New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
HEALTH BOARD TEST Of
TURTLE GERMS LIKELY
FriedmannItes Ready to Lay
information About Remedy
Before Department.
CENSORS MEET TONIGHT
Cases of Physicians in County
Society Who Alta ched Them
selves to New Institute
Will Be Considered.

The New York Department % Health.
which has consistently fought shy Of TAX
ing any official notice of Or. Friedrich
Franz Fricdmann's turtle germ cure FOR
consumption. will. II is believed. within
the next fcw days find thoroushsong
official test Of the futile germ unavoid-
able.
Il was pointed ont Yesterday that the
boards drastic action on Thursday IN
making il "A misdcHcanor To innoculate
any person i'm this city with tho Fried
mann turtle bacill was based Oh the re-
port Of Dr Charles l.. Sladc. whose OBJ
sorVations and experiments were made
"unonicially" and who conducted his eX-
aminations through the courtesy Of tho
heads OF institutions where the tests were
made under the supervision of the physi-
clans Of the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service.
This phase Of the question has not been
overlooked by the Friedmann-E isner
forces. who. while accepting the cdict OF
the health authorities. are nevertheless
preparing to force the issue on the ques-
ton OF the harmfulncss Of the turtle
germ.
Dr Fricdmaun's hackers I'm the scheme
10 commcrcializc the turtle germ openly
refer to their propertr rights in th"
cure" and will to-day or tomorrow no.
tfy the Department of Health Of their
willingness 10 lay all possible information
regarding the remedy before II. lpr.
Friedman himself Will ask that he he
permitted To appear personally.
of I.a 'AII
cicty meets tonight at. the Academy OF
Medicine. and it is said. viii take mp the
cases of those physicians 100 the society
who have attached themselves To the
Friedman institute.
The fact that the Health Board con
templates going into the matter at TINS
time recalls the efforts of the members
of the Comitia MinOra. Of the county
Medical Society. TO have Dr Ledcrle'S d'-
partmcut undertake "a clinical test OF the
friedman treatment Few days AFTER
the Berlin mans arrival in this city. pr-
Icdcrle attended a meeting Of the com
tia Miuora on March 3. and expressed
himself as favorable to the idea.
The next day Dr. Lcdcrle called meet
ing Of the advisory board. the same body
!
the last few days. After tho meeting the
Health Commissioner told tho newspaper
men At the CITY club the plan 10 permit
test. OF the turtle germs IN the Health
Boards hospital had fallen through. DR..
T.ederlo was unwilling TO 60 into any
details 90 10 what took place at the
meeting
one OF the members OF the advisory
board. however. was willing to talk
our reasons" he said. FOR refusing 10
TAX. up the friedman treatment were
ba sed almost entirely on tho fact that
IL is not the function Of the Health Board
10 try out new remedies OF any Kind. The
function Of the Health Department IS 10
protect the public. and our main consid-
Grafton was as TO whether the Fried
mann treatment was harmful or other
wise"
\ member OF the County Society com
mentcd last night on Or. Lcdcrle en-
thusiasm at the meeting Of the Comitia
Minora when the plans for tho Health
Boards cooperation were discussed. ana
the society's subsequent disappointment
when DR.. Lcdcrlc announced a day later
that the board would not act.
Tho fact that the Health Board will
probably decide to test the turtle germs
met with general approval In medical
circles Yesterday. one physician Of in
ternat!onal reputation as an expert IN
tuberculosis. who asked that his name be
withheld. said a great opportunity was
afforded 10 try out the cure.
Another physician, who is all officer Of
the County Medical Society. declared he
had always regretted that the Health
Board had not taken hold of the situa-
ton long ago. 1T was the fair thins To
do. he said. fair TO the profession. fair
TO the people whose health the board Is
obligated to protect and fair 20 Fried
mann himself"