Browning chief., 1941-02-14
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

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Consolidated Features-wNU serviee.D
NEW YORK.-Everybody who Of
fered an elixir vitae before
Eugen Steinach got much renown
and few disputed them. Professor
Prof. Steinach ;e S.e'nath' l,.;th Doll Doll
Likely Sampled gy and full Of
His Elixir Vitae plans for a
long future on
his eightieth birthday anniversary,
met harsh challenge from both tho
lay and professional world, when, Il
years ago, he turned from animal
to human experimentation. He was
SO embroiled in public controversy,
in spite of his scientific aloofness,
that the Nobel prize, otherwise his.
was withheld from him. But this
is all forgotten now rs the professor
is appraised for his sound contribu-
tion to endocrine research.
The Swiss Paraeelus, born the
year after Columbus discovered
America, was perhaps the first
physician to explain life ~ chem
istration, and to set lp . pfeeess
Of rejuvenation. His elaborate
formula included caustic lime
and alcohol, carefully distilled,
with . dash of melissa leaves.
While he got only - years out
Of this mixture, . stretch which
Professor Steinaeh may easily
double, his discovery broaght
him much more acclaim.
The NaziS drove DR.. Steinach out
of Vienna in 1888, confiscating his
possessions, including his house, Ii
brary and art collection. He is hap.
PLY established again in Zurich,
until better times come back"
He was born and reared in Vienna,
was graduated from medicine at the
University of Wien in 1886 and, had
acquired world reputation as a
physiologiSt before his sensational
experiments of 1920. Many emf
nent persons in various parts of the
world have testified to the effective
ness of his "reactivation" treatment,
among the Adolf Lorenz, the great
Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
" HEN the speech of the children
w of Shem was confounded and
they couldn't finish their tower of
Babel, they didn't try singing. Such
Waving the Good left asso to !. ,steS es
Neighbor Baton day, to meet
Que, A-r;.. a somewhat
similar situa-
ton. North American folk songs,
love songs, and jazz are now heavy
exports 10 Latin-America. Redress
ing the rhythm balance are the
Latin opposite numbers of romance,
adventure and Syncopation, gaining
favor in the U. S. A.
DR.. Andre Kostelanetz, famous or
chestra conductor, who was a pio-
neer of this musical entente, informs
this reporter that this cultural ex-
change is working out beautifully.
He says American batoneers, radio
program directors and song writers
are swinging in handsomely
This is giving South America
better understanding of North
America and they are beginning
to like US lot more" said DR..
kostelanetz. "Our songs are FL
tering in everywhere in the Ar
gentine, Chile, Brazil and IL
other Latin-American republics.
We are similarly responding,
with Latin melodies being listed
among our current musical ia
vorites. incidentally, We are
learning a lot of hemisphere
geography from the songs, and
that knowledge is helping us to
understand our southern neigh
bOrS."
About two years ago DR.. Koste-
lanetz began marshaling parade Of
noted orchestra conductors on tours
of the Western hemisphere. He be-
HeraIds Music ~ % ..iass nss
Soothing Tongue get snarled
In Upset World up up ana no cam saas
other, the international language Of
music is a great help. His own
career tends to bear out that theory.
Somewhat Of an infant prod
ICY, he made his debut as 4 con-
cert pianist at the age of eight.
He was t9 when he applied for
job as assistant conductef Il
the Petrograd Grand Opera. He
played 4 doaen operas and got
the job in spite Il His ysafA.
Russia fell int turme0 which
not even Music eeala sseGAe
aAA DR.. Kestslanets eane - tho
Unfted SfafeS. He vns a1mak