Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-07
Three Sufferers, Selected from
Many Applicants, Receive
Injections Of Serum Alleged
to Cure,
PHYSICIAN NERVOUS
AND QUITE ExClTABLE
Woman With Infected Knee
Joint One Favored fol- DEM
onstration; Another Dose
Necessary in Three Weeks


Necessary in Three Weeks,
az, Morning journal Special Ieased Wircl
New York. March 6.-IhC first
demonstration in America Of nr
Friedrich Franz fricdmanns roat-
mcnt which the visiting Berlin ph'si-
elan declares is cure for iuhercu-
losis. was given N Dr. Friedman
himself today m the presence Of
physicians representing the CITY ihc
state and the staffs of hospitals Of
several cities Three patients TWO
men and woman. were selected hf
Dr. Friedman from fifty tuherculo.
sis sufferers. gathered from all parts
of the city all hopeful that They
would receive treatment Tho woman
has been ill for three years. Here Is
a chronic ease of the disease 90 the
knee and is the most serious Of The
three chosen. The two mon have tu-
brrculosls 81 the lungs Their cases
arc not hotond the mcipient siHse. ac-
cordiua 10 the authorities of the reo-
plies hospital the Institution Whero
the demonstration was held. Each
Of the men patients had been show
ing improvement and gaining weight
since beginning. several months ago,
the best recognized tuberculosis treat
mont of the day it was stated
Physicians who We're present
brought forward q duaen persons suf-
forlnq with thc disease n ali its
snges The medical history of each
was 0rnHahe for pr Fr amHnn's
use. statistics had hcen prepared at
his request The Horlln physician De-
clined o. treat ANS of these cases.
however. but made his own selections
Each of the three who were treated
received double injections in the mus
che aud Ia the vein IN Friedman
explained 10 those about him thnt the
first reaction might be expected to ho
observed after seven dHNe The pa-
t,nts went 60 their homes with IN
siruetions 10 return three weeks
hence. Dr. Frledmann promised O.
treat them again at that time
Meanwhile the medical hoard at the
hospital will have the three under
constant observation and as soon af
results are observable il WAS an-
nounecd. "a statement would hc issued
Moses Greenhaum, president Of the
Peoples hospital discussing tonight
Or Friedmanns demonstration said
that the opinion 90 physicians, who
we're present. was that criticism ~
praise of the culture and OF pf
Friedmann's methods should be With
held until tho results ~ the treatment
we're known. He said that the licr.
I'm physician ia his demonstration ap-
pcared nervous, exoinhle and irfilai-
ed. lie used an ordinary hypodermlf
needle and made the inocculation N
the ordinary manner familiar TO pht
sicians
The government rs prepared ia
designate one or more Officers of the
United States public health service
Or Friedman announced tonight u
assoclato themselves with him in q
study of his treatment The German
physician made public q letter to thii
effect. written hN Franklin MaeNeagf
the day before he stepped out of OF.
flee as secretary of the TREASURY. Dr
Friedman said he would welcome an
official test and has SO wired Inc
treasury departments offering To
place his culture "a the government
disposal and asking II It's medical rep
rosentatNes would come to New YORK
on March .. Tor demonstration on pa
tients. According 10 the treasury de-
partment. Dr Friedman told govern
ment represeniatiNes who met hin
upon hie arrival from Germany thai
II would be useless for any one Il
make study of bis culture unless
instructed bv him from six 70 eighf
weeks as to his proper manner ei
preparations and use.
Mr.. MaeVoagh wrote that "on ae.
count Of the importance To- humanity
Of an announcement ike Yours, whief
gives promise thai means has beer
discovered to combat tuberculosis anf
because Of the great public lnteres
thar has been aroused by dispatches
in the press he wished 20 arrange
FOR q comprehensive Investigation
lie quoted the federal law, whlef
makes 1t incumbent upon the treas
nrv department ITO mtke 40 oiior'
10 inuuire into biological products
propagatcd for the cure of diseases oi
/ man since The general nse of the