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GULF REFINING COMPANY Beverly, M ass., May 27, 1331. Mr. J . E. Woods, A. D. 3 . M ., Bost on , M ass. Be v e r ly T. Vi. - No-Nox Et h y l G aso lin e T o p sfie ld , M ass. Dear Sir : We r e c e iv e d a t elep h o n e c a l l t h i s morn in g fo r our salesm an t o d rop down and see Jr!rou^ anslYereCi t h e c a l l and was t o ld t h a t on Monday, May 1 8 t h ^ i^ ^ S^ m o w in g Mr. Tain t o r ' s g r a ss w ith a power lawn mower, u sin g No-Nox E t h y l. Tuesday h e f e l t v er y m ise r a b ly and ju s t b a r e ly ,-cept goin g a l l d ay . W ednesday h e was so bad w ith p ain s th rou gh h is sid e and e h e st t h a t he cou ld n ot go t o work an d c a lle d D r . Je n k in s o f T o p sfie ld . Dr. Je n k in s examin ed h is ton gu e and t o ld him i t was le a d p o iso n in g. Th ursday Mr . f ^ ^ H f c w a s n o t exp ect ed t o l i v e and on ly y e st e r d a y was pron oun ced ou t o f d an ge r . Dr. Je n k in s h as or d er ed him t o st a y in bed fo r two more w eeks. Dr. Je n k in s a l so co n su lt e d w ith t h e d o ct o r s a t t h e Be v e r ly H o sp it a l and gave them t h e samp-toms t h a t h e foun d and th ey agr e e d -with him t h a t i t was lead poison in g. fo llo w in g t h e lawn mower w ith t h e exh au st sh o o t in :: d ir e c t fo r h is abdomen, and n a t u r a lly he was b r e at h in g carbon monoxide a l l d ay . Sin ce h e h as been si c k t h e su p e r in t e n d e n t h as pu t an elbow on th e e x ja u st , sh oot in g i t down t o t h e grou n d and t h e o t h e r man o p e r at in g i t i s d oin g so w it h ou t becoming sick . They t a k e t h i s st an d b e cau se a s Y u n derstan d i t , h as been run n in g t h i s law n mower fo r a number o f y e a r s w it h ou t an y bad e f f e c t s , an d t h e ex h au st h as st r u c k him in t h e abdomen w ith t h e s t r a i g h t No Nox we were s e l l i n g them. I g iv e you t h i s in fo r m at io n b e lie v in g i t i s som eth in g you would want t o at t e n d t o a t on ce, and n ot on ly from t h e f a c t t h a t t h e man seem s t o be la b o r in g under f a l s e illu sio n s in blam in g i t onto Et h y l, bu t t h is h as spread a l l over T o p sfie ld , and -we a r e a f r a i d i t w i l l a f f e c t ou r No-Nox Et h y l s a l e s t o th e p r iv a t e con sum ers Yo u r s ver y t r u l y , iiltO k i l l (3) fi. L. 3. AGiuNT