New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02

end tells us was laid upon Eve for her
sin in the garden. They want to know
the truth.
But what is the truth? With physi-
clans, held by the ethics Of their pro
fession, refusing TO be interviewed on
the matter, and with sensational
stories. authorized or unauthorized,
appearing in the papers every day, what
3. a woman TO do? Where is she TO 60
for information which can rank as au-
,horitauye?
A few physicians have talked in favor
Of Twilight Sleep. and from the re-
uor.s Of medical societies it is possible
TO obtain some data on the matter.
Then there is the Twilight Sleep Asso-
citation, with headquarters at sos Fifth
Avenue, It was organized to do propa-
canda work for painless childbirth.
Each day letters pour in from women
who are about TO become mothers and
who wish to know if it is possible to
have a painless delivery which is at the
same time a safe one, and if so, where
can it be had? And the Twilight Sleep
Association, in giving ,oot7 information,
is almost as conservative as the med
ical societies.
When asked to give out an accred-
tied list Of hospitals in various cities
where Twilight Sleep is being admin
istered, Miss Marie Smith, in charge Of
the publicity work for the Twilight
sIeep Association, SAID it was impOssi-
bic to do that at the present time.
Her explanation was that it had been
impossible, in the few months during
which the association had existed, to
Get complete data on the work being
done. '.
Any lists which the association pos
sesses have to be revised constantly
Without exact knowledge as to the
work being done, the association can
not recommend any institution. 1t can
only say that certain hospital Isl
known to be experimenting with Twi-
light Sleep, and that the woman should
Investigate its record before entering
IT, Another reason for refusing to
make public the list Of hospitals using
the method is that, for lack Of knowl-
edge some institutions which are doing
GOOD work might be overlooked thus
doing them an injustice as seeming to
exclude them from the list
"Au that we can say about hospitals
IN New York City using Twilight
slcep." said Miss Smith, sis that there
arc four Of them which have fulfilled
+be requirements for announcement.
These four have issued reports Of the
,rort done, which IS one Of the things
reopired. There are other hospitals
ernerimenting With Twilight Sleep, Of
course. and undoubtedly doing excel
lent work, but they have not yet issued
rcports as 20 the work done, and there
core VIC are not at liberty~to tell what
I .bav are. The four hospitals which can
I ho listed arc the Jewish Maternity,
! Copverneur, Lying-In and Long Island
! College hospitals. We are hoping that
COON other hospitals which ar, expert
,oentlng with Twilight Sleep will issue
their reports and so be listed.
"When letters come TO US from
,-,,,en in various parts Of the country,
90 write 10 them, giving them such in
s,r,,ation as we have in regard TO hos
.i+o1s where the treatment may be
a;vo, We are extremely careful in
rocommending any institution. We
simply give the women such sugges-
60 as we can regarding hospitals
where they may be able TO get the
treatment"
IN clifton Edgar consented 10
make statement in regard to Twilight
| 81 y. He is professor Of obstetrics
and midwifery at Cornell, obstetrician
% Bellevue Hospital, obstetrical sur
geon TO the Manhattan Maternity Hos
nital and consulting obstetricisn to the