The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-24
Friedman Believes He
Has Overcome Stub
born Prejudice.
RESULTS TO DATE
ENCOURAGE HIM
German Doctor Receives Frantic
Appeals From Sufferers on
Pacific Coast to Come and
Heal Them-His Patients
in New York Are Show
ing Improvement.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.
New York. March 23.-Dr Friedrich n
r. Friedman spent to-day quietly in
his apartments II was one OF his few
days of rest since he began holding
clinics hero
DR.. friedman made 1t known that
while he is absent on his projected
trip to Germany for a few weeks pa =
ticnts treated by him in this city
would be taken care of. as arrange
rnents had been made, in case second
injection of his tuberculosis vaccine
was necessary, TO have the treatment
administered according to his methods.
DR.. Henry g. Frauenthal. In charge
OF the hospital for Derormities and
Joint Diseases. announced to night that
Dr. Friedmann had been getting to-
gether large number of patients
whom he will treat tho latter part
of the week at that institution. II was
too carly at present. Dr. Trauenthal
said, To tell anything regarding the
condition OF the patients treated last
week, but in the near future the hos
pital would make public the exact con-
dition of each case
Greatly Encouraged.
II feel greatly encouraged over the
results attained from the turtle bacilli
treatment here" said DR.. Friedman
to-day at his suite at the Ansonia The
German physician spoke through one
OF his associates. DR.. Maurice Sturm
Dr. friedrnann was in cheerful mood
partly due 10 the apparent improve
fnent In the cases OF seven OF his pa
uents at Bellevue Hospital, as demon
strateu when they walked into the
room where. on Saturday tho doctor
inoculated twenty three more suffer
crs.
For time II looked as though a
stubborn prejudice had arisen against
me. the physician went on. IT needed
I some visual demonstration to turn the
tide. Now am satisfied that the peo-
PIE mere are giving me fair trial
That Is all have asked. ] expect to
prove 10 them the efficacy of the cure"
pr' rrledmann waved aside n critic
ism of Dr. Karl Won Ruck, of Ashe-
Nliie, y. c.. a specialist in tuberculosis
treatment, who was quoted in a medi-
cal Journal as saying that the Fried
mann culture is not permanently effec-
tive.
think 1t has been adequately prov
en- IN the cases of $50 babies treated by
me in Germany eighteen months ago
mat the turtle vaccine works 4 per-
fnahent cure Quoth the doctor I'm
every case the babies improved from
the hrst inoculation. and they have
continued TO improve. until most Of
them are entirely cured"
During his absence from Germany.
the physician said his patients are un-
der care of associates of his II fur
tner NEGOTIATIONS are needed they will
be administered before his return
home.
Asked what he thought OF sue-
sestion by critics here that the i'm
proVement marked in the cases of the
bellevue patients was due to a more
tranquil attitude of the sufferers. the
doctor replied:
am not approaching the treat
nent from the pathological aspect.
t.n "a 80
cure while the turtle baccilli Will"
Not Rendy 10 Mnke IL Public.
Dr. Friedman remarked that since
coming To this country, he has been
besieged by physicians all over the
land asking him for the formula of
the cure
They want to know how | do it
how | get the serum and ali about it,"
sald the doctor. We'll. ii | gave il out
1t would be like giving away an in
vcntion before you have been able to
demonstrate IL In time | will give
the world the benefit of my discovery.
For the present / want to work it out
myself"
Among food of kilograms received
by the physician was one from resi-
dent of San Francisco. beseechine him.
III the name of humanity, to send one
OF his physicians there so sufferers
from tuberculosis may be treated at
once. Delay, the telegram went on.
might mean death to many victims
Dr. friedman would not comment on
tho telegram. except TO give out the
hint that he is unable, because of his
engagements here, to get out to the
coast