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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: March 22, 1938 DOC#: WRG033 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1938 Letter to Manfred Bowditch from Dr. Gardner regarding Letter of March 4 (WRG031). T he c Saranac Laboratory for the Study of T uberculosis OF TH1 EDWARD L . TRUDEAU FOUNDATION porr etna mix ffi 7 ChUtCM ITUIT Saranac Lake. N .Y . March 22, 1938 Mr* Manfred Bovdltch Department o f Labor 23 Jo y S t r e e t Boston, Mass* Dear Manfred: On ay return from Guatemala I found your le t t e r of the 4th with i t s enclosure from Mr. Bradley Dewey* I do not think that h^s explanation th at Russian and Rhodesian asbestos might be the cause o f asbestosis Is the pOrjper one. I cannot help but f e e l th at the length o f the fib r e has more to do with I t . However, one must admit th at there have apparently been more cases o f th is disease in 7our sta te than Tony was able to detect up a t llannheim and other places. I talked t i t h Tony not so long ago and promised to send him autopsy reports on a l l the cases I have seen. His experience with x-rays tends to make him minimize the co n d itio n , but ce rta in ly i t i s a real thing and cannot be G)ughed o f f too e a s ily . On the other hand I do not believe th at we are seeing the extreme oases th at have been reported from England. Thanking you most kindly for keeping me informed, I am, with very best wishes. Sincerely yours. LUG:CC Leroy U . Gardner, M.D. Director 00037 EXHIBIT EXHIBIT * r i f) L FARMER