Evening journal., 1913-05-09
UNCLE SAM
CHARY ABOUT
new CURE
Physicians Not Ready for
Opinion Based on Cases
Under Observation
TIME NECESSARY TO
PROVE THE EFFECTS
By the United Press.

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WASHINGTON. May 9-."We are in
a position to state that the effects
thus far observed do not justify that
confidence in the remedy which has
been inspired by widespread pub
LEFTY" In one sentence this is the
judgment. at the present moment OF
the United States Public Health Ser
vice as to the value Of the Friedman
anti-tuberculosis turtle serum. II
was expressed by Or. John f. Ander-
SOD. one of the surgeons whom the
Public health Service assigned to in
vestigate and report on the German
physicians discovery in a report read
before the National Association for
the Prevention and Cure of Tuber-
cuiosis, in session here The report
was the first formal word of the
health service. II was signed by DR..
Anderson's colleague in the investi-
cation Of the Friedman treatment.
DIR. A. n. Stimson The report was
frank admission that beyond the
discovery that the Friedman bacil-
lus is an acid fast organism. having
properties quite different from those
OF any other tubercle bacili no ad-
vance has been made In the govern
uent investigation Of the cure"
We believe, al the present time ="
Dr. Anderson declared, that We arc
not in position to express an opin-
Ion based on the present condition Of
tho patients under observation. The
disease for which the remedy is used
Is prolonged, and is characterized by
periods of advancement and retro
gression; II is also one in which
psychic influences is a powerful fact
or Time is therefore. necessary in
order to properly evaluate the effect
o. the therapeutic measures.
1--WE must not lose sight OF the
possible therapeutic value of this pre-
paratiOn and. on the other hand, n
IS necessary. to guard against too
great optimism in respects to its mer-
It's. Without presenting in detail the
condition Of patients under observa-
tion We are in a position to state that
the effects thus far observed do not
Justify that confidence IN the remedy
which has been inspired by wide
spread publicity In our opinion,
harm has been done by this undue
publicity insofar that it has lcssened
the confidence Of tuberculous per-
sons in well recognized methods OF
treatment or interrupted their use
and we are constrained TO advice
against any lessening Of those we'll
known measures which not only have
effected cures, but which have reduc-
ed the incidence of the disease"
Behind the ethical reserve Of the
report there was an undercurrent of
severe criticism of the Gtrman
savant
"The reticence and vaccilation OF
Dr. Friedman" DR.. Anderson said
at one point. has in no way been
allowed to interfere with our iudg-
ment of the effects as observed by
us"
Admitting that the examining sur
geons we're aware OF DR. Fried
manns oft-expressed sentiment thai
be did not desire TO be iudgeu sci.
entifcally from newspaper accounts
OF his cure effects, DR.. Anderson
said
Nevertheless II is on those thai
the public bases. It's opinion until re-
placed by reliable and unbiased sci
entihc prououucements supported b,
convincing data"
The report reviewed the history o
the friedman cure from the time d
was meteorically beralded to th'
world until the day Or Friedman
landed In America, and was met b.
the health service surgeons. Or. An
derson declared that arrangement
for the study OF the cure" which ha'
been made, we're unsatisfactory from
a scientific standpoint, but said tha
because OF the widespread publicit'
which the treatment was receiving th'
service decided to undertake the ex
animation anyhow.
THE board in fact" Or. Anderson
explained, found that under the con
ditions prescribed by Or. Friedman
II would have opportunity only Z
study a culture of the bacteria salt
20 be used in some way by Or. Fried
mann in the preparation of his treat
ment to test its pathogenicity on tn
lower animals and to observe the ef
feet of treatment by him Of tubercu
lous patients with his finished rem
edv.
II will be recognized. of course tha
such an arrangement was not salts
factory from a scientific standpoint
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