The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-10
GIVEN CHANCE TO
PROVE HIS SERUM
Government Takes Hold of DR.
Friedmann's tuberculosis
Cure"
SEVEN PATIENTS TREATED
German Physician Grateful for
First Professional Courtesy
Shown Him.
Especial TO The Times -pispatch. j

New York, March 9.-Thongh the
County Medical Society and various
local hospitals Of national repute have
been inclined to scoff at Dr. Frederick
Franz Friedmann. the United States
government has taken the situation In
It's own hands and afforded him "a
fair opportunity to prove the efficacy
OF his new tuberculosis serum.
This evening. between and Z
o'clock. thorough test OF the serum
was started at the Mount Sinai Hos
pital, under the supervision of Dr. John
r. Anderson. director OF the hygienic
laboratory of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, and Dr. A.
MI. Stimson. surgeon in the service.
Both OF these officials arrived from
washington this morning and imme-
dlately went to the Ansonia, where they
conferred with DIR. F'riedmann. he
was pleased as n child at this first
professional courtesy EXTENDED to him,
and said NE would be only too glad to
help in every way. He even gave them
plentiful supply OF serum to be used
by the government In experiments on
monkeys. thus letting the precious fluid
out OF his own hands for the first time
since he entered the country.
Through the government officials,
Mount Sinai Hospital was secured as
the scene Of the first experiments on
adults DR.. Friedman was particular
~ eager TO go to this hospitalS not only
because Of it's excellent equipment. but
because it was the first to refuse to
let him experiment in IT.
Seven patients, with such well-de-
veloped cases that they were confined
to their beds, were given injections
by Dr. Friedman. Three of these
were women and four men. The cases
were OF widely variant forms: three
were pulmonary tuberculosis in differ
ent stages; one, tuberculosis OF the
knee; one, tuberculosis of the rib: one,
tuberculosis OF the elbow; one, tuber-
cuiosis of the urinary tract. In every
case the patients were eager to try.
The cure" AT the close of the clinic
the government officials were greatly
pleased with the manner in which the
treatments were made by Dr. Fried
mann and the care that he took.
Fully thirty. among them a dozen
weil-known physicians. were present
ana gave Dr. Friedman credit for the
skill with which he worked and his
apparent earnestness and sincerity.
When DR.. Friedman came from The
large operating-room where the clinic
was held, he wore the smile Of II happy
child.
When asked whether he would say
ance. Not now. We must wait"
The governmental officials declare
that II will take six months to give the
serum thorough test, though they
expect to see signs OF Improvement
within a month.
Everything went on mos. auspic-
iously," said DIR. S. S. Goldwater, SUI
perintendent of the hospital, who an
swered as spokesman for tho doctors
present. I'VE were all pleased with
Dr. Friedmanns appearance. his sin
cerity and his method of working He
spent an hour or an hour and n half
studying the charts and looking over
the reports on the cases. so that he
might be thoroughly familiar with
them. The work OF injection was sim
pie and speedy. He did not tako over
three or four minutes with any OF
the patients. He worked with excel
lent technique. This was tho first
time that he has been able to work
under favorable conditions"
At the close of the clinic DR.. An
derson and DR.. Stimson had a long
conference with. DIR. friedman, who
VIII place himself entirely at their
service when he returns from Mon
treal. whence he goes tomorrow eve
ming, on three or four-day trip.
When DR.. Anderson was seen at the
Hotel Martinique. he said that he was
under orders not to say anything about
the experiments or plans"
Il came mt the request of Surgeon
General Blue, and L return tomorrow
TO make my report to him. he said.
DR.. Stimson will remain here to
watch the cases. Any information
must como from Washington"
The government Is endeavorinE to
refrain from expressing any opinion
regarding the serum until definite. re-
suits nave been secured, he observed.
Plead for Treatment.
All day long, though DR.. Friedmann's
new address is little known. men in
the last stages of consumption stag
cred to the Hotel Ansonia for treat
ment. But owing to the peculiar situa-
.ion DIR. Friedman has been placed
in, he does not feel that he can treat
any patients outside OF the hospitals
All applicants were therefore turned
away.
One young man, Harry Rees, is here
practically stranded. He came from
Redwood, w. Va. and has been endea-
voring to see DR.. Friedman ever since
last Wednesday. He wrote to DIR.
Friedman in Germany and was saving
money to go to Germany to be cured
On learning that he was coming here,
he hurried to this city. His condition
is pitiful.
Another young man came from Michi-
gan. and was equally unsuccessful in
getting to DR.. Friedmann. He is In an
advanced stage of the disease and came
here as a last hope. For three years
he has been sleeping every night out
of doors, he said, and the confinement
in a hotel is inturing him greatly.
The County Medical Society will hold
an executive meeting tomorrow night
TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY of taking
some action regarding the legality of
tho clinic held to-day by Dr. Fried
mann.
my brother considers that 1t is bot
ter to go to Jail for ten years by
treading on the heels of tho law than
to fall to cure consumption" said DR..
A. C. II. Friedman to-day when told
OF the dangers that were incurred.
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Town, to Pacific COAT.
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