The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-12
FRIEDMAN TREATS
56 MONTREAL CASES
Clinic at Royal Edward In
stitutc Attended by
Many Doctors.
SOME ARE SCEPTICAL
Prepares Serum at McGill Uni
vcrsity--Three Hospitals
Here Await Him.

MoNTREAL, March 11.-Dr. Friedman
treated fifty-six cases of tuberculosis at
the ROYAL Edward Institute to-day,
working from noon until 8 =. NJ. The
demonstration was attended by nifty doc
tors from the hospitals and by private
practitioners.
Some of the cases treated were OF an
advanced kind. The ages Of the patents
ranged from an infant year old to men
between 30 and so years Of age.
Or Friedman prepared the vaccine
used in the laboratory of McGill nj
versity. The cases selected to undergo
the experiment of serum treatment ~er"
chosen apparently at random from
among many hundreds.
About 100 patients were, however,
rejected. because the doctor Thought
their condition too advanced to be fair
test of his alleged cure. Every variety
of consumption was included in the
cases selected. not only pulmonary
tuberculosis but of the bones and joints.
Tho vein in one baby's arm was so
small that the doctor preferred TO In
iect the serum into one OF the neck
veins and the muscles below the hip.
with the exception Of Or. Adami o.
McGill University no local practitioner
cares to give any opinion for publica-
ton, but privately many OF them were
sccptical and few said that they were
merely amused Dr. Adarni however
| who is "A leading pathologist. expressed
himself satisfied that the doctor was a
conscientious scientist. and said he was
content to await results before judging
as to the value of the treatment.
nr Eric average
| five minutes in injecting tho serum and
said that the number treated was the
| highest operated on in single day since
| he left Berlin.
Should tho injection prove to be a
| success many of tho patients who had
to be turned away to-day were prom
iscd that opportunities OF experiencing
thc treatment would be given them in
local hospitals within the next few
| months.
Dr. Friedman claimed the serum
used was entirely innpxious. rs proved
by his having injected 1t into his own
body on several occasions All the pa
tents treated to-day were advised ot
| the dates on which to return to the in.
stitution for the progress OF their re-
| speCtive cases TO be noted.
The demonstration was attended by
doctors from Quebec. Halifax. y. s.. and
Toronto, and Dr. Friedman had TO re-
ccivc populations from every province
! in Canada inviting him TO prolong his
stay and repeat his treatment else
where. one of these dcputations was
! from Vancouver.
| Or. Friedman left for Ottawa to-
night, but said he would return in five
or six weeks to note the progress made
by patients treated to-day. II is thought
tho doctors visit 10 Canada may he
indefinitely prolonged II he yields TO
representations that have been made
TO him. OF all civilized countries Quebec
province suffers most from tubercu-
losis.
The doctor went to Ottawa on the
invitation of the Dominion and Pro-
vincial Governments to attend the meet
ing Of the Anti Tuberculosis Associa-
ton, when he will treat large num-
ber Of selected patients in the general
hospital
The Commission Of Conservation OF
Canada, of which DR.. Hodgetts is the
head Is taking keen interest in the
doctors experiments here as the Gov
crnment is about to establish a now de-
partmcnt Of Federal Government, a De-
partment Of Public Health, with Cabl
net Minister as its head. The Govern
mcnt has arranged to lrave Friedman
furnish some cultures for It's use.
The Duke OF Connought. who Is
honorary president of the Anti-Tuber-
culnsis Association. Will receive Dr.
Friedman Tomorrow.