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CONSUMERS' RESEARCH - W ASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY Organ ized on a non-com m ercial basis to prov ide un biased in form ation an d cownsel on goods bought by the ultim ate consum er r S:TFB December 16, 1937 In your reply refer to D r. H ubert A. Kehoe Care of U niversity of C incinnati C in c in n a ti, Ohio To avoid delay or error, address reply, including reference number above, to Consumers' Research direct,not to individuals. Dear Dr. Kehoe: I thought you would su re ly be in te r e s te d to see what fru it-g ro w in g p u b lica t i o n s , and p a r t i c u l a r l y D r. C a r d if f who i s a s tro n g b e l i e v e r i n th e nonrto x ic ity o f a rs e n ic and le a d and le a d a rs e n a te , have done w ith your work on lead poisoning. i t to be I f you should be in te re s te d enough in the m isre p re se n ta tio n , as I presum^, of your work t o w rite th e magazine o r Dr. C a rd iff, o r b o th , I should a p p re cia te h aving c o p ie s o f your l e t t e r s f o r o u r f i l e s T and o f any r e p l i e s you may re c e iv e . Very tr u ly y o u rs, s enc: e x c. f r . 1,Spray R esidue T o le ra n c e \Hih by S c ie n tific Testimony in 2 Counts" in th e Northwest F ru itg ro w er. July-A ugust, 1937 Food and th e Cons, mimeo "*D r. I r a D. C a r d if f , faka.ma head o f th e W ashington D ehydrated Io o d s company" [tru e copy] [C opied: MD 1 2 /1 4 /3 7 ] [Checked: ^ N 6289 i \ 0 RESIJDUE TOLERANCE HIT BY SCIENTIFI C TESTIMONY IN _ File Nos_______ "! E COUNTS............................ ............. NORTHWEST FRUITGROWER _____________ _pate JULY-AUGUST, 1957 * x ---------/o l N o .--j----------- Page--5 ----------- Publisher_______________________________ _ ________ x______ _ Itj has long been claim ed th a t both lead and a rsen ic are . cum ulative poisons, and you must be c a re fu l because they w ill p i l e up in th e body and f in a lly k i l l you. Dr. Kehoe o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f C in c in n a ti, and D r. Aub o f H arv ard , who a r e le ad in g a u t h o r i t i e s on th e s u b je c t o f l e a d , have found t h a t th e human body accu m u lates le a d u n t i l a le a d balance i s reached, and a fte r th a t the lead i s elim inated. Dr. C ard iff^ also p resen ted in te re s tin g testim ony about th e a jb ility o f th e human body to ta k e up thes^e p o is o n s. L e a d , arsenate is not suluble in w ater, T heie^is not soluble in ^ny o rg a n ic a c id . Y.hen you ta k e i t i n t o th e stom ach, I t goes Im m ediately to th e l i v e r and i s thrown out o f th e body through the in te s tin e s . O rig in a l a r t i c l e f i l e d 652.945 "*D r. I r a D. C a r d if f , ; Yakima head o f th e W ashington D ehydrated Foods company [tru e copy] [C opied: MD 1 2 /1 4 /5 7 ] [ Checke :CJC^ tk / ,^/ 2^ N 6289.01