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/l The Saranac Laholathry for the Study ov Tuberculosis of THE ETWAR'i L. TRUDEAU FOUNDATION post orrici tox HI 7 CHUCH STRUT Saranac Lake. N.Y. March 22, 1933 Mr * Manfred Bowdltch Department of Labor 23 Joy Street Boston, Mass. Dear Manfred: On my return from Guatemala I found your letter of the 4th with its enclosure from Mr. Bradley Dewey. I do not third: that his explanation that Russian and Rhodesian asbestos night be the cause of asbestosis is the pfirper one. I cannot help but feel that the length of the fibre has more to do with it. However, one must admit that there have apparently beer, more cases of this disease in your state than Tony was able to detect up at Mannheim and other places. I talked trith Tony not so lone ago and promised to send him autopsy reports on all the cases I have seen. His experience with x-rays tends to rake him minimise the condition, but.*certainly it is a real thing and cannot be off too easily. On the other hand I do not believe that \?e,are seeing the extreme cases that have been reported from England. Thanking you most kindly for keeping me informed, I am, with very best wishes. LUO: Sincerely yours, TrU Leroy . Gardner, M.D. Direc tor