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Co ny t o D r. Ke ho e
D r. H . 'E. Hum phreys, S ta n d a r d O i l Company ( I n d i a n a ) , g iO So u th M ic h iga n Aveirao, Ch icago , I l l i n o i s .
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S e c e n tly i n a d is c u s s io n o f o ur c o n tr a c t w ith yo u r com pany, a t w h ic h Mr. W ils o n , m g p r e s e n t , I m e n tio n e d t h e f a c t t o h im t h a t t h e r e w e re a number o f p o in ts where m ixin g o f E th y l f l u i d w ith g a s o lin e was ta k in g p la c e on b e h a l f o f yo u r com pany t h a t w are n o t s a t i s f a c t o r y to o ur Dr. Ke h o e , who i s i n c h a r g e o f o u r m e d ica l w o rk g e n e r a ll y . At t h a t tim e I m e n tio n e d th e f a c t t h a t th e r e w e re s e v e r a l men e n gaged i n t h is work sho gave e vid e n ce o f a b s o rp tio n o f le a d , w h ich i f co n tin u e d would-- n e e d le s s to say-- p ro bably r e s u lt in s e rio u s in ju r y .
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