Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-09
EXPERIMENTS DO NOT JUSTIFY
CONFIDENCE IN TuBERcU-
Losis "cURE."
EXPERTS OBSERVING
TREATMENTS REPORT
First Authentic and Official Conclusion
Presented to National Association for
Study and Prevention Of TubercuIo-
sis-Doetors Admit That Time Has
Not Been Sufficient to Mako Defin.
ite Statement.

Washington, May 9.-The public
ehalth service observations. so far. into
the condition of patients inoculated by
DR.. F. F. friedman, with his tuber-
culosis vaccine, did not Justify that
confidence in the remedy which has
been inspired by widespread publicity"
in the opinions Of the surgeons who
have conducted the governments in
vestigation.
This first authentic and official
conclusion from the tests was an
nounced here today before the National
Association for the Study AMI Preven-
tlon of Tuberculosis by DR.. John F.
Anderson, conductor OF the govern
ment hygenic labratory, and DR.. John
Stinson, another public health surgeon,
detailed to observe the progress of DR..
F>riedmann's patients in New York.
I'VE believe that at the present
time," says the report, I'VE are not as
yet in position to express an opinion
based on the present conditions unde~
observation. The disease for which
the remedy is used is prolonged and is
characterized by periods Of advance
menr and retrogression. I: is also one
in which the psychic Influences are a
powerful factor. Time is therefore
necessary properly to judge the effect
Of therapeutic measures.
Results Not Justify,ns confidenes.
"We must not lose sight Of the nos
sible therapeutic value Of this prepa-
ration and on the other hand IL g nec-
essary to guard against too great an
optimism in respect to tis merits.
Without presenting in detail the condf-
items Of patients under ohaervarion we
are in a position to state that the facts
this far observed do not Justify that
cor fGence in the remedy which has
been inspired by widespread publicity
'In our opinioa harm may have been
done by this undua pu;'licity insofar
as it has lessened the confidence cf tu-
berculosis persons in We'll recognize
ed treatments or have interrupted their
use and he would advise against the
lessening Of those we'll known meas
ures which not only have effected
cures but which have reduced the
prevelancy Of the disease.
1--WE are aware that DR.. Friedman
did not wish to be judged scientifically
on newspaper statement and undoubt-
edly would disclaim certain Of those
which have appeared.
Uses lntra Muscular Method.
'In our series Of patients DR.. Fried
mann has almost exclusively made use
Of the intra muscular method alone in
consider.
able proportion Of them have either nc
considerable infiltrate at all or have
suffered from abscess formations. 1t
is evident therefore that very con-
siderable portion Of these patients may
expect their treatment at the hands
of DR.. Freidmann to extend over long
period.
Concerning the cultures submitted
to us we may state that series OF ex
periments is under way. Ihe paccllus
has been found to be an acldfast or
ganism having properties quite olHer-
ent from those of any tubercule paccll-
us with which we are acquainted. IL
appears to be identical with an organ
ism cultivated from loopfuls of the
material used for injection wnicn Df.
Fricndmann permitted us to place on
culture media in his presence. we re-
nrested DR.. Friedman to furnish us
with large amount of this material
for examination but this he has de-
clined to do. We can state. however,
that living acid fast bacteria are peins
injected by the intra- muscular Venous
method. a!tho we are ignorant OF Whal
medium they are suspended in or WHAT
additional substance. or substances may
be contained in the final mixture.
History of "cure" Reviewed.
The report covers exhaustiVely the
history of the "cure" so far as the facss
have been available to the pubic
health service from the time of it's an :
no1ncement in Berlin, in November
1912. and reveals the efforts OF the
public health service to gather ma
+erial from Dr. Friedman for Its m
vestigation.
On the whole DIR. F'rie'!nann's re-
luctance to furnish certain details
"were not satisfactory from scten-
tif1c standpoint" but the reports say:
..In view Of the great Importance OF
the matter to patients thruout inc
counry and with the hope that VAL
liable remedy might have been round,
not only to cure tuberculosis patients
but to prevent the disease, the condi-
tions imposed by DR.. Friedman were
accepted. An additional reason to take
advantage Of opportunities was the
assurance of DR.. Friedman OF its
harnllessness when infected into hui
man beings"
One OF the conditions imposed by pr
Friedman was that he would furnish
detailed information OF .he methods oi
preparing his remedy when the public
health bcard recognized favorably re-
suits in Iatients. Tho board found that
under all the conditions imposed
would have opportunity cnly to study
a culture of the bacteria said to be
used I'm some way by DR.. Friedrnann III
the preparation Of his treatment, g
test its pathogencity on the lower ari-
imals and observe the effect Of treat