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Amid Tear, and Cheers Friedmann
Treat. The White Plague Victim,
"1 iim happy to have had an op
port unify i<> t real ^suffering Wash*
iugtonlauM, Tito cases brought bo
<<m> me were sufficiently advanced
to need immediate and
treatment n 1h iuy fervent hope
that all of those upon whom I op
era tort will recover, and I might way
tnat I am reasonably confident of
splendid results. Dr. Krludmann.
The following u from the Wash
Inglon, I). I'ost of Thursday, Ap
til ir?.
"Hufft-r 1 It f lo child ran to come
unto me: lor of such 1h the kingdom
of Ilea veil . "
Nearly l,9ou years ago this aduio
ail ion wan pronounced by Christ, t ti
Hauler. Yesterday, Friedreich I'V
Fried mami. the distinguished Her
lin savant, who has dedicated his
Ufa to the eradication of the "groat
white plague" t.j|o most dovastat
lug scourge over visited upon l ha
human raca gathered into a clinic
at the Uoorge Washington Unlvenjil
iy hospital, before an audience of
world-famed man, several of these
toth who, hobijtle<| op .crutches', or
wore brought prostrate upon stretch
ers In ilia arniH of. grief-stricken pa
raiiiK. They oaine to ha waved that
? hay in 1 m >' i enter the "kingdom of
heaven" In the flonh and Hplrit of
th? healthy horn.
The great amphitheater wan a
scene of pathos and tragedy. The
cry of the doomed mingled with the
njuculatiuu of the hopeful. ? ..Moth
er# and falherH wept and < ? 1 1 1 1 >1 reti
gave hp their bodies to sciencn that
It might be heralded to the world,
a new conqueror of disease haw coin
perhaps in t h very near future, tha
to the salvation of mankind.
Aged wonlon, their cheeks hollow
and pallid, their hod leu emaciated,
ploaded with tears in their lusterles
eyes for a drop of the new "elixir
of life." Man> knell before tho
stern - faced Herman, while others
plucked at hia clothing and mumble
In gutteral tones their hellef In hia
(lire.
They seemed to think that their
Uvea would be spared If he Injected
hut a tiny hH of the famous turtle
Hurum Into their diseased llmhs,
And when, man after man and wo
man after woman was turned away
to a living death, their cries of an
guish brought home oven to the
trained, emotionless physician tho
terrible curse of the malady that
has baffled t.he ages. Hut the Ger-'
man scientist did not profess to lift
the dying from the shadow of the
grave; he could and would save on
ly those whom it seemed possible* to
save. lie selected his cases from
the scores who applied, and several
of those physicians who witnessed
t he demonst ration.
As the skilled hands of the phy
sician worked with rapidity their ev
ery movement was followed by the
eyes of Secretary of State Bryan,
Count J. II. von llernstoff, t he offi
cial representative of the German
emperor, whose subject Dr. Frled
manu is: Dr. I'aul Kilter, the minis
ter from Switzerland; heads of sev
eral of the medical branches, of llie
federal government, and many of.
the most (list inguished physicians, of
the national capital.
Not the least Interested specta
tors of the Gorman savant's demon
stration were Senators Luke Lea,
of Tennessee, and William ilughcs,
of New Jersey. Senator Lea was
present merely, he said, from a gen
eral interest in the work. Senator
Hughes, however, came with a more
definite object' in view. He had
met Dr Fried maun when the latter
called earlier in the day at the
White 1 louse to la: presented to
President Wilson. He asked if he
might attend the clinic, and when
assured of the pleasure which his
presence would afford Dr. Fried
111:11111 lLi-cent ed .
The two senators iiccotn pa 1 1 1 <*?1 Dr.
KVicdmaun to liis hotel for it brief
conference, and. at its conclusion.
Senator Hughes announced that i;
was nis intention to endeavor to
tfecure for tin* visitor a license to
permit hitn t *> practice rn the Dis
trict of Columbia.. How he won Id
proceed to achieve this end. Sena
tor Hughes said he was not p re
pa red to say, hut added that if the
proper procedure appeared to lit?
by the introduction of a resolution
in the senate lie would take that
courbu.
"1 have received so many a|>peals
from persons who desire to he incit
ed by Dr. Kriedmann," he "I
determined ! o see ii it would not t><
possible for hitn to receive the priv
ilege to practice here in ih-* d is
trict. This would have noiliing io
do with the i n ? est i t;a t ion which is
now being carried on l>\ Sntgeoti
(Jeneral Kup r. Bine and ins assist
ants. 1 Siittply aim to give the hun
dl'eds of people who wish to take
the treatment an opportunity to a
vail themselves of it."
