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HORN ' m> * ' .. ''Si'?..* > " .*/; -!V,Jr : - -r1; ' I ' ': ! `, I. Vi Motor Company O tr<CL_, 10000 Rotund* Drive Deartom, Michigan *i ii Matting AMmt PA.BoiMU OoorOorn. Michigan 4S121 Hovernier 2, 1 '7u Mt^JSssPUnnl n<t, >-XcoiMv tiiroc..L.ov V drl jscoutR of Metropyliton Detroit l^JL^izoboth Detroit,{Michigan J Manning: This is Ctoo caallll lyour atten a potentially hazardous suggested ilff^SWjGirl Scout Manual entitled: t"Moreaipues for Bj^^pie Girl Scout ^Leaders." On page O of this manua?N|g^rsuggestvon for Baking candles U^Hfelders from dough and on page 04 is a rocipotor the asbestos modeling * * There is\whejM&ve litera ournals whidi^Kdicate .dust and.s.e rious lung dise ^that':ygu':;aylfiM intorei (i);">eul Brodir , ;"X/ltapo: YotkervlOctober.' 12', 19.68'; LrBNiiiit'i . Tbl .\;ll ,/fiireh 1969. inthemannal to Prof. Sel director 'of the environment ___LM|;>S^ogi'''bf^;:tt'di'cii '"of cogni^ed Worker - in tho field of idical an\cnvirdhfi>ental ;p between eX|B9wre to am attaching;copies.of two ' ' -survey .some/ -of./these' ' e -* The Magic Mineral, J.': Sclikoff, "AsbeStosi." jally., I hive brought these attention. Prof. Selikoff. is Laboratory of the University of New York, is a disease epidemiology. SCF-ALLF-03331 HC4N 4-04-2? V *0*? 2.06 -, 0?1 "1 K Nr.. M. M.uutkfvi N&vumLter 2, l''7u ; . ; * '. ' ^TWir^ >( In view of the posciblo dangox^fiwcposurc tc asbestos dust, wish to recommend that reference to tubestos mode ling material from future printings of tj(is (or juiy other) manual, and that information be disscmi.nocad ropriate Girl Scout CD c i. RIiCic AyC s -'1--' RoyfTL. (Sadler, Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Department Scientifie Research staff -+K.~' cei Jor.fph il. Ilrincon, executive Pi recto tout-; of TUpuficn Detroit Are. 76jw. Warren 1 Qjtjpit, Mich Prof; 1. J. SeJ^fcWPPfe.D. cil. ^JJount Sinai Schbol of kedieinc of the r ^ City Uni versNew fork 1 &h Avenue andJlOO Street ^M&mfork, New {ark 1Q029 P o Ph O Ph Ph o O "C = \ 91 ?.*C - A REPORTER. AT LAIIGE k'ACK in the nineteen-twentirf, THE MAGIC MINERAL the forces of corrosionand decay under Iv-'w^en T yhe^l.wp;r^^'^;"ASBESTOS,* ,f- :j: ,T;cbndition'Uif^.temperature- (^'frequently appeared in large nr 1 unquenchabje; a :. broad term arid moisture (and of being resistant ,as; C;letters on the fireproof drop cur embracing a number of fibrous sni- well to the action oi most airitis, alkalies, ; that closed off the proscenium cate mjnerals that are: found in |prac-^;; and other *cherhicals ) * it if just about jjjgs of theatre stages, it was cus* ,tiqdly;:;ryery',: country^inijjthI'g-Wqi^ "iqoksiextremely-ffag-;. p.1ri certain .parts,[of,;the country' ` jitingsters attending Saturday- 'asbestos-^-avariety* ;of:1;^e,j!.mine;ril1,,;:ec|iial :ti;?J^rt3t^fpiah^5;^iire;-.v\|(rent-':. |e$- performances of "Charley's jthat accpu.n..u..i,.fdrih..m...e..i.tyv-tf, iyrptr;|^^^^ or. ?br "The Vagabond: King" or the world's production--had its origin eiderdown, it is actually as heavy and' *\yigg' s 'of* 'th` e Ca"b"b'ag'e Patch ;mfliionssj:of';years;.ago;;"wKeh:;i^e^7.|i>derpe.;i|sX<^3rc^..:f?;m' which: it is. hel raising of; the asbestos cur- ! iri'ean 'upheavals oner:sense;:;then,fitvis a the chant "All school hoys serpentine rock which were penetrated fibre of stone, Jnianmher sense, h<>w- aTrnjneralogichllAyegetable,, ........... cardedj spun, and: woven' ranee,iahd^to a'ilessef extent, lutions cooled, fibrous silicate crystals > asiy^^M|fin^M';cytpn;,uy! flax.1! ?/ .',4'/; ..to..f'-g.r.o.w. i within the fractures. ^ebrated.fbri'parothjuri^ varieries;|^;as| j^'|tranj^!'aund!! o^/Hb^ii^i^^lite;:'and '-aroewte^qn^ iSS;'with jokes. Among older mated through somewhat 'different iaro*i*in^j},t)hA*it5f^^marKajhle |tahility|tn: ^lro|le^.Sii)VciMMPn' knowii ^f'ashestb*$';as;;nphcnmhusnbie,, 'iShirj^'ic'.;jic|,';anji their fibres, ^though; ; fprljthe.(elect run-micri^opejThe^extent': :otSShenli:":Tbe;''-;ahdil>-f\lb'ebsV~-th'e::^ different .s..t.r..u..c..t..u..r.a...l...a..n..d.....c..h..em' "ic.a...l..p...r.o..p...e..r.t.i.e..s.......A...l.. n^ft|[<ia.^telfeVe^4jf^r;;jche7e-<srii>aj^>>yjxi>" ............ in . the Baltimore though knowfi ' to- man as nearly.,: as the ;ma'tely,<a! ;m illiiiryjmdiyid uaEah'rsJsilyin'g;" 'ip^*{nTi-9j2' Stone' Age^ when iti was used in pot- side^Kyr'.side-iinT^Tin'ehy^inciv'j'Yfj'EnrA/siVi'tili!;3;. | est&Txplained ;tq;;the! readership: that; ten'.asbestoswasicnnsideredanoveltj'.asbestos.Tvhereas orh-thirty-rightnun- e3u<acquired his odd moniker be- unt3uel:mV.ei^tiejth-sea'entM^utwhenH^dred`ghss.'hbrnstsuch;^]th'Mseij'fiun'd`in ;iTMisiEyhoi{ihatter|Ho\yjhpt]my.f'tip^:arej h^be'pb;!:tq!.;be'.mflfejj;]on a commercial s*j: various insulation materials. or -s:i:x.:bvou_n.t- r hejffincvcr inirhS;a:;hj>le;in:lyoihr.i'p(^k- i hasisiSince: then;, it;; has achieved enor-: ; dred,'an'd'1 shirty*;htimnn :haifs|cah ;be 1 AbpqikP Such knowledge was hardly mous^industrial: importance because of aligned,along the sameld;stahce.:>Xlurc, however, tor it was also triie . its- unique and astonishing physical prop* over,',,in'addition to thrir^extrc'melinc-. milar ';fput;nnjl' of The; flapper j erries.'*:It; appears ,toj he highlv combusti- ness, high.tensile strength;' uniiSual.jUx- ':;ipfi';ssltiifniy?a^.wi^ 'hi'''! hl^'^KCtj'.if'^s^ri1 withsiand^-thepliercest iHility,* rpinnanilityranUTreSfiftan'ctf.'civhwat'. :jiK^^di>l.ettX'eatfe{cnmpankm:'thhyithey:;)^.Itjsi^ii^is..pcrishah1e.as;grass;-;hut~>'!and*:ithej!:el]evmt ents,: fasbcStiis' fibres 1 pns-:, unhy-lbokirig `word,: vm ine` curtain` ;bv;i!yirtueTf ;beih8; almiist immune: to: scss; great ypowers, to juifi.rb: ami i to m..e.ia.-.n....t......"...W....e. lsco_me> :n_ `'V!i 1 o s > , ' " 1 > Latin: -The fact of the that :,alinnugn : siestas-was. linked one -; ' another in the, ; puhfemmd'with hrifprniifi: rtaiiis, ; many ; ' peoplf2 thought its nrlmeK; ^^^^ridraark;;;' few;:- e^pS- khew tha t -lx was > ^b^yVtiliaed in a wide' ; yj^S%yfcindustrial pr.vd- ; !p2n^-a handful,. of TIWj2vresearchers *.v<rre ^*WB^egifjning to susr P^t;was affecting f-thle work-, ndled it, and ~one had any >-ould one : ;<te be Vine hi ra^Srtant indits- ' VpEeancer in VZ.T'T' , y.,:- , /, ;/. ,. ,QS,v,'.: which `from ::;the'-. ttofccTOt, extin guishnhle. 5^ i-i 4 n filter. Small wonder, then, that asbestos, which had been khowi " ancnBM;"theM in effect, rediscoyered less', than ored years ago tnthe age ofmd expansion, it was put to work. i--Since rAat;;?timeii'f:,the' Mein asbestos has nseh almost as fast; Muffilcouidj.hi;; mined';: from i'thi aiid milled from its host r<Kk.-Iii whentheworld'sfimcommere bestos mine was opened at in the?.Province of Quebec, onlj hundred tons of. the^ mineral " duced. By 1910, annual world j tion had jumped to thirty thb tons; by the middle thirties, it?Km creased to five hundred thousand to ! and > today - the total output is^n} than: four million tons a yeair^ >!: until a.fewyears ago.asbestpcg { often called "the;i mineral of a jh-1 sand uses" by those who sold thislabelhashecomeobsolete.espjf [j ly i in! thenUnited: States, whertSjj .1 estimatedthat: asbestos may haVf f many asilthree thousand! different g dustrial applications. The United^SG,! 4 I is the largest consumer of asbestos - (^ndemen of; U3te who re lookin| for * prticnlHy peUl Kirt needs theliworldi^importingiinearlyi;a mtH * only tolook it the !Cnifhton colIection. Thii ene, o{ deep: blue; tusurioot cotton broadcloth striped with chalk, is enhanced by?, our superb Wilshire ; .. colUr you ctn tUo wear pmaea;I( f 'ibbut;So30 ftt;telect shops. Thej nave , (ZT7 JTi < tons a ycar. mostly chiysotilt fr ,g Ganadai.-.r..a..h..d...t...l.'s..i.h..c..e.i.; ` " ninetyrl , it iii button down toe. CREICHTON SHIRTMAKERS. RE10SVILLE, N.Chii iu. per, cent of this amount is'', iised'S;!? combination' with iother raw niati alsp--such as Portland" cement, and vinyl and otherplastics--asbesto .. .-- ,"l*'lgkT GOL1P CUFF'tiNKS . tt-----mir------------------. presentasanVinvisibleandanonymi ingredient in amyriad of indust products, many? of ,which areLns. identified as containing asbestos et choughiit may'Constitute!tip' to fifty) i cent of their content: 1 The asbestos-cement industry, wh !: B^m'e^pfihcij^lj^pnsumerlpfgMie mi ; efalj makes shingles for robfing^ : ' ` 'ing^r'sheets' tor .'exteribrandliri? walUjinsulationboard^clapboard^jc; 'in^fer|ejec^pirtpibr^`! piji(is1Vcar.. ; wattf,ikwageAahd1;gaSiiahd';humerr . Other products. : Asbestos textiles . usedMbt;.ioMyt^iM^?w99^.: c* tains but also in lagging and other; sulaung wrapping, in conveyor belc and safety clothing, in pot holde ironingrboard Hpovers,: idrapeijies,^ ru 'indj : gas masksandiihjthe.processingoi .fr ^ juioM;M9^f>!