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June 21 
FRIEDMANN'S CONSUMPTION CURE 
COMMERCIALIZED. 
The expected has happened, and Dr. 
Friedmann’s alleged cure for tuberculosis 
has apparently entered upon the second 
stage of its career without the formality 
of. awaiting proof, or even substantial 
evidence, of its value. According to pub¬ 
lished reports, Dr. Friedmann has dis¬ 
posed of the right to manufacture and 
sell his so-called turtle serum to a New 
York drug firm for a fabulous sum; 
stated by the New York Times, on what 
it believes to be good authority, to be 
$125,000 in cash and nearly two million 
dollars more in stock of 36 "institutes” 
to be established in as many States for 
the manufacture and sale of the stuff. 
Immediately following Dr. Friedmann’s 
paper, read last November before the 
Berlin Medical Society, announcing that 
he had succeeded in obtaining a product 
from tubercle bacilli that would not only 
cure tuberculosis, but would immunize 
children to that disease, “enterprising” 
newspapers of this country hastened to 
give the matter the widest publicity with¬ 
out waiting for further evidence than 
that presented in Dr. Friedmann’s un¬ 
supported word. After declining a test 
of his “serum” by his own government, 
and refusing to reveal its real nature 
or method of manufacture, Dr. Fried¬ 
mann brought his secret remedy to this 
country and was permitted to use it 
under supervision of the health authori¬ 
ties; the Federal Public Health Service 
detailing a competent medical officer to 
make adequate tests in co-operation with 
Dr. Friedmann. These tests are yet un¬ 
der way and the first government re¬ 
ports from them indicate that, as yet, 
they have given little evidence of sup¬ 
porting Dr. Friedmann’s claims. With¬ 
out waiting longer, the doctor has ap¬ 
parently made preparations to take ad¬ 
vantage of the wide publicity these 
claims have received, and by the forma¬ 
tion of manufacturing companies in each 
State he will evade the Federal law 
which places serums and vaccines in 
interstate commerce under the super¬ 
vision of the Federal Public Health Ser¬ 
vice. Many newspapers and other jour¬ 
nals are now warning their readers that 
as yet Dr. Friedmann has presented ab¬ 
solutely no proof or scientific evidence of 
the efficacy of his secret remedy, and are 
cautioning them against placing prema¬ 
ture reliance upon any measure which, 
whatever its value may subsequently 
prove to be, has been introduced to the 
public with all the earmarks of a purely 
commercial venture. m. b. d. 
THE LIVE STOCK SHORTAGE. 
In the last six years there has been a 
decline of over 30 per cent, in the num¬ 
ber of beef cattle in the country. Ac¬ 
cording to estimates of the Department 
of Agriculture the beef cattle in the 
country on January 1, 1907, numbered 
51,566,000, and at the beginning of the 
present year the number was only 36,- 
030,000. More than half of the meat 
produced in the United States is slaugh¬ 
tered under Government inspection. A 
decrease of over 13 per cent, is shown 
in the number of animals killed under 
this inspection in the first three months of 
this year as compared with the same 
period of last year. 
The year 1912 was a year of high 
prices for all classes of food animals, as 
is evidenced by the greatly increased 
average prices of live stock at Chicago, 
the representative market of the coun¬ 
try. Thus, the average price of cattle 
(native steers) for 1912 was $7.95, as 
against $6.50 for 1911, or an increase 
of 22.31 per cent., while the advance in 
range steers was still greater, being 31.58 
per cent. The average price of hogs in 
1912 at the same market was $7.55, as 
against $6.70 for 1911, which is an in¬ 
crease of 12.69 per cent. Similarly the 
average prices of sheep and lambs rose 
from $3.95 and $5.90, respectively, in 
1911 to $4.55 and $7.10, respectively, in 
1912, which is an increase of 15.19 per 
cent, for sheep and 20.34 per cent, for 
lambs. 
When prices of live stock rule high, 
as was the case in 1910, there is a 
natural tendency for farmers to rush 
everything salable to market, including 
immature animals and breeding animals. 
This brings about a future shortage, and 
so the country suffers from periods of 
comparative and real stringency, while 
THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
producers often lose heavily through the 
instability of prices. We must conserve 
our meat supply and take steps to in¬ 
crease it, and at the present remunera¬ 
tive prices for food animals it is prob¬ 
ably that this will be gradually accom¬ 
plished. Farmers generally, and espec¬ 
ially those in the corn belt, should de¬ 
velop cattle feeding under the present 
favorable conditions. The South has 
great possibilities for the future as cattle¬ 
raising country, but the development of 
this industry there must await the ex¬ 
termination of the cattle ticks, which is 
being rapidly accomplished by the joint 
efforts of the Government and the 
States. 
Skin Trouble. 
I have a 1,400-pound six-year-old 
gelding. A year ago last Fall he got 
lame in his right hind leg; it swelled 
and broke under the fetlock. Last year 
it did about the same thing; this Spring 
his leg went down to about normal 
size, leaving only a scab under the fet¬ 
lock. The trouble returns, making him 
very stiff. His legs and the end of his 
nose feels rough, like spots of little scabs 
under the hair. The horse feels good, 
eats well and his hair is sleek. He had 
the distemper about a month ago; it 
broke and ran just a little under his 
jaws, and even now the water runs 
from his nose when he drinks. 
Washington. P. L. p. 
It is a pity that you cannot have an 
examination made by a graduate veter¬ 
inarian, as the symptoms described 
somewhat suggest farcy, the skin form 
of glanders, and if that dread disease 
were present the horse would have to 
be shot. In glanders one sees ulcers 
upon the lining membrane of the par¬ 
tition between the nostrils, and there 
is a discharge which sticks around the 
orifice of the nostril. If there is no 
such symptom then treat the case as one 
of scratches or grease. Wet the affected 
parts twice daily with a lotion composed 
of one ounce each of sugar of lead and 
sulphate of copper in a quart of soft 
water. Bandage the legs each time the 
horse comes into the stable ‘and never 
let him stand a single day idle in the 
stable. a. s. a. 
Garget. 
We have a cow fresh in March which 
has had three spells of caked udder so 
far. We have tried warm lard, salt 
and water, massage, etc.; saltpetre given 
in teaspoonful doses. What can we do? 
She gets better and then in a couple of 
weeks has the same thing again. What 
can we do for her? H. L. d. 
New York. 
You should have this cow tested with 
tuberculin to find Out if she is free 
from tuberculosis, as that disease some¬ 
times causes garget and the milk would 
be dangerous for use by children. Pro¬ 
tect the udder against bruising in the 
stable. Milk gently and regularly. 
Avoid sudden changes in feed. At times 
of attack foment with hot water three 
times a day, and at night rub in a 
mixture of one part each of fluid extracts 
of poke root and belladonna leaves, and 
six parts of warm sweet oil or melted 
lard. a. s. a. 
Locomotor Ataxia. 
I have a horse that has an affection 
of the nervous system; he loses power to 
back up. There is weakness and a stag¬ 
gering gait; he sometimes falls down 
when an attempt is made to turn him 
around. He has the appearance of 
chorea. w. T. s. 
It seems more likely that the horse 
has locomotor ataxia than chorea, al¬ 
though the symptoms of the latter dis¬ 
ease are there. In chorea a horse 
“shivers,” but usually is able to back 
without trouble. Neither disease is cur¬ 
able. There is a bare possibility that 
some improvement might come from 
giving a dram of iodide of potash in 
water night, and morning, for five con¬ 
secutive days a week, for two or three 
weeks. a. s. a. 
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