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October 8 , 1938 Dr . E. G. Dodda Cou r tau ld In s t it u t e o f Bioch em istr y The Midd lesex Ho s p it a l London, W. 1 En gla n d My dear Dodds: Please accep t my thanks fo r your va r io u s cablegrams con cer n in g Mr. Sm ithes co n in g. We s h a ll be ver y glad to see him and I s h a ll make ever y e ffo r t to make h is v i s i t as p le a s a n t and p r o fit a b le as p ossib le. When I t a lke d w ith you la s t about the p o s s ib ilit y of your u n d er takin g work on the r e la t io n s h ip s which might e x is t between le a d and calciu m and lead and phosphorus, I p r obably n e gle ct e d to t e l l you t h a t we are making a few ob se r vat ion s on exp er im en tal s u b je ct s who ar e t a kin g known q u a n t it ie s o f le ad w ith the idea of being sure during the d iffe r e n t phases of the experiment as to whether the calcium and phosphorus in take and output were balan ced or u n balan ced . I am n ot su r e Ju s t how much o f such work we w ill do or where i t w ill le a d , but I should a p p r e cia t e I t ve r y much indeed i f you would l e t me have some of the d e t a ils o f your manner o f h an d lin g exp er im en tal s u b je ct s and va r io u s samples In your st u d ie s o f t h is typ e* Also I would be gla d to know the d e t a ils o f the methods o f a n a lys is which you ar e employing s in ce I have no doubt you have been thr ough a l l the p i t fa lls in these p r oced u r es. Anything you can le t me have or any r e fe r e n ce s t o the lit e r a t u r e which you can give me w ithout too much in con ve n ie n ce , w ill be ver y u s e fu l. I am With k in d e s t p er son al r e ga r d s , Sin ce r e ly your s, RAK: I s Rober t A. Kehoe,M.). KE" 0010395