-|^?!Vl?if>d|medic!hi J ; plane fittings. stove and iamp': wic : sparkplugs,1 'an^|fire|hpse'i;:;The,';eleci ; jM!9HiP^?ntl^l*^^::M}idepenc for years on asbestos yarn and upe' insulating' conductors ranging ; fr< nne>gauge wire to heavy cable, a woven' asbestos ;fiie]S6lh.';"';i*teri*lsucK';;a3jib,iakeMihihp:'/and'j:iclutch''-f;': .i Ascot -- * handsome new turtleneck iweaUrraade inEa|l*nd by Alan Pain*: In ings--are found m carv truc two-ply pure lambswoot, fully fashioned with distinctive Alan Paine ,seddtc shoulder, ^ torsi'l power shovels, hoBts, ii about $17. Alio available, Alntree -- a featberwtljht pm, wool shirt, ideal under pullovers, blazers. cte.i Abput $16. Both In an txcUlnt amiof original colours created industrial machines, as are; cloth; packings, reals, and gaske^ by Alan Paine. biestns papers and felts are (.Mia.-: , > r roofing, ifor piano padding,;s.foc stoves, heaters, filing cahinets, ~ helmets;; and;; the; mufflers;; and1 ofi automobiles, and they also ;ai in/armored-cars, carpets,,! 'j. \ f >>v( 4v .pj, tM 0^`i * tridges, and as'jboiler,,jackets ator covers. Asbestos millboard,' is a heavier version, of asbestos' sr ' ..(.WtJ is used . for acoustical ceilings, iterboard; and fireproof wallboai_ in 'electric switch hoses,; pads, stove mao, ovens, and dry' Vinyl and) asphalt floor/tiles? _ t <1 anywherefromithirtYtofiftypef^ ' f it.. by;weight,; of ishortiasbestos? fibres? thefloor-tileindustrvhasjbeconr second-largest ^user, of ^the^rfi Since '; the devehement of ? 1 * >1 '> ol-formaldehyde , resins in ;1909, bestoj lusbeenusedin'large _ IlMii as a reinforcement and/ filler -K; iliii plasricsindustry,;andtndavthere^ countless plastic products that eohSI asbestos, ranging from frying-pandta :i;; dies to rocket,niise-pones. AAsboR^S) | also ah ingredient of mam paints,ai^ ; ','v `/O **< v 'j" 1'^ 'y> < 5 ,v> '< rat Hn namre, wrttK P--MN. --K L M-V---A----O.--Ct. -I-N- --C. X--7 rUfwT* 7*;STvmW`mVImT.lAl^tniesWi: wijyA0tP*ilr^"'<_1M1 t.pir..,t!A'..1lMJ0i0l. l* sealants, of compounds used; forcing ; coaring/nndrondhuildmg, of putt* caulking/: and; other;; crack? fillers)^ clan's used for pottery; and sculpture^ ; artificial snow, of plaster andistuccpjiss:; fireproofsiinsuLition^spraVed .;on'iStnii rural steel, and of undercoatingspray*:Af oh automobile bodies. ` ^..ry I As a1 result of' these multiple ar ' miscellaneousiapplications.asbestos.h;: becohnepracticallyubiquitouS;inm.O!; ern society.Thefe is not anautomobfl airplane, train, ship, missile, or engfr, of any, sortj that does not contain ds ' ` | bestos in some, form or other, ana! | has found its'way^, into* literally eve/ ; building, factory, - Home, and far wross,the land.. And, because its n\j| nusculefibrestare S eminently;, respirabl^l asbestos has also foundits way into t J lungs of man/where, by remaining s if r indestructible as it does in nature, it^A wreak terrible havoc.3 } <x i i~i* i lx < -= t i'i f\ I,rM VHE; adverse,biological effects' , j I, * asbestos were obseryed as early / j the first century by the Greek get ' irapher Strabo and by the Roman .n uralist Pliny the Elder, both of wh s , mentioned in passing a sicknea of , | | lungs in slaves whose 'occupationf' to weave'asbestos into cloth. Str j i and Pliny were;calling attencion:for c first time in history, to a disease, t would one day be known as asbe- ( i | sis--a form of pneumoconiosis ( " ; 'r:V.i 123 jral term for all dust diseases of lhe caused by the inhalation offline j and particles of asbestos--but the his were much ton awed by the "of the mineral to he concerned Eihe possibility that it might con-, '''La health hazard. Indeed, their ie toward asbestos sometimes hnr veneration. Strabo and PJunoted that the "perpetualV wicks In the sacred: and inextinguishaHops of the vestal virgins were ?of asheii(>s, :and i Pliny described "clnth, which had been used Enruries in cremations, as the rare dy``funera);drcssnf king!.";Il ^j^enerallv assumed; in ancien t! times SgUsbcstos was of; vegetable origin--: ^called it "linum utww," and: 'ond-centuryGreelci topograph;r referred to it as "th;ipnlyj hat: B:S'noti|consumed!iby;jjfire"|i| rthisimisconception^enduredfoir entries.' (Onlv a few, j ears ago, a najoi1,1 shareholder of an English' as-' 'egM company who was visiting the lurce" offits suppliesin,South Africa 'kedthe'residenimanagerwherethe lactations were.) The Romans'were -pecially impressed Kv the fan that 'hen cloth made of asbestos was e\dsed- to flame it Calwavs,, came out Horizons in'Bcrmuda. Atop a sunny .................................................. . ... { fill..................... .. . ........................... cottages. Large pool, tennis courts, golf, mar- ' hill overlooking Coral Beach, with all velous ocean swimming-aitd the mood is,, Bermudai:atyourfeet.Aluxurious:o]d relaxing. Robert F Warner, Inc-Representa Bermuda mansion uitha cluster of elegant: tive. 630 Fifth Ave, New York. JU 6-S300. , s "V i* l 'biter than before--hence the Latin vord' for asbestos, am'uiutui, meaning ^polluted or undefiled--and they are Jiyhy are these five Bermuda resorts 1 among the island's best-loved? ; {, Aw to hate'cleaned asbestos dinner - "t^kins by tossing them into the fire. ` Because of the special attention you get. The use of asbestos in Europe ap- eaintohavediminishedgreatly; during itDark Ages, although it is said that 'eEmperor.iGharlemagneconvinced ThtrearefiveBennudaresonsthathavea own, ihere are special pleasures lhal all pro cenainsomeihing, quiie unique among re*, vide you. Glorious .views ofblue-green;water sortsanywhereinihe world. . , , , and'-tropical> flowers; hFinc food,i'attentive;; People say it's like being taken into a; service, excellent: iwimming pools. dancing : lat.warrior, guests from a i rivaf king-; friendly private club; There's a 'house;party, under the stars. ', ' 'OFthat ;he: possessed magic, powers: by,; atmosphere plus thoughtful 'personal alien-;; Wherever,you;jtay;:ini,;cottace-lor*two; r.l'SW'fl an asbestos5 tablecloth into lion thatmakespeople fall m-love:with these*: or for all the family, or a room-with-terrace ` igfire.and sthen withdrawing it, tin-; resorts. And keep returning to them. at the inn. you can he private and sccluded Ujjied, from; the.flamej. ln|the iatter Perhaps it's their size. These are not enor-, whenyou wijh. Yetchances, are you'll ;ber, mous hoiels. Four ofthem arecottage colo caught up m the house party spirit and fmd att:Of the thirteemhcentury.when the nies and one is admail waterside hotel. Each toodcompanyforlunch.cocktitls,dinner vfatigableVcnetianiravellerMar- is privately ow ned nd individually operated. and e\ ening entertainment'. . ^Bolo was traversing a part of Si- So the welcome is personal, ihe aitention 'Theseveryxpecialresortsareyouremree; known as the, Great Em- special, the enjoyment relaxed. ! ' into Bermuda's world of pleasures. NVhy not 'r^fciTartan'ihe;washown:some Although each rcsort has a chirm of its ask your travel agent about them today? "ibuhat would not burn, and was 'gU?]C his Tartar hosts that it was salamandcr'swopl.Tod Itaken in bv a story-like that| inedthematcrialcnrefully ^making: some inquiries, iatlhere iwas aiimineral mithej of . the district. that conds like those of wool. In os deposits were discovered Mountains,: and ;;forty years Story was built to minor products;'' Becaiuse| the -.of the mineral were[few _ md ; was limited,: this [ first ST.caal attemot tu revive the lonc- Glencoe.:: Sailboats at your.;;door.: Break- Lantana Colony Club. Beauiifut fastonyourterraceailovely; Salt;Kettle; cottages and clubhouse, on theGreatSound ; inlet. Dine by, the pool;'Saik swim; water ski;<< at Somerset Bridge. Choice cuisine. Pool, fish at-this charmint informal waterside inn.;; . privatebeach. sailing.'all watersports. New Reggie Cooper,owner*maniger.Hciland& tennis: courts.!Golf ncarby. Manager, John Stevensilnc^ Representative; 211 East43 Sb,;: Young. Leonard P Briekett, Representative;:! New York. TN 7*1450. , i Palmer Sq.. Princeton; NJ; (609) 924*5084; i Pink Beach Gob & Cottages. On Cambridge Beaches, white beaches, its own south shore beach m Smith's; Parish. ! ''sparklingwatcron:three:sides.'250.yearold : Desluxe pink;cottages with; patios.;Gourmet ;; main! house;;; charming : ebttages,|Excellent: fare. Magnificent pool. Tennis courts.- Golf cuisine, calypso entertainment. Large pool; nearby; Manager; Sig Wollmanru Rcpreient- game.reefandsborefishiag.Sailing.tennit. alive. Leonard P Bnckett. 1 Palmer Sq.,. Hetland nd Slevens. lnc., Represenlative, Princeton, NJ (609) 924*5084. 1 Jll East 43 StNew York TN 7* 145a 3,f dormant nshestosimlustry wall but the secondattempt, wf pbceslightlymnrethana cent succeeded hcvond the wildest dij its . backers. As result; thej asbestos '.coi'ild-.iipriiiduces lung ] which hadibccn forgotten sin and \Pliriyjijfi rst n recorded 'it' ar timeofCliratjSoonmanife again.;'^ , : Modern knowledge of dates frdin tlie year l 900, \v]jen mortem examination was perfi Dr. H. Montague Murray,a ,pKj in London's 'Charing Cross, Hi Vt on die body of a thirty-three^" man who had worked for ft i f' rears in an ashestos-texrilc factory? 