Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-07
Gives a Demonstration Of
His tuberculosis Cure.
Three Patients Selected by Doc
Tor, Are Given Treatment.
First Re actioa Due in Week.-Next
Treatment In three Weeks.

New York, March 6,-The first dem
onStration in America of DIR. Friedrich
France Friedmann's treatment which
the visiting Berlin physician declares is
cure for tuberculosis. was given by
DR.. Friedman himself. today. in the
presence of physicians representing the
city. the state and the staffs of hos
pitfalls of several cities.
Three patients, two men and =
woman, We're selected by DR. Fried
mann from 80 tuberculosis sufferers
gathered from all parts OF the city. all
hopeful that they would receive treat
ment. The woman has been i'll three
years. Hers is chronic ease of the
disease at the knee and was the most
serious Of the three chosen. The two
men have tuberculosis of the lungs
Their cases are not beyond the incip-
lent stage. according to the authori-
ties of the Peoples hospital. the MSti-
tuition where the demonstration was
held. Each of the men patients has
been showing Improvement and gaining
weight since beginning. several months
ago, the best recognized tuberculosis
treatment of the day. it was stated
Physicians who were present brought
forward a dozen persons suffering with
the disease in all its stages. The med
zeal history of each was available fer
DIR. Friedmann's use. Statistics had
been prepared at his request. The Der
lin physician declined to treat any of
these cases. however, but made his own
selections.
Each of the three who We're treated
received double injection in the mus
Gle and in the vein. DIR. Friedman
explained to those about him that the
first reaction might be expected to be
observed after seven days. The pa
tients went to their homes with instrue-
tions TO return three weeks hence. DR.
Friedman promised to treat them
again at that time. Meanwhile the
medical board of the hospital will have
the three under observation and as
soon as results are observable. it was
announced. a statement will be issued.
Moses Greenbaum. president of the
Peoples hospital, discussing, tonight
DIR. Friedmann's demonstration, said
that the opinion of physicians who We're
present was that criticism or praise Of
the culture and of DIR. Friedman $
methods should be withheld until the
results of the treatment are known.
He said that the Berlin physician dur
ing his demonstration appeared merry
Gus. eXcitable and irritable" The New
York County Medical Society. which
had protested against DR.. Friedman
giving his treatment as an individual
practitioner, because he has no state
license, did not interfere with the dem
onstration. 1t was explained that lie
was working at the hospitals invita-
ton, in a sense as resident physician
Only patients and invited physicians
We're gathered. since DIR. Friedman
had requested that newspaper reporters
and other laymen be barred. 1t is ex-
pected that at the coming treatments
from one to four injections may be nee
essary-the public will be invited. DR..
Greenbaum said
Included among physicians present
were DR. William /. Srouvich, state
superintendent of hospitals; DR.. f. W.
Kellogg, milwaukee,; DR.. NJ. Wolff
state civil service commissioner, a
practicing physician; DIR. Woods
Hutchinson, and DIR. Tannenbaum, rep
resenting unofficially the City Board Of
Health.