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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1944 Nov 21 DOC OC412 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to PR Manager of Corning RE Patient Albert Baumgardner : PLAINTIFF'S , EXHIBIT K315 Corning Fiberglas Fiberglas Nicholer Building Toled1o Ohio CorneretionCorneretion Dear ir anes Dr. Albert Baumgardner of Holland Ohio has been a petient petient of mine for ran veers. He is approximately 5 peers old and curing most of his roult life . he has been epipe epipe coverer handling magnesie asbestos and moral wool products on incustrial insulation jobs jobs in and about Toledo jobs During August 1944 he was under care and I hospitelited Winery Winery Winery Hospital Talero He was suffering from asbestosis condition that resulte from extosure to ascestos dust The disease is a well reconized form of lung pathology that manifests itself in diminution of lung expecetxpect resulting Cyspnea or shortness of breath This diagnosis rays which were forwarded to me from in Alren hospital vier Or mariner ned been treated some time before His condition was complicated by oe cepet aide ment eis: led led na to advise advise advise him him to leave leave his trade trade and and 4 see werk werk that that was secen ; in nature so that he would not exert himself am sunn e rezner that hit beort ould be be und strained materials which he had been handling for a relatively short time before he left his trade It is to be explained rether by his exposure to esbestos dust over a long period of years * It is well established by the work of Dr. Leroy U. Gardner at Saranac and others that exposure to glass fibers involves no hazard to the lungs . ; very Yours truly . as w~*re ait AANaAoea