Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-02-14
fRiEDMANN'S CURE
Report Made by German
Scientists Assert that
Ii Is Efficient
Insist, However Upon Civ
ing it Further Tests
Before Being ABB
sOlutely Sure

Il
Herald which is claimed to be an
exclusive interview with Govern
meme officials of Germany relative
to the discovery of the tuberculosis
serum by DIR. friedman gives out
the information that the leading
scientists and medical men Of that
country are convinced that it is
wonderful discovery. The German
Government has ordered that all
information and data available be
obtained upon this subject and
be printed and scattered for the in
formation of their citizens and for
the benefit of the world at large,
and in these paragraphs it is stated
hat there have been some remark
able cures affected and wonderful
results obtained by the use OF this
serum by DR.. friedman. This
fact is acknowledged by the leading
scientists who have subjected some
Of their patients to his treatment
and who state that they have re-
turned cured.
All are not, however, ready to ac-
cept this discovery as perfect but
prefer to make tests themselves be-
fore thoroughly committing them
selves.
The majority Of these physicians
have turned cases they regarded az
hopeless over to l)r. Friedmann for
treatment and we're amazed over
successful cures effected.
The new treatment consists OF the
injection of a solution prepared by
the doctor himself, which he says
contains living non-virulent baccilli
taken from the cold.blooded ami.
mails in contradistinction to the vir.
uIent organism contained in Koch's
tuberculin and other tuberculosis
remedies. Up to November Is, last
DR.. friedman claims to have
treated ,1S2 cases and said innocu
latlon was an assured success.
DIR. Friedman has so far conceal.
ed the method of pteparing his rem
edy for use. He announces that he
docs not want to disclose this Sc
cret until he is prepared to manu-.
facture it in sufficient quantities TO
supply the profession At present
he is treating all cases that come to
his institute in Berlin.
The consul reports that the medi-
cal profession in Berlin have not nc.
cepted the remedy as of practical
use, and reserve judgement until
they have been given an opportun-
| ity to make their own tests All
| seem to admit however, that Dr.
friedman has effected some won.
derful cures, and they are interested
in the discovery.
An American. II. Prescott Simp-
son, who lett the United States for
Berlin to investigate this cure is
very bitter in his denunciation oi
this socalled cure. He is a victim oil
tuberculosis and went there to try
the cure and returned claiming TO
have some of the Friedman serum
and a personally formed opinion OF
DR. Friedman which is in no way
complimentary to the doctor. He
says, al have seen and studied this
most ilusthious charlatan. and
nave no hesitation in stating that
he is the DR.. Cook OF the medica
profession. As for his so-called cure
il is not new, neither rs IL the dis
covery of DIR. friedman. IL may
be good as an immuniEing agent
and more or less effective as an an
titoxin, but in my opinion it offer
no more hope OF a permanent cur
than does Rocks tuberculin to-day
Mr.. simpson is himself a victim
OF tuberculosis. aud went 10 Berlin
armed with letters of introduction
tom the FIRST tuberculosis experts II
his country.