'patient, found ' to: have s heen ;suffi from severe pulmonair.Ahrosiv is scarring of the,, lungs,' had i beei last ! survivor of a l,group of ten* who were working in the carding of the facton- in ia86, 'ahd iin, Murray found spicules of ashestiiitg. the hing rissuesat autopsy,; he wavaB to establish a< presumptive ennnet^og between the manV occupation and % disease that killed'him. A few yon later.ary inspector in the Departmea ; of Lahiir at Caen; whose . name 'wi j Aiirihauit. reported theresults ofwlu was undouhtedlr >' thefirststudy'JjS mortalityamong: ashestis .workers..Ac yorjingi I'Aunhault.ii whtise accoun ; appeared .in; the; B nllrtitidr VlmfeetSi \ du l'riwntl cl di' l'Hvg'u'Hc lndiutntlliL \ :an: .asbestos* yveaving mill i had bee1! established i:in> .1 890' t at Conde-sur. Noireaiij in Calvailns,;, and during n first!'.five.'iyears <of ' operation, swhtp ] there'.was noa rtificial. ven illation ;an< the employees were 'heavily;,exposetf-fc i ;dt^-;[|ifiytm'ji:die^iiinms,-!<'fiftv::-of.'!t)tKi 'diedjiMoreovcr. ithe director of the poryi!; who jhad' previously :owned-;a ;Cbfr t^lIjSttjlilat^'Gonnevillej-'i-m- MancJjt! hadifrecruiRd sevcnteenNworkersifrom hisjfprmcf'istaff' of .whom; sixteen .wer (wiped;our: bjiiwhii tiAiirihai'dti'iwhp's.wa ^ hot a physician, mistnkenly descrihed i" 'thalicosn^liiT; pneumoconiosis iicomm;: among stonecutters. ` ' -T i Unfortunately, neither. Murray nB Auribault realized the importance -e theirfindings.Te^tifyinghefnre.a >D< partmentnl .Committeeon Compensa don .' for Industrial Diseases, in 1906 Murray; said;;!i``pne hears, i-generafl ; spttjdiiig,'^^^ 1 now taken to prevent the inhabrion 6 'd'usp'and jithe'diaM:isVnot;'soJ;likely t . dccur:M(:heretbfore/' 'and;,the'cpnclud : irig recommendation "of Auribault's re port; was1 simjply that ' people unde.' eighteen (years of age should not be al lowed to work in dusty conditions. Be caUK _or ignorance alx>ut the Hu of for a scientific journey that thtitiisease,andbecauseitra an apparently straightforward: itself occupational hygiene and that' nod of from ten to twenty years -tie; branched out into epidemioli _ more, isb&tpw!wss; probably, more of- cology, physical chemistry, phy terrthan not misdiagnosed in the early and experimental pathology. !part|. of;;('the;.''centufj'. M'lpulmpnarj'^tor^ifsilt'jj-of;t:'studies','.' made betwee. berculoia, silic<5i, or fihrhiing pnlti^jr arid l 931,a whole literature relg I . ; p' ; f I moniarln addition, coyness on-thc part ; asbestosis appeared in Great dE 'of ?utdustryv;;idinidityj,;fwr* Lt>e; i j^Kicli'.tnifcl'u^xlinicai and X-r^ bbr.andobtiaenesjonthepartofthe yings^descriptions of the holq_ medical profession often combined to disease, and tire hypothesis-(spon^ make early investigations into the health accepted) thlat the strahge-loolnn| dfasbestosworkers meaningless. As a i lowish-hrown-bodies noticed by-j result, even though: the ashestos indus were asbestos fibres that had ___ try was growing very1 rapidly in: all the. tered by the reaction of lung tissued ihdustnalized countries of the world, coated with :a. colloidal suhstance'y almost nothing was done to control dust. in iron. In fact; ( .............. levelsihasbtpsfactories,andaImrt bodies" proved to tie so abundant-in no medic^l in formation on asbestosis lungs of autopsied ashestos work was gathered! during the quarter of a many of which contained liters centurythat followed^thejdisclosures of Ikins hf them, that they quickly < Murray and Aiirihaulr--although as-; he called "ashestm bodies.1 bestos workers were probably dying , The most important investig like flies of it. ' this period was conducted by^ It was 1924 before the first clear E. R. A. Mercwcther, a medical ie of 'death due to ashestosis ap-': spector for the Factory DepartmenS peared in medical literature. In that the British Home Office. Between H year, Dr. \V. E. Cooke, an English and 1929; he eiomined jthreejhundii physician, who gave the' disease its ^ andsixty-thrceasbestos-textilewo name, performed a post-mortem ex outofancscimatedtotaloftvyehtj,:f_ animation onathirty-three-year-old hundred asbestos workers employed woman patient who had started work-; G"reat . Britain; a' t".the' "tanei'; and fou ing at the age1 of thirteen-in an asbestos-k thats ninety-fi vc.f. or slightly more textile factory in which there was no twenty-five pcr.icent.Vshowed!; eyidieK^, provision ifor; the : removal of dust; :Byj of suffering friim pulmpnaryilfibjfSBr 1917,- aftef thirteen years of exp*ure," He;1 also demonstrated ! that; the lino? she had been; .coughing andinbad dence of fibrosis-increased in direct !am? health.andijfromthen ' portion to the numb oriMKer ''attendance:, at; of years of exp work had been inter mittent ; ;because of reaching-eightyrdnej cent , in the1 groups shortness of breath and workers wliiv :had bee lassitude. The autopsy showed yekteftsye:: - pul-; eriiiili>ved,:in the indti try ifnrtwentyye monary fibrosis and deiue:jstrands:pf-:abnor-` nud fibroid nssue i ctinr or?imnreK'As:.a''Te of;tjj^Ierewethef.V(| fern port,, parliament; netting the'lungs and legislation in the pleural membranes that f made wrrpunding them. In' ,t ' a compensable!____ addition, Cmike noted: the presence of required improved methods of exhatBt solid' yellowish-brown > particles, which y ventilation:: and dust; suppression ;in.` he :iUed;"cutwus;.bodies," in: the areas1; hcstos-textile factories, and instituted offfibrows.": Ve/ haVe!;ne.ver,,seen!;any-| periodica!: medical e.'dminationj' -fdr thing parallel to this in pneumoconH); workefs?:eng.aged;;in particularly: du^ ps&yidue: to-speher,' dcB,:ih.or:'haye1 we processes initHe'asbiisii^-texdle industry }been,'able|';tp:,;find tjsuch'J-.occufrehce., in , After this promising hurst of activity, literaturei'^ he 'declaredy and he added, however, progress in the fiild of asbtip "\Ve:;cannpt`:think;[there::isjanyirea tosis was depressing^ slow, for, as ! , able doubt that thej particles in the lung| things turned put, the doctors had only are the! heavy, brittle,: iron-containing 'begun-tbscratch the surface of a {frmagments of aaseblteMsttAoes fibre. ' ... , lem of bewfidering complexity. Many ;; Cooke's {discovery,;, .which; ;:was ;pubv: investightors assumed that the new reg lished in the British Mrdietd Journal of ulations would prove- effective' in cori; July 26, 1924, tind republished in trolling: the' disease,;thus ifailing; to; apf' 192 a,1.(provided;;.the.;!poiht of cleparture preciate ' the fact that, once inhaled '< MJ _stos, which is virtunlly indcstructiMti ^priues to react Withiri1 the lungs fq$ "etime, and to heed the warning uif; ewether, who, when asked if two ixS'of exposure was:sufficient in cause stosis in a young girl, replied,;"Yes, ffif lives long enough.'! Moreover, riiqucs of dust sampling were primi- !and inaccurate, and. dust Icyejs; so greatly---not1 only from fac- ?to factory but from area to area; a given factor)---that if would; een almost impossible t<{ establish: ufxiii which to; recommend a ,:nf ,, - ` ^ lever of Exposure. But as; time; at by, the. generally lowered! dust; els; that did :rcsu|t ffomjthjt i'regula*! gof: 1931 appeared to be slowing; r the attack ;fate.;of .the! disease,;j;at: Hin' Great Britain, and the life exYcy'of the average asbestos-textile' Eerlwas'; further; infcreased^by ;the!; JT). of antibiotics, which' drastically uced.:;fhe;ideadi'!fafe; from infectious: /)<^fyj-d&|i^lTtha^qften ,had ;fo; lierfpta|lv.junjFpf^^ahie^Vbnsequencei- rallithis;w-as;thnt nshesTos'w(')rken:, in|; ^^pf, dying of:asbestosisiebegaivdiv,ing! r^T;endiighi;;;tp^ideyeloplj!, asbestos-in^' led cancer. ' Thelfirst `published? suggestion :of an;; ciafiori1; between;' ashestosis and ma Ignant ;diseasc;,:Jwasr made in 1935 hv ~Ken neth.M.Lyhch ,professornif Kology > at the Medical College- of; 2uth Carolina, who described the;case, fafifty-seven-vcar-bldnshestoswcnvcr ho died of asbestosis and inwhose; gs. cancer was also found..Because ^regulations if; 1931 ` required B ritf "^coroners to ; conduct! a utbpsies .,'Sni who had: been suspended from jc:with asbestos on account of pul ary disability or when`their; length Service rendered! it likely that; tlieirj __ pation was a contributory cause jjMth, :j>a clit>li >gistsViiv;1Britainwere ferity'investigate; the .suggested link _^en;ashestosis;andlung: cancer sfcmorc easily? than their countvr- B;;>n the United States, where, few fhad workmcn's cqmpensafinn ficoyering dust diseases* and where jsWere ;uio. S[>ecific'regula tions ire--: st-iihortem examinations it# ds>workers. The British investihs;werc not made the subject of ''^Comment until 1949,: however, Dr. Merewcther, who! was then inspector of Factories, published y( of data that had been accumifrom 1924 to 1946, whichi re-! jthat: lung cancer was present Jty-ine out of two hundred and ffive deaths that were,caused hv 8# or' in which aslvestiisis was themug that made mugs famous CreatedbyBennlngton ' Potters in 1957; thetrigger . mug is now recognized as a design classic throughout the world. .Ti^:^f2'^linug;.wHh-,eoyer : that may also be used as saucer $2.50. Middle--a^ndardiinvg.ll.io. J Bottom--trigger mug(12oz.) $2.00/ ; . AvaliableLin whita.'charcoal, turquoise . or brown at leading stores j - eyeryv^rarFdra complete catalogue- o! Bennihcito'n Potters' '.trlogermugs'and.other ' 't^dughffuFde^gnr to: _ ____ '* . i* *,*: * li. Bennington.