' l>r. Fried man n went to the hospi
tal direct i\ from the White llouse.
witero. he had uone to he presented
b.. Secret a r> of the Interior Lane to
l'r sident Wilson. The president
received the ph>:<ician gracious!) ,
and, after haxiuu subscribed his
name in :)ie* autograph book, in
which Dr Ki n'tiitiaini has secured
the nain? s uf manv nt the most dis
tinguished sc:ent is!s and public nic.i
in this and other countries, w isheil i
the German visiu.i the l -.-si of sue I
cess.
Dr Fried inann was greatly p
ed by his cor. li <i 'm- r eiit at she
hands ot the load <>! the nation.
soutnern rtaiiway Cotton Culture Department.
ami was hi ruck by President Wilson
ami Inn democratic manner, i ? v 1 > I ? n?
??cj . ho hu Id l>y the fact that ho pre
ferred to subscrihti, Mm name amid
i- It oho of ? number of other perNonn
of loHH <1 IhI i I) K II I )vl)('it pOrti t toll . The
i book wa? also signed hy Secretary
to the President Tumulty ami 8en
mor H light h
When, at 1:30 o'clock, Dr. Fried
iitann, accompanied by Charles De.
V. Hunt, bin secretary anil confi
dential adviser*, an Wfii ii his a?
si slants at bin clinics, entered the
hospital he found a motley throng
Tlit) hallway u tthe dispensary wan
already crowded.
IJere were assembled emaciated
oh ihl mn, whose bright eyes contrast
ed uncannily with their pallid face*).
Many of them bent their Wight
forms upon crutches and ?1 af
lor t hum their crooked legn w 1 1 1)
lifeless muscles. Sujikcn cheeked
woman, whose I wall en shook with
their hacking cough, Waited patient
ly to ho called before the man
who held out hope of health. Men
whose flush had shriveled, leaving
mere skeletons of skin and hone,
Hat Had eyed,
?The announcement that Dr. Fried*
ruann would remain in the city and
administer hiH remedy hftd only heel
made yesterday morning, but the
brief Interval before the calling of
the clinic Itad proved sufficient to
to rally the sufferers from diHtant
points. Consequently, when ho and
Drs. VV'iliam (Mine Borden, dean of
the George Washington medical
school ami Clias. H. YVhlte, the dis
tinguished surgeon began the diag
noses which were to help Dr. Frled
mann determine the selection of
patients for the clinic, more than on
patients for the clinic, mora than
one hundred ntrength Happed men,
women and children were present
to plead for preference.
Sentiment gave way to science.
Dr Fried maun had come to demoi
Htrute bin cure; IiIh time would not
permit him to treat all. A discov
ery, which if efficacious, Ih to be
epoch-making, wan to be demonstra
ted, and the discoverer wan deter
mined to Hclect Hi\ch cases <ik would
be typical of the disease in its ev
ery form.
Throughout the morning, from th
hour that the Institution opened itH
dooi-H appeals In person, by letter,
and telephone had come to .the hos
pital for a chance to appear before
Dr. Fried m an n and receive treat
ment from bin liandH. I'hyslclans
throughout the city appeared with
cases in every stage of the disease;
Parents had brought their crippled
offspring and made pathetic appeals
t hat they be given treatment.
Dr. Frledmaiin, however, could no
'heed the pathetic stories which
were told. His heart mastered his
mind only to the extent that ho call
ed first for the children? -sufferers
principally from tuberculosis of the
bone and Joints. These little pa
tients struggled gamely into the ex
amination room? -alone where their
physical strength would permit, as
sisted by anxious parents where ex
cruciating pain would not suffer the
shrunken limbs to support wasted
bodies.
Next "came the call for the adults.
Men and women struggled to pour
their plaints into the ear of the Ger
man. HIk aim was to make Ills de
monst rat ion general. He wished to
embrace in his clinic every form of
t uberculosis. He heard generally
the reports of the various cases
from the attending physicians.
When two hours had been con
sumed, during which time the phy
sicians aiding him had endeavored
to eliminate the great maojrity who
s 'light treatment, announcement wa
made that the clinic would begin
Meanwhile the amphitheater in the
iecture hall adjoining the hospital
iiad been taxed to its capacity by
members of the medical profession,
students of the university, nurses in
; lie training school, and the nota
bles who had been invited to witnes
the demonstration.
The German' ambassador and the
Swiss minister, Surgeon General
Stokes, of the U. S. N.. and former
Surgeon General Sterngerg, U, S. A.
had already entered the auditorium.
Preceded by Dr. Horden and Com
missioner Cuno 11 Rudolph, who
had welcomed him oil the part of
the city. Dr. Friedinann and his
corps of assistants entered the clin
ic room, where lie was greeted b\ a
liuiv.t of cheers.
