Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-16 | Page 2 | Refuses Wealth for New Cure

REFUSES WEAL WEALTH FOR NEW MEW CURE Professor Discovers Light Ra Ray Improves Tissues MADISON MADISO WIs WI Feb U By K ByTho Ih The Associated Press After Press After a lifetime devoted to research In the Interest of ot the th welfare of human human- humanity humanity It ity climaxed by the discover discovery of ot II a means of ot Impregnating food tood with ono one ot or the essential elements b by byuse byuse use of the tho violet ultra ray the greatest tear fear of or Prof Prot Henry Steen Steen- bock bock of ot the University of Wisconsin Wiscon- Wiscon Wisconsin sin Wiscon-sin sin was expressed as aJ that his de- de development de development might fall tall Into selfish alien hands He Ife w was as extremely reluctant In elaborating upon his announcement three thrle years rears eare ago aco of or the tho th discovery and did not refer to te It as the fourth vitamin or vitamin D as It was termed In some of the wide spread wide publicity it achi nehl ved ed Tuesday In the building of ot the bono bone and tissues of tho the body he said cal cal- calcium cal calcium clum or limo lime lim Is an nn essential and the process ho he had discovered Is that compounds of plants and an animal imal tissues are susceptible to tho violet violet ultra ra ray and may be made to develop calcium through the working of the th violet ultra-violet ray Emphasis has been put upon the proper assimilation of ot mineral elements In the th body Professor said ald and ond In view of ot that fact he h previously pre has ha given civen ma ma- material material concerning his discover discovery largely largel- to scientific magazines It reached general gen ral Tuesday only because se a II Chicago News reporter happened to stumble upon the story while In Professor office TO GUARD IW DISCOVERY Eny To safeguard the th discovery rom from those who would exploit It for fi- fi financial financial fi financial gain tain Dr t yo years ears ago aro applied for tor a 0 patent and made his rights In the discovery to the University of ot Wisconsin and the state Rickets one on of the th scourges of babyhood could be b fought to ad- ad advantage ad vantage under development of o the discovery discover It Is believed as could some somo of the anemia of ot later life REFUSED D ni Dr St refused offers otters for rights which would have o made wealthy He lie said that he did not Intend to pervert per his hili lifes life's I greatest work ork b by selling It n I I I