-Verniohl j; -v i* \ found at autopsy. Tlii was an inct:tUncep.of;iisIigKtl>;v%p't `thanpithirteed per' 'eept;; and Merewether found it h^,l)r"'i^ij|untty{qr.;:lun2,icancer^ac*;: cording , to its incidence in:; the:.: general: j^ulaoon, should onljr have been prcs| entinapproximatelyonepercentoftlie cases. At :the tinie, nb' f<rmal claim of: iah aaociation hetween the;two:diseases jras,1 ma^^"but;dunng the next few, year* anincreasing-amount of evidence began to esuhlish nne. Then, in 19SS,`; director of1' the] Statteical Research Uhit of theBrittsh J^4adical Rerch Council.cnmpleted a studr of a hundred and thirteen con* secunve autopsies of men with more: than twenty years of exposure in n. large aibestds-texale factoryp! which; showed that the cxtent to which' the) Ilhad risked lung cahcer.1overl,thc whole penpd :was*eleyen times as great as '^jSpag^|&|m|llfnieral't:pnpulatinii; of England ahd Wales. From then: !, t dn,manyd:torswerecon vincedthat a causal relationship .between asbestos' ifi'J I! ! expi3Wre and lung cancer 'had been; demonstrated,;although almnst no part] .'^fjirTO'^Mk^kwtenb'^indMsmraieitheti acknowledgedjthe relationsliip iir fminil ]it advisable. td iaid the independentj re-: searcherswho>;were:'investigating it. ] \ f t>* f i| i > ' | * if } 5 M t , A j ' h f- * k !->. ..... . = r?&Js;'4 , A- / Jft. s i ~* i ri V* r ^ the cloister AT .this point, many epidemiologists `had;^concluded :that; die.-hazards] tohumanhealth presented by. asbestos: were . limited : to tiieJ' relatively:; small; group of heavily exposed workers en gaged ia making iasbestbs textiles. `The trouble:iwas!j that very few studies had been iinade1!p]fAAejteniS'iof.; tlioushhds'ofi iWorlcers,?engaged','iniother:ibranchcs:!ofj the industry. which was then j expand-] :ihgi'at|an5enprmous` rate 'all .;ove.r,:ithe; w6rld^]sb]';;tfat]!nb]?one really had any ~.i^^;o^i^O!WfiAS:^wlireKher:fiichere:r:ws^>j 'ahy]-.dangM:|from]:m'oderate or ' light! occupanpnalji exposure--or, for that mattef.fromindirect.non-occupational exposure.Suchstudieswereunderway in a.number bf coumries. however, and ^eh the results began to appear.sin the iate-fifties, it became evident! that the hazard posed to man by asbestos-.:had once ag^in been underestimated. ' i: .iThemastdramaticdevelopmehtwas the discovery of an association betu-een exposuretoasbestosandmesothelioma, ahalmbstalwaysmalignanttumornf _ .. . _,w. .. .................. . town* city, n.T.vur. torrtrtowii. to. .................................. j. J. Mr ton--d. 6-- .....Sttlntorg Clothing lac. o--; H.V. cimukn Oni sim iQtfiT--ft, M*.......................... . ' SSS.'ft/ PMmUUl,ePPt..-_t._lr_ia_c_Jw...i................... . ` .......... ' -- POTtUM. jili/iiCcATCiwi formN. Ort.___________ :- FotuMmata, AT.' _______ NhMC .. . .................. . ^setter*. IIL ___MauMtMtr tell Uiu CKy, Utift ........................... SM PfMelM*, CM. .... .. . _ Im uh ait*, cm: aiity*t.*** **: Swti Am, cm.__________________ itteti i SwttttTwMfc. A IrMctm ... frtaifkii a tet--; teltm. WIL_____________ MirtU A.f ' ikMOflilfllli. MM. .................. aariMteia. h. _ SlyL--L--I..JMtYI. ,-. _ ;... Im--. Fte. I lnKbn TAotmM O--. CM. .... Try--ll,.C-- Tia, 0AU. .v.: - WttfcVt D.C. |; InncNi i w--ititM; dx. WaNftMry,: Cm. . WgswttftM. WuA. _ WM tow Tort, Hi. _ wuuomooH. _____ r wwnimii--mtort, .owrtj.. ,, _ WMrtrarfe,'fl*._______ llil ill f<3;a yccizfSt<<nc ee'omj oo Write, call dinct. 9J2-63A-36U,; .. or ask`a ,Warner offict. ithe pleu^|,wliich:;is]the delicate memr] brand that encases the lungs, or of the peritoneum, a similar membrane that; lines dtje]aWdmirtal wvity; previously']' mesothejioma had been so rare that it was corisideredapathologicalcuriosity. %V;y^^6^d.,ttn`-;''phly one out of every" ten', thousand autopsies, it was Notuiofly. la e&o od wo co&aol Urt a Uao -atprM lbal carry our dothln?. r queal ado wfU carry othwr oasac*.7 whllo. U a otoro la your dty la tiol 1 - plcaM-.write.ua, \ f '' E FREEMAN & S0Nf Inc^ : 33rd Arch St*.. Philadelphia. Pa 1S10 not listed in most medical ... ttwaanotevencodedseparate; World Health Organization's dona] .Classification of ;D lj!56, >nd^1957i!;hflweri'>Ki.. of this rare'tumor---tantamoun epidemic--wercdbghoWdat thi moconidsis !Research2Unit in . ,nesb'urg,- South Africa, hy`-a p|L named rj. ChristopKcr Wagnet c?, m y^ circumstances ledDr.Wagher~J associates to suggest that asbestT play some part in 'the mysteri break: asbestos bodieshadbeeh autopsy* in , the ^lungs'of thc.fvL cue, and ten of the ,cases haf" from a' hospital, to winch1, patient pected ;idfjiisiifFering;; fromfetubej 'Were:; referred >-:fromiaflarge.icif asbestos mining area. * ,,r r ^At _ the^beginning; . this hyr seemedrathertenuous.forhnne' stxtten patientss whn-suffered? \ V ! mesbtheliomahadcvcrworked bestos * mines ormnis.'Within I, however, cases of m_____ , --itn crop up elsewhere inin 11s ana aresses; fur and leather-toys kitchen; things and manyrother acces- Africa.andwhenAVagherandhis , ^w-' 1*. fmv5 ciates discpveredthnt thi* .father^, 'r'' of their new mesothelioma patients been'themanagertof'anashestosj ........ andthatthepatienthadplayedati. the mine and on the adjncent dumpi a child, they/underttmk to reinvent' V& Tr '.^;iv:' the suneeii original"`cases.' and tain<detafled> ;life histones'{iri^j.alltjr cases! By <the end of .196U* thc% diagnosed 'a total of cighty-scvS | t|oS|^o eseadsAo mS ||e oM Mb* *** ie m Kgg fe^dedee 6&t*3>0*e MCCCOC i&* #$ slo ?2 eoe 5* c*e <&WOTO&* 4PS9 feS S3 B tactic SB00030 SoCs^c Bootiaaeii oroaoocs sxva ot ABO cii CU MS *5 AO . O0$. g PS 22 ssfce-s -SsOsCceOo; --*>$*> vi f 005 *eecc ** ' ai se*** e** e .*>5fcaf,r. e=.56-o t^eeoeo 005 eea **3%0* cu& pfc 3 o C30 >fc " O C? C mesotheliomas of che pleura and-^wo > j mesotheliomasoftheperitoneum.Oi twelve iof the 1 cases proved to'-F had; industrial* exposurejl'to asl ~ but all the rest !came from the' windswept region,.>ofthe Cape as. fields, where, they could easily haw ,tained .exposure simply iby diring^f vicinity ofasbestos mills, and dumj |Si| A'.p " ; ,\X >'Vi particularly > striking i;case|!wasj that = woman who was born in a town On' \l 'fv? ; asbestos .fields, left the, region at'the:, f five, and died of a pleural tne*60 lioma at the age of'fifty-seven. De jSSA ''k''1 questioningaboutsherchildhoot.. vealed that she had'attended a kin garten near an asbestos dump and' sheand'herplaymates(twoof.wi also died of mesothelioma) used t< y ^; y L iHE joy "sliding down''the dump on. TWay;home .from`school. Ahother si pie'was provided by the youngest t PIPER-HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE. PIPER BRUT 1962 VINTAGE PIPER PINK --CUVEE DES AMBASSAOEURS - PIPER EXTRA CRY NON-VINTAGE -. RENFIELO.IMPORTERS.tTO., NY. pent of the series^* man who died; the age of twenty-one. He had bj exposed to'asbestos from`the age of lih weeksuntilhewas weaned--aper. during which his mother took ' h. along with: Her when she went to wo 'i'-i atajCobbingsite.wliichisuiplacewh Stosisis separated'rom, its|Hdstjrpcki.'i In"; among fthoselpatientsj,;i*fnb l';Kadj fj5d -ini ''as^stoS:;;mines;ii`;mei|iactual| are appeared to have been slight, fur, most cases ;,thei.>Htngs-JsJiiowtd;; jijojfenceofashestorishutonlyjafewa^; gi bodies and fibres in theair spaced; ^;tti':,\'!:agncr|drew;ij4w;i,p|^||n'iE: fusion i that!;mthelioiM;|n4^5ht!;re*i; .rom'; an''exposure to asbestos dust ty/ui considerably ; lessiii thanfiithat Jed to'produce'ifibrnsisr^tKe jjcondi| |jgt hadalways bet-nconsidefedes- aVritheSdey^opme^nflii^^Si' ___ ~canccr.