Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-15
friedman Given Ovation.

DR.. Friedman was given a great ova-
ton when he entered the lecture room
attired in the regulation white apron of
the operating surgeon. He was accom-
panied by his assistant, DR.. Hundt. and
DR.. William Cline Borden, dean of the
medical school
The first patient was a young man who
is suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.
While one of the hospital physicians
read a history of the case attendants
aided the man in removing his clothing SO
as to expose his right thigh. y spot as
big as the palm of the hand on the thigh
was cleansed with iodine. DR.. Fried
mann then removed the glass stopper
from a small vial which stood on the
an ounce of the turtle serum which the
Berlin physician claims will cure tuber-
Culosis.
Inserting the point of a hyperdermic
needle in the mouth of the vial. DIR.
Friedman drew into the instrument the
desired quantity of the fluid. The point
of the needle was then thrust iIro the
center of the portion of the mans thigh
which had been .cleansed. and the vac
cine was injected into his system. Before
the spectators. realized it,. the treatment
about which so much has been written
during the past month or SO was COM
pleted
Not a word was uttered by DR.. Fried
fndHH OuF.HS the lHOCuIdtOH VI tHe
serum other than whispered instructions
to the nurses and assistants.
A look of disappointment came over
the faces of many of the physicians pres
ent who expected that some explanation
of the use Of the serum would be made.
The whole operation had required but It
tie more than minute, and DR.. Fried
mann set about getting his instruments
ready for the second patient. a young
woman in the last stages of the disease.
Same Treatment Repeated.
The same treatment was repeated in
her case, and then a beautiful little
golden-haired girl suffering from tuber
culos of the joints was brought into
the room on a stretcher, her con-
dition being such that she was unable
to stand. The patient became fright
ened at seeing so many strange faces
and started to cry. The physicians at
tempted to quiet her and assured her
that TO harm would befall her Her con-
dition was such that when DR. Friedman
lifted her arm to inOculate her the move
ment caused great pain. The serum was
injected on the inside of the forearm
just below the elbow. a second injection
was made on the thigh.
Another case of tuberculosis Of the
bones was then treated. the patient being
q middle-aged man who had lost his left
foot as the result OF an accident. A
buckle attached to the false foot which
he wore had rubbed a place on his leg
which had developed into tuberculosis of
the bone.
At the conclusion of the incubation
the clinic was interrupted while a fash
light picture was taken, following which
a large number of the spectators left the
lecture hall. although the tests We're not
yet half completed. Among those who
left at this time were Mr.. Bryan, the
German ambassador. Commissioner Ru-
dolph. DIR. Woodward. the District health
officer. and many other physicians.
Patients Who Were Inoculated.
The following We're inoculated with the
turtle serum by Dr.. Friedman:
Arthur Clements. aged thirty, machin-
list. 11o Sth street southeast.
Mrs. George Cohen, aged thirty 1920
Belmont street.
Agnes Dowd, aged four and one-half,
10Th street and Maryland avenue south
west: hip affected: i'll year and one-half
Charles II. Stansbury. aged fifty-eght,
Urbana, Ohio; i'll for two years; breast
bone and bones of feet.
Isadore Frutberg. aged sixteen, 81 X
street northwest, i'll two years.
David krant, aged twenty-seven, 1914
9th street northwest, i'll four years; pull
monary.
Edith +. Strauser. aged seven. 3221
Reservoir street northwest; i'll sixteen
months.
Philip Chase. aged five, 2114 14th
street southeast: i'll sixteen months
Elizabeth Fawcett, aged thirty nine
&c Bates street northwest; stricken
five years ago; glandular.
Helena Taylor, aged eight, 527
Quincy place northwest; i'll two years:
ear drum.
Leroy f. Kelley. aged twenty six,
1888 F. street northwest; i'll year and
half: kidney and pulmonary.
Frederick StoffreSer. aged twenty
three, Fredericksburg, Va; pulmonary
Audience Applauds Physician.
When il was announced that all of