Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27

at other places in Germany where the
subject had attracted great attention
was much impressed and had inn
ported the treatment to Hillside.
While we waited | reached into my
desk and drew out the letter to which
| referred, which ended, recall.
"As Doctor Reinstrom is in Amer,
lea, he will probably call on you,
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 it, DOCTOR" asked finally,
that interests you most in America ?"
Oh he replied quickly with an ext
pressive gesture, at is the broadmind,
edness with which you adopt the best
from all over the world, regardless OF
| prejudice, For instance, | am very
much interested in the new twilight
sleep. OF course, you have borrowed
1t largely from us, but it interests me-
to see whether you have modified ID
with practice. In fact, have come to
Hillside sanitarium particularly to see
1t used. Perhaps we may learn some
thing from you"
1t was most gracious, and both Doe
tor Thompson and myself were
charmed by our visitor reached over
and touched call button and our
head nurse entered from a rear room.
Are there any operations going on
now" asked.
She looked mechanically at her
watch. yes, there are two cases, now,
| think" she answered.
Would you like to follow our tech
nique?" l asked, turning to Doctor
Reinstrom.
u should be delighted" he acqui-
esced.
A moment later we passed down the
corridor of the sanitarium, still chat
ting AT the door of ward | spoke
to the attendant who indica ed that
patient was about to be anesthetized
and Doctor Reinstrom and | entered
the room. I
There, in perfect quiet, which is an
essential part of the treatment, were
several woman patients lying in bed
in the ward. Before us two nurses and
a doctor were in attendance on one.
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.
Miss Sears" he asked of one of The
nurses, will you bring me that hypo-
dermic needle?"
you will see, Doctor Reinstrom," |
injected in low tone. that we follow
in the main your Freiburg treatment.
We use scopolamin and narkophin."
held up the bottle, as | said it, a
rather peculiar shaped bottle, too.
And the pain?" he asked
Practically the same as in your ex-
perience abroad We do not render
the patient unconscious, but prevent |
her from remembering anything that |
goes on"
Doctor Holiness the attending physi.
clan, was just starting the treatment.
Filling his hypodermic, he selected a
spot on the patients arm where it
had been scrubbed and sterillzed, and
injected the narcotic.
And you say they have no reeol-
lection of anything that happens?"
asked Reinstrom.
Absolutely none-if the treatment
IS given properly" l replied, con-
Iidently.
Wonderful" calculated Reinstrom
Is we left the room.
Now comes the strange part of my
story. After Reinstrom had gone, Doc
or Holmes, the attending physician
If the woman whom he had seen anes-
missed his syringe and the
bottle of scopolamin.
Holmes, Miss Sears and Miss Stern
I'll hunted. but it could not be found
others had to be procured
| thought little of it at the time, but
ince then it has occurred to me that
t might interest you, Professor Ken
ledy, and | give it to you for what it
ma. be worth
1t was early the next morning that
woke to find Kennedy already up and
,one from our apartment knew he
must be at the laboratory, and, gathe..
ng the mail, which the postman had
ust slipped through the letter slot, |
vent over to the university to see him. ,
IS | looked over the letters to Gull +.
ut my own one in a woman's hand ,
7riting on attractive note paper ad.