The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-02-14
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL r. PARTON

By LEMUEL r. PARTON
consolidated Features-wNU service.D
NEW YORK.-Everybody who Of
A. fered an elixir vitae before
Eugen Stomach got much fenown
and few disputed them. Professor
Prof. Sfeinack ; Ssem ,.,;th a Doll
Likely Sampled gy and full of
His Elixir Vitae plans for q
long future on
his eightieth birthday anniversary,
met harsh challenge from both the
lay and professional world, when, 81
years ago, he turned from animal
to human experimentation. He was
30 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 as the professor
is appraised for his sound contribu-
ton to endocrine research.
The Swiss Paracelus, born the
year after Columbus discovered
America, was perhaps the first
physician to explain life as chem
istration, and to set up a process
Of rejuvenatiOn. His elaborate
formula included caustic lime
and alcohol, carefully distilled,
with q dash of melissa leaves.
While he got only As years out
Of this mixture, stretch which
Professor Stomach may easily
double, his discovery brought
him much more acclaim.
The Nazis drove DR.. Stomach out
of Vienna in 1888, confscating 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 1885 and, had
acquired a world reputation as a
psychologist before his sensational
experiments Of 1920. Many emf
nent persons in various parts of the
world have testified to the effective
ness of his 'sreactivation" treatment,
among the Adolf Lorenz, the great
Austrian orthopedic surgeon. sA'
NT HEN the speech of the children
w of Shem was COMPOUNDED and
they couldn't finish their tower of
Babel, they didn't try singing. Such
orfsHoo xxyoc
WaUing the Good a 1aft to : ,s Msr
Neighbor' Baton day, to meet
0Oer Americas s, SImeI sit,'a.
ton. North American folk songs,
love songs, and jazz are now heavy
exports to 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 Kestelanetz, famous or
chestra cenducter, who was 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 writer's
are swinging in handsomely. 4s
sThis is giving South America u
q, better understanding of North
America and they are beginning
to like MS q lot MORE" said Dr..
KosteIanetz. ssOur songs are H.
tefing in everywhere in the Ar
gentine, Chile, Brazil and IL
Z other Latin-American republics.
We are similarly responding,
with Latin melodies being listed
81 among our current musical IA
vorites. Incidentally, we are
I learning q lot OF hemisphere
s 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-
Heralds Music n Ieyes n.t tnas
Soothing Tongue get snarIed
IN Upset World up ana ~ c sacb
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 con-
cert pianist at the age Of eight.
He was 10 when he applied for
Q job as assistant conductor Of
the Petrograd Grand Opera. He
played Q dozen operas and got
the job in spite Of his youth.
Russia fell into turmoil which
mot even music could sOothe
and DR.. KosteIanctx came to the
United States. He was almost
immediately ON tour rs an ac-
companist with Metropolitan
ANA Chicago Opera stars '7
Counting Lily Pons for a long spell
made him an airplane addict, q
ctoss-country flight to bestow an or
child being just like q stroll down
the street for an ordinarily ground