(ilnsnmc arcasofSouth ^ca,occupanonalexposuretoasbescos iwas^sai) h'ea\Ti,Sihowev.ei;0|JSi1-"!Sf| _ -at *the-iung}lu>araljp^Mt|i^`ijta|^j i Idlingspe(>ple ; before i;[cancerIpouldj _f; ^grtiop. According to Dr.' G. W; H. a native of South Africa who . , qpgTiow:direct<>r:ir>f,Jthe!iBureaui;of: Labr! j^f"rieSiint;thc=Dcparuncnt;of .Health , ^ Washington. D.C., conditions of ! - S^dustnal hcgienc in the asbestos mines lv' Spnd -factories; were/often "deplorable." ! ' -^In-1549, w hen Schepcrs `was `sent'into ^ TKi northeastern''.Transvaal^, to make ^ ^ 'thefirstiofficialradiologicalandclinical < ^survey oPtlie asbestos industry for the < ' , jt ''South African government, he'' found .Iharefoor-Bantu children spending their 'days:; inside /large jute shipping bags;: ^.where thev wereforcedhy overseers ' "armed with w hips Uo trample 1 down i "fluffyatnosite asbestos as it came cas .......: T ^cading over thcir heads into the bags. --SchepersS'foundi.thatia: number; of ;these ichildren :had/developed ;;asbestosis;;,with i ^Mc pulmonale-k^riglitrsidedsheart-fail- T^e'^whichs/oftenkaecompaniesi ihe: disr . nase^rr-hefore ithetage; ofitwel ve; ,and; he II Hus said that hej would be veryjsurj*, 5prised ;-if'anviiof ^thcm;;;had;!;lived|ildngi -^enough to develop mhcr'iiing cariicer Z3>T.mesothelioma.1) ' 'ji( ' * ^sgIhl960.tlicycarthnt\VTagnerlpul>- i?W>ed ithe/first/of; liis;disturbing-`irjeppra| ; mesotheliomai:! there/awere i" two ^^diopnaldevclopmentsthatcaused '-graye conccrn arnongscicnastsinvcsri- the: asbestos prohlem. iOne of ^them-occurred in Finland, where Dr. '^jfclimo- Kiviluotn, a radiologist, had ^StetT-surveving .the :general population Quherculosis; lie /detected; deposits FOXHEADcoatTwitH DACRON? calauin: .in; die ;plcura: hwhicfel^jd Handsomeanyitimeiinyplacetiany'v^ither. >f i j <-< ^Kiusly hceo secnaimost exclusive' Lightwei^rfashi6ri*styW in a;2:plyiDacron* polyester fi--asbestos workers. in / foil r'A liuri- arid wopl-wont^ fabricrAid then someyShedj wnriklei ^ (_ . ^nd>;nineQ>nine<out.!p|f|ix^ith^ee and fetains sha^. Z<^l||finbE;for riunismd:stain protection. jn ^ died, and twel ve people ( mostly Optional zip-liner available. See Foxhead, in elegant colors ' (J\*bc^ lers and their-wives}, who lived in a and pattern, from $75,at smart stores everywhere. ounuuns tw wumn i^.whereasbestiishndbecn'rnihcd jadledformanvvcars.andndpleural w ifications* in- sc,ventv-onelihundred rtne ipcople .who'ilivcd iii; *a iineigh; g"Cnumv<..where ,;iirf-^lf|^wair;'nTij!-aj; !1 Thomson's!. observations wery took place 'tick mSouth ^Africa/where finned hr studies made in Mu jpir.:;"i Londim. and in Belfaat. whfle tkplogj^at.^he .Medicat School qf-iithe^ burgh asbestos bodies were found University of Cape Town, wa* exam* inmg3ung^fluid MBear frbmfivcihun- s..e...c..u...t.iea.u...t.i....^..e..*..a..t.:..P...r.e...*..h..j.'.t..e. na^| ^r*^;iconcutifauet^pwics1kpltleiifTOnej;^ry^*it^^H*^_tiIi:|fyVnU';,-\Vaj^ei the extent to which the ordinary urban Cjichrrt^fetyd,bvisipye tn the inhalation dons that associated mesothelioma ..bfjasbe^TKet^rid;;^^ ..............................................ha,.l.f, r medical world, for up until that time of \Vagncr' data came from Lond no one suspected that asbestos bodies where I)r. Mimelf;fi^pS'ewjt(,use? might be present in the lungs of people: Dr. Hilda Thompson, of the Dejg or factories. He pointed out, however, London School of Hygiene and Ttd that:iidiere!';Had;:lfcert;/al trembridtiia^inW'JrallMcdiei^ crease in the use of asbestos throughout wries bf sevcnty-six :e^^ 'bf ! rnesoi the world 'over the<, previous twenty years--three million tons were market-' ed : m l960-r-and that asbestos was^(be Tpino r>ncfs,snrprisc, thirt)'-fpne df^ ing incorporated into an increasing numberiand variety:of industrial prod- ; asbestos,hut ii elyyeri'rnf,' th^|whiaj[ ucts .with which: die ordinary turiwnj, dweller came into intimate daily con-; mne1fof?ja#ia^^iw'`jfactorj%:4ndi;l tact. He also suggested that the air of , others--seven womenarulUwome cityrstreetj was a likely source :;nf`ia*|ii bestose\-posure,andthattheaverage Mos,,,t o,f .d..i.e..s..e....w..o...m...e..n....haJ, w...a..s..h..e..d...the She's a . . motorvehiclefWhichwearsoiitthreeorhuibands'workcliithcsregulafly.T^ fashion adventuress--, t, fbursecsofasbestosbrakelirtirigsand in..f..e....j.?....^. ^^|^i..r..^....f..t..^...t..^....t^' TfjT one or two asbestos plutch; facings;in its: < She wears suits almost lifetime, might well be a major cause "white everywhere, making all, , of the liberation of asbestos dust., -.for.i-thne.c-er*i--^dir.i;3ri^rti!fainjd<p-rtiil^' Thomson reminded his colleagues that,f wife ,;had brushed him down. the ladies in dresses ; ; , feel miserably timid. , compared to a half-life oftwenty-efght .of.>the`:mcn^ years for stronritiin ^O, theijhalf-life of - of eight .oir^nidey^.A-^d^iMid/ asbestos fibreTwasiah infinity ofi'years, ten who worked :'inS:;aisbestM-te' Terribly conycntional. ^ arid he' concludedithat,: because of the contin ;i It has to do with the uous disintegration of suits she picks, of course. asbestosproductssuch as 'b!rake'>iiinirigsiyflpor' s'v*C They're so smashingly tiles* and roofing ma itfactblriw^y'Qneybft ,sters'i*.had j; Keen'; as a : spinne i'.piogftl 192J;j:tbyj 93fi i j and had died of' ; ; tosis m l9+7, at wh - distinctive. , terial^ as well as the derriblinon >;ofi buildings Her suits arc works of containitigj ^Numerous' ` .'.it.,, 5 > art, with all the detail other asbestos products, asbestos was constantly .,;i' time;'it' wasdetermir at an inquest thaf^i . used,! to .return ho^ from ' work with "du^ on her clothes." He| and flair that makes for findirigy'tsiwa^'jritolithe brodter, who had greatness. It's the heart of atma^bereVM|ari';eyerlastinig .contamK' ,parendysiisuined:;nri;,bther`'ej^Wi;^. nant. He even went so far as to pre- asbestos in his lifetime, died in 19563s , J The Towncliflc. " dice :t^e9t*dfeI*M&^... _ cumulation of asbestos in urban areas Further cnrroboracion of Wagrier is worlds apart from everything else. ' Townipwii in R^Royil, *J,d,. CoH. - a to it. About no. ;, Slightly high*i w,,t led inexorably to higher concentrations findings came from southeastern Pen? i :of,.i^b^;fib|in:the"lungs^f,;urban. sylvania, where Dr. Jan Lieben, dt| dwellers, asbestos-induced neoplasms headi of the Division df; Occupado ^ would rival cigarette-induced lung can- Health at the State Department ' :Cer:as'blca'tiK'bf-deam.'\l'.':r/"%'7'y:.';^1'! i!`: 'Halm,'i'Ui'rHm .J As might be expected, the disclosures background* of forty-two people whg BEST A CO.. NEW YORK V- GOOCHAUX`5, NEW ORLEANS / " "i GIOOING-JENNY, CINCINNATI A DAYTON ' WOOLF BROTHERS. KANSAS CITY : , ;j . tnd'linb ,to>l Vlrywhtro. : made by Wagner, Kivtluoto, and had died of mesothelioma between Thomson provided a powerful stimulus 1958; and 1963. Of the forty-two for further irivestigntiori of the'prob- denes, ten proved to, have had definio. lem of asbestos exposure.: During the ::i occupatiunal exposure to asbestos^ thrj TowncliV/*. lnc. ` ' ' .... 113 Savthlh Avonua ` Me- roo. n. r.'wort f'f .ri'ext'few.lyear^; a Hunt fqr.'mesbthelip^'.i; ^yv.ere'.relatiy;iif asbestos; workers;:eigfl masand asbestos bodies was underuteri'^eitKer.'jiyed: or.' we employed in'! dt| by ! pathologists ;':'ali; oyer the: world, vicinity of fan asbestos factory, and ten v \ othen were discovered; .to have ha _ some minorexposurewthelij |jp&4^f/te;n/~peppie| withj ^ ' ! tinure ; included a self-empT<r _ ker of Swiss cheese who used t \ ^Hundred-gallon boiler covered ^i&stbs insulation that flakedrifl contact, a salesman who had mixe'd.a applied ashestos-cemcnt insulationj ithuenrin his home,'and a fnu'` ;Jtelpedhis * i'jBtthieirliaw^up^ and{in modelling of their house. "' From an epidemiological points iww,,i'me;iinywrigauo^ .. iV/i'. " 'i*,5i , ;:*<;!? What docs Barletta mean? Style. Luxury. ''Morestyle andji^^tljinJ^^eytr . , 1 enjoyed in any shoe. The BaHetU shoe is v hand cut. Hand lasted^ Hand sewn. Hand ", iij i made. Each pairdf Barietta shoes is a proud exampleofitsltalianbootmaker'sart Not all stores have them. Then,:not all siores deserve them. You do. One fine store nearyou should haveBarlettashoes. They are not inexpensive.* But; what * worthwhile ever is? ' support the `findings}'iofJ,Wagnefj'j Thomson were weak, because die li^b!d|ia|defin^i^ptilarihh';as ?hf$F ;i^i^itKltjSh.`ihe': datijIc/juM^B^^iia j|uredl|On'; ^ie^pthet;han'd|.the;*pi:e'` of asbestoslbodieslin^the; lungs ofif largepercentageof consecutive ,ati sics in so many widely distributed rid ,i*V< that asbestos fibres were probably bang Ltntlwle^tuiay:-, af1iJorj^.^of j en|:':'eye'ry'where;,i'.;andU/thcassbciatidn Jjretwcen.&ujre i ^ *i i * ,i i1- ^i^Str^g*iienjiugh';|wfsMiB^y^^iril p ^ ' s:liritta Shoa Co. S. Clinton, Chicifo 4tOL Ultimo 'v : :hiwryP''`oflKe.\^ure1i;,tt)!;;the"imine^a f* ' A" was likely to be ; foumt^wjieheyer^iS* { , *' rifit, Milan, London, Palm Sprlnji, ltrly Hilu, Nw York, Cklci|o, om olhor American cities; I 'poridyb-iffigwq^^ \,1 ,, , made. As a result, epidemiologists were-j.- forcedjjto,fevisc?thirir;idea thatjsabestjjSji ' '.Wa;.onliHirj&i4'ui^,ustri9jr'Kaa|as^I^ ahdl^ j i, give serious consideration ' to Thom^" Ws jipi'edictionlithat-k'it'*; mjghtVproft ` to be dangerous; for untold .numbers. of, unsuspecting pebple ^in the; general. community. ; \ J : 1* , ' 1 . ` > : * -a* f N October of 1964, in orderjto: I view the data Collected in'the and to 'discuss' the problemsjawamnj lunbh5jia;'^e'i'futUre1'*l^e"New..'\^^j Academy: of Sciences sponsored an-inj teriMDoiwl'i'iEonferenco5l?h:th4;,'0^0^-' Astoria. The conference enabled more I man/; four?* hundred Kienos&ifrom1 aU|j, over the world to discuss the immenaE yccimplicared 1 epidemiological -a2 { dinical problems that had appeared in ;ssnce.^liif^ .Qooke'jd^;-' scribed"me!fitj,cldar.,cw.ipf',asbestosa\: ,'ahd;. its1; planning .`wafjargety iithe/wort::';; ofi-pni.e'/of .'its co-chairmen, >]}r; ;Ifyinjj "> _ J. Selikoff, who is head of the Djvf vision of Environmental Medicine~a the City University's Mount Sins T. ; Hasjpel School of Medicine, director of lit Environmental ' Sciences;; Laboratoiy , and a pioneer in the field of moder:;/: asbestos epidemiology. ,* v / ~ v Like many of h s colleagues at th Suits about $75, sport; jackets abbut $45 (slightly:higher on the West Coast). ' w''i Rrn<;;,lnc..New? Orleans,U;S.A. <' i'!'