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Show should make their own way in life. I want them to work for a living. "Herta and I we don't have any especially expensive hobbies. You see, we were brought up modestly, and never developed any expensive hubbies since chemistry was my hobby and I could live from my hobby by getting paid for it. Now we can afford any trips or houses we like. But we don't want any more houses. One house gives us enough work." Would Dr. Steinbach like to own a few I shares of Hoffmann-L- a Roche stock, currently selling at about $40,000 per share? Not particularly," he responds. "What I would like to see in terms of medicinal chemistry are some drugs which would lower blood ptessure and keep it low and some drugs which would keep arthritis in check. Those are the things which interest me not villas, not yachts, not shares of Hoffmann-L- a Roche stock. I am really a very simple man. I am relatively unknown, and I drive a '67 Pontiac." and his wife Rosemary, Herta and younger son Daniel. Now 68 and retired, he still rises early and drives to his office every day. Stembach, who admits that he prefers it simply works better Librium to Valium for me" retired from Hoffmann-l- a Roche at age 65, but he still rises at 6:30 a.m., downs a quick breakfast, and drives to his office at La Roche every day. There he reads, catches up on correspondence, has a quick cafeteria lunch, then returns home or, in the summer, drives to a nearby swimming club. Chemistry," he says, "used to be my whole life. Now I swim, ski, take hikes, travel to Switzerland, although my wife doesn't like the mountains; she prefers the seashore. I play bridge, talk with my two sons. One is work in Switzerland doing his in chemistry at my old university in Zurich. The other is a detail man for La Roche. post-doctor- al Safari vacation read some novels and am interested in nature. Recently Herta and I finished a safari in Africa. Last year I was invited back to Poland by the Polish Academy of Sciences. I lectured in Warsaw and Cracow. Some people ask if I shouldn't be getting royalties on the large sales of Valium, if I shouldn't have made a deal with La Roche that would have built me a large family fortune. Well, I am not getting any royalties on VaPum, but I am getting a nice pension instead, and I am satisfied with that. After I die, my wife will continue to get half of it. "I have never made money the major objective of my life. It has always been chemistry. I have always thought that my children I 5 Herek how to order your designer napkin holder J Beautifully expressed sn dear acryhc with (he dean lines of pure this easily assembled designer napkin holder can be iekgaunce, just $1 95 (check or money order) plus 2 Viva napiun . I Seals of Quality. Youll find a Seal of Quaky on the back of each G Viva napkin package. Send toiyivxNepfan Holder PO Box 9449. St PxuL Minnesota 55194 (PkM Prwrt Mtktu Ott Sim ImrMMtti W caoatt a M Uftn- - mh runmw U.S.A. Vd wiunt Zjp whim tip cufe. ClSw OnJv SW Jumt W, I ol |
