
his home. and will bring with him his
son, DR.. Albert I.orenz, who also is
reputed to be a surgeon Of remarkable
skill
In the eleven weeks that have passed
since DIR. Lorenz stepped off the
steamship Paris to begin his mission
of gratitude. there has been great
change in his personal appearance and
bearing. He had much of the appear
ance of a broken and aged man then
and the burden OF his 81 years bent
his shoulders. He collapsed several
times while conducting the first series
of examinations. At the end OF
busy day his voice was weak, his eyes
blurred and his face showed many
little lines through his long white
beard.
But the Lorenz OF to-day is another
person. He is hearty. deep voiced
giant, who is able to walk with steady
swing for miles. He eats pork and
sauerSraut, all he wants. And with II
all he complains Justify Of the dearth
OF good beer.
-Four things, according to DR.. Lorenz
and his friends. have contributed to the
recovery of his strength and his appar-
ent rejuveration. They are the opera
tion which he underwent last April
known as the "Steinach's method OF re-
juvenation" another operation for the
removal of the prostate gland; the
change of food. and the cessation of the
bitter criticism, which hurt and be-
wildered him at first. DR.. Lorenz can
not say for sure which has been the
more important factor, though he is
inclined to give much credit to the
Stelnach operation.
Some Rema ri<able Operations.
1t was asserted yesterday that DIR.
Lorenz had performed four operations
ir the last few weeks which. il all the
facts could be given out, would prove
more remarkable than his widely known
cure Of Lolita Armour. The cases were
taken to him by well to do individuals
and the names and many of the facts
cannot be published. The cases, how
ever. were different from the hip tlislo-
cations which have been cured by the
Lorenz method OF "bloodless surgery"
They were cases where the femur was
broken just below the hip joint. Such
poc hax heA -1o.I .4.r.-
incurable. Plaster casts. do not help,
and the serious and ghastly operations
sometimes performed, though they may
alleviate the pain somewhat, do not cure
and leave the leg helpless.
One of the cases was the wife OF a
wealthy Fifth avenue haberdasher.
After the femur was broken she not
only walked with crutches but was un-
able to place her useless foot closer than
five or six inches from the ground. The
operation was performed three weeks
ago. 1t was said yesterday that she was
able to make her way slowly about her
home without the aid OF crutches.
When DIR. Lorenz returns next autumn
he intends TO continue his free work for
crippled children. He has not allotted
himself any set period, but probably will
visit half dozen cities which have in
vited him. He viii 40 to Detroit for one
week at the end Of March and then will
return to Vienna. He will not go to
Chicago at this time. and probably not
next year. because OF the opposition in
that city
Plans for the establishment of "Lorenz
Hospital" which have been broached
several times are not approved by either
the doctor or his friends. 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful. therefore. II he will
tie himself UP with any institution.
Likewise. DIR. Lorenz continues TO re.
pei the advances made to him by chiro-
practors. osteopaths and other schools" "
lie has very decided views against their
methods. II am a surgeon" is his
only reply to them.
PersenaI Habits Simple.
DIR. Lorcnz's personal habits are
simple. Every Saturday and Sunday he
passes on Long Island with Anton wedl
the importer OF lis East Sixteenth stree,
who brought him to this country. II,
walks two or three hours a day. anc
returns to work Monday morning. as he
says, fresh as a pink"
He goes to the Murray Hill Hotel every
night at o'clock ard goes TO bed. He
is up not later than in the morning
His nerves were shaky when he first
came here. and the food was too ricf
TO agree with him. II was very diff
fercnt from the plain food with little oi
IT. to wkich he had grown accustomed
In Vienna. He ate soup and oyster,
for dinner Christmas. But now he eat.
fish and potatoes. and always the porl
and sauerkraut. And he wishes for beei
and wine
II am heart and soul with YOU
glorious country" said Or. Lorenz yes
terday. but I can't help wondering how
people as clever and refined as th,
Americans can prevent the use of thos,
gifts OF the gods--wine and beer.
can't understand It.
'As see IL. normal people particu
larly those who are growing old, whc
are accustomed to the moderate use O
those beverages arc prevented by tn,
srcesses of a few drunkards IT'S
pity"
what Of your critics now?" he wa
asked.
"They don't bother me-" he replied
IT don't think OF them. They don
matter. There Is more than enoguh her
in this pile OF letters from mothers O
crippled children to more than outweigh
all that few members of the profession
maytsay,"