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1 Corning considered its responsibility to test the Page 1077 2 fiberglass before they marketed it to determine if 3 there was any health hazard? 4 A We started that early, yes, sure. 5 Q Is that right? 6 A Yes. 7 Q In the 1940s you conducted a number of tests 8 of the products to determine whether or not it would S 9 hurt people when they breathed the fiberglass? 10 A They didn't breathe it. They couldn ' t 11 breathe it. You can't breathe it. 12 Q In any event, you did some tests to 13 determine if there was any harmful effects of the 14 product. 15 A Because we were trying to get rid of the j 16 itch. We were making finer fiber and things that 17 didn't stick in you. The reason it itches is because 18 the damn fiber would stick in you. 19 Q But you determined that that was simply a 20 nuisance and it would not really hurt something? i 21 A No, we didn't feel it was a danger