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i'r. Edward C. Ames Public Relations l.Ianager Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Eichola s Building To ledo 1, Ohio November 21, 1544 PLAINTIFF'S g EXHIBIT * wv-opqq^-i Lear Lr. -^mes: Mr. Albert Baumgardner of Holland, Ohio, has been a patient of min: for many years. lie is approximately 55 years old, and during roet of his adult life he has been a pipe coverer handling magnesia, asbestos and mineral wool prod"cts t on industrial insulation gobs in and about Toledo. During August 1944 he was under my care, and I hospitalised him in Percy Hospital, Toledo, he was -suffering from asbestosis, a condition that results from exposure to asbestos dust. The disease is a well recognized form of lung pathology that manifests itself in a diminution of lung capacity resulting in dyspnoea, or shortness of breath. This diagnosis is mace through: the use of X-rays, which were forwarded to me from an Akron hospital where I'r. Baumgardner had been treated some time before, 'iis condition was complicated by a heart a:` 1ment which led me to advise 'him to leave his trade and seek vibrk that was sedentary in nature so that he would not exert himself in such a manner that his heart would be unduly strained. In my opinion his lung condition was not the result of exposure to Fiberglas materials, which he had been handling for a relatively short'time before he left his trade. It is to be explained, rather, by his exposure to asbestos dust over a long period of years. It is well established by the work of Hr. Leroy II. Gardner at Saranac and others that exposure to glass fibers involves no hazard to the lungs. Yours very trulv, 01 505 0004