Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-05
AWAIT RESULTS
OF TREATMfNTBY
new BACCILLI
German Medical Fraternity
Divided on Merits of DR..
Friedman's Discovery Of
Cure for tuberculosis.

! Berlin, Jan. At is no exaggeration
| to say that hundreds Of thousands of
| sick people throughout the world, men,
women and children, are awaiting with
eager interest. the results of the treat
ment of tuberculosis by the new bac-
cilli. discovered by DR. Frederick
/ Franz Friedman. DIR. Friedman opened
his first Tuberculosis Institute few
weeks ago. Since then hundreds of pa
tents have been innoeulated by him.
| Obvious alike to the skepticism of
the ultra conservatives among the
| German medical fraternity, who, he de-
clares, have not taken the trouble to
Investigate his cures and to the praise
of those who are championing him. DR..
Friedman is giving the world prac-
tical demonstration of the efficacy of
his discovery.
II Is modest little "institute" which
he has opened at 40 Lutzow street The
doctors means are limited Ten years
Of experimenting and devotion to his
lifes work has cost much money
Should the world accord his remedy the
recognition which he thinks it deserves
and which he is confident will come
when its work is better known. he in
tends to build a large institute where
hundreds Of patients may be cared for
daily He now has only four rooms.
The reception room is all too small for
the scores of patients who come A
smaller room serves for the doctors
office where the patients are registered
and history of each case kept In I
two other rooms the doctor and his as
sistants make examinations and give |
treatments. The examination consumes
time, but the treatment is but a mat
ter of a few minutes The pale faced |
young doctor whistles and sings as he
works
viii I get well, doctor?" asks the
young working woman upon
whose cheeks burn the unmistakable
red flags. The doctor gives her /. keen
glance, applies his ear to her chest,
then to her back. He straightens up
and whistles tune. "Of course you
WILL" he says. Bare your arm" A
spot is painted with iodoform A
hypodermic needle glitters in his hand.
The point penetrates the skin, the doc
tors thumb comes down.
Come back in two weeks" he saws.
and touches the bell for the next pa
NiA=tAAr ilfRi - sAi- y young woman
" 20, who had had tuberculosis of the
bones of the right hand since she was
two years of age and two fingers am
declared that Dir. Friedman
cured her in less than three months
a boy Of Is, accompanied by his
mother. showed the stump Of his right
leg amputatnd midway between the
knee and hip. The amputation failed
- |
Four big sores down to the bone. broke !
out above where the leg had been en-
putated. He pointed to the red scars
The surgeons at the ROYAL Clinic de- y
'ided his leg would have To be re-
moved ut the hip. The mother said
she heard of Friedmanss discovery. an |
olied TO him and that he cured the hoy
with three Injections
II is difficult for a iayman to pass (
ipon 50 important question as 10
whether DIR. Friedman has discovered a |
sure cure for tuberculosis in the first
.wo stages Neither IS 1t light re- !
TO arouse hopes in the
hearts Of thousands of victims of the !
White plague that might turn ont to
DO false
The human documents, as one
night term those cured by DR.. Fried
nan-men, women and children who
Ine# they had been sick and knew
hey We're made well-lmpresses one
stronger than the scientific douhters
Who declare ii is not yet proven that
he Friedman haeeilli cure tuberculo-
u.s. Dfstrust. skenticism. and 10 lit 4
10 ill-will on the part of the medical /
paternity, has been aroused by Fried !
mans refusal TO make known the see I
Ct Of his remedy or place it at the dis g
'osal of the profession. Friedman, it is e
aid, feels that he is entitled to some n
eWard for his life's work He has not 4
ne means or facilities 10 manufacture a
ne remedy in the quantities to meet a a
eneral demand nor 10 finance such n :
rojeet While the doctor Is reticent o
4 the point, il is doubtful whether the /
friedman remedy will be available To a
ne medical profession at large until 4
ne rights OF manufacture have been
ettled =