The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-25
FRIEDMAN GIVES
SECOND INJECTIONS
Finds Twelve Patients Well
Enough Along for Further
Treatment.
MAY LEAVE IN \ WEEK
The Doctor Said to Be Nearly
Ready TO Go Back to
Berlin.

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injections Yesterday for the first time
in this city. This phase of his tuber-
culosis treatment. which he has insisted
was It's most essential part. took place at
the Hospital for Deformi,ies and Join
Diseases. The cases. twelve in number,
were taken from those treated there
early in March
Dr. Friedmalr spent half a day at
his work at the hospital. He examined
he hfty odd patients whom he has
treated there. all of them suffering from
tuberculosis Of n surgical nature.
The twelve IN whom he thought the
first administration of his culture had
had the corrcc, effect were. with one
or two exceptions children There were
only SIX adults IN he fifty brought be-
for" him.
Every one of tho patients at the De
formitioS hospital Clamored for a sec
ond treatment. Dr. Friedman said he
had to refuse the ma iority because haste
IN giving the second treatment is likely
90 be dangerous
Word had been pa ssed about Harlem
that DR.. Friedman would treat prac-
tiCaily any case of 'Il,.,culosis that was
presented at the Dcformitics hospital
The result wa- that when he arrived
the street was iammed with would be
patients.
OF the many who applied eleven
finally wer. selected for first treat
ment. They were mostly children. and
with the exception Of lupus case and
a gland case all had tubercular joints.
4 * likely that DR.. friedman will
cave New York as soon as the condi-
lion of his patients here will allow IT,
ur as soon az complete arrangements
have been made whereby he can intrust
his work here TO others. Those who are
helping him are of the impression that
his business affairs here Will be wound
up in a week.
He emphasized Yesterday the point
that with the exception Of the Seton
Hospital cases under the Governments
eve all his patients here had had full
attention since his return from Provi-
denCe. lie gave the impression that
the Federal cases at Seton could wait
1t is understood that the doctor, be-
ing disappointed with his general re-
caption in this country, wants TO finish
up his work here and IN Canada and
get back to Berlin. He has repeatedly
said he will leave as soon as his mis-
sion is ended
Word from Berlin that his patients
want him back has also had its effect
on DR. Friedman.
Il was said yesterday that Dr. Fried
mann was ready To pack up his cul-
tures and return to Germany at the end
of his first week here because OF the
hostility To him. but that he decided to
remain when the opportunity of the
clinic AZ Or. George Manufacturers Of
fee was opened to him.
The Southern california Practitioner
medical journal. in its April number
prints letter from DR.. Rea Smith.
California physician who is study ing in
Dr. Wcstcnhofrcrs laboratory in Berlin
DR.. Smith says.
Il saw to-day the greatest demon
stratlon of scientific enthusiasm | have
ever seen. This morning We were study
ing miCrosCopiCally the specimen taken
from the man who died following Or.
Frledmanns injection and whose
autopsy | reported TO you.
w" found fresh tubercles developed
in the gIuteal muscles at the point OF in
lection and a large lymph gland that
blocked III. femoral canal ,Rosen-
muellersJ fun of tuhercles on the right
side, the point OF injection. and none
on the left Westenhoffer considers /;
absolute proof that the injection was
v!rulen, and caused Il new tuberculous
Infection He is now preparing slides
Ia demonstrate 10 the medical society.
When this letter was brought to the
attention of local physicians last night
they said that il was not proof that
tn" F'redmann serum was harmful in
all cases They thought that the pub
lie health officers here should inves-
tigat" along IN. lines followed in Ber-
lin