The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-12-26
TUBERCULOSIS CURE
IS NOW A REALITY,
PHYSICIANS DECLARE
DISCOVERY OF BERLIN sClEN.
list HAS AWAKENED INTER
EST ALL OVER WORLD
Dr. Friedman Succeeds in Producing a
Stock of 6aciIIi Which Are Absol-
utely Non Virulent, But Retain tho
Aut,ocne
Antigcne

BERLIN, Dec \y-Havc 30 year,
of research by the psychologists ant
physicians of the world finally beer
crowned by the discovery of cure
for tuberculosis, is the question that
is of highest interest to Berlin pbysi-
clans and interest in it is not conlin
ed to Berlin Inquiries have come
from all over the world since Fried
rich Franz Friedman, local practi-
toner, astounded the Berlin Medical
society by announcing that he had not
only discovered an absolute specific
for tuberculosis, but that incubation
with the serum evolved by him in
sures immunity against the disease.
Professor August Bier, perhaps the
most noted surgeon and general prac-
titioner of Germany and head of the
medical staff OF the University of
Berlin, said before the medical society:
Il have sent patients suffering from
tuberculosis to Mr.. Friedman and
have no hesitancy in admitting that
the results of his treatment have i'm
pressed me. However. | can not say
that it has been proved to my salts
In the nature of things, such proof
will not be possible until more physi-
clans shall have had an opportunity
to use the serum themselves and OBJ
serve it's workings"
Supported by Specialists.
Other physicians to support Fried
mann were Professor Erich Muller,
head physician Of the Berlin Orphan
age; Professor c. l.. Schleich, head of
the great Virchow hospital; DR.. Kar-
funkel, specialist for scrofua and
Privy Councillors Kuster
and Heymann, Professor Baschko and
DIR. Goldberg.
Robert Koch discovered the tuber-
cular bacillus in 1882, and followed
his discovery with research to find q
cure. Psychologists joined in the
search and it was eventually estab-
lished that the bacilli themselves con-
tanned specific curative substances to
which the name "antigene" was given.
These substances are of extreme sensi-
tiveness, while the noxious elements
Of the bacilli are not easy destroyed.
In an effort to turn to account the an
tigene, Koch evolved tuberculin.
Was Not the Specific.
Koch believed for a time that he
had discovered specific against the
disease and he was rewarded by the
But It eventually be-
came apparent that tuberculn war |
not the specific Koch had believed anf |
It's chief use is now it's employment |
as test to discover whether per !
son is suffering from tuberculosis.
DR.. Friedman began experimenting |
several years ago in an effort to rem
Ter tubercular bacili harmless, while |
retaining the specific curative sub
stances. His study of bacteriOlogy |
md his personal experiments hao
aarly convinced him that you can
<ill live bugs with dead ones" After |
l number of failures he succeeded, he
asserts, in bringing into existence q
stock Of bacilli which are absolutely
lon- vrulent but retain the antigene
DR.. Friedman has inoculated more
han 300 children whose heredity and
make 1t unlikely that
hey will escape infection. He Is
more enthusiastic over his belief that
lie can immunize against tuberculo-
us than over the belief that he can
.ure it.