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1 Corning considered its responsibility to test the Page 1077 2 fiberglass before they marketed it to determine if 3 there was any health hazard? 4 A We started that early, yes, sure. 5 Q Is that right? 6 A Yes. 7 Q In the 1940s you conducted a number of tests 8 of the products to determine whether or not it would 9 hurt people when they breathed the fiberglass? 10 A They didn't breathe it. They couldn't 11 breathe it. You can't breathe it. 12 Q In any event, you did some tests to 13 determine if there was any harmful effects of the 14 product. 15 A Because we were trying to get rid of the 16 itch. We were making finer fiber and things that 17 didn't stick in you. The reason it itches is because 18 the damn fiber would stick in you. 19 Q But you determined that that was simply a 20 nuisance and it would not really hurt something? 21 A No, we didn't feel it was a danger