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GENERAL
ELECTRIC
PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT
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SCHENECTADY. N. Y.
COMPANY
1 River Road SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Deo. 12th, 1932.
Dr. Alice Hamilton, Harvard. School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.
Dear Dr. Hamilton:-
I hesitate to trouble you again about the matter
of denatured alcohols but Mr. 0. H. Doll of the Pittsfield
Works has now raised the question of substitution of
formula Ho. .1-A for Ho. 5 , the chief denaturant of Ho. 1-A
being Isopropanol - 9.05$ by volume. The Ho. 1-A formula
can be obtained in tank cars and would be used without
ventilation protection.
;
I find very little in my reference books on
Isopropanol. Tf I remember correctly the rule is,that the higher up the alcohol series one goes, the greater the poisonous hazard. If it were not for its action of pre delection on the optic nerves, methyl alcohol would be the least poisonous of all. Am I wrong in this recolleotion? Your comments again will be greatly appreciated.
BLV:S
Very truly yours,
7L
B. L. Vosbuigh, M. D