Before these had subsided, and
?vhiie the demonstrator was busily
engaged i : i sterilizing the hyuf>deni
ic need les with which hn was to
?\ork. Secretary of State HryaVi and
\ssistant Secretary of State <)s
Ixirtie slipped into the room through
ide door.
Another demonstration greeted
tiiem. which caused the German phy
sician to turn and gaze in wonder.
11. had met the Secretary of State,
however, and smiled his recognition.
\mbassador von KernstorlT quickl>
rose to greet Mr. Ilryan, and the lilt
tir turned to shake the hand of Mr
Fried matin The physician, howe\e
was it; the midst of swabbing his
hands, and could not return the
? ?vended greeting. but the secre
tary of state took him by th?* .rm
and assured him of 'lis ?????<' ?v i>ii*-v
.\ir his success.
I take pleasi.re in introducing
???? Kriedrtch Friedmann. It is not
i'i(^snr\ for ir.e to sa> anythin.'
? ?M-i-rt.itig Dr Friedinann and his
A\?>rk l'< ;s known to you all. lie
? . ?? ? ? .
hat sorted u number of cases of
the various forms of tubercOloals, I
which i >r. Charles While and I havu !
helped him dU|A(M. I can May !
thai they are uii tubercular."
With Dr. Friedmann an assis
tants were Mr. Ilundt, Dr. Wllllmn
h. Vit*? Haul, resident physician of
(he hospital ; |>r. (>w?r H Hunter, \
Dr. Hlogl, andDr. Bolton, and Mlssou
Isabel I 'rice, Naomi Junes, and K?
nhner, nurse*. The physicians wore
their white aprons. which envel- j
j oped them from h?ad to foot. The'
tables were spread with swabbllng
clurjib, hot t lea, and absorbent! cotton,
Fo W Instruments were ?> displayed !
The vaccine Is x I v?-?? through the '
needle. x
Dr. Frlod ojaun, unable to speak
English with any degree of fluency, i
gave hln orders by motions of h Ih
bends to the nurses, or depended j
,J !>?'?> the translations of Mr, Ilundt
The assistants at first .however Up- '
pea red to he slightly disconcerted,
Without , waiting the demonstrator i
seized the lid of Jhe sterilizer and I
began to select his needles. Small
brown vials sat near hy containing
the aer urn which he asserts will e
radlcute t uhorculosls.
Hut a few minutes were required
to make the preliminary prepara- i
t ioiiH, and Arthur Clements, thirty 1
years old, wan called an the first
patient. The young man did not i
show in marked degree the ravages
of the disease. The history of his
case wan that presence of tubercu
losis, which Ih of the. pulmonary
form, had firHt been discovered Ui
May ID I 2 followed hy a pronounced
Iohh of weight.
Removing IiIh coat, Mr. Clements !
Htood before Dr. Friedmann. The
physician laid hack IiIh clothing ho
hh to expose the right thigh, ami
quickly inserted the needle. The
patient <1 id not flinch, The surface
into which the Injection wan to be
made had been swabbed with iodine
to make It antiseptic, and he turn
ed away in unconcerned manner.
His attack in confined to one lung.
Already tho nurses had prepared
Mrs George Cohen, of AJexandia.
Va.. a hollow-cheeked woman, for
the injection. The history of her
case showed that she. was in the
third stage of pulmonary tubercu- !
Ion in with both of her lungs badly
affected. She was laid upon the
operating table and an injection
made into her right thigh.
There had been little to affect
the npectators in these two cases,
other than their physical appear
ances. As Mr? Cohen stepped down
from the table, however, the au
dieuo^ turned its eyes toward the
door from which the patients were
being led. Mr. Huudt, a tall, mus
cular man, had gathered into his
arms a little figure strapped to a ,
stretcher. Agnes Dowd, 4 Vfc years
old. was this little patient.
Resting quietly upon her uncom
tort a hie bed, the golden-haired
child, with her locks caught up by a
blue ribbon, gazed out upon the
cusious throng. When she had
been placed upon the table, however
she lost her composure. As Dr.
I< rlodmann, with his needle In hand,
stepped to her side, she raised her
frightened eys and began to cry.
Pushing 'he sleeve from her wast
ed arm. as he smiled down into her
tear-stained face, the physician en
deavored to quiet the baby. The
nurses added their efforts, but in
vain. Through the quiet room was ;
wafted the pieeous wall. "Where Ih j
my papa; I want daddy ". The ma
jority of the men gathered in the
Congested auditorium were members
of the medical profession accus
tomed to witnessing scenes of suf
fering, but - the faces when gazed
down upon the frail form stretched
before them were strained, and many!
eyes wero dinimd by unshed tears. |
Into the vein of the right arm <
the needle was thrust. Quickly the
other arm was prepared for innocu
lation, and then the child was turn
ed upon her hip and the third injec
tion was given. She was suffering
from tuberculosis of the hip. and
Iter limbs were practically useless.
