The Bismarck tribune., 1924-02-13


;reen version produced by Frank
Countess Zattiany.
Gertrude Athertop
"The ductless glands"
"Oh, said Mrs. Provost vaguely,
I've seen something"-
1T is all Greek to me-" said Mrs.
Vane. who felt that unreasoning
resentment common to the minor
informed for the major-informed.
You promised to avoid technical
terms" ,
Madame Zattiany explained in
the simplest language she could
command the meaning and the
function of the ductless glands.
The more intelligent among them
looked gratified. for the painless
achievement of fresh knowledge Is
a pleasant thing. Madame Zattiany
went on patiently: these glands
In my case had undergone natu-
raj process Of exhaustion. In wo.
men the slower functioning Of tho
endocrines is coincident with the
climacteric, as they have been de.
pendent for stimulation upon Ger.
tain ovarian cells. The idea in.
volved Is that the stimulation of
these exhausted cells would cause
the other glands to function once
more at full strength and a certain
rejuvenation ensue as a matter of
course: unless, Of course, they had
withered beyond the power of sci.
ence. I was a promising subject.
for examination proved that my or.
gans were healthy. my arteries
soft: and was not yet sixty. Only
experimentation could reveal wheth.
er or not there was still any life
left in the cells, although I respond.
ed favorably to the preliminary
tests. The upshot was that con.
sented to the treatment--"
/. "Yes? Yes?" Every woman in
the room now sat forward, no long.
er old friends or rivals. affectionats
or resentful, nor the victims Of con.
vantion solidif1ed into sharp black
and white by the years. They were
composite female.
1T consisted Of the concentration
OF powerful Rontgen-what you call
X-Rays-on that portion of the
body covering the ovaries-" =
How horrible!" Ibid you feel
as II you were being electrocuted?"
Are you terribly scarred?"
"Not at all. felt nothing what.
ever. and there was nothing to
cause scars"
"But thought that the X-Rays-"
"Oh, do be quiet. Louisa" ex.
Mrs. Tracy impatiently.
Please 60 on. Countess Zattiany."
"As | said. the application was
painless. and II no benefit, results.
neither will any harm be don&
when the Rays are administered by
4 conscientious expert. My hnal
consent. as ] told you. was due to
he desire to regain my old will
power and vitality. was extreme.
y skeptical about any effect on my
PERSONAL appearance. During the
frst month felt so heavy and dull
hat. in spite OF assurances that
:hese were favorable symptoms, I
vas secretly convinced that I had
'orfeited what little mental health
had retained; but was consoled
~ the fact that l slept all night
Ind q part of the day: Il had suf.t
'ered from insomnia since my du-
les at the hospital had ended"
But surely you must have been
nervous and terrified?" All OF
hese women had seen and suffered
illness, but all from time-honored
'fsfta tions, even II under new and
echnical names, and they had sui.
cred In common with millions Of :
'thers. which. II 1t offended their
sense OF exclusiveness, at least
,eld the safeguard OF normalcy.
They felt chill Of terror. in some
'ases Of revulsion. as Madame Eat
iany went on to picture this abnor-
nal renaissance going on In the
'ody unseen and unfelt: in the
'ody Of one who had been cast In
he common mold. subject to the
Common fate. and whom they had \
'isioned-when they thought about J
Ter at alias growing old with
themselves: as any natural Chris
ian woman would. It was not only
Mysterious and terrifying but sub.
ly indecent. Mrs. Vane drew back
rom her eager poise. Almost It
eemed to the amused Mrs. Ogle-
horpe that she withdrew her
kirts. Drama was for the stage
r the movies: at all events drama
q private life. among the elect,
vas objective. external. and, how
ver offensive. particularly when
creamed in the divorce court, it
7as. at least. like the old diseases.
emarkably normal. But an inte-
ior drama: not to put too fine q
'oint on 1t, a drama of ones IN.
ides. and especially one that dealt
nth the raising from the dead OF
hat section which refined women
eased to discuss after they hadl I
'ot rid Of lit was positively
Drama OF any sort in
his respectable old drawing.room.
7hich might have been photo.