The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-06-17

the Hillside Sanitarium for Women
whose story shah relate substan
TALLY as We received ii from his own
lips:
1t must have been that same night 8
distinguished visitor drove VI in a cat
to our Hillside sanitarium, rang the
bell and was admitted to my office
/ am, by the way, the experimenting
physician, and that night was sitting
with Doctor Thompson, my assistant
in the office discussing a rather inter
esting case. when an attendant came
in with a card and handed it to me- 1t
read simply, Or, Ludwig Reinstrom,
Coblenz"
Here's that Doctor Reinstrom,
Thompson, about whom my friend in
Germany wrote the other day ] re-
marked, nodding to the attendant to
admit Doctor Reinstrom
l might explain that while l was
abroad some time ago I made par
ticular study of the "Daemmerschlaf'
otherwise, the twilight sleep'-at
Freiburg where it was developed, and
at other places in Germany where the
subject had attracted great attention.
was much impressed and had i'm
ported the treatment to Hillside.
While we waited l reached into my
desk and drew out the letter to which
1 referred, which ended, recall:
AS Doctor Reinstrom is in Amer
lea, he will probably call on you l
am sure you will be glad to know him.
With kindest regards, / am,
"Fraternally yours,
EMIL SCHWARZ, M. D.,
Director, Leipsic Institute of Medi-
cine"
Most happy to meet you. Doctor
Reinstrom," greeted the new arrival
as he entered our Office.
For several minutes we sat and
chatted of things medical here and
abroad
What is 1t, DOCTOR" I asked finally,
that interests you most in American"
"Oh," he replied quickly with an ex-
pressive gesture, "it is the broadmind
edness with which you adopt the best
from all over the world. regardless of
prejudice. For instance, l am very
much interested in the new twilight
sleep Of course, you have borrowed
it largely from us, but it interests me
to see whether you have modified it
with practice. In fact, have come to
Hillside sanitarium particularly to see
it used. Perhaps we may learn some
thing from YOU
1t was most gracious, and both Doc.
tor Thompson and myself we're
charmed by our visitor. l reached over
and touched a call button and our
head nurse entered from a rear room.
Are there any operations going on
now?" l asked.
She looked mechanically at her
watch. Eyes, there are two cases, now,
/ think" she answered
would you like to follow our tech
nique?" / asked, turning to Doctor
Reinstrom.
Il should be delighted" he acqui
esced.
A moment later we passed down the
corridor of the sanitarium, still chat
ting. At the door of a ward / spoke
to the attendant, who indicated that g
patient was about to be anesthetized
and Doctor Reinstrom and I entered
the room.
There, in perfect quiet, which is ar
essential part of the treatment, were
several woman patients lying in bee
in the ward. Before us two nurses anC
doctor were in attendance on one.
l spoke to the doctor, Doctor
Holmes, by the way, who bowed polite
ly to the distinguished Doctor Rein
strom, then turned quickly to his work
nurses, will you bring me that hypo
dermic needle?"
You will see, Doctor Reinstrom,"
injected in a low tone, that we follow
in the main your Freiburg treatment
We use scopolamin and narkophin."
I held up the bottle, as said it,
rather peculiar shaped bottle, too. :
"And the pain?" he asked.
practically the same as in your ex
perience abroad We do not rende
the patient unconscious, but proven
her from remembering anything tina
goes on"
Doctor Holmes, the attending physi
clan, was just starting the treatment
Filling his hypodermic, he selected
spot on the patients arm where
had been scrubbed and sterilizad AM