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The Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis of THE EDWARD L. TRUDEAU FOUNDATION rocr etna box JT1 7 oiubch raui Saranac Lau, N.Y. March 22* 1938 Mr. Manfred Bowditch 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 think that h^s explanation that Russian and Rhodesian asbestos might be the cause of asbestosis is the p/Sg^er 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 been more cases of this disease in your state than Tony was able to detect up at Mannheim and other places. I talked trlth Tony not so long ago and premised to send him autopsy reports on all the cases I have seen. His experience with x-rays tends to make him minimize the condition* but certainly it is a real thing and cannot be /fil)ughed off too easily. On the other hand I do not believe that we 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* Sincerely yours* LUO:CC Leroy U. Gardner, M.D. Director (