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1913. 
THE FRIEDMANN TUBERCULOSIS CURE. OHIO LIVE-STOCK NOTES. 
The so-called “cure” for tuberculosis 
now being demonstrated in this country 
by Dr. Friedmann of Berlin continues 
to attract the great amount of attention 
that any apparently hopeful remedy for 
that disease is sure to command. There 
appears to have been a little difficulty 
in New York over the matter of per¬ 
mitting Dr. Friedmann, who, of course, 
is not a legal practitioner of medicine in 
this country, to use his remedy under 
official supervision, but that difficulty has 
happily been overcome, and a large 
number of patients suffering from 
tuberculosis in various forms have been 
treated by Dr. Friedmann, and will soon 
afford a basis from which to draw con¬ 
clusions as to the real value of the 
remedy. In the unfortunate exploita¬ 
tion of this “cure,” many claims have 
been made for it which cannot be sub¬ 
stantiated, an important one being that 
the method is original with Dr. Fried¬ 
mann. As a matter of fact, the essen¬ 
tial element in Dr. Friedmann’s method, 
so far as he has made it known, was 
made the subject of investigation in this 
country by Dr. Trudeau of Saranac 
Lake as early as 1892, and has been 
studied at length since that time both 
in this country and abroad. 
The essential principle of Dr. Fried¬ 
mann’s treatment seems to be the pro¬ 
duction of immunity to tuberculosis in 
the human system through the injection 
into the veins of tuberculosis germs de¬ 
rived from the turtle; the idea being 
that these germs from the turtle, while 
harmless to the human body, prevent 
the growth and reproduction of the 
tuberculosis germs which do destroy 
human tissues. In other words, it is 
one family of tuberculosis germs fight¬ 
ing another family, to the ultimate 
benefit of their host. The disappoint¬ 
ing thing with regard to the matter is 
that Dr. Friedmann has not yet demon¬ 
strated that tuberculosis germs from 
the turtle are always harmless in the 
human body, or that they will destroy 
the germs of human tuberculosis when 
brought into contact with thefn. 
The medical profession and the lay 
public are one in the hope that impar¬ 
tial, unprejudiced, investigation by ex¬ 
perts in the treatment of tuberculosis 
will substantiate Dr. Friedmann’s claim, 
and it is very unfortunate that Dr. 
Friedmann has done some things 
which have raised a presumption against 
the worth of his treatment, and led to 
the suspicion that his motives in coming 
to this country had a commercial rather 
than a scientific or humanitarian basis. 
There is no lack of material for proper 
tests in Germany, and the action of Dr. 
Friedmann in withdrawing his treat¬ 
ment from test by his own government, 
and in applying for a patent upon it 
before its worth had been demonstrated, 
has created distrust which will require 
evidence to overcome. M. B. d. 
The Ohio Live Stock Association held 
its annual meeting at Delaware, March 
14 and 15. Prof. Mote in discussing ani¬ 
mal parasites, advised that warbles should 
be removed from cattle by squeezing them 
out, and that in time this trouble might 
be exterminated. To rid a sheep pasture 
of stomach worm infection he advised one 
of three methods, these not always practi¬ 
cable. First, to burn over the pasture, to 
abandon it from four to six months, 'or 
to cultivate it. The latter would be most 
effective. Miss White in speaking on meat 
said that beef broth had killed more per¬ 
sons than war. She said there were cer¬ 
tain stimulants in broth which acted simi¬ 
larly to those in tea and coffee, and it did 
not supply the needs for which it is given 
to ailing people. She said that people 
knew so little about using parts of the 
carcass, not generally demanded, that one- 
fourth of the upper part cf the carcass 
of a beef commands one-half the cost of 
the animal. lion. R. W. Dunlap of King¬ 
ston, said now is the first time to his 
knowledge that the market prices for feed¬ 
ers and of the finished product is the same, 
and it is going to be a question in the 
future where we arc going to secure our 
supply of feeders. The feeding sections 
of Ohio have abandoned this line of work, 
and to-day wo must depend on the larger 
markets. “We don’t like the Canadian 
stock that is to be secured from the Buffalo 
market.’’ he said, “and Kansas City is too 
far West. Chicago is a good market, and 
we can secure our stock either through a 
commission merchant, personally or per¬ 
sonally with the advice of a commission 
man. The latter is perhaps the best way. 
