Science: Virgin Kanchenjunga

Woolen robed lamas in a Buddhist monastery, high up in the treacherous denies of the Himalayas, turned their prayer wheels, eyed their pudgy Buddha nervously to see what the god might think of ''Sumy Side Up," Hollywood foxtrot, which a small phonograph was grinding out. Noting no sign of displeasure, the senior priest despatched his wife for a jug of home brewed marwa, thus repaid a strange "professor" from Germany for a new musical experience.

The "professor" was Günther 0. Dyhrenfurth, who teaches geology at Zurich, but...

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