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Dr. Kehoe January 9 1936 Mr. Ro be rt F. 'Tils o n As s o c ia t e d Gro ce ry Ma n u fa c tu re rs o f Am e rica 205 Mast h ?n cl street Mew Yo rk Ci t y Re ar Mr. Wils o n : ' 'hen P r o fe s s o r P i c k e t t and I saw you r e c e n t l y i n New Yo rk , I u n d e rto o k th e d u ty o f in fo rm in g yo u more i n d e t a il cbcut th e le ad ars e n ate s it u a t io n , and e s p e c ia lly about the experim ent croooaed fo r the Ke tte rin g la b o ra to ry o f Ap plie d p h y s io lo g y ' t Ci n c i n n a t i . Fo r t h i s -'-ur pose X rm a t t a c h i n g a co p y o f a p a p e r t 'v - t I r e a d a t t h e Fee em ber m e e t in g o f t h e Am e r ica n P o m o lo gie s ! So c ie t y in w hich I h ave a tte m p te d t o d e s cr ib e th e s i t u a t i o n i n g e n e r a l. Mor e c o n ie s o f t h e n a p e r a r e a v a i l a b l e i f you ''/ ant th e m . Ce r t a in -jo in t s n o t co v e r e d a t a l l i n t h e p a o e r and c e r t a in o t h e r p o in t s n o t s u f f i c i e n t l y em ofia a ise d a r e d e s c r ib e d i n t h e a t t a c h e d p a r a g r a p h s w h ich I am c o p y in g fr om a l e t t e r t h a t I r-m s e n d in g t o lir * R. G. P h i l l i p s , Se c r e t a r y o f t h e I n t e r n a t io n a l Ap p le A s s o c ia t io n . I s h o u ld a ls o s t a t e t h a t t h e e xp e r im e n t m ould be s u p e r v is e d by & co iazaitto e of e xp e r im e n t s t a t i o n m en, a p p o in t ed b y t h e Am e r ica n Po rn o lo gica l S o c i e t y , w h ich '/g u I c p r o b a b ly b e about t h e san e as t h e com m ittee t h a t v is it e d t h e la b o ra to ry i n Sep tem b er I n t e r e s t s fin a n c i n g t h e e xp e r im e n t mould a ls o be r e p r e s e n t e d on th e com m ittee, u n le s s the com m er cial in te r e s ts t h e m s e lv e s t h o u gh t t h a t ou ch r e p r e s e n t a t io n would, l a y t h e e xpe rim e nt open to an .a ccu s a tio n o f b ia s . A s a t i s fa c t o r y re l a t i o n s h i p co uld...be w or ked o u t . _ Fin a lly , I should perhaps s ta te th e obvious p art t h a t m anufacture rs o f fo o ds are in te re s te d no t o n ly in le a d a rs e n a te bu t i n le a d and a r s e n ic i n many fo rm s . I f th e e x p e ri ment were s tarte d, w ith le a d a rs e n a te , i t would p ro vid e u s a b le in fo r m a t io n abo ut t h e t o x i c i t y t o human?? o f i n g e s t e d l e a d , w hich i s n e ce s s a ry , and i t co u ld be worked o ve r o r re d ir e c te d l a t e r i n t o work w ith o t h e r le a d o r a r s e n ic compounds. Yo u r s v e r y , t r A l y , ' YARJMH 3 nc. Ch i e f i n p e n o lo g ic a l Ph ys io lo gy