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October 1$, 1952 Mr. Manfred Bow&iteh Lead Industries Association 420 Lexington Avenue New York City 17 - :: Dear Manfred t Before making many another reply to pending letters, I may now complete my exchanges with you. First, in the reverse sequence of the dates of your letters, let me thank you for the clipping on the Panama City cases of lead poisoning. As I indicated in a prior letter, we were aware of this shortly after it occurred, and were, as usual, In the thick of the scramble to undo the results of a bad mistake In judgment, so far as that could be done. There is only one virtue - a not. unqualified virtue - in these episodes, In that they add a bit to the margin of future safety, often at a cost of one or more lives. Then, I am duly grateful for the book "Lead in Modern Industry," and I shall not detract from the amenities by making any caustic remarks. Actually, this is not the point at which the initiated should look for the best advice on industrial hygiene, with all due regard for your functions in `he matter, and certainly the novice will not seek it there. I greatly appreciate having this source-book of useful information which is difficult to find elsewhere. Your"cocklebur" letter draws little response from me except for the expression of thanks that I am so close to important sources of new information on the problems of differential diagnosis as they present themselves in the field of animal husbandry. I have passed this along to the veterinary member of our staff The letter which dates back to January would be barb in my conscience but for the fact that I recognised at the time of Its receipt that I had no useful conanent to make on the potentialities of Uranium salts and Germanium cKlde as physio logical antagonists to lead In the animal organism. The pro posal has a somewhat unpleasant arema. As to the beneficial effects of "Laeverol," under the condi tions described, little need be said of the rationale for the Kl? 00 876 Mr. Manfred Bowdltch =- (s) - October 15, 1952 use of a remedy which is based on the highly dubious premise that the liver is an important site of early damage in lead poisoning, while the superior qualities of Laeverol in prophy laxis over those of milk put both of these in their proper place. If, by any remarkable operation of chance, either of these procedures should turn out to be beneficial or to lead to some significant discovery, I shall be pleased to find myself discomfited by ay recorded remarks. Sincerely yours, E M ef Rober t A. ife'Hbei