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726 Duff Avenue Aes, Iowa June 20, 1946 Mrs* Vanderbilt >'ebb American Craftsan*8 Educational Council, Inc. 485 Hadison Avenue New York,22 N.Y. / d-.."-' Dear !rs. .ebb: Thank you so much for your letter enclosing my "fan" mail. I am truly sorry if I have caused you any embarrassment by fail ing to stress more strongly the dangers of wording with lead. I am returning the letters as you requested. .lay I confr with my good chemistry friends and send you an answer to the letters? Indeed I did like the way you ran the article and I will be delighted to have extra copies, for the friend who promised to return my copy of Craft Horizons has failed to do so. I do not remember just how much was cut in publishing but as I look at the original article I feel that I did make it quite clear that there was danger in the use of lead. I did not go into all of the symptoms of lead poisoning but I did stress the preoaution8 which should be followed in using it. It seems to me that is more constructive information. Because there is danger involved in so much that a craftsman does he must always be alert. There is danger in the use and in the abuse of both materials and equipment need so that the craftsman roust, from the beginning to the conclusion of his project, use the utmost intelligence at all times. He should recognize the dangers but fill his mind with the proper meth ods of dealing with these dangers. hen using a sharp tool for wood carving he keeps in mind the fact that he must never place hi8 hand or any part of his bedy in front cf the tool but he does not think of the horrorB which would te apparent if he were to cut off a finger or run the tool into his body. very oraftsmun, or sportsman should recognize dangers and make them a part of his being but he must never let this recognition turn into fear for then he looses his ef^icency and certainly his joy of prof or .nance. The craftsman who uses power tools must follow the safety rules for their use; the hunter must know all of the rules of safety and abide by them at all times; and the horseman must respect his horse and the dangers involved but he must not have fear. But I will do so ne research ana try and answer the letters. I have never seen anyone 7/ho has suffered from lead poisoning and I am sure it is not a thing to take lightly. I did respect the oonoern my friends had for me and took their advice and have had no ill effects from my experiences in using lead.