The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-02-14

NJ EW YORK.-Everybody who Of
fered an elixir vitae before
Eugen Stomach got much renown
and few disputed them. Professor
p..e ct,:L Steinach, boil
~ ~ ing with ener-
Likely Sampled gy and full Of
His EEr;r V;toe plans for
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
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 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 dash of melissa leaves.
While he got only 48 years out
OF this mixture, stretch which
Professor Stomach may easily
double, his discovery brought
him much more acclaim.
The NaziS drove DR.. Steinach 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 1886 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 "reactivation" treatment,
among the Adolf Lorenz, the great
Austrian orthopedic surgeon.
w HEN the speech of the children
of Shem was COMPOUNDED and
they couldn't finish their tower of
Babel, they didn't try singing. Such
Waning the Good a ieft tic . ,s was
NeighboT Baton day, to meet
OUer Americas somewhat
similar Situa-
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 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 writer's
are swinging in handsomely.
"This is giving South America
a better understanding of North
America and they are beginning
to like US a lot MORE" said DIR.
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 a parade OF
noted orchestra conductors on tours
Of the Western hemisphere. He be-
HerGlds Music n neNeS Ina tnat
Soothing Tongue get snarled
IN Upset World up, up, and can't
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 a con-
cert pianist at the age Of eight.
He was IS when he applied for
aVu 80 aooAotdut CUuuuCtOE OF
the PetrOgrad Grand Opera. He
played a dozen operas and got
the job in spite of his youth.
Russia fell into turmoil which
not even music could sOOthe
and DR.. KOstelanetz came to the
United States. He was almost
Immediately on tour as an &C
cOmpanist with Metropolitan
and Chicago Opera stars.
Counting Lily Pons for a long spell
made him an airplane addict, q
cross-country fight to bestow an or
child being just like a stroll down
the street for an ordinarily ground
ling. After marrying Miss Pons he
kept up with both his flying and his
music, and twice has won the award
presented by the nations airlines
70 Americas most Travelled plane
passenger. He thinks music, air
planes, radio and all agencies of
travel and communications are uni.
fvine fOrcea and that thew ofiv,o,,lato