The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-26
Or. FRIEDMANA'S CURE.
GOVERNMENT BOARD NOW IN
NESI1GNTING TUBERCULOSIS
CASES WHICH WE'RE
TREATED.
Board Will Proceed Slowly and Cau-
tiously at Present and Will Need
CONSIDERABLE Time for Extended
examinations Before IL Report Will
BE Submitted.

Washington, March 21.-Thc public
health service board, through Surgeon
General Blue, issued it's first state
mont today relative To the govern
mcnt investigation of DIR. T.. #. Fried
mannS alleged tuberculosis cure The
statement which emphasizes the gov
cTnmcntS policy To proceed cautiously
Is as follows:
ON March the secretary Of the
treasury, on the recommendation of
the surgeon general of the public
health service, caused a board of med
ical officers to he detailed to make
thorough investigation of Dr. Fried
manns alleged cure for tuberculosis
These officers proceeded to New ork
ana arranged with DIR. friedman for
demonstration of his remedy upon
persons suffering from tuberculosis
IhcSe demonstrations are being car
RED ON i'm certain New York hospitals
through the courtesy of their respect
I've authorities and will be continued
until sufficient information has been
obtained for the forming of an opin-
ion as To the merits of the treat
mcnt.
"Considcrc BILE time will necessarily
DC required To carry out these inVesti-
cations. The work will be carried out
as rapidly as possible.
In the meantime, the public Is in
great majority of cases of travelling
long distances in the hope of rcceiv-
ing treatment, as those selected for
demonstration purposes constitute
only a small proportion of applicants
Certain statements purporting to
ne expressions Of opinions of the
board of officers Of the public
health service carrying on the inVesti-
cation have appeared i'm newspapers
These officers have expressed no opin-
ION ana VIII not be in position to do
so until the work has advanced far
enough to form some idea of DR.
Friedmann's treatment.
DR.. John II. Anderson and DR.. A.
vi. StimSOn, who compose the board
are Keeping daily clinical record
Of cases treated by DIR. Friedman in
the New York hospitals. These rec
ords will furnish the basis for final
reports when sufficient information
has accumulated To warrant them.
Through developments from day
To day, such as lowering of tempera-
ture, disappearance of high sweats,
cessation of coughing and the like,
might mean something important in
one case, i'm others it would not. For
this reason the public health Off
cials regard ii as dangerous to- make
any report whatever until they are
ready 10 report finally. They also
point out that IT is necessary to keep
record in many cases, as two or
three cases would not he sufficient
upon which To pass n just report as to
the efficiency of the treatment.
Thus far Fricdmann'S tuberculosis
cure has been found to be live
bug, according to tests made by the
hygienic laboratory here. sub-cutures
having been grown from the original
culture submitted tO the public health
service by the lierlin doctor several
weeks ago.
The tests conducted by DIR. Andcr-
son proved that nom bacilli would
propagate from the prime culture and
experiments have been begun with
warm -blooded laboratory animals.
The sub-culturcs also have proved to
he acid proof, and they have been
propagated ON various chemical media.
such as beef bOuiliOn, gclatine. bread
and other subjects. Enough of the
bacilli has been developed for the
carrying out through monkeys and
guinea pigs further tests OF the
ant-tuberCulosis bacilli which Dr.
friedman claims to have derived
from sea turtles"