Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-07
DR.. FRIEDMAN
"CURE".
New York Doctors ara Skep-
tical as Specialist Gives
Out the Serum.
3 PATIENTS TREATED
Berlin Physician Nervous and
Had to be Forced to In
isct Remedy.

New York. March THE FIRST test IN
America by DR.. Friedrich Franz Fried
mann. the Berlin specialist. who de
rlareS lie has discovered Il serum which
Will cure tuberculosis. was mHde nj the
Peoples home. n hospital ut 203 Sec.
ond Hrenue. when he administered the
serum TO three patients suffering from
tuberculosis.
The demonstration was mnde after
pr Friedman had looked over Il NUM-
her of patients and refused to Inject his
remedy. Attending physicians. of whom
there were twenty-five NJ the hos
pithl. argued with the o;eruan special
ist. several criticised him severely,
II he finally agreed TO make the dem-
onstrntion
The Impression left by the lemon
strntion was best expressed by the
fnct that after Il Was completed ten
physicians who were ontSIdr the hos
pitHI discussing the test ignored Dr.
Friedman when he left the building
with his brother mud DIR. benjamin, a
friend.
Objects to Outsiders.
0r, Friedmann went to the Peoples
home nfter n conference with Dr. Led
erie. henlth commissioner. In which it
was decided that this would he the best
place 70 make the first demonstration
In Americn.
More than twenty physicians. many
~ them noted practitioners from nh
sections or the country, had gathered
for the demonstrate lion. ana Mt first DR..
Friedman objected TO this aggrpga-
ton. Hsking by whose authority and
Tor what purpose the men were there.
tie war finally copciuce1 their Interest
was purely n scientific one and submit
ted to their presence.
The German specialist was then con
ducted to n ward and looked over
twelve patients who had heen selected
FOR the demonstration by the hospital
authorities and other physicians inter
ested. After a cursory examination he
declared that he. could not make the
test With aey ..ss.!Aeod-ataccsss~ n-
III he knew The history OF the eases
Or. Julius Broder of 100 East Sixteenth
street. one Of the physicians OF the hos.
fiitti staff. told him that the history OF
the cases was at hnnd and could be
given nj once. g.
This failed TO satisfy Dr. friedman.
however. and he declined to mike the
test and left the ward to 20 to the
lower corridor. The refusal WIS n
great disappointment to those gather
I'd for the demonstration, aud DR..
I'rnder was particularly bitter In his
criticism OF Sucls %actina.
Agrees to Make Test.
Others o u similar attitude, and
several spoke personally to DR.. Fried
mann. declaring that his excuse was
hardly sufficient to satisfy the public
If il could not satisfy the scientists
! who We're gathered from II purely im-
personal motive. This argument final
y had Its effect. and the physician
/ agreed to direct the injection of the
serum. wifi n should lie administered
hy Dr. Max iindsmHn. one OF the hos
pitnl stHff.
They prepared for the demonstra-
ton. and Clara Straslierg. eighteen
wears Old. suffering from tuberculosis
in an advanced stage. WAS selected for
the treatment. Then DR.. Friedmann,
who appeared nervous. again changed
, his mind and declared the girl was In
! too weak u condition to make II suita-
BILE patient. Another young woman
und two men were then selected. and
DR.. Friedman finally decided to mako
the injections himself.
He produced two small pitfalls of se-
rum. almost cellar aud amber colored,
and with u hypOdermic syringe In
jected fOur drops of the fluid The
Injection WAS. made into the arm of
the girl and into the huttts'kA of the
men. The patients, who had been
brought to the hospital with n mum
her of others for the demonstration,
were able to return to their homes
without delay
The demonstration aroused no en-
thlsiaSm anton. the twenty-five ply
slclanS who Witnessed il. md Il mum
her made adverse criticism when
asked If he woHld uIakp any reply to
these criticisms Dr irlrdumun de
:Dured as he walked 10 ii street car
after the test THAT he did not care
whnt they Thought, This ATTITUDE was
also taken by his brother. who voiced
his sentiments ON the subject In even
! stronger mnGuage.
Speaking of the demonstration. DR..
Max L~tndSmanli. superintendent OF
the hospital where it WAS undo. said
he had offered the hospital to Dr.
friedman for the purpose vi the test
"Dr. Friedman came here unde~
hire condition." said ur. Iindsmuuu,
"thnt no reporters be admitted and
none he Informed The man is a
nervous wreck. He Is afraid of his
own shadow. II took him three hours
I To de- what / could have done in bfteen
minutes"