The Detroit times., 1913-03-08
U. S. WILL PROBE
CURE ADVANCED
BY FRIEDMAN
German Savant Turns Over His
Culture Without Compensa-
N ton for Investigation
TWO SURGEONS NAMED
TO CONDUCT INQUIRY
SurgeOn-G General Blue AnnOunc,
ed Probe Will BE Conduct
ed With Open Mind

WASHINGTON, March S.-Govern.
ment tests OF the tuberculosis remedy
OF DR.. friedman. German savant,
We're formally authorized today by
the public health and marine service
and will be made by Surgeon-General
Blues orders. 4 thorough scientific
study ana analysis OF the friedman
cure viii be made. He said the Ger.
man doctor had agreed TO turn over
10 the government without any
strings a culture for experimental
purposes.
Surgeon John +. Anderson and
Passed Assistant Surgeon Arthur NJ.
Stimson. the latter n distant relative
or the former secretary OF war, were
today assigned br Snrgeon-General
Blue 10 special duty in connection
with the friedman cure" They
will leave tonight for New York, 10
remain several days with friedman.
Monkeys, kept in the public health
services hygienic laboratory here
Will be the first subjects OF the gov.
ernment's experiments The culture
viii not be used by the government
upon human beings until its efect "
the monkeys is ascertained
Surgeon Anderson was today spe-
ciallY assigned 10 secure culture
from DIR. friedman and return TO
Washington with il, after remaining
ia New York few days 10 watch the
discoYerers experiments.
Past Assistant Surgeon Stimson was
GASicYf1fni- fn
fHedmann In administering the cul-
ture, as friedman has insisted THAI
the government physicians shall thor
oughiys learn his method OF treatm ent.
To insure fair and complete test.
SumSon will also study the effect of
the Friedman culture upon the lat.
ters patients in New York and their
reaction under treatment.
Surgeon-General Blue today stated
he was instituting the federal tests
with an open mind. determined to
secure scientific and impartial judg.
ment or the virtues or lack OF virtues
OF the cure"
This statement from Surgeon-Gener.
al Blue was taken TO mean that the
governments judgment on the remedy
VIII De confined simply and solely 10
the acid test OF the hygienic labora
tory here.
In the federal laboratory, the
growth OF the organism. the cleaning
or dead tubercular tissues and every
ether phase OF tubercular growth OF
, dissolution will be studied by the
corps OF experts surgeons in the ser
wee. The tests are expected 10 ex
tend over several months.
II the friedman culture is found
OF value in the monkey tests" Sur
geon-General Blue stated that expert
ments would then be made upon tuber
culosis patients at Fort stanton. New
Mexico. This hospital is strictly a
tuberculosis sanitorium, managed By
the public health service. with army
and navy officers and enlisted men as
patients.
providing that the tests at Fort
stanton are successful, the expert.
ments will be extended TO the other
20 hospitals OF the service The law
provides that the service may con.
duct such experiments upon not ex.
ceedlng 10 patients In each hospital,
which would enable use OF the cul-
ture- daily npnn go men-ln in each
OF the % sanitoriums
Dr. Blue said that DR.. Friedman
Will not be paid by the government
FOR turning over the culture to the
public health service. The German
physician is giving it without reserva-
ton.
The surgeon-general said If the ex.
periments are successful, the public
health service will make future sup
plies OF the culture itself from the
original supply donated by Or. Fried.
mann, with financial obligation to
friedman by the government.
No cases of tuberculosis were treat.
ed today at the Peoples hospital by
DR.. +. +. friedman, but, according
to DR.. Max Landesman, director OF
the hospital, the noted German scien-