New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
Surgeon Who Has Made
Transfers From Lower
Animals TO Humans Per.
forms the Task Secretly
Now 81, He Seeks
To Restore Youth
SecrccyBccause ofDivorce
and Rumor of Intend
ed Marriage to Singer

CHICAGO. June l7.-Mystery to-
nigh, veiled the cxac, nature Of an
operation performed on Harold r. Nc
Cormick. chairman Of the executive
committee Of the international Har-
vester Company. Monday night, the
news Of which became public tonight.
A. the Wesley Memorial Hospital u
was frst denied that Mr. Mccormick
had been n patient, although IL later
wa, admitted that he occupied an en-
i.fe wing, which had been walled from
the rest Of the institution 90 insure
l privacy.
The operation was performed by DR..
Victor u. Lcsplnassc. widely known
surgeon. who became famous from
operations b. which he grated glands
OF lower animals upon human beings.
Dr.. Lespinassc asserted tonight that
he had known about the transplaniing
of monkey glands long before D.. Nor-
onOM. of Paris he asserted that he
mad now discarded this and operated
with human glands. He said that he
had been interested IN this work. the
object % which is the rciuyonat!cn or
human bGnss, for the past fifteen
yeara.
Rockefeller His Model
a. tho hospital ,hcie Was no denial
Of renorts thl, Mr. Mccormick was
/ UNDERGOING q tlansplGn;aiion Of glands.
D oh ..f lad fFHHr r q 81 n f-
/ son Of his years Of youth. lie is ~ his
+ fity.frsi year and always has pre-
ferrod % associate with the Young.
Physicians are said 10 have advised
I him that be- is at the right age 20 un-
| dtrgo the operation for gland trans
+ plantation Most men ON whom this
I operation has been tried have been
Skis years old or moro. These opera
tions heyc assured them rroiorcaiion
B ~ life from ten to fifteen years. ac-
coriiag 10 gland specialists.
,ir. Mccormick has been an admirer
of tlc v.ror o. his iather-.n-law. John
D Rockefeller who viii boz eighty
,-rVe July S. and who expects % live
anti. hc is 100
/ Mr Mccormick is said % have be-
come interested in the subicc' NJ pro-
longing iis life and retaining his boy
ich spirit through chance remark by
I % noted specialist waom he met in
Furc-r. Re explained 20 tie scicn-
d tis. that he vae trying - Keep Young
/ IS rigid regimen of dict and cTcr-
Il cise. Tie exercise included outdoor
sports and fymnegti. wolk. ir which 10
+ hecanc SO expert shat hc coI'd tusn
/ fffcen hrndaprne. .r fccce7.ion.
The scientist told him, according %
ronorts. that such violent exercise was
zoo strenuous Tor non moo than
forty years oid aui Advised him to
study the esbiect 0f gland transplan-
+ tation. This often includes rr1fting
glands from y younger man of from
monkey on the pcrson seeking rerpci-
ual youth Mf Mccormick is s"d 20
F have decided ln favor n human glands
purchased from o youth who needed
money.
VIII sail for Europe Soon
Dr. Lesp.nasse arrived at the hos
pitli carly TO-DAY and FASTENED 10 the
Mccormick suite. shortly a'tfr"4F-
Nifs Mpriel Mccormick. his daughter.
moforcd - the hospital and hurried TO
her fathers suite. .he remained there
for twonty minufcg. hut refused 20 ice
interviewed when sHc ieft
Miss Nafh.ldo Mccormick, accom-
panied t~ Howard Colpy. close ff'cnd
/ Of Nr NcC1gm'ck. visited the patient
~ noon Mr. Coihr said b" found Ir.
NcCoI-ick fn excellent condition.
"lou should &c.. hm." be- Taid lie
b. smoking cielrettcs and feeling
. fine"
Fear that cyci'emcr' n the patient
through any unlgo publicity might be-
/ detrimental was gwen 90 fho reason
/ for tho unpsgal efforts a. keep the
operation -rcre'. Tho wide pubhci'y
recently gwen thc contemplated mas-
raeo ~ .lr McCouicks daughter.
Mltniicc. 20 NaT O-cr. ~" divorce %
/ ,lfs Edith Rockefeller Mccormick from
Sir SEC 1nict. and rumor1 Of a. IN
! tended marriage lefVeer Ny. McCcf-
mick and Gamma Walska. the opera
star. are said TO iave led % the de-
cision 20 keep the matter secret.
Mr McCormick g. said % have been
+ 3d,i-ei 20 undergo The operation sew
eral months ecc. cseu before his re-
cont divorce from Mrs. Mccormick.
Early last week. - was learned to-day.
20 visited ;no hospital. accompanied
hv Nisr Muriol Mccormick, TO select
tho suite that Do would occupy.
4 few DAYS later he cp.cred the hos
pital as a patient and on last Monday
The oncration was performed. DR..
Iceninasse was aided IN tho operating
room by two other surgeons.
After recupcrat.ng from the opera
tion NJ Mccormick is expected 70 sail
FOR Europe.