The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-12-31
FriOdmann'S Cure
Not Accepted Here
Newspaper Syndicate Gives Great
Publicity to Reported Discovery
OF Eficatious Serum
EDITOR RATHER ExTRAyAGANT
Refinement of Cruelty to Raise Base.
less Hope, Says American Medi-
cal Journal

newspaper SSHSdJiOnanSm mas sell
dom equaled the announcement, which
in a certain group of news
papers last week, of Friedmann's
.'cure" for consumption.
A syndicate letter, in the form of a
cable from Berlin, and written by
William G. Shepard, announced with
out equivocation the discovery Of a
positive cure in "Friedmann's serum"
(which, by the way, is not a serum
The matter was emphasized, however,
in an unusual manner. in the form of a
bracketed so-called editors note"
introducing the article:
Editors Note.-This exclusive
cable from the Press Post News,
Herald) staff correspondent in
Europe is of tremendous import
ance We print it with every
confidence in its truth-a wonder
full, glorious truth for hundreds
of thousands of tuberculosis suff-
erers in America We believe it
is the greatest piece of news
printed in any paper in many
years. Shepherd is a trained in
vestigator of long experience.
His attitude toward things is dis
tinctly skeptical- Missourian. He
delights in exposing fakes and
quacks. That he sends this
cable is proof of most careful
investigation of DIR. Friedman
and his cure. He promises US
fuller report by the first mail
steamer.
Others Copied the Note
With practically no modification
except the introduction of the name
of the particular newspaper using it
this note appeared in the syndicate
Nearly all had big display headings
some running across the entire page
The Cincinnati Post outdid any
other in this regard Running across
the page was the two-line legend
"Cure for tuberculosis Is Now Ger
tain, Post Investigates Claims of
Great German Scientist and Finds
They are Well Founded" 1t empha-
sizes the editors note"
1.-TWO weeks ago the press as
ISOLATION carried brief despatch
from Berlin, declaring that not
ed scientist there had at last dis
covered the long-sought cure for
tuberculosis. The Post at once
sent William G. Shepard, its Eur
opean correspondent, to interview
the discoverer and to ascertain
the exact truth" ETC.
Letter Looked Queer
Evidently the readers of this news
paper were impressed with its ire
mendous enterprise. Of course the
newspapers did not realize how they
were being worked, and yet they
might have taken a hint from this,
quoted from Shepherds letter:
When will you send the
serum to the United States p
4 cannot tell For the pres
ent | intend to treat all cases
here in Berlin personally. | can
not send the serum abroad indis-
criminately, for it might get into
irresponsible hands,
"The truth Of the matter is
that DR.. Friedman is trying to
sift out one reliable offer for
the American righs from flood
of telegraphic proposals from
the United States, and the doctor
hesitates to discuss the question
of American rights over the cab
le.- Representatives of several
American interests will shortly
be in Berlin to lay offers before
the doctor personally, and the
chances are that the cure will be
in the United States before many
months"
Notice Was Cruel
The serious phase of such sensa-
tional announcements, however, is