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St.Joseph Lead Company, CLINTON H.CRANE, PwesioewT IRWIN H.CORNELL,viC8-MKS-ftiAUK8 mow. ANDREW FLETCHER, vjcR-owea.a.twras. C.MERRILL CHAPIN, u*.,vict-wcs. E.V.PETERS ,vice'P5. H. B. Me GOWN, *ccct*rv ROBERT BENNETT, asst. sccctarv GEORGE f. BRIGDEN, asst. secKTAv 250 PARK AVENUE New York December 5, 1937 TELCPHONC ELDORADO 6-3200 CABLE ADDRESS SAINTJOE" Ne w York Mr. L. T. Sicka, General Manager, St. Joseph. Lead Company, Bonne Terre, Missouri. Dear Mr. Sicka $ Enclosed please find copy of letter from Mr. Wormser under tot of November 22, 1937, our reply of November 23, 1937, and in further regard to this matter we quote the following paragraph from Dr. Fsirhall's letter of November 29, 1937i "With regard to the warning notice at the St. Joe lead mine, X had of course assumed that this was only in the interest of cleanliness. It did occur to me, however, that they might be laying themselves open a bit in case some new process or situation arose in which case this "fact" might prove uncom fortable. The whole contention with regard to the leadweighted silk question rested on skin absorption. However it is a very minor matter and I mentioned it only because I was somewhat amused." Under the circumstancesr do you feel that it is advisable for us to make any change? Very truly yours. AP/3 cc - EOT Enclo air / Vice President & Treasurer. DEC 6 -1937 DR113 00157 / BID INDUSTRIES JLSSOCIVICS' 420 Lexington Avenue New York November 22s 1937* Mr. Andrew Fletcher, Y.P* St. 'Joseph Lead Company 2S0 Park Avenue, Now York, N.Y. Dear Drewt While in Washington last week. Dr; Fairhall mentioned to me that he had. read the June issue of FORTUNE and not load the photograph depleting one f your health preesntiaas wherein it was stated that lead poisoning might he contracted through th skis* Our good friend. Professor Fairhall, naturally raised an eye brow at this statement and wondered whether the work which your Company has so kindly supported at Harvard for many years had given a misleading impression. As you know, Dr* iub and the others have definitely proven that lead poisoning is not contracted through the akin* I told him I had already taken this matter up with your Company and that the notices were of long standing and had never been changed, hut that 1 felt sure future notices would he different. Sincerely yours, fSGD) P E WOHMSER SECRETARY '337 DR113 00158 November 23, 1937* Mr. 7, S. Wormser, Secretary, Laad Industries Association, 420 Lexington Avenues N@w York City. . ' Dear Felix: . In connection with your latter of November 22, 1937, the wording of the notice that Dr. Feirhall mentioned te you ia aa follows: "WARNING Unless you are careful, lead poisoning is easily con trasted by the introduction into the system of lead bearing duet by swellcaring it, breathing it m& ab sorbing it through the akin pores.* Whereas we appreciate that Dr. Feirhall and Dr,, inb are absolutely correct in stating that lead poisoning is not contracted through the skin, from a practical point of view, we teal that it is advis able to leave the notice as now worded, as the point that we are endeavoring to emphasise is the necessity of keeping Claras. Al though lead poisoning ia not contracted through the skin, if the pores became filled and the coating dries, then the dust is readily taken into the system through tha mouth Alie eating or through the nose in breathings Sincerely yours, AF/8 Vice-President & Treasures dB1 13 00159