The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-16
TWILIGHT
SLEEP USED
IN DETROIT
Successful Test Made
In Boulevard San
itarium
PATIENT CAN
RECALL NO AGONY
Ready to Leave Hos
pital Day After
Child's Born

TAsrSs Q yong woman In the
nuulsvsrd sanitarium. No ISL Tween
tylnA-st. who % . thorough be
I1Uvss h the twilight sleep.
lase Friday. when the agony Of
hslng1ng . new LIFE into the world
49,. DR.. Donald H Mclsas said 70
hsrs -Ars yoa ready for your twi-
1T sisspf" and she replied that
- w.. e Vas tho hrst case Of
- hlnA ln the sanitas1um.
- wss givsu IN infection OF one
onoAun1redth Il grain Of scopoiar
49, snA ens-sighth of . grain Of
rnouDhine. Tho dose was repeated
q AA1fAour intervals until three
- 3oon stEsu- -Thereaffer. when
- \ essmsd nscsssary. one one
hon1re1fh % grain Of scopolamine
- njDctel. Tho '.msmory test Of
- yTsiburg clinic was not used.
- 11o1ne prsfsrring 70 Judge by
- ooenGa q the sys. according TO q
1nnhn1g.s ussd ~ D. Emil Ries. Of
chloaGo.
- chfId vas born after siI
houss. instruments were used dur
- ~ last stages Of the birth. not
1ooauso q was necessary 60 use
60 Or ths sake Of the child. but
- ~ Ne mother. u vas her hrst
~. The child was normal. not
~ q s'blue,- ana cried Justify.
uoonwhilA the woman. though
49, the influence Of the drugs.
ooonel psrSscfiy aware Of what was
nu6ne en about hsr. 0hs asked the
- ~ her handksrcAsif: asked
~ . drink q water: made several
inou1rios. which DR.. McRas and the
nnrso "a not snswsr. - they we're
logUpttsn. APPARENTLY. % soon a.
80 Ne obsyed The orders Of
1ooosv and nursss . u she compre-
hon6od them fully.
- cried out several times. In
opDagont agony.
No. 4 W. IN svsE. she was n
I lDU01 - como ont a the influence
. - Grueu. me smiled st the
nneDes. and said: I've been
- yoa rsmsmbsr being taken
~ this roony- abe vas asked-
mo- shs replied. Have ! been
ouk9s
ne "a not know that the child
- boGn unfil nurse and physician
ooUwo1 her Of the net She remem-
boroo nothing fhat interviewed be-
tvusa he second injection Of the
nrup ana her swakening.
1eozk aay she sid that she felt
vn1l enough % leave the hospital
sIt vus easy she said TO . re-
portor. wednesday. II think the
eu111S4f sissp 10 al right I don't
rnnGmhsr feeling any pain. OF any.
NM about r. They tell me rec
o0n11sl ne people IN the room. and
onsed Questions. but I can't remem-
~. III wonderfui-"
Askod ab0uk ne scopoiamine-mor
800 treatment. Dr.. McRae said:
ssDr. nies. Of Chicago. uses II for
"a oorts OF operations. He II not an
ooutotx1o1an. He has found that the
- G eoopolamine and morphine
= Seuparsfory drugs lessons the
ounnkity o. ether which needs 70 be
upea. ~ the uss Of these drugs. .
; 1900 can get along with three or
mr. ounces Of ether whore . pint
81 half would otherwise b TO
ou1Dsl De. Riss studied the msthod
a Germany. where he attended
nany clinics. among thsm the Frei-
burg clinic; but I understand that
~ psacl1cs n not that Of Freiburg.
I hnve zen his treatment used In
: poat number Of cases. but this
= ne nrst obststrical case IN which
I hnve smploysd H. ! would say
thak ~ scopolamins-morphins treat
ment cannot be used In the home.
Absolute Quiet n necesssry. and
eIeoo atfsntion 10 the patient. A
phyolcian Who n very busy scarcely
~ ne necessary time 70 devote TO
oass of that sort. which must Be
wokohsd svery minute. was fortu-
nats n having a. my disposal q
nurse Who had had thorough In
s<ruction and knew just what TO do"