/ii~!*|: conference;! Dr. Selikoff became inter'' ? >d/:n; /i*r>e<tus ^ed;[a t : Beih'"IsiiaeJ\ Hospi'tal 'iin ^didhispathologyatMnuntSinaii; iq r 'Of r ^ , f/since: ifat.-tKe:: Sea View/Ho^italon Mi i-Mand?: ipecttli^ i.- In <-1951, he -7prririipSj^$^^ jc*, > Tea rch/.on .:/iniazid7|^|',Janii-; 1 t `^4 Sc drug that, Kv effeen'vely .lrilKng fercJei hacillt, has;provided|a'cure|fpn Li/\ Hii;& Vsi&h trculosis-- for which -iih'dX|?j|ecejyed' cAmencanPuhlicHealth/Asspcia's/.Albert^Lasker.rAward^/inlxN^eoi; ^ i ^/ j. In^ 953, `Dr.MSelikoff;>founded:a :climcin;Paterson,N"ewjersey, fere; ::hv' ::chance,i:;'Seventeen|||if||KHj ^//paoents/^weressmen^reiemdffori t-diseaseconsultationswhdwbrked ';Ibcali:factoiyi:.that;;had|J^|n;;:m|.k`| _Jasbestosjinsularion;imateraIs|ancej 20. Whenthe/factory/ dolwlJdpw m. The best Wine is the Wine you like best! ju l *1 & r > >ft ,< ... .' i ><,.....; - 5- - ...........-< -i K HN' ,i h ,, Villa,Antinori--Gran Vino del Chianti--The superior Classico" ' i Chianti from Antinori. Estate Bottled. s ^ ! 1 |tp fel954, the seventeen men went into Antinori Blanco Della Costa Toscana -- Light and fruity - ' || < wor^> and at that point'Or. SeliSfoff: decided to continue his observa- -~eon-of these patients with X-ray ex- 'arninatjons and pulmonary-function {- in order to determines thehistory , V -antf/the/natural icourseiiof,iasbestosis|:in: ' a medium dry white wine from Tuscany, in its unique fish bottle. > Antinori Valpollcella - Ruby red, fresh and harmonious f i , with character/arid flavors ................ 1 ^V " v Antinori Spare - Velvety, light"and dry,white wine with i. > Jmin who would not be`subjected to`| s .further exposure. ^ ,, ~ At the time, Dr. Selikoff was chiefly ' ' interested in atbestosis because, as he "i|iairexplainedv::``I.'.was,,still!junconvinced' 'pftherelationship between asbestosand i Jung; cancer.i/ThereswasnJt-much/ data; Tind what;the re- was seareelv seemedto 1 f 'indicate, that it would prove to- be jnuch :of ia' problem." As things/turned yatT he .changed his mind. In; 1954, i ^l^seyenteen smen: from 'the Paterson , * ,J*5ry r; were ./ able-bodied and work- Mgl-By] 1961, however, six of themi -Weredead.andtodavonlvsixofjthem: jjre^alive. Of the eleven ,,who died, Jbar; were victims oMung :cancer, three ! 1 5|/;dther;xancers,/ one/of mesothelioma, 4^d two of ashestosis. Of Lthe six iwhb H||ill: alive; 'two .mr disabled `because: SfS^iratorj'finsufficiency!'caused1 j by JBras of the lungs, and one has re- 9gyered from1; surgery/ 'fbr'/xancers -of ' and larynx. Dr. Selikoff 3tepk-his ;hend : indescrihing/thefate ^^thtte patients, but as early'as 1961 S^Sinks ; had/ been ;! thinned ;i-out-so ^j^ally that, as he said, "I was ^^^jtp^thei awful irealization of: what ! waSvCl^Ppen to men who were occu- Uy exposed to asbestos." After jj&wpany that; owned the factory ?** unable to make its employgTiyords available, he wrote to `-i j^^S^theT' large ashestbs fhanufac- sSWr* in the United States, inquiring 1 ^Rffjf-'-fhe health-experiences ;in/:their.; Marches'! L & P .... TINC. The Nobility ot Italian Wines, I! r . >. * , ."5< :-m\,, 4 >. , planes, And was unable to obtain "formation "i from any of them. N while, he and Dr. Jacob Churg, pathologist iat Barnert Memorial; pial, in Paterson, who had, been ing asbestosb and lung cancer large humher of workers from th erson* factory took their, dan to Rojcoc P. Randle, Cummisstohe Ipl V*' **v * r ' 2?t >M tr.?r.` iSsir p? lir the, New Jersey. State Dcpartmec_ Health, and I)r. Kandle applied tpj United States Public Health Serine funds to. undertake a ud) (of the erson ""factory, and s.to ; makeB a. state' survey?tiy; determine how, many; ,were beingtKCupationallycxp< ^ asbestos. However, the* request >: 4S|S ir** denied for * lack of^resoiircwi...... T Since brIHSehkoff, already >n,ewi men`who had1 worked in Hthe'faci thatmadeinsulationmaterials;wereJ For all those people who thanght thay wouU i^m ing of ashestosis !and lung, cance i' .the old Imperial, bere'e what la going up to ita Jhe an* alarming rate, he considered! new Imperial. A majeatio. 17*tory high * men who were installing such mace UM a l^.r* open inMaroh,'1970, might also ride,'danse* and eart thonsand apaoious new roome added to the 600 to the 1962 he made cnnuct widvoffici* present building, the Imperial will be the I6,i.New York Local ,12 and' Newarf, the Orient. And then, as now, you can be sure the Imperial s cal 32,nf the International Assncia famous personal attention to service, and facilitiesto the heart of theworld's biggest its matmuess, city, wlllllve of Heat and Frost Insulators andj bestos Workers. The asbestos insult up to the name. Imperial...and the legend continues \ , < ______i _ had been jtning; for years'to into 1 IMPERIAL HOTEL doctors and various government ag 1 s^ r l>Min..rf4Hl W Cmul Mmftt i i f00 cies in their medical problems, so ' I fV- (*, were1 only too glad" to ^cooperate, ^ urged Dr. Selikoff to make a study, rife' ? [SjEiaiaiiCO. &~ -; --_C_ib_C_"____. >,'-eiswai depth of the effects of asbestos'! ' fill! i* 1$. sure among their members., . ;v, ' During, the next six months* Selikoff "andyhis administrative att_ Mrs. Janet _S. ' "KaffenburgH, rjpoj "through^theHinions'i.recqrdsjand;!, piled a list of the' names and add of the six hundred and thirty-two who had been memhers of either o^ metropolitanlocalsonDecembet; 1942, and of the eight hundred "i; ninety men who had joined ber then, and December 31, 1962. F the-unions'- employmen ^records,-? obtained" detailed i workshistoriey|of t i'-1 Itotal-imembership^offifteenHunt ffe ^ i and1 twenty-two men, including^ V, on their withdrawal 1 from , worl_ >r f ^ other employment, war; serviceV re ment, or illness. This enabled then Viv. ran wait 'fntil yMr iiik`llli^^'.lfll^t^WttMilOTl4 tO.CtlcbBlC .: calculate the onset and duration of t the occasion. Or you can cho^wTeTO^^nOTf'WroTht'Quintesia _ . - . posure to asbestos for each ywqirj 'Collection and jet one that'VMtci&^ly Sewtifnl-swhen you*re stai young ~__ [_ Recordsiofitherunions'i health nnife' fare funds provided thern with thej_ ^ejcnnoouugghntio boe execitecd 1^^x--rciirfiicu. , - ---~-r^ --- --- THelJuintesaia Collection incudes oyer 300 pieces ofiJneJewdry, containing and sixtyvtwo workers who ..htuLi diamonds, emeralds, sapphire. rubie*, and the Lindi Created Einerald. ,, . ^ between 1,942 and 1962, and cbpfe .Emeralds by Quintessa. You'don't havetowaittoinherit ^ 1 hq^: For infortmtion, writei.The Quinteak CoMectiqnir,-\> "*3 270Fark'Ave^j|jw Yojtj^jw^yoft iOgll^A them:Were;iohtained.In,:additron,^ tpsy; protocols. Histological: specime, and hospital records were reyiewe^1 <*___ I Dr. Selikoff and Dr. Churg in. ' deathi (approximately one-liatf of d| ^ al) which occurred tn hospitals. _ , In the next phase of the studs, Dr.| Sdto w a. Cto by Dri E. Cuyler Hammond, VKe-, ^jC^SSe?t^i ^toidvAwpatedaa;iJfJ; *>-' - Sit Hirhlm^ Nagasaki, in 1945, and whose-large^ Autumn appetizi scale epidemiological studies " f(| than a million men and women vided'a major'basis for the c0^` j,s: drawn in the 196+ Surgeon Genera`* ,V: I Since previous studies had sug j tuat jung cancer associated with Sto^1lddm develops ;unril^fn| b#nl A tuekr Coumnr tWn: ' * jSiw utf, t Pcckim ;, * *** (nesinp me c. raiEing ou,jrwn !\?E*,an9<l tmulru ouriift*** 6itvt #u tsriSA'Pnfv ssxraSiS**, *.. x an ^j^u- ' w L'.V_ fe.Mk#fUJ SSrfsi> *em "5: * taricd.nl *inr-o m. || tar ' "" Sf! 3d AP. IS lu. tn *p ,V ,^*`iS(?^A<ie^SS.50 *er O'1P* T*X"i'Z`ok,ni- ' ' !<> 'V< " were on the union rolls as of Deceit li'r 31 19+21" Taking-the men s,ages ihtii consideration, DrljSelikoff *n^ l^l|: Hammbhd then s about comparing the numbered causes of deat^ amj|| them iwith*: those of the general * population ,theiUnited Stat^ || ft ^ results were depressing: ^ccordmgp the standard Mortality bles, wo hui>* SS three dWthscotnd.tejmte exacted among the c-Wred^| thbtv-two workers. Instead* there tS . **- "S WSi BOOTHS counting seven men ^ Earthcnun re fore incurring twenty y * Staffurdflii ^^riScem^f'twenty^e^r cent Tyfcr'-^'J Emjland. aipgwSSlil Y-^' > Sine ` \ IT.iT 'Summu `f'fS ' - V not particularly surprising, but oi|ysW -- ' r > vr-rKrT^-.V; or seven deaths from cancer o^ th^^ng, Pf.S'- ^ pleura, or trachea were whereas there were forty-five..;An<i where nine or ten gastrointestinal can cers were to be expected AfSjQgj s4\ actually twenty-nine. Since the ;lung *. rmoelnraten times as Vj ^L^etJ5r.5^litf 'sM^etritovino -J detail in the Hammond realized *at ot P*fom'K*^jJg^S5L-re? have to take the smoking habits of ; tt elegance ol Royal PWlffl:-^-jr--.-- asbestos-insubtion workers into acco>j - every sued +-seaewssMaMfiMR^i.