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CRAFT ( November 21, 1944 Ur. Edward C. Ana a Public Halation* Uanager Oweno-Corning FibergLas Corporation Nicholas Building Toledo 1, Ohio ' Dear Hr. *mesi Mr. Albert Baumgardner of Holland, Ohio, haa been a patient of nine for many year a. He la approximately 55 yeara old, and during Boat of hi a adult life he haa been a pipe covarer handling magnesia, aabeanoa and nlneral wool products * on industrial insulation jobs in and about Toledo. Hospital, Toledo. He was suffering from asbestoals, a condition that results from exposure to asbestos dust. The disease is a well recognized form of lung a * pathology that aanifeats Itself in a diminution of lung capacity resulting In dyspnoea, or shortness of breath. This diagnosis ia aade through the use of X-rays, which were forwarded to ne frcnt an Akron hospital where Ur. Baiagardner had been treated some time before. His oondition was complicated by a heart ail ment which led me to advise him to leave his trade and seek wbrlc that was sedentary In nature so that he would not exert himself in such a manner* that hie heart would be unduly strained. In my opinion his lung condition wee not the reeult of exposure to Flbergles materials, which he had been handling for a relatively abort-time before he left his trade. It la to be explained, rather, by hie exposure to asbestos 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 batard to the lungs. You re very truly 01 022 059)