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September 6* 1939 Mr. John G-. K e tte re r Lynch* Day* Pontius and Lynch F i r s t N ational Banlc B uilding Canton* Ohio Dear Mr. K etter e r i - My Immediate re a c tio n to your l e t t e r of July 27th and the a f f id a v it concerning the use o f sugar of le a d by Harold D. McDonnell Is th a t t h i s Is n o t a very s ig n ific a n t m a tte r. The absorption o f lead so lu tio n s through the sh in , even of th e feet* which is a favorable site* would not be a m atter o f g re a t consequence. I f Mr, McDonnell had exercised reasonable care In the avoidance of the contam ination o f h is hands and h is food w ith th e so lu tio n which he was using on h is fe et* I t would sc a rc e ly be expected th a t he would show any evidence of s lg n ifle a n t le a d ab so rp tio n . As a m a tte r of fact* and to be q u ite franlc* I f I were in the p o sitio n of considering th is m atter In an unbiased l i g h t , I would fe e l th a t the introduction of evidence of th is gort was c a lc u la te d more as a smohe screen to confuse th e Issue ra th e r than as a bona fid e introduction o f sig n ific a n t fa c ts toward the solution of th e case, I b e lie v e the case as i t was presented gave l i t t l e or no reason fo r reg ard in g I t as an occupational disease* and I do not q u ite see how I t could be c l a s s i f i e d as an occupational d isease unless Indeed th ere were reasons behind the scenes fo r doing so . Obviously you know a g re a t d eal more about th e m a tte r from th e p o in t of view o f law and procedure than X do* but I do n o t co n sid er t h i s new evidence as having any r e a l s ig n ific a n c e in th e Is s u e . '< . * Very tr u ly y o u rs. BAKiia Robert A, Keiioe, M.D. N13988 KB 0012282