The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
nsump tiv e 5 Seek
ing Cure at Hands of
DR.. Friedman.
ACRIFICE A LII
TO MAKE JOURNEY
Pathetic Stories of Those Who
Impoverish Themselves to
Take Advantage of Discov-
cry. Importance of Which
Still Is Very Doubtful.
Secret Not Given Up.

Especial Gable 20 The Times Dispatch
Berlin. January 25--.'rominent local
scientists and American doctors are
here awaiting anxiously TO learn the
formula of DR.. Franz Friedman S tu-
bercuIosis cure. The members Of the
Association and FAR.
Tbackara. the American consul general
are all raising their voices to stop the
rush 70 Berlin Of American men ana
women who know or think they are
affected with tuberculosis ana VINO
are being drawn here by the announce
ment of DR.. lSriedmanns supposed
discovery of a serum for the cure OF
the disease in regard 10 which many
erroneous and irresponsible stories nave
been printed abroad.
Pathetic stories reach here OF Ameri-
cans who have sold everything they
nossessed and borrowed and mortgaged
evervthing else in order 10 come 10
Berlin. with the pickering hope OF a
cure. and some of whose cases are utter
ly hopeless
A Doctors Sacrifice.
An American doctor is here VINO
Gave IN his practice sold part of his
instruments and borrowed some other
money in the hope of getting sum
cient culture for three NEGOTIATIONS.
He did this with the wish of saving the
life of poor consumptiNe relative
of his. A poor Pittsburgh woman even
were several cases of consumptlves
who were only able to leave their
beds and have been brought here by
friends.
While IL is conceded that DR.. Fried
mann is showing results worthy OF
every consideration and the TACT IL
acknowledged by those who do not axe
him in the treatment of tuberculosis
the rush to Berlin must stop uHfii
scientific and medical authorities pass
upon the therapeutic value OF Dr.
Fried live. non-virulent oacciii
vaccine which up to the present has
been impossible. owing to the attitude
of the doctor himself. Under pres
sure of criticism from the entire medi-
cal world for keeping the discovery 70
himself so long and in order TO refute
the motives attributed to MN, Ut
Friedman announced that he would
go to the ministry OF the interior and
hand over TO the chief medical privy
councillor. the head of the Imperial
health department, bottle OF his cul-
ture with an agreement that the gov
eminent designate several physicians
whom he would entrust as to how to use
il in order to obtain the oast results
Seeking His Germs.
factor which also had much TO do
in prompting DR.. Friedmann's decision
20 make his secret public and ubmlt
the same to the scientific world was the
fact that number of Berlin physicians
were reported TO have obtained by va
rious means a live germ which they be
lieved to be genuine Dr. friedman
attitude of uncertainty as to when he
would make public the secret OF his
work did not satisfy others, VINO set to
work in their own way. All sorts OF
measures were resorted TO. such as the
sending pf patients 20 DR.. Friedman
be injected and then having cultures
made from their blood
Dr. Felix KIemperor. who claims the
credit of being the originator of the
live germs theory in the treatment OF
tuberculosis, as proof OF his declara-
ton that DR.. friedman could not long
keep mis- discovery a secret, announced
that ne had taken from policeman who
was d patient germ of what he believed
was the Friedman live, nOn-viruient
bacillus.
DR.. Friedman admitted that it was
one of his germs. but declared that 1t
was not his perfected and most success
full hacilli. In this ne was supported
by DIT Karfunkel. the head OF a big
clinic. who says he was
present at the time the policeman was
Meantime Piorskowski. the bac-
terioIogist in whose laboratory Dr.
Friedmann's early experiments were
made in 1911. stated before the Berlin
turned all the serum he gave out TO
physicians to experiment with while he
personally Experimental on guinea
pigs
DR. Friedman. who all along has
declared that the reason why he was
not making his secret public was be
cause efforts were being made TO rob
him OF his discovery. declares that the
PiorsbOwski bacillus was one Of his
earlier germs While weak in its viru-
lent qualities. II was nevertheless not
perfected and was dangerous. He had
never used II on human beings DR.
on the other hand. u
,aid 20 he OF the opinion that ~ J.
probably the Friedman germ.
Gives IL to Pittsburgh Doctors
Dr PiorskOwski gave several phiais
% this culture 20 DR.. A y. Held OF
Pittsburgh. Pa who handed some Of u
over TO II. Prescott Simpson. of Glcvc-
land. Ohio. % be gwen 20 DIS 1rgde
and Baldwin. the specialists at Saranac
Lake. y y. Tor experimental! purposes
In order 20 prevent this Iilcgitimste
germ from being gwen out IN America
and doing incaicuable harm IN his name.
Dr Friedman declared that he would
mako public has genuine bacillus. and
said thi- would take place - soon as
certain forrlaiIfirs we're com DlleG With.