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November 21, 1944 llr. Edward C. Ames Pu bl i c Be 1 ?. t i oins 1..'.anager Owens-Corning Fiibbeerglas Corporation Nicholas Building Toledo 1, Ohio Dear Mr. Ames: Mr. Albert Baumgardner of Holland, Ohio, has been a patient of mine for many years. Me is approximately 55 years old, and during most of his adult life he has been a pipe coverer handling magnesia, asbestos and mineral wool products on industrial insulation jobs in and about Toledo. During August 1944 he was under my care, anc I hospitalised him in Mercy Hosrital, 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 made through the use of X-rays, which were forwarded to me from an Akron hospital where Mr. Paumgarcner had been treated some time before. Mis condition was complicated by a heart ail ment which led me to advise him to leave his trade and seek wibrk 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 v;as not the result of exposure to Fib erg las materials, which he had beer, hand! ing for a relatively short-time before he left his trade. It is to be explained, rather, by his exposure to asbestos dust o"er a long period of years. It is v.ell established by the work of Dr. Leroy U. Gardner at Saranac and others that exposure to glass fibers involves no hazard tc the lungs. Yours very truly.