The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-13
FR|EDMANN GIVES
DEMONSTRATIONS
ALLEGED TUBERcULoSiS CURE
ADMINISTERED TO THREE
SUFFERERS.
REACTION IN SEVEN DAYS
Medical Fraternity Withholding judy.
nent for the Present-Only
Invited Guests Are
Present.

New York, March 8.-The first dem
rich Franz Friedmann's treatment,
which the visiting Berlin physician de-
clares is a cure for tuberculosis, was
given by DR.. Friedman himself in
the presence of physicians represent
ing the city, the state and the stats
of hospitals of several cities.
Two Men and Woman Chosen.
Three patients, two men and wom-
an, were selected by DR.. friedman
from 50 tuberculosis sufferers, all
hopeful that they would receive treat
ment.
The woman has been ill three years.
Hers is chronic case of the disease
at the knee and was the most serious
of the three chosen. The two men
have tuberculosis of the lungs.
Their cases are not beyond the in
cipient stage, according to the author
tiles of the Peoples hospital, the in.
stitution where the demonstration was
held. Each of the men patients is
showing Improvement and gaining
weight since the beginning several
months ago of the best recognized tu-
berculosis treatment of the day it was
stated.
Physicians who were present
brought forward a dozen persons suf.
fering with the disease in all stages.
The medical history of each was avail
able for Dr. Friedmann's USE Sta
tistics had been prepared at his re-
quest. The Berlin physician declined
to treat any of these cases, however,
but made his own selections.
Receive Double Injections.
Each of the three who were treated
received double injections in the mus
cles and in the veins.
DR.. Friedman explained to those
about him that the first reaction might
be expected to be observed after sew,
en- days. The patients went to their
homes with instructions to return
| three weeks hence, when DR.. Fried,
mann promised to again treat them.
hospital will have the three under con-
slant observation, and as soon as re.
suits are observable, it was announced
a statement will be issued.
Moses Greenbaum, president of the
Peoples hospital, discussing DR.. Fried
mann's demonstration, said that the
opinion of physicians who were pres
ent, was that criticism or praise of
the culture and of DR.. Friedmann' S
methods should be withheld until the
results Of the treatment are known.
J He said that the Berlin physician, dur
ing his demonstration, appeared merry
GUS, excitable and irrtated." He
used an ordinary hypodermic needle
and made the incubation in the ordi
nary manner familiar to physicians.
No Society interference.
The New York County Medical so
ciety, which had protested against DIR
friedman giving his treatment as
an individual practitioner because he
has no state license, did not interfere
with the demonstration. Tt was ex
planned that he was working at the
hospitals invitation in a sense as g
resident physician. Only patients an(
invited physicians were gathered
since DR.. Fiedmann had requested thai
newspaper reporters and other layme1
be barred. It is expected that at the
coming monstrations-from one te
four injections may be necessary--the
public will be invited, DR.. Friedman
said.