* if their findings were to havew^v liditv.lt was, of course, unpobl|l thetn to ascertain this wth "W2, -Jxmmmmm the cases of the two hundred and fib five men who had died, w` r*srssgggfea of calcubtion, they assumed; that ?U . Sdtiw* of ,.. ' S'- hundred and thirty-two men - w,,, Park Shown left* Perin^'^1--Rwal 5 ?( smoked a pack or more^lffWI i each day, and 'they dem<?nraK|;,i evenn iirf tuhiis hiua,wd been twhe case: wo : I-,n;. n r/wW:s.>-ed 1 1liin-cancer death:fl(*'lfrV.! < ' ;'t `' r.... ^-EE^f<.y' i --Jlvi`+ '.' v-.?. i - Vv^- v.:>. '' _ suit liv'C'-s 1.; !'-' S:1 ' l iiM.iNi; X <' Ov;-l Bl. Jl<rt & Chestnut SIS.. Fl1>J J tiiri-v .uVil ,.r half: times ihat; f; the, ' .^entral; .`male' 'pipulation., Uigarette ; `i^hli;ing/ therefore, jcbiild, nnt; explain ivjie fs>ct tha*>:'i4tli.'.griup!*pf-_asl^etojJ` ijjnlatioii. workersy the rate <> death rom 'cancer was seven1 time* the rate.; y, TB&aiiseynfHts., objectivity; yits; *cnj>eV jld. it* tlmrmighiu-ss, this Study -jCiini ;5'h, iijtteil H> i)r*; Syjiknff, Chiirg.jiand J':1 fK'.Sfimimond,' had, M% great.: impact bri: ijeymcdiralomimtinity when ..it was aSjlbhed. in the sjiring.nf 1964, in the fShnutl. 'ij tin- American Mrdtcnl AfTuition,: and; when it was delivered ifnreythcyUiinference on the BiolbgiatEffects nf Asbestos that October. It w9rthe fim study lever made that; had , iken a largc i nongh group of asbestos writers' from a point far' enough hack iS^iab^l'dh^edfhem l<>fig cnbiigh: nffiteraiirie uheduivocallv what ftheir iealth experience had been: Unlike' al;nHstT all; thV ; previous' 'investigarinhs,1; ,iffch;sitripKM.indiwtcd;iithatjijth'e!re;!:w^1 in'1'association-; hetweenoashtstiis/and irrous kinds ' nfi.cnncejry-yit.j; vyasfhnsjd| . P2P 'the-.inc'itlcncej of'.disease: wit|iiiy|;aj 'efined populatinnyahdjitluisyahsvvercd' ? iJfundanK ntal epidemioIogical qiicstion if-h'ow mam cancersyliad7ydeveloped iut of how mam j>ersons cxposcd.In doing so, it .furnished the' first incon-' trovertible; evidenceythat; industrial,;cx! rtosure :'xd^a'shestbs'/wasl; haz;irdiiiisl; J;it 'stablisit'ed siomil nietliiiilnhigv fj>ry fu^ :are..studies;'. andyit niarkal a tuniing : 'dintrinjthe jyietys lieldj h\y doctbrS:;;iiul iealth officials':!rbiVn'd.ithie.i world" i; s '* lNytheniitiimn of 1962::Di'.-Seli- ^Jipff----usingiiniiati<mis' from private .jouicesl-and: a; grant:; tawarded! ;,hv '^Health 'Research Council i,ift Ne u Citjv .'headed j Hr, 'D'r.iTyGvorge; --Itrubset iup mform.-ilclinu- t3nion :/hallsy in;; New i York and \Cjyark;. ;ahdy-,ista"nted;,'. .scamlw::'Vi---c RENF1EL0 IMPORTERS. LTD.. H.y. Do you have the self-confidence to pay less for your Scotch? 1 T v* 1 t ft ^I i t,?>f U ! il( i; , i*, )".'t ; S tv< '>5'. \|'< v 'hi f l f'* i ' < <* >i I? ^ fJi iJ vl f d ......^ 11 jj 1 r:** fV il ^ I,/ die next ytieary lie exainiiied WfitHonjdred andJseyehKen workers, . ah. &uTjfe'-thieidirs-ybsi-iniqoiifecs.ivnn-.g-uyrtheadbittsh,emth'.e: c;1lkbiasnedhs ..... n wife-they used.;anil tile,jt'oililU' .t55S?ndet which' thev' \vorkedi;`!Tl!e: g^gnywprkers.1 ah'! intelligent and /group, of craftsmeny jia- iucated me concerning, their fl&onye; said. "I learned that pad; comparatively light and .^exposure as asbestos work-: use they; often worked out- S29; construction projects, ;and ^'hiost of the matbrialsythev usid JWestos con tent i >f; li-> t h:ai n fi'f- Some people don't taste the the higher-priced Scotches., Scotch.' They taste thei price: 1 King/WilliamisoneofScot- So theyaren'tcbmfdrtablej jland's.oldest iand;m`ost:;rev uhleVsiythey-'sfwhdyseveriJof/y ieight'dpHars.afbpttte.' '' " *' spected brands. Produced there by John Gillon & Co. WhenyoutryKingiWilliam. ___ since 1817. And enjoyed'; forget that you're getting 86y||.i.^gftsj^ d throughoutythe :wb'rld,"t, " y proof;Scotch at an upsettingly [ILl~*7riMiiB,^aJ| Will King William-impress your lpw;:'pfice.:iJ.iist;!savd;r!'th^;;;[lSS_SwP-"j friends? That depends. On : Scotch;jtseif.vSmbothiiahd';.l whether they're Scotch drink- 1 lights As good or better; than;, L 'erspormbney. drinkers.. 86 PROOF BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY 11:1 LB Cecil pcr!'iCCKtiV f als> (miml iiiic how their;;; prithlems had,,,, been neglected. BON APPET Must of them had never seen: a labor inspector in their lives, and' only a handful could remember seeing anyone make a : dust-level count in . the .areas where they were at work." I)r. Seli- koffalsolcarned that although .some ofj the. workers, knew they ran a risk From Until of /developing; asbeKosbi/ddticlt they eolUction , usually referred_td;as silicosis') almost ol English, Frtnch mnd nonc of thetn had ahy idea that itliey, American w.< also risked!'cancer,'jhecaiwc of Htheir, nefj Dining Ttbits cupation. As tjiings' turned out, hi.-' DIRECTOIRE EXTENSION T/ found radiological evidence of ashestos'.:iri'|! ful!|fhalf[tof:|thejelevcn< hundred; , SEATS TEN and;Kyentieen::;m^^ PerfectfortheLiyi^ fiBriws^yaricU ;jdirectly" with the duraj. This v most versatile; translation of the Fn 'Originalextends to i hue l7T ovalwithl.t tioniifexjxjsure.Ofthree.hundrcdanil 'leaves inserted. Withdrop leaves downlUL urn only 19" x JS' to At comfortably Into si space. 33*iS; 33* with leaves up: Simple v?n Sgiini;le,`n^'ten|,j'eairs|;Hcfrc, only ten? t, emtrdy Annbed byhandin French ft >wn mahogany), or in aged fruitwoodc h with braastdges -- both with the tm oftKreeliiundredaridseventy-ninemeh patina of an inherited antique. whojihad'been; exposed sfor; between, tciiif , Add Sit crating beyond dtlivtry i and nineteen yeara .more than half stillj GET TO KljiOWrLEoYbs': it'Sonialoft hadi'niimaliX^pysj/in^neither^'groiip:, unusual shops ,of its kind in New York__ And that it's fun to brows* to your heart'i< tent through our Isrge'cdUectioo of Antique] canccr. On thc other hand. Dr. Selikoff; Reprodueuon funiirure. psindnts and found that-among: threciihundredland]; dons and objeu d'art. Discover LUr-*-' 1 tsyou can. .You'D b* glad that you < ninety-two men withfm<>re than twen'r!: MEW 64 PACE CATALOGUE $1 CO tv.years of; exposure three 1)undred arid; thirty-nine : had developed ashestosis, which had ;;by it)iat^timeiibec(imeifm<>djf; IIS EAST 60tn ST.. H. T. 22. H. T. PI 9 73U ^ erate or ; extensive sin imore i ,than i fifty percent ofthe:cases-,'he,alsojfound that! eleven of,,die,imen*had developed ;c:m; cers of the lung or pleura. , Aided by yearly grants from" the! Health Research Council, Dr. Seii- koff has .-.maintained a close; watch on To get the most authentic mutton? chop in the wqrm| fly to London. particular.attention;; tn'^iaje fihen with; more thani;twenty;years)of;exposure, by Oiytakeacabto J | .examining!;.them .''ohce'i[or]twice"a;:yearv ' .Asf`a'|r^ult^ !toJdcteCt' symptomsofhllness^in manjipf,'mefmen'!| cur^^tlu^mi)^^ English Chop House; :;|-^.3i^'X.~Wl7r5d36' ' " f:;.> Open Sundays,\4-11 P.M. originaE^six/Mmd^ ;mjembers^.:t^fiumun' ihi!i;?,42'..''It:;coh-;,i |tnues'/^'.!|e; diiffli^|&l^jti<^en;;[I'^iH4; dcaths'^wnu^ ^pyctcd'.'tiV.i'K'curjarn^^ steatl/!; tlicre"were! a; hundred; and!; thirj-! tdiii. |jfiiftcen;'^ bj|' ;ashestiisis,1fiandjr .as, ,;witli;L>j:the>'.'earlier iitudy.vltheyest'uf :tlie;exceMfturhed;:p'ut ;to He.'caused'ihy.|nhcerI(if jvanpiw'ijcihds.; Two../or/itlir;ee!^ .tvouli^.l^ve^lm^:'npr^sU,')>isucX*w^n1n>' eight pceurred^atid where>;die:actiuirwl tables predicted:, only two gnstrb-intes; vrinai:-can^rt'.'thejreMwpre;,e|jjht. An.'iuri- A sitting In black and whit plus six glo only $4230. Color from $1 41 East 50th Street. NewYork Plata S-SSl _,j [l t-/ if'- expectedly I sharp, rise in; tile 'riiimhcxPof j It's her bag ... RnitledtKcrsiartd; mc*>thcliomns rvcitVjif.I i'i;'itK;! eaHier';studyy::thew\ha<i ih^nliiiniy^fpurj Jewel Gardens- on mini-totes ih.:-tWo;:hunircc|ri,ahd ;fifty-fiye/ideaths,;j for memorable evenings. .. from fjetwreeri '.jantL 19,68; Y;|uiwcyer,, Enid Collins'i current collection of Collinsiana : . . yours for fnintlinal>uiulreil.Tiniltl>irteirn,tle.iths. Dr. .Selikoff suspects that the latent $18.00 . . . at all fine stores. pcriodformesothclinmamay he longer than that :f<Vr ieither/ashestiMnor,lung cancer; hut so far he. regards the heavy, increase'! of mesothelioma i among . the insulation .'.workers . as something of a mvstery. , ,,, , | I)r. Selikoff and Dr. -Hammond found ; special. significance ;;.in ;:.the ;lact that all twentv-eight bronchogenic carcinomas occurred among ' asbestos workers';.who .smoked cigarette? regu- larlv. None;;were .found among eiglm>; seven men . who noversmoked,ciga rettes.: Dr.SeljkoffandDriHammond hnve.reservationsabout ithosc.idata,; .which suggest . that asbestos! (workers' whosmokecigarettes are ; ninety times more; likelytodie of lung, cainecr.'thaiy men who neither work with tasbestos1 nor smoke, because thci arc based; uponi the experienceof a relatively small numher; of people:; Thev.ido'icon clude from it, however, that an im portant co-carcinogenic effect exists be tween asbestos;; exposure and cigarette smoking, and in a recent article pub lished in . the Journal oftheA mi-rieim Miftknl Auoc'uitton they recommend "that asbestos exposure he minimized, that ashestos workers who do not smoke should`never start; and; that thosemow; smoking should stop immediately."It has been suggested in some quarters that:asbestos ^ fibres;': which<are known' to bes! highly^adsorbent' as 'iwell-aR'-vir-; tually ihdestructible; :may retain, the substanceisknownasbenz()[a]pyrene from .cigarette smoke for long perinds of tjme in lung tissue, th us tending to 'produce!, liihg^'cancer' jbji i a .sj'nergistic! effecti.N'oiqne1 knows;for sure; however; and Dr. SelikofT will nbi hazard a guess about. the;imatter|uhtil;| more informa-; don is gathered.