The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-29
Painless Childbirth

| Companion William Armstrong NM. ,s
ing an article entitled sTha sras
light Sleep at Freiburg," gives i".,|5 =
complete report of a visit to H..
much talked of Women's clinic ~
Fre1burg, Germany, where painless s
childbirth has been achieved Tha
editor OF the Companion suggests
that readers suspend judgment az se... ~
the value of the new method ,tnf;1.s=
fuller investigation can be nads #
The Twilight Sleep is not vet await
able in America, and will not ba fne=s#
a considerable period, even if
eventually proves to be practieaha
American obstetricians are the bast
In the world, and if the new method ].
IS sound it will find its way into this.
country Following is an extract
from Mr.. Armstrong; article:
For centuries man has sought 10
annlhllate the pain Of woman in child.
birth
At last, after these centuries of 3
effort, it is announced that the bless.
ing Of painless childbirth has daWned
upon the world; confinement taking
place in unconscious consciousness
This has been brought about through
the study and experiment of a group
OF men at the Frauenklinik, or Wo
mems Clinic, connected with the Uni
Verslty Of F'reiburg at Baden, Ger.
many. The title given it is Dammer.
schlaf, or Twilight Sleep the two
drugs used III producing it are
scopolamin and narcophen; the man
who is responsible for its successful
application is DR. Bernhardt Kronig
Of the University of Freiburg. head
Of the Women's Clinic.
The history of the Twilight Sleen
treatment is no new one, as may be-
gathered from the statement made at
the clinic that, since it's beginnings
in 1904 under the direction of Docteg.
Kronig, statistics show between four
and five thousand cases of painless
childbirth recorded, although the We.
mems Clinic hospital is a small ons
accommodating comparatively few
patients. Women have come to H.
from every quarter of the globe. i'm
PEELED BY the wish to bear their ba-
bles painlessly. Not only have these
same statistics recorded a larger per.
centage Of successful deliveries ii. the
case of both mother and child than
that secured in hospitals where the
ordinary treatment is followed, but IL n
has been demonstrated that babies
born in the Twilight Sleep show
lower percentage in mortality in ear.
her years, and, from records kept as
far as possible in later years, make
splendid showing in health and
sturdiness.''
Another Veteran Crosses the River.
The Winnsboro Reporter of the.
18th ultimo chronicles the death on
July IL of A. D. O. Moore, one Of
the Oldest and most respected citi-==
zens of that town, and in giving an
account Of his life, says:
In April, 1861, he enlisted in Capt.
Testers company, composed Of
a:ghty-fiVe men, which was the first Is
company that left Franklin parish for .
the war. He served through the .
entire four years, except a few
months spent at home on a furlough,
after being wounded at the battle Of 4
now only two living who went out
with that company, DIR. McGallard,
who lives at Donaldsonville, and Rob.
ert Montgomery, now living at Hunt
er's Hall, Virginia. .
DR.. McGalliard, who, like his Ia
mented comrade, is one of thee most
prominent and highly esteemed eitI.
zens of his community, was greatly
distressed to learn Of the PASSING
away of his old friend and comrade
III arms, with whom he went through
many dangers and experienced muen
sorrow and suffering in the dark days
of 81 to IS. He remembers MI
Moore as a brave and gallant soldler
and an honorable, upright gentleman,
and joins with the only other surVlTs
ing member OF the command Will
which they all went to war So
many years ago in express
ing deep sympathy for the bereaVseas
family of their departed friend aIla .
comrade.
Much has been written as to fhe5.s7
comparative qualities of beet ana 81
cane sugar, both as direct food anu
Tor culinary use. The United s1atss=
Department of Agriculture has maui
extensive experiments to determine
definitely whether there be any 9,
sential difference between these IVY
sugars. The decision OF the expeIss 81.
IS that there is no difference. lfo.=s
claim has been made in certain pa1.o .
Of the country that beet sugar ! 81
not SO efficient in its preserYlns=
qualities when used in the mahufaey
-ure of je1lies, preserves and callnsa
fruits. The tests of the geVef1lai'leaas ~
extended not only to these prepa1ss7z
ions but to wide variety Of eeoa''zS8=
ID foods, so that they are 1. s1fIIe.eas,s -
y representative 10 be accepted S .
Even if you saved cents on N
1ollar by buying elsewhere, WaieH 'laa -
doubtful, you would lose 50 Genus ~ -
he dollar to your town, Wh1cn y -
ain; and if everybody saved ny ne