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E. I, d u P o n t d e N e m o u r s & Co m p a n y O F PEN NSY LV AN IA SCFANTON, PA. C opy-to D r. G. H. Gehrmann, W ilm ington,D el A D D R ESS ALL C O M M U N IC A TIO N S TO THE COMPANY May 2 4 th -- 1934 Dr- R obert A. Xehoe, U niversity of C incinnati, C in c in n a ti, Ohio. Dear Dr.Kehoe I r e c e iv e d , y o u r l e t t e r o f May 1 7 th t o g e t h e r w ith t h e e x p re s s package c o n ta in in g th e two c o n ta in e rs I got back from a t r ip l a s t Sunday n ig h t. In accordance w ith your in stru c tio n s I s ta rte d c o lle c tin g the u r i n e Monday noon a n d c o m p le te d th e am ount r e q u i r e d i n 48 h o u r s . I am s u r e 3 l i t e r s is a p p ro x im ate ly 3/4 t i l 's of th e jug and a s i t was p r a c t ic a l l y f u l l I th in k t h i s s u f f i c i e n t f o r y o u r p u rp o s e s . The o th e r sam ple o f e x c r e ta was c o lle c te d in th e c o n ta in e r Tuesday and th e r e was no a r t i f i c i a l m e d ic a tio n or c a th a r tic u sed in obtaining i t . Both sam ple were packed w ith g re a t c are in the box and shipped you from S cranton by express y e sterd a y . I presume i t would be in o rd e r fo r you to m a il, in d u p lic a te , a copy of your fin d in g s to Dr.G.H.Gehrm ann, a t W ilm ington, and w ith o u t e x tra l a b o r h e c a n t h e n s e n d th e d u p l i c a t e copy on t o my d o c t o r , D r.J o h n D .W ilso n , Scranton, Pa. So f a r a s I was a b le I fo llo w e d y o u r d i r e c ti o n s a b s o lu te ly and t r u s t no fo re ig n m a te ria l of any k in d found i-ts wav in to th e c o n ta in e rs . KE 0016457 G .d'A .B e lin . steeHKlfl RXNA'39.0 28 SER PDU WI LMI NGTON DEL ik 07 P DR ROBERT KEHOE i934& I4 pft-3-' |9 A ,, LA4j ^ * \ / U iw`d n jr r rv e W T 'tr ^ e f ^ ^ c in t i - PLEASE SHI P AT ONCE TO G DEA BEL IN PRESI DENT DUPONT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANI A SCRANTON PENNSYLVANI A CONTAI NERS AND I NSTRUCTI ONS FOR ESTI MATI ON OF LEAD IN URI NE AND STOOL LETTER FOLLOWS G H GEHRMANN MD, P j AA/bO'liM- K V O b; ' i s '-& 3 W3 unieep you are n o tified 'o w e iv u B B . - -- - a d v is in g him to have f e c e s as v e il as u rin e and o th e r th a n th a t I know n o th in g of th e c a s e . I would s u g g e s t, how ever, t h a t when you send him your r e s u l t s you had b e tte r give him an i n te r p r e ta tio n as to what they mean In com parison w ith th e norm al. O th erw ise, I f e e l c e r ta in th a t t h e r e s u l t s may go a s t r a y a f t e r th e y a r r i v e i n S c ra n to n . W ith my v e ry b e s t r e g a r d s , I am Yours very t r u ly , MEDICAL DIVISION GHG: LM "G0. tHt ., 4rGideVh\ Tr-*mm an ^nr mn,. . -C. % $ ( " j 'M edical D ire c to r KE - 0016458 ' . EST!J5MEB 1*02 '' . / -s- ' ' I. d u F o o t d e N e m o u r s & Co m p a n y IN C O R PO R A T E D Wil m in g t o n , De l a w a r e M E D IC A L , D I R E C T O R 'S O F F IC E ,`A ft May 1 5 , Dr. R obert Kehoe ' U n iv ersity -'o f C in c in a tti C i n c i n a t t i , O hio ...... , .... My de ar D r . Kehoe: ; I sent you a telegram y esterd ay aftern o o n reo u estin g th a t V - i .... -:* ?>;; | - : ; ' you send c o n t a i n e r s f o r u r i n e and f e c e s to ! o u r Mr. G. de A. B e li n , P r e s id e n t o f th e duPont Company o f P e n n s y lv a n ia , S c ra n to n , P a. i s a member o f th e duPont fa m ily and f o r some ' ij 1 't reason or o th er d e sire s an estim atio n of th e le a d content of h is u r i n e . One o f .th e e x e c ti v e s o f t h e E x p l%o s iv e s D e p artm en t came t o me y e s t e r d a y t o d e te r m in e how t h i s c o u ld b e done and I to o k i t unon 1 . ' ', ? . . ;* - J- . 'i m y se lf to make ^arrangem ents to have you do{ th e w ork. . Of c o u r s e , t h i s w i l l b e a p e r s o n a l m a tte r and you w i l l ch arg e Mr. d i r e c t , a s f a r as I know th e p r e s e n t tim e ,' and, ,V*` u n le ss you a re n o tif ie d oth erw ise. I also! took th e lib e r ty of a.d v isin g him to have fe c e s a s w e ll as u rin e and o th e r th an t h a t I :v F know n o th in g of th e c a s e . ; .i ! 'C. v; I woulld s u g g e s t, how ever, t h a t when you sen d him your r e s u l t s you had b e t t e r g iv e him an in te r p r e t a t i o n a s to w h a t-th e y mean i n c o m p a riso n w ith t h e n o rm a l. O th e rw is e , I f e e l c e r t a i n t h a t ' " "3SX-- t h e r e s u l t s may go a s t r a y a f t e r th e y a r r i v e i n S c r a n to n . W ith my v e r y b e s t r e g a r d s , I am f- ' . , -Vy/:' Y ours v e ry t r u l y , f ; MEDICAL DIVISION f . ; ^ -/ : .. - s ,. ; , .V y.vvS . vs u -v GHG: LM ^ (q .* j . \k, H. Gehrmann, M.D. , M ed ical D i r e c t o r r ..