Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-04

Otnef nethoGa than tina. which has
five thousand healthy and happy mothers
to attest to It's efficacy viii be advocated
II Is but natural that while the Germans
arc making the d scovory that may revo.
lutionizo the world for mothers. their
longtime foes. the French. should he
making marches along tho road OF what
promises 10 be o great truth.
Prof. Alban Rlbemont- DessaiEne. heal
o. the department OF obstetrics IN the IA
nous Beauion hospital In Paris. and a
recognized authority on tho processes and
perlls OF Motherhood. has announced that
he has discovered "a form OF treatment
whereby tho nightmare Of apprehension
would he forever bsnisned from mater
nifty. Enthusiastic commentators greeted
the announcement with joyful belief II
was said OF him that he had blue-penciled
the Edenic curse that he had expunged
from Genesis the decree. I'm sorrow thou
ahalt bring forth children" lie was said
10 have robbed writer's OF favorIte and
melancholy phrase. The martyrdom OF
motherhood"
In Frelburg Drs. Kronig and Knauss
have shown the truly scientific spirit
t'nctured with the humane Dr. Polak,
paying a visit for observation In 1909
found the physicians inducing that state
OF suspension OF memory. balanced by
active will and muscular control. which
Is the twilight sleep. by giving injections
OF 'scopolamin. a derivativc OF snakeroot,
and morphine. On his second visit, in
1872 the physicians were gratified, but
not satisfied, by results, and they were
seeking blend OF the drugs which should
contain no possibility OF over-ex element
OF the patient.
In 1915 he has found they were using
narkophin. derived from opium. and re-
fined scopoiamin These injected In
various proportions, according to the
needs OF the particular patient. nc an
nounces. have produced practically per-
feet results"
Any dangers that might attend the
treatment. he believes. can be "foreseen
and avoided by periodic examinations and
by the incessant vigilance possible only
In hospital organization"
The Frenchman's announcement IL less
candidly made "a liquid IN which chIor-
oform IL compounded with certain fer
inents which deprives the chloroform OF
It's formidable poisonous qualities by
curious biological process Is administered
to the patient by injections Thus he de-
scribes what some OF his fellow praotl-
tioners in Paris agree ia Revolutionary
and may become the salvation OF dread
ridden prospective mothers.
0bjectionsT Yes. some physlclany make
them, and there u no doubt that there
will be hot debate aud fierce oral duels
at Buffalo No one. even the most ardent
OF the enthusiasts. will deny that the
I'D H. a
with caution. The mother must be sure
u her doctor. The doctor must he sure
of the soundness Of his theory. He must
remember his esculaplan oath and the
preciousness OF the apparently most
insignificant life.
Eminent practitioners are Weighing
judicially the claims Of the German and
French obstetricians. Dr. Charles A.
Dana. that eminent authority on the
cruises OF deranged minds. even when
those causes lead back to three or more
generations, raises no objection TO the
mental Influence upon the child OF the !
alleged ultra-nervousnsss OF the mother
under the Freiburg treatment. lie told
me this:
II am not an obstetriclAn and am !
NV AAf0AONhflN Win TIC AcCn~ |
nique Of the twilight sleep. But as far
as scopolamin is concerned, it Is harm- |
less drug when wisely used. * certain |
percentase OF adults are anaphalRctie TO
Il. however, and cannot bear even small
coses OF It. 80 I always make small |
obesianee to q before prescribing it,
\ well-known American nurse said OF |
Il. Being nurse, your article on the |
twilight sleep greatly appealed 20 mo-
A physician for whom | have handled |
many cases some ohstetrlcal makes two !
such injections.
THE first soothes, After the second !
les could be cut Off ana there would be |
no pain or realization o. y. Tho patient |
may sleep At Intervals. but not always |
is usually duly conscious. the eyes OPEN |
the patient talking and yet there Is no |
fear and no bad after effects Mover is
there realization OF pain and yet she IS
seemingly aware OF what happens.
"Thls physician uses seopolamin In !
very small doses, morphine and a heart /
stimulAnt have nurssd twenty cases
in the twilight sleep and all have been |
splendidiy successful"
Thus the doctors anc the nurses What
OF tho womsn7 What can tsev Dor
a physician spoke great truth when
he said; 1T is simple. rhey can dc
inand Demand creates a supply. Tho
twilight sleep is like surgery applied to
appendicitis. Patients no longer give up
and die OF fright when they hear the
name. They say. i wish 10 be operated
on and they are"
This wave OF interest in the medical
profession may pass and other scientific
interests may succeed Il. Il may he lest
upon the shore Of Forgotten and Mes.
lected Things. unless women make thelr
demand They must make II with de-
terminat'on that cannot be withAsood.
There are methods OF making mother