Evening journal., 1913-03-11
fRIEDMANN's WELCOME AND WORN.

THOUSANDS Of persons dying every year from
tuberculosis Of the lungs because medical sci
ence has found no sure for the disease Thou
sands Of humane persons supported by thousands Of
physicians, are struggling with this White Death
problem and spending much time and money IN their
efforts to solve IT, Sanatoria aud camps have been
established; far-reaching campaign OF education is
In progress and yet deaths continue and
develop in all sections OF our land That is be-
cause no absolute specific has been found for the dis
case in this country. There instances in which
persons afflicted get well and no doubt there many
instances in which persons predsposed to the dis
escape it by prohtlng by the campaign oduca-
tion. In most cases, however. the person who suf-
fers from wedeveoped OF tuberculosis is fore
doomed to die
In the registration Of the United States 80, ,456
and boys and 3O5S4 women and girls died in 1909
from tuberculosis OF the lungs The average age at
death 361 years How many thousands died in the
sections OF the country in which there is compre-
hensiye registration OF deaths will know.
But in the registration alone than 10000
persons succumbed TO the White Death, and most Of
them would be alive today. in all likelihood, II the
medical world had been in possession OF sure spe-
cihc for the disease
Dr. Frederick Franz Friedman. Of Germany asserts
he has discovered that absolute specific lie has
to this country to give TO the medical fraternity
and the people the benefit his discovery When he
arrived in New York he slighted by the medical
fraternity and subjected to ndgnies by hotel proprie
tors and real estate agents The newspapers published
columns Of interviews with skeptcal physicians who
attempted TO discrodit in advance system of treat
mont OF which they knew nothing. In short Or. Fred-
mann went through the humiliating experience which
had befaen Jenner Lister, Koch, Pasteur and
of other genuses in the medical world who afterwards
were hailed its leading lights
It may be that DIR. Friedman is mistaken and that
he has not made the medical discovery OF the century
On the othef hand, IL may be that he has done and
that he has placed al the disposal Of the med
ical world tho instrument which will destroy the White
Death. II he be mistaken, hnrm will he done; IL
the curative value OF his discovery verified he will
pass into history Of the worlds greatest bec-
factors and lfe-sayers In any event he is desorv-
ing Of respectful treatment and obstacle should be
placed the way OF man engaged in such an inn
Dortant mission. The mortality records show clearly
that Is needed in this country who cure
tuberculosis and the people not whether that
shall come from Germany any other country SO long
il comes and is used with beneficial effect
The Federal Government is showing that it is talk
ing Or. Friedman and his asserted cure much
seriously and respectfully than the New York doc
tors taking It, Surgeon-Genera Blue has requested
and obtained from the German doctor samples of his
culture and has detailed two Government experts
carry experiments in Washington The indications
that the "cure' will have a fair try-cut regardless
of tho -mindedness skepcsm and prejudice OF
certain New York physicians.