Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-22
HEALTH SERvICEN
ASERUM WARNING

Washington, March 22.-The public
health service, through Surgeon Gen
eral Blue, has issued its first state
ment relative to the government inves-
tigation of DR.. F. F. Friedmann's alleg-
ed tuberculosis cure. Thus far DR..
Friedmann's tuberculosis culture has
been demonstrated to be live bug"
according to tests made in the govern
ment hygienic laboratory, sub-cultures
having been grown from the original
culture submitted TO the health ser
vice by the Berlin doctor several
weeks ago.
The statement issued by DR.. Blue
opens with details of the receipt OF
the culture from DR.. Friedman and
the appointment of board TO test it.
/ 1t refers to the treatments in New
York, which the board is watching.
In addition TO observation of per-
sons under treatment by DR.. Fried
mann," the statement continues, the
board of officers will make experiments
to ascertain whether this culture is, as
DR.. Friedman claims, harmless to
warm-blooded animals.
considerable time will necessarily
be required to carry out these investi-
cations, but the work will be carried
out as rapidly as possible.
Meantime the public is informed of
the iIadvisability, in the great major
ity of cases, of travelling long distances
in the hope of receiving treatment, as
those selected for demonstration pur-
poses constitute only a small proper
tion Of applicants"
DR.. John F. Anderson and DR.. A. NJ
Stimson, who compose the investigat
ing board, are keeping a daily clinical
record of cases treated by Dr. Fried
mann in New York hospitals These
records will furnish the basis for final
reports.
Although developments from day to
day, such as lowering of temperatures
disappearance of night sweats, cessa
ton of coughing and the like, might
mean something of importance in one
case, in others it would not say the
government experts. For This reason
the public health officials regard it as
dangerous to make any report until
they are ready to report finally. They
also point out that 1t is necessary to
keep a record in many cases, as two
or three cases would not be sufficient
on which to base a just report as tC
the efficacy Of the treatment.
, The tests conducted by DR. Ander
son proved the new bacilli would prop
agate from the prime culture and ex
periments have been begun with warm
blooded laboratory animals. The sub
cultures also have proved to be aciC
, proof They have been propagated OF
various chemical media, such as bee
bouillOn, gelatine and bread. Enough
of the bacilll have been developed TO
the carrying out with monkeys ant
guinea pigs of further tests of tn,
anti-tubercular baciIli which DR. Fried
mann says he derived from sea turtles
New York, March 22.-Sufferers from
. tuberculosis whom DR. Frederick F
Friedman treated with his vaccin
before his departure from Berlin 4
this country are responding remarka
bly, to the treatment, according to
telegram received today by DR.. Georg
= OHanlon, superintendent of Bellevu
I hospital The cablegram came from
y la Berlin physician, DR.. O'Hanlon said
DR.. Friedman treated 16 patient
S here yesterday. but was obliged t.
r postpone the treatment of IA other
until today owing 70 the fact that hi!