The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-10
r,I.dmann's Specific for Tuberculosis
!. Tried by United States Gov
ernment on 4 Few sui-
ferIna People.
CURE MONKEYS NEXT Elk
Doctor VIII Relieve One Thousand
People After He Returns From
His Visit to
Canada.

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limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, March To- Satisfied
that as a result Of the interest taken
III his claims by the federal marine
hospital service, ne has nothing more
to worry about SO far as having his
chance to demonstrate the worth OF
bis discovery, DR.. Friederich Franz
friedman today prepared for his
trip to Canada. The German savant,
Who insists that his turtle bacilli ls
an absolute specific for tuberculosis,
remained close to his hotel apartment
denying himself to all comers while
he prepared samples Of his culture to
take along with him and rested from
his strenuous exertions OF the last
week.
The doctor and his brother we're
we'll pleased with the favorable com
ments That followed tho administra-
ton Of his cure" to seven patients at
Mount Sinai hospital yestt day. These
cases are officially government ones.
The doctor of record In them is DR..
Arthur Stimson Of tie marine hospit-
al service. He will remain here in
charge Of them while DR.. John F. An
derson returns to Washington and
continues experiments with the bac-
I'LL on living monkeys.
On mis- return to this city the latter
~ re ar Te,s Erri
administer the germs to additional
patients until 1000 have been innoc,
ulated
He has made it plain that he will
prefer that joint and bone cases be
brought to him because it will be
easier to determine whether the cure
Is proving beneficial. but also said
that he will treat pulmonary cases
when possible
In marked contrast to the crid
cisms early showered on DR.. Fried
mann for the manner OF his work. al
Of the doctors who saw him in actor
both on Saturday and yesterday were
loud in praise of his technique. They
said that no matter what the meri
Of his cure they were we'll satisfied
that he was skilful member of thei
profession and entitled to all consid
Grafton.
Dr. w H. Park. who is conductin,
the board Of health examina.i ion 0
the friedman bacilli said today tha
SO far everything DR.. Friedman ha'
told him had been borne out by th
Developments.
One of the first callers on DR.. Frieo
mann today was DR. Landsman Of tn
Peoples hospital where Friedman
treated his first three cases. He re
ported that the two men treated. VIII
We're suffering from well defined pu
monary tuberculosis in the earl
stages. were doing splendidly," Az
cording to DR.. Isandsnian the nigh
sweats and pains in the chest hav
disappeared already and the patient
believe they are certain Of cure
While DR.. Friedman is in Canad
lhe visiting physicians in Mount Sins
hospital will chart all Of the othe
cases that will be treated by the Ge
man specialist on his return. 1t wa
explained today, to offset certain cri
lcisn. that the administration of tn
friedman bacil!i does not consi.
merely of taking a hypodermi
syringe. sticking it into tube Of th
culture. drawing it out and in1ectin
I into the patient From three
I'VE hours are necessary in separatin
the bacilli under the microscope an
getting them in exactly the form