Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
MONKEY TEST
FOR THE SERUM
Government Doctors See
More Patients Treated.

New York. March J0.-Dr. Friedrich
f. Friedman, the German scientist.
was III conference with Surgeon John
F. Anderson, director of the hygieuic
laboratory of the public health and
marine pital service. and DR.. Ar
thur Sti. IN. also In the government
service. the government doctors finally
taking samples of the serum for texts
IN the government laboratories. which
Will probably set at rest all criticism
of DR.. Friedman and his methods and
establish his position definitely before
the American public. whether the re.
suit of the tests be to prove the eff
cheney of the "cure" or otherwise.
Drs. Anderson and Stinls0n. who
came from Washington Mt the orders
OF Surgeon General Rupert Blue. took
quarters at the Martinique hotel. and
there conferred with DR. Ernst J Le-
derie. health commissioner Of New
York. After the interview Dr. Letierte
said thnt they had discussed DR. Fried
mann's work. but had come to no con.
afterwnrd Drs Anderson and Stimsou
went to the Ansona hotel where Dr
Friedman Is stopping and went into
conference with the physician his
brother and DR. Beniamn, his assist
ant
After n discussion lasting two honrs
the entire party of five physicians
conducted through that institution It
was expected that several inocriations
with the serum would he mao In cases
Of tuberculosis there. hut nothing OF the
kind was ATTEMPTED Dr. friedman
expressed great interest IN the conduct
md system Of the hospital. and the
party returned to the An.onia for
luncheon. going TO DR.. Friedmwnn's
suit Immediately afterward for con
tinuntion Of the discnss,on
The government Physicians are going
o~er the record Of his work with nr
Friedman and discussing the method
Of injection. aud the co.nnosition and
effects Of the serrm which he says will
cure tuberculosis.
Silent About Conference.
Asked concerning the result of their
two hOnrs' talk with the German sci
enlist before their trip to the hospital
DR.. St!mson said he had been Instruct
ed by his chief. Or. Blue. to make no
announcement Of their opinions unti
after conference at Washington He
repeated the statement already made
that the serum would probably b.
tried on monkeys In the government
laboratories before II was tried on hu.
man beingS
DIR Friedman. who has treated sev.
enteen more persons who have vnrying
forms Of tberculOsis. leaves here to
night for Montreal There he will
demonstrate his serum and address an
association for the prevention OF tubsr.
euluSis.
Or. Friedman has had n two hours
conference with Or. John Winters
Rrannan. president Of the bunrd OF
trustees of Bellevue hospital He ex
plnined the preparation Of his serum
and his met hoi Of treatment. DR.
Brnnnan later said he wns fayornbiy
Impressed by the personality Of thu.
German physician =
The seventeen patients were treated
Eecretly at the offices of Dr. George
Manufacturer and DR.. Samuel Stern at
Il West Fffty-nrst street. In the pres
eqce OF fifteen physicians The pa
hents were warned to say nothing 70
newspaper men Ut the Treatment
Eleven OF them were suffering from
pulmonary tuberculosis. one had the
disease In the hip. two In the knees.
two In the blndder and kidney and one
In the glands. In the case Of one ot
the patients with tuberculosis Of th..
knee. his physician had decided to
operate. but IL having the Jntiem try
the Friedman method as another re-
sort.