For the bone and joint disability Dr.!
Fried man n gives both veinous and !
muscular injections, but in pulmo- I
nary affections lie usually confines
his innoculations to muscular tis I
.sues. 1
Charles 11. Stansbury, formerly of
| Ohio, but now a temporary resident
J.of Washington, was the next patient
Mo. place himself i in the hands of Dr.
Friedmann. Tuberculosis had at
tacked his foot, causing him to un
dergo operations which had resulted
in the amputation of the left leg
halfway to the knee. His present
disability is tuberculosis of the!
I breast bone. The injection was1
I made in his right hip.
' 11 'bie stood seven-year-old. ;
jKdith Strawser, whose only whimp- J
jet was It hurts ' as the -needle was ?
( driven iyto her thigh.
j The hero of the day was Philip !
i Chase, a boy of five, who hobbled!
! unassisted to the operating table {
j upon his crutches. As one of the 1
n urses stroked hack the hoy's dark !
| hair. Dr. Friedmann quickly made '
I three injections, one in the veins j
jof each ami. and a third Into the
i thigh. throughout the operation I
j the child wore a smile upon his pale j
I face, and as he was again set upon ?
I his feet and started toward his fath- \
I er who soot <1 at the door with out- !
I stretched arms to receive him. the1
^ whole audience applauded
Ttie other patients were Mrs. E- i
j Itzabeth Fawcett, Helena Tavlor, Isa
dore Frutberg, David Krant, Le
Koy K. Keeley, and Frederick Stoff- I
[ reger.
I When the last of t he patients had
, eft the room . the audience showed'
its appreciation of the work which!
(they had witnessed hv a burst of
applause which |>r Friedmann ac- \
j knowledge*! with ?? happy smile. Hei
fjuickly gathered together his para- !
phernalia and made readv to return
; to hi;< hotel.
His plans were to leave at mid- '
night for Providence h\ \\a> of New |
^ork. and lie had yet to pay his re
spects to the German ambassador at 1
the embassy. TTe also, nt the invi- *
. tation of Secretar> of s.\ito Hryan
? ca I l?>i| upon the latter .-ar]\ in the
: e\ etrng.
!'r Friedmann pronounced his
in this city as one of r h most '
>n ->fnl whih he has ever conduct
; ''d He declared that he w as ex- j
'? ? T'-nu ]y pleased with it because of
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tin* varied cases which were pre
noil ted for treat ment. Kvery known
form of tuberculosis, he Bald, had
hoen submitted to him, and he ex
pressed confidence tluit they would
Boon Hhow signs of Improvement,
Tlie visiter wiih equally well pleas
ed with the reception which had
been accorded him by the public
men of the city. President Wil
son, lie said, had manifested an in
terest in his work, and Secretary of
Statu Bryan, was referred 'to by the'
physician, an a man of "extremely
impressive personality."
Dr. Fried man n said that while
Senator Hughes had apprised him
of his intention, to endeavor to se
cure the license for him to practice
in this city, he was not sure that he
could A(\ arrange his plans as to a
vail himself of the opportunity, were
the permission granted. He an
nounced, however, that he expects
to return within five or six weeks
to look after the patients treated
yesterday, and to give them a secon
innoculation If their condition at
that time will permit.
Meanwhile, he said, that he~!
thought some plan would be evolv
ed whereby physicians throughout
the country may administer the
rt".> t o^V t . thus making it unneces-s
sary for him to personally care for
all cases.
Absence of any representative of
the public health and marine hospit
al service, by the heads of which the
official investigation of the Frled
mann cure 1h being made, whh the
uubject of comment by many of
those present, at the clinic. It iB un
deratood that Dr. Muo and his as
BistantB were of the opinion their
presence at the clinic might be con
sidered a recognition of the remedy,
and they did not care to compro
mise their position until the inves
tigation has beep completed and re
ported upon.
Opinion*.
"It is a Very groat subject, this
of the cure for the great white pla
gue, and it would be very haftl to
judge the worth of a cure merely
from witnessing its application. Ita
value must be determined by the re
sults it brings in the patients who |
are inoculated. Until that time I
think that all judgments of the prep
anition should be withheld."-? Sec
retary of State Bryan.
"He' handles himself well, and im
presses one most favorably." ? Com
missioner Rudolph.
"It has been most certainly a
good thing th^it the physicians of
the district have had this opportuni
ty to observe Dr. Friedmann at.hla
work and study his methods." ?
"I was very uch impressed with
Health Officer Woodward.
Dr. Friedmann. I consider him one
: of the greatest of diagnosticians;"
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