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Hay 15, 1956 Mr* T. A* Boyd Research Laboratories section General Motors Corporation D e tr o it, Michigan Dear Mr, Boyd* ^ 1 I enclose herewith fo r such u se as i t m y be to you copy of a le t t e r which I hare w r itte n Br* H* B* Kirby in re p ly to h is l e t t e r to you concerning a p a tie n t* Your manner o f handling th is Is e n t i r e l y s a t is f a c t o r y and X am very g la d to have had the opportunity to r e p ly . With, k in d e s t re g a rd s, C o rd ia lly yours *3 RAErls Robert' &,nXeKoe* I I I --. '-i' i-"1 I I I I I I I I .1 i I  l& s t (& XtGUITv'c Ot`-2 y / 't^ < . ^ sU of yis^A.O f& -W ' ^ H r ^ -AiA! X-&X .^ ^ * y ^ 4s m ^ G ^ . ~ ~ ~ ^X e ^ i < z iA ^ e x /* -* * * y ^ ^A^yLi C t^ v o /-^0 ^7 ^ sz j z ^ ~ z <Y ' o -ij^ A x y . fT s s ^ % 'O^U. AyU<y> / S ' ~ ^ ^ p -^ is \ ^ Z l/L ^ A ^ Ut^x_ j H 0011823 :y t-y 15# i f 56 Dr. 1!. 8. Klrtnr Kirby B uilding harriaon Arkansas '. Bear Br* Xixtqr Tour l e t t e r o f ,May 5ti* addressed to th e General lotoro l^aearo h Baborafcory l a 'Detroit' vas sonfe to me by Hr* 80yd o f th a t la b o ra to ry f o r reply* Th skin condition, d e sc rib e d in .y o u r l e t t e r i s one which i s n o t too uueesnmoa among persons- who bare confcinual e k io .co n tac t w ith gasoil* 'lb b a a been our o v erto n e f e a t some of tb n o r* re c e n t g a so lin e base '. produced fey t?a r asking w processes* a re co n sid erab ly more I r r i t a t i n g fee fe e sk in than a m th e u s u a l s tr a ig h t run g aso lin es* On th e o th e r hand* many of th e lesion which p e r s i s t a f t e r th I n i t i a l g a so lin e I r r i t a t i o n a re Um re s u lt of secondary infests,on # r of the im plantation of sysofci parasite * I f one, I terfcalh that,, he I s d ea lin g w ife asi nneei&pXieabtd g a so lin e ir r ita tio n .* fee fessfe tr e a t a s s t IS fee remove the p a tie n t tem p o rarily from exposure and' fee treats h te e ith . any -one o f a u m b e r o f h e a lin g a n ti-- se p tic ointm ents u n til the lesion, have e n tire ly disappeared* A fte r t h e i r IlMppeerano* 1fcha p a tie n t may fee fele feo r e tu r n to h is work uifeoufe reearrenco* I f lie i s not ab le to do th is* soso, r e l i e f tm f fee provided by avoiding sk in contacts as :such - as p o ssib le* and fey u sin g one o f th e p ro te c tiv e crem a* s u c h - , as =,5Profeek0 { a BmrIXMs p re p a ra tio n f o r p ro te c tiv e purposes) . tb# tetrae th y l lead in the gasollns Is n o t a fa c to r in fee irrita tio n * Actually te tra e th y l lead la..such tmm-. l .its a tls ^ - (th a n 'gfadits fey i t s e l f * and In fact,.;,-' i t can- s c a rc e ly I^-r@?d@d i&'m.. sfeli i r r i t a n t a t a ll* sine E i t rosy b e .&fecrfe& through She sk in w ithout any obvious In ju ry r sonaatlon-- v \ , ..' . ' ,; - X'hop this-, inform ation may bo of sum#- use to you and..1 s h a l l be pleased to know h m your p a t e n t ' s e t on'* . ' -- ' Very tru ly yours*, ^ 0011624 HAKiia ce Mr* Boyd ^ 3 ^ r rX T^cS53^'^Si(' -1 |