Now is the time for Ohio farmers to go 
in the live stock business.” 
Charles McIntyre said that the popu¬ 
lation of Ohio had increased 25% and 
the beef production had decreased 20%. 
while the slaughter of calves had increased 
000% in the State. “We must look to 
limited areas to produce our beef animals,” 
declared Mr. McIntyre. “The limestone 
lands of southeastern United States ate 
good pasture lands, but there must be cat¬ 
tle men on them. No man can succeed 
without pasture and the silo, if he is in 
the beef producing business. The day Is 
coming when the beef type steer is going 
to bring more than the dairy type. There 
is one line of effort that will pay well, 
and that is of baby beef. See that the 
calves are dropped in March, and wean 
them in October. One good way is to milk 
part of the hex’d and let one cow rear two 
calves. This can be done, if you have 
a good milking strain. Be sure to have 
only the best bred beef type of cattle in 
embarking in this line of feeding. 
“People in Europe are clannish about 
their breeds,” Frof. Plumb said in speaking 
on “European Flocks and Breeds.” “Some 
breeds are very old, and have a great deal of 
fixed character, and the breeders seem to 
think that they must breed that particular 
kind and no other. This seems to have 
been of great value in developing the dif¬ 
ferent types of live stock in Europe.” 
Prof. Jacoby in his talk on Farm Poul¬ 
try. said: “The White Leghorn is the 
most economical hen in Ohio and for 
quality of meat this and a number of 
other breeds are superior to the Plymouth 
Rock. The highest quality of meats are 
secured in the strictly English breeds like 
the White Orpington or the Dorking. The 
latter is not hardy. An orchard is the 
best location for poultry, and in Ohio the 
average farm investment in poultry is 
$37.75, and by adding the value of the 
equipment, it would reach about $50.” 
Prof. D. J. Kays, in speaking of the 
Fercheron horse, said that the famous sire 
of the Perclieron breed was brought into 
Ohio. It was Louis Napoleon, and he wiis 
imported in 1851, and »in 1854 he was 
taken to Illinois, and Ohio was the first 
to introduce the breed which is now the 
most popular in draft horses to-dav. lie 
said that every pound of flesh over 1.400 
pounds is worth 25 cents additional, and 
the minimum weight of a draft horse 
should be 1,600. w. j. 
“There are two men out there sir, 
who want to see you; one of them is 
a poet and the other a deaf man. Edi- 
Corn and Bean Silage. 
On page 163 (two kinds of silage) I 
find an article which interests us farm¬ 
ers very much, for we desire to in¬ 
crease the protein in our silage by grow¬ 
ing corn and Soy beans together, pro¬ 
vided we can do it cheaper, reckoning 
labor in the growing, harvesting cutting 
and mixing properly, put into the silo 
rather than growing all corn silage and 
buying concentrated feeds; that is, can 
we reduce the feed bill enough to make 
it a paying business? Will the farmer 
tell the kinds of both corn and Soy 
beans, the amount of each used per acre, 
how he planted, by machine or by hand, 
in hills or drills, and whether they were 
readily harvested and put into bundles 
by a machine such as a corn harvester? 
Massachusetts. L. a. s. 
R. N.-Y.—These questions can only 
be answered by farmers who have grown 
and fed the crop. We would like a full 
discussion. From the scientific side it is 
evident that corn and bean silage does 
supply protein. It is now for the feeder 
and grower to tell the practical side. 
Fodder Corn. 
W ill you tell me where I can obtain 
seed of “fodder corn” mentioned as substi¬ 
tute for horse hay on page 431? it. s. G. 
Fullerton, Ky. 
1 here is uo special variety ( 
known as “fodder.” We use ti 
to represent fine tender stalks suit 
reeding in place of hay. Any vari 
produce fodder corn if the seed i: 
east or seeded very thickly in drills 
der corn grows with the stalks 
together that very few ears are p 
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