New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-18
FIFTEEN GOVERNORS
WILL AID FRIEDMAN
Urge Tuberculosis Expert to
Demonstrate His Cure in
Their States.
TREATS % MORE PATIENTS
Federal Surgeons Closely
Watch His Work at Monte
fore Home, and Will OBJ
serve Progress of Cases.

Governors OF fifteen states have Of
fered to Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedman
every facility for demonstrating the cfii-
cacy of his turtle germ cure for tubercu-
losis IN their jurisdictions, according TO
Or. Maurice 4. Sturm. house physician
of the Ansonia. where the Berlin bac'e-
biologist returned after his trip 10 Canada.
Or. Sturm has been with the tuberculosis
expert constantly since Sunday morning
and has placed his automobile entirely At
DR.. Friedmann's disposal
No hindranccs will be placed IN Or.
friedmanns way. DR. Sturm said. If he
would consent 10 visit these other states.
Several OF the Governors even assured
him he would be permitted 10 practise
privately in their states without medical
certificate. For the present. however. the
German physician will remain here, to
continue his tests for the government.
He ended up q hard day yesterday by
injecting his culture into eleven people
at the Montefore Home for Chronic In
vaIids. at Broadway and l%Sth street.
Three others whom he examined were re-
jectcd because they already showed signs
Of Improvement. The doctor held that
these would hardly b4 fair cases for a
test.
Physicians Watch Injections.
Ten Of the patients treated were suffer-
ing from pulmonary tuberculosis. while
one had tuberculosis of the wrist Four
Of them were men. six women and one
the wrist casa girl. After the demon
straiion Dr. :. Wachsmaun. medical di-
rector of the institution said Or Fried
mann had made absolutely no restriction
as TO the selection of the cases. so long
as the diagnosis was assured
Among those who witnessed the mice
tons wee Or simon EarLch. the aged
originator of the water cure" for uer-
,ous disease. Dr. Arthur Sumson and
Dr. John Anderson. the government ply
sicians. and Dr Alfred Meyer Tn,
cases AZ Montenore were not chosen by
the federal doctors. but they will bc al
lowed TO observe their progress and in
corporate 1t In their report 20 Surgeon
General Blue.
From she country sauat0rilm ~ iI'
home came thirty-hve victims OF the
white plague yesterday, hoplnb 2" -
treated by the German scientist only a
few Of them were chosen. however. for
tho reason that their eases were mor'
hopeful than those OF the homes own
patients They will take tho tram back
TO Bedford Hills this morning 10 walt un-
m Or. friedman can grant TO their in-
siitution a Few more hours OF his busy
time The incubation Of the eleven con-
suned two hours and hall yesterday.
Or Friedman came to Monteforc from
Bellevue Hospital. where hc treated
eleven other cases IN tho amphitheatre
before more witnesses than he has had
~ any time IN this city. Besides the
house staff OF the institution and th"
nurses attached 80 the tuberculosis
wards. there we're number OF medical
students and visiting physicians admit
Ted TO the room The visiting doctors
included Dr Scrratti. of the italian
rsv.: Dr. Sumson Dr. anderson. llr ~.
" Kellogg city physician OF Milwau-
zee. Or Hammock. of Albany. Or rank
Man. Of Birmingham. Ala. and br MIL
H.. tor