The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
THOUSANDS PLEAD
FOR THEIR CHANCE
DR.. Friedman Overwhelmed
With Requests for 'rubcr-
culosis Treatment.
HE OUTLINES HIS PLANS.
Founder of Alleged White Plague
Cure Soon to Open
Dispcnsary.
Especial TO The limos. Dispatch.

New York, February 26.---lTrom Now
Mexico alone there came yesterday to
DR.. Franz Fricderich Fricdmann, the
young German scientist who is con
WINGED hc has discovered a specific for
the cure OF pulmonary and other forms
OF tuberculosis, 10000 pleading requests
by telegraph for hiw to come there as
soon as possible and test his lymph
The supcrintendents of tuberculosis
hospitals at Fort Baynrd. Fort Stan
ton and other places in tho far South
western State signed tho telegram.
Similar requests from all parts OF the
country poured in upon him nil day in
his apartments in tho Waldorf Astoria.
Ills secretary. c. DO V. Hundt. was
kept busy all day opening kilograms
and letters and receiving callers. To-
morrow he probably will employ n
large force OF assistants to aid in the
bare clerical task of responding in some
form to the requests
So great and unexpected was tho rush
OF local victims of the white plague to
the new shrine of their hope that Or.
Friedman found it necessary to have
sign posted. stating that he would
take offices later where he will treat
patients, but that he could not sec
latients at the Waldorf.
Explains his Reasons.
Through his brother. DR.. Arthur
Friedman, who has been "a practicing
physician at Colorado Springs. Col.
many years. the German scientist made
further explanation to-day OF the rca-
sons OF his visit to the United States
at this timo and some of the plans
he virtually has decided upon.
AS soon as practicable. DR.. Fried
mann Will open a dispensary at a con-
Went centre in Mouhattan for the
treatment Of all patients applying.
Naturally said tho German sa-
-1x.
tors to pay literally and thus contri-
butte from their riches help to dcfray
expenses for the benefit of the Door
He said further that he would soon
select from the scores of applications
OF reputable physicians in New York a
list OF specialists whom he would train
as rapidly as possible i'm the proper adj
ministration of tho serum.
II think 1t will require at least six
weeks to teach even the most skilled
physicians how TO apply the remedy. -
he asserted I'm tho meantime. all of
the actual work. both of teaching and
OF practicing will have to be done by
myself Hence. hope the public will
be patient as possible. Evcrythinc
can't be done in Il day or month"
DR.. friedman tonight accepted an
urgent invitation from the New York
Physicians Association to deliver an
address tomorrow evening. In this
address he will explain scicntiflcally
the elements OF his serum and how to
apply 1T, both i'll the treatment OF OK
tcrnal and internal tuberculosis He
Will also deliver lectures at several
hospitals in the near future.
"A grave error has been committed
by somebody in the statement that my
brother had received and rejected an
oiter from Charles e. Finlay. president
OF the Aetna Bank, o. 100000 for his
serum after its efficiency had been
proven In this country" declared DR..
Arthur Friedmann, speaking by au-
thority OF the Berlin physician.
1t Is true that Mr. Finlay was in
strumental in inducing my brother to
visit the United States at this time
the physician from Colorado went on,
but he has not made any such fnan-
cial offer to my brother. We appre-
ciate Mr.. Finlays humane and phil
anthropic motives too highly 20 per-
nit this false impression to last" DR..
Arthur Friedmann added that neither
was 1t true that Mr.. Tinlay had offered
his brother $4,000 to cure the bank
er's son-in-law. Mr.. Paris. of tubcr-
culosis.
Applies for Patent.
Why have YOU applied for the pat
enting of your curc?" DIR. Friedman
was asked.
because | am determined to do the
most good possible for the world by
keeping my serum out of the hands
OF quacks and Takers the German
scientist answered through his broth
CT. IF my tutor, the great DR.. Koch,
had patented his serum, it's efficiency
would have been 10 per cent higher
than 1t has proved, and the white
plague would not now he claiming so
vast number of victims all over tho
world. There is no secret In my for
mula' Scientists understand IL and
can administer it after they have been
taught. But quacks. takers and en-
nhlrlciStS can never be able to do SO
And IL, after 1t is patented, they try
TO do so, they can be prosecuted"
IT was announced from Washington
to-night that Surgeon-General Blue, of
the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service had arranged for tests in the
government laboratory of the Fried.
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