Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
Dr.. Friedmann's Test of Rem
edy at George Washington
University Hospital.
NUMBER OF SUFFERERS
APPLY FOR TREATMENT
Experiment Being Made in Presence
of Government Officials and
Prominent Physicians.

Surrounded by high government off,
Gals. heads of bureaus and a number
of the city's most prominent physi-
clans, Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedman,
the Berlin physician and scientist.
prepared this afternoon to put the vac
cine which he declares will cure tu-
berculosis to a test by inoculating a
score or more of sufferers from this
disease with the turtle serum at
George Washington University Hos
pita1.
The clinic, beginning about $3.50
o'clock, is expected to be one Of the
| most unique ever held in Washington.
Besides being witnessed by the secre-
| tary Of at least one of the government
departments. the administering Of the
vaccine is to be watched with intense
interest by members Of the diplomatic
corps, who were invited to be present.
Everything was in readiness for the
tests when Dr. friedman made his ap-
pearance in the room where the notable
assembly of government officials and
physicians awaited him. Patients who
are sufferers from tuberculosis were on
hand in order that DR.. Friedman might
have plenty of subjects from which to
select. About one hundred applications
were made at the hospital during the
day from people afflicted with the dis
ease who were anxious to be selected for
the tests.
DIR. William c. Borden, dean of the
medical school of the university, had d.
rected that the selection Of subjects for
treatment be as varied as possible in
order that the Berlin physician might
have wide field
Included among the sufferers from the
disease were children and adults, those
having tuberculosis Of the joints as
well as those with lung disease.
With some their aflment appeared
to be slight, while others seemed to be in
the advanced stage Of the disease.
Welcome by Commissioner Rudolph.
When DIR. Friedman arrived at the
hospital he was welcomed on behalf of
the District government by Cuno H. Ru-
dolph, president Of the board of District
Commissioners. The invited guests were
received by DR.. Borden and by Dr. Charles
Stanley White.
The tests are to be made in lecture
hall No. 1, in the medical school building
adjoining the hospital proper.
Preparation for Test.
For more than an hour DR.. Friedman
was at work in one of the laboratories
preparing his vaccine. He was given
every possible assistance by the hospital
attendants, all of whom were anxious
that the treatment be given without a
hitch. DR.. Friedman conferred with the
resident physician, Dr. William Van SAINT,
about the preparation of the patients.
The noted specialist arrived at the hos
Iital about O'Clock, coming directly
from the White House after his call on
President Wilson. The President wished
the surgeon success in his demonstration
Although attended by Surgeon General
Rucker. the clinic has no official status.
The observations made there by the two
surgeons of the government health serv-
ice Will in no way affect the inveSti-
cation being made by that bureau. The
meteorological tests under way at the
hygienic labora tory and the observations
of the public health surgeons In New
York, where DR.. Friedman is putting
his vaccine into actual use, will determine
the governments attitude toward the
remedy.
The progress Of the government inves-
tigation regarding the vaccine has been
impeded greatly because of the lack of
certain information which would serve
Is being withheld by the Berlin physi-
clan until some improvement is officially
noted in the condition of the patients
under treatment in New York.
Two surgeons were detailed to investi-
gate the vaccine. and only recently a
third was assigned to the work in order
to hasten the inquiry. Numerous bac-
THEOLOGICAL tests are being made at the
hygienic laboratory with the cultures fur
nished by DR.. Friedman in order that
remedy can be obtained before the gov
eminent expresses an opinion as to
whether or not it believes the turtle
serum will cure tuberculosis.
Surgeon General Blue of. the United
States public health service had long
conference with DR.. friedman in his
Office at the health bureau yesterday
afternoon. Assistant Surgeon General
William c. Rucker and Mr.. Hunt. DR..
Friedmann's secretary, were present.
to the steps which 1t will be neces-
sary to take before a license can be
issued to the Berlin physician which
will permit him to sell his tuberculosis
vaccine in interstate commerce.
Requirements Imposed.
DR.. Blue explained that the plant where
the vaccine is to be manufactured. must
first be inspected by an officer of the
public health service. The apparatus
with which it is manufactured must I'M
QerSO a tnOTOuSn lnSpeCtlOn In OrOer TO
make sure that the vaccine will not be-
come contaminated with any substances
which would make its use dangerous.
Samples of the vaccine must then be
submitted to the health service for ex-
animation in the hyg1enic laboratory.
Report on the examination of the plant
and of the samples is then to be made to
a sanitary board composed of Assistant
Surgeon General l.. E. Golfer, chairman,
and Assistant Surgeons General Rucker,
Kerr and Trask. This board also consid-
ers the label which is to appear on the
bottles or packages of the substance be-
ing examined. They will report their
findings to the surgeon general, who will
then recommend to the Secretary of the
Treasury that federal license be issued,
providing the boards report warrants
such action.
Dr. Friedman told Dr. Blue of his ex-
perience with his vaccine in Berlin, and
recited how he immunized $50 newborn
infants against tuberculosis. He spoke
of the cases treated by him in New York,
and explained that several of these cases
were in the third stage of tuberculosis at
the time of the beginning of the treat
ment and that he did not consider them