Dr. Voronoff Discourses on Rejuvenation Dr. Serge Voronotf, the eminent! Wirgeon, acclaimed internationally the originator of the rejuvenating operation which grafts the glands of a) healthy chimpanzee or sinocephal into man or woman, aid prolongs life, vitality and vigour to ward off disease. {or from ten to twelve years has rived In Shanghai and is staying the Cathay Hotel. His @5 years he Carries" lightly, while his brain pro-esses seem far keener than the usual mind which gropes for words in its native language. Dr. Voronoff spoke in English, though he was born in Russia and has lived in Paris since he was'
"My experiments were undertaken years ago," he said "It s: emed to mo wrong that doctors cured only nesses" The spectacle st feebleness an tha, aged, weakness where there should be strength, and no resistance {o disease in men and women who should In their prime was challenging. Watch the papers. It is always in the winter time thai prominent peopl between the ages of 65 and 70 dik. Tt is cold; they have no resistance; It lg inevitable that anything can take them off. They die, Now, my whole work was. to restore people to their Sut parts with new party. we can Accomplish Ynis. "You annet replace stomach, bran or a hearty bat over these. The ducteas glands can replace the. of gang.
te organs determining the func: tioning. of the so-called via) rea. We can replace them, the glands, for Uhey"aze what wears out tnat" the Horbach or heart, though, at course, the later" may sensed. Thy'do not wear out ever, they are healthy.'
'A New Youth Dr. Voronoff went on to state that, ater yours of experiment, he performed his first experimental operation on man in 1020, using the sexual. glands of a healthy, adult ehinipanzee, This increased' the life span, restoring deeply features partially, providing the necessary resistance to disease, and resulting in an invigorated physique for from five to six years, The 10- yetr old felt and looked about 50. At the end of six years, however, was necessary to repeat the oper: ation, which may be performed innumerable times.
Further research revealed that more than the reproductory glands are powerful in maintaining youth. The suprarenals and thyroid " Uke-wise play: major roles in human delerloration 1b "was discovered Ave years. ago that the blood groupings of chimpanzees are identical with thole of, the human genus. The Eaocepbal blood grouping, however, includes only Groups 3 and 4. Thus manor woman with a 1 or grouping could not benedt from the operation.
Percentage of Success reply to a question on the percentage of successes, the doctor' replied that, by observing avery rule of the operation, and practising its exact technique, all but five or six operations in every hundred were Obpolutely successful in result, while Ufo at is prine was extended from 10 to 12 years, He explained that the excision ofa thyroid gland results In idiocy, while the excision of suprarenals Immediately stops the heart action. Thus, the human organism is restored' to efficiency in heart and brain we tion through rafting of these three' glands.
"Why is It impossible to. prolong the effects of the operation indefinite ly?" he was asked.
"Because man can only mimic his creator. God has created a perfect aystem of blood -vessels to nourish each organ and gland in the body—every cell is reached. We cannot reproduce that perfection. and so the Undernourished gland cannot function when the blood vessels we brought into being have done their work. Another operation is necessary" the suggestion "that he might operate while in Shanghai. "ie were married eight months ago Weare ona honeymoon," he con cluded, adding that, from Shanghai, the and his wife will go to Japen and Americ Hold at the S.V.C. Club on Friday, the reunion dinner and enmual, gen? eral metting of the Royal Engineers Ola Comrades. Association proved one the "greatest successes' of recent years, "With Major V. F, "craig Dresiding, the meeting re-elected the following for "the ensuing year:
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