The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-10-05
Curative Powers of Classic Mel
odies Proven, Declares Bal
tim0re Professor.

Baltimore, Md.--Muslc was pre-
Icribed by Franz G. Bornschein, pro-
fessor Of violin at the Peabody Con-
servatory Of Music, as cure for hay
fever, and persons suffering major all
ments, continued Mr. Bornschein. may
nnd a panacea in tone and melody.
Mr.. Bornschein's ideas Of the thera-
peutical value Of music nre somewhat
akin to those of william Van De Wall.
Dutch musician, criminologist and So
clologist, who gave demonstration OF
musical therapy" in the treatment Of
cases Of insanity and delinquency at
Spring Grove hospital for insane here.
Mr.. Bornschein himself is hay fe-
yer victim and during the last year
has been experimenting In his studio
in an effort to discover remedy for
the malady. Each year, about August
IA. he said, hay fever grips him. But
he believes he has conquered II
through the curative power Of musical
auto suggestion.
In his studio, Uttered with finished
md semi-completed manuscripts, Mr..
Bornschein told Of remedies for some
OF the more prevalent ailments. He
sincerely believes In his deductions.
Not only the music but the name Of
the selection must convey to the mind
a curative value, he said, or must in
cite the mind to wander from the in
frmities.
Cites Specific Melodies.
Cures for hay fever, he said might
be Handels "Water Music" or the
~Damnation of Faust" by Liszt. The
very names of these, he said, are
enough to Loosen the cause of the dis
ease. The melodies will serve to dis
pei the ailment with concentration
upon them and the titles. Torments
of sunburn may be alleviated by lis
tening to Slbelius' "Finlandia." This
will picture to the mind northern
climes and cool atmospheres. The
1872" overture of Tschaikowsky
Will also help sunburn. The swift mo-
tifs Of Czerny's velocity studies will
chase all imaginary ailments from the
minds of hypochondriacs.
Schumann's Carnival is also good
for this. Those suffering from neu.
ritis, Mr.. Bornschein said, should
listen to Leybach's Fifth Nocturne'
or the adagio movement of Dvorak's
'New York Symphony For melan
choia he suggested Strauss "Wine
Woman and Song" or Friml's High
Jinks." The blues, he said, can be
chased away by Rubenstein's Kan
menostro" or Sousa's "El Captain"
Vibrations Effect Cure.
"The unusual receptivity of the eal
Is not quite understood by medlca
authorities" Mr.. Bornschein said. "Tht
sensitive auditory organ responds tC
vibrations of the power Of music. Tt
the average listener jazz causes ex
citement, whereas to the learned pun
dit In music such vibration becomes {
horrible irritant. Without giving {
learned dissertation on the vibration
intensity and element Of suggestion, 4
can be tested even by layman t.
prove the curative power Of music Il
notable.
at has been found that gray ca
-and the example Is .provable-wil
awaken from It's nap in apparent dis
tress when certain high tones ar,
sung in a room. This proves the pro
lection of piercing vibrational force
The same cat has been known to wan
der all through the house followin,
the soloist when lullaby is being sung
The cats nervous reaction has beer
tested by melodies on the piano, tn,
tones of the violin. we find the gen
eral receptivity of this animal Is bu
O crude example of the claim of m.
contention.
Proves Curative Powers.
More definite tests of the curativ,
value of the musical sound could b,
enumerated By many studio expert
nents. The vibrational force of musi
seems to have the effect upon tn
senses as does violet ray upon the tex
eure Of the skin.
"As feeling and Imagination ar
allied and are conducive of any mir
Cling Of thought with sensation sue
rs musical tone effects, 1t does no