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May 6 , 1955 Dr* P h i l i p D rin k e r, The Jo u rn a l o f In d u s tr ia l Hygiene, 55 Van Dyke S t . , B o sto n , Mass* Dear Doctor D rinkers- . I thank you f o r y o u r l e t t e r o f May 3 rd . I u n d e rsta n d y o u r p o s i t i o n , and i n so f a r a s I am a b le to do so I am g la d to comply w ith youx* f e e l i n g and t h a t o f y o u r a s s o c ia te s i n th o m a tte r o f nay c ritic is m s o f Falx-hall* s methods. The d if f ic u l ty , as I have in d ic a te d in the appended pages, re sid es in th e fa c t th a t F a irh a ll has not bean s p e c ific as to th e d e ta ils o f h is procedure and I have been u n a b le, th e re fo re , to compare methods aide by s id e . Thus I have been com pelled to t e s t o u r methods s te p by s te p , to a s c e r ta in t h e i r accu racy , and to employ th e r e s u l t s only a s th e b a s is o f com parison. I b e l i e v e , from th e d a ta a lo n e , I am j u s t i f i e d i n concluding' t h a t f a ir h a ll* s method i s r e la tiv e ly in a c c u ra te , sin c e ou r r e s u lts have been v e r if ie d by d if f e r e n t methods elsew here. I should n o t h e s ita te , th e r e f o r e , t o a llo w him to make any r e p ly t o ay c r i t i c i s m s t h a t may o c c u r to him . On th e o th e r hand I do n o t w ish t o a rg u e th e p o in t w ith you, and I do n o t wish to p la c e th e onus o f a controversy on y o u r d o o rste p . I, hat argum ents and polem ics and I should be g la d to av o id them . T h e re fo re I am sen d in g you a m o d ified and augmented page 14 f o r th e 2nd p ap er, which i f s a tis fa c to ry to you can be s u b s t i t u t e d f o r th e one now i n y o u r h a n d s. I f you p r e f e r th e o r i g i n a l I am w illin g to have i t s ta n d a s i t ' i s , s u b je c t to re p ly by Dr, F a irh a ll. In th e m atter o f th e tim e o f p u b lic a tio n , I should be pleased to defray th e a d d itio n a l expense Involved in the publica tio n o f th e p ap ers in th e same is s u e i f th e c o s t i s n o t p r o h ib itiv e . They a re so c lo se ly r e la te d th a t i t would be a g re a t advantage to have them a p p ea r a t th e same tim e . I f you w i l l g iv e me an ap p ro x im ate id e a o f th e expense I s h a l l g iv e you a prom pt r e p ly . By t h a t tim e I hope to have the six th paper o f th e s e rie s completed. C ordially yours,