Document 2qzK3Lyg1LeqrYNDa9KbGn4Qa

March *i:k>*-,1927. Mr* II* H* Boehmer, Supt*, Standard OIlCo Refinery, Sugar Creek, `To* .. . . Dear Sir: TIo doubt you have received, by this tine an express package containing a jar and gallon jug on which are labels with the nano of one of your employees, T.fr* II* D* Dyer* These were sent some days ago with, the idea of obtaining from ITr* Dyer a sample of faeces and a large sample of urin for analy sis at this laboratory* The specimen of faeces should be obtained directly into the jar, and should be a moderately large sample* The urine sample should be not less than two days excretion* Great care should be taken that no contamination of either specimen be had as a result of any externally introduced material* Our pur pose in obtaining those specimens is to compare them with former observations on the excretion of lead on the part of ITr* Dyer* You will remember that on the occasion of the last visit to your plant there W a s some suggestion of symp toms as the result of the absorption of lead. There is no oc casion for any anxiety as to Dr* D y e r 's condition, but it is decidedly to our mutual advantage to know at this time just what quantity of lead is beinA excreted. This we will be able.to do I am sure, without pro due fling any anxiety in the mind of your em ployee, and I should appreciate very much if you would obtain these specimens at your earliest convenience* It is needless, I assume, to suggest that nothing be said or done in connection with them to indicate that there Is any fear on our part of any actual lbad poisoning in this man* This incident brings me to point out to you, unnecessarily perhaps, the unsatisfactory quality of the type of nixing equipment which has been employed at your plant. I am sure that you will find the new type of equipment much more satis factory in ovary w a y , and I wish to urge that the old typo of equip ment be used, even in emergency, as little as possible. It is our purpose in the near future to dismantle and do -away with' all nix ing equipment which have made use of the hand pump* I am sure that we do not need to argue with you the benefit of such a course. In case the ooportunlty presents itself, I should be very .lad In deed if you would point out to those in charge, possible dangers in the use of the old mixing equipment* The fact in that I can not Mi*;, It. R* hoei&ner. b u t say t h i s ' 'cleVe'lopihciit at jour plant Is the moans of b r i n g ing sons pressure to bear in our present problem of disposing as soon as possible of all of the old types of mixing equip ment* hhen v;e shall have done this we will have removed at one stroke all of the conditions which- need -to give us any anxiety as to the condition and health- of men in general who are nixing thy1 Fluid with gasoline. Very truly yours, bD KZ 0020122