- He ;express ;cetjtainty .W>U.t':lthe.^flf^i; .ttfj'albestos; ;fSip*^u're only when he has epidemiological proof. He knows, for examplei tlintone'dut ipfreyerylfiy^ !eri| w}iiq|Sie;j. in |L:the;;' rjiewniilurjc^ew ' r . . '+\ . EARRIMC5 $120. $135. GUGLIELMO CiNI INC. ::6' SOUTH CCAS* H.vr* . aG'-jT-'A BHaCh, CALi" vZi "When he came : out of the west he found that, this hotel was the best., m Chalfonte-Haddon Hall on the. Boardwalk. AtlaoUcCny, . . Call Robert F.Warocr. lnc..NcwYi Oiingo/Washinctea.'Boston/roroetg or rervaiioiu: Can collect S09-J44-J13 ;LM B iS igli rtelihunclr'ejd ;aifi<lvsixc\'^ei^|tt!.dcaclis. h_e ; has .`.reeprdedfaimo^^^ past twentv-five years have been caused by cancer of one type or another. Last Ma!rcli::citihg these figures ' before!, a Collins ofTexas^V-'^.^^'V House, .subcommittee orn. LaBpri . diej warned;, that :"if they . are projectedto 320 Fifth Avenue, New York, N .V thecountryas a whole, land'if !no, im- i' Total Recall provcmcnt <n the hcaW. .,h* men face-i. achieved, we may l.-.M-.r- ward tn rrHaps ,ho,^na J from lung cancer and to perhaps fifteen, thousand death* from cancerin general; amongmehinthissinglcashestiiistrade alohei''"Ci''hsidering that;,tlie-.t^ta! This Fujica SingU-j Instant Load membership of the jntynwtion.i Aj l5f*!f2^3.' " records what yflu*eJ* ~J_--------- juwt.n..f Heat and f rost Ituudamrs and Asbest.* Workers is only e.ghtettj C*Uniqwffca*urc* not foundinanxo*^ tlMthwiid then, and that there are about the same number of-non-unnm asbestos workers, !>* prediction has staggering implications..... ........................ 6j * \ ,, ;-W5 tfS?TSM[#isag If' automaticallylocksfhe film flat benina you'veever serojoumdeatheatretcreen. 1 RECENTLY spent several days With Dr. Sclik..ff in the F.nvtron- - Even if you've never taken* *X!f mcntal Sciences t.uboraton at M.Hint before, you getiprofewonaljrttute * Sin-ii, 'wKclrc1 lw has; assembled. a (itcam D50rowp nintinuous ^.U^Ow^w'* g of tliirtt i men and women to work on vari.h a^cts of the pnihlem.. 4Tailore^u' Ireland Solder - - ,, Aim flioover. Zoom in or zoom out- t-^ The munis- include laboratories for his,? automatic eleetriceyesets <^,rre<le,^' - sure. Reflex lens geUTOu eMCtlywhjrt.yw tolngt. pathology, electron mieruscup)j; ^FFoorr IJ.. PfKREfiSMS mw 1loWnUg| cent*** ......< vent * steep side ventedS ,1!^ > models with matching watoeoetj^...... ee< Less than $125;Other;;Eu)icaSnglw* dicmistn-; and^miiieralogj^-and.amptig^ I to than $80... at camera stores or write the inijitfing arrav .of ,equ.pme,^ t!w^ for^the colorful facts. , contain is an electron microprobe that Jggp FU1I PHOTO FILM U.S.A.. Inc. ' 'HaggEfiSSJSS if capableof identifying fin tcsimal si/.e; 'I>r. Seliknff's office.,* large'.ind modern. Its walls are^hned, widishclvcsamlcabinetscontammg hundrcils of bound vttlumes nf research impers^and reports on asbesttts, i and ^at "mm ^4 ' INSTANT LOAD h, ( ,, fStnale-S) ^ ! <!jV T1 Reflex Zoom P-300, 5" >, one end' are' a large conference. table and a blackboards The place goes an immediate" impression , of-/ rather, ci>1| efficic,Vd . hut ;tlus iv tcrnPcrcd , t|n ercat degree be the affabnitv of ithe ai| '^:tiiir.',''As'''w^7wlkcdv'''I^r''Selikiff,|a J -iiCT'iTORJKi ' J large, ; soft-spoken man m his ea|| fifties, was frequently1 interrupted b) `S^SfeSSSSSSa*^-'^ telephone calls 'and h,,. questions from **. ' ! ' "--l3 IRISH TWEED HATS & CAF| staff members, but he generaUv reT sumed-^often: with, n.t-c.uliususcK, ...... *g**w*l2" '--y 1 FORRACXW*Tiwnto.HtJKroa!2 "Where were we* '"":l,,d rattled o|| yiSKIKO. BTROLUNO. OOLF. 8XATOJO statistics about asbestos disease, the. wa>| Sn^LLWsmoMABV* BPORTXVinye me baseball fanatics recite tlie battmg stwo roa mkx foeM # saice ut ? averages of big-league ballplatcrs. 0|(t the dav of mv first visit, bovecver,tbe tudouQhfnm i * received a .call from, a doctor .in Terser! who ittfonned him/that a mng: cancerhad-iiistbeendiagniisediiian* other of thc insulation workers.|L>r. SelikofT told the physician that* thc|p,; itient's last X-rays showed motleratc^asbestosis, that he-had* had-more- -than; 520 FIFTH AVENUE. N.T.C- N.Y.. twenty years of exposure, and thatihe. smoked a pack of cigarettes a ff^ When he 'hung up the'phone; lie swas visibly upset, and , fell silent. .A Jew, moments' later, he told me. that hejmd; taken more calls like that tlian lie,cared to remember. "I don't relish tlie|rd| FIFCS FROM AROUNO WI OUNHItL _|,r BfRL iCOMOY ,, ..... ...'.if' "liwasa^ of Cassandra1,' but I feel we ve got to forge ahead on this problem as quickly -as`WSstble;'V,hc^saidVl"^hyrc;are.;||ou| .`thfct^-^txKiithousand-'otnstilg.guRiiyify^gS ers--union ' and non-union-- ^:|Addres: .................. ,v J I ;T Uniterl Swtesi All in all. including ^ bestna-Kxrfewnrkeraandpeopk ppi in manufacturing other asbestos ^ucO,thei^arepr)tobIymorethan . Swdred thousand workers who nre fijulariyliandfr'directlyi .exRBSedJ'jrite l*.ur f rJ4 r~v^5i s*a IfiSr.T I&f 7-* "> calrU * -s I * f -i - : *r yiouathittheproblemexteiidsfurthcr, sitnpfyliecause floating asbestos fibres do not respect job classifications. Dr. Wil- Kan H. Stewart, Who is the Surgeon General of the United States,; told the House siibcnmmitteethatthe asbestos- probably; sharing th:g eicpe^gu.i^e.v:to^;' ;sarmc extent with; moreJthan;|three:(t'and' a half million other cohstrurtkin worlterv--steam fit ters, electricians, welders, carpenters, i>ohworkei%plumbers,masi>nt,tileset-.ter^;ian|l!tbe';|ike~'wh(/areE.emp!>yed_ on the nme projects, often in tlte same i!i|^_|w>jj^eriJ;iajni';and!,;.who tthereti fore must be inhaling the same dusts.", ; " |Btus^ I po^je 'effects-ofisuch indirecrticcupa-! J tional exposure. Dr. Seiikoff and his | assistants have spent months compiling the names, addresses, and work ho*.' :&^fo1fi;tij^j|ir;;.iiuihdred tile setters,; l|il^p^^no|j^i|'ig^worltersis'-and' three thousand tunnel, foundation, and] the New Yoric ^iet^n|j|>l)aln^iu^ar.They '.plan to* g^iei^is^|^;&8Jf^ftjd^'the.r.insub^n i'i^`irl'i^an||1.6j|fle.temine whetnerjl they haye sighificant indirectoccupationalexposure; M*o^:-if!iAej^di^f,whethlvl ier'dr is; associated ewithi--nsicJo'f|'asb|tw ` disease. "We will studySaefined.J.ppji^; utatibns .that have . [terms' ofwhatappeartobedirninishing [leyeli^ipfVex^ ,Gri|Selikdff^ ;had';;bben-:|throwh:[.,iht6,:i;:i'j!;pohd;;.';ah`d',, we re watching<.hiovw! >;>fa'r,*'thixew.rri;p.Ip'-lye.BsWe'x.Tii'l tend. Since the pond in our case is the general community, you can see how .WMtrwroroorSylHiwrlrostod Isrtwr boot by Joyc*. 'diflkrwti^|^,e):;.repidemiolo^cal-/;[deWctiyej The beautiful lixardt' darting along with tweeds; furs, leathers --ours alone,^ * : ." r "'*;i,1'**- 'O'jos'iit.'p ' * h} 'j` ' .` * ,.i . - " Newton` Elkin's; pumps in> . < . ! f, f ^ _ j ', . I _ * brown; black ior, .grey with" ' o', j ' , ' ` a twist1 of gilt metal. 38.00J Designee ishoe; collections * 1 C <* ! N ! at all lord & Taylor stores3 NEWYORK-SBELO^ .................. ` ' " =-SRS ;^Supsirb pr*HiMdmt;<j&ne^ -- |tttr-o^rrelf ^e.veyrjfhy^g - -/^^Aftef.lkedW 'drlnla^aiid _ wtdiTrd^n^eOl^ . 'i-Vou'; Son'.t'; hajytf-to;1'^^ ^iimpleyiitHatij Mtttrs'Tun'iaBsjg;; Sherlock Holme* ; corduroy -coatwiU[ took: nificant risk of developing asbestos dis-| fJ after sleuthing,'ify'uie^ j.'.iKU[rj^'d|,m,ere .'areVsothe'ipreliminarj' ;; Tiencyv .crijsh'^Bhclsj^.n^rwi^CinMt; ,-lAneija; 'iindKatfo^^d^t^lK^T'^g^t^rdsen.V'.weil T luxurious hand. jAnd thls protection lasU. So all you have to worry about is.the next case, Watson. I'.: V-"?;:,", V.v f"[ 1 must look into the question of fibre fall out from the construction sites .where] .theyVe emlployedi VVe're not going to RAINCHEETAHS by NAMANr-a great fash ion lock in Cone Mills Regina 100% cotton ! corduroy.. Brown,"bohe.j'Siies S-lft. About $65. At Lord A Taylor, ' '.................. ' wait ! for the results of the tile-setter | udy, however, because the problem is! too urgent. We're initiating i.a; whole cluster of studies designed ito provide New'`.York ..and', branches, ``'vr information on whether environmental { asbestos pollution carries a risk for the OowCorninfCorpora lion, Midland, Michigan. . general population. At ` the same time; .by! analyiing:;the..'tipplw,1! wejean `deter mine which rocks thrown into the[pond! JULISPODIU-'; k I*ft KS (NTS JACK JONES] (0008 TALOUL MssleCOiR*^ ruLLcounc oiNNEin SCItVED fcSO V.M.^iSO P.M.' VS; 2 SHOWS NIOHTlY I A 13 '3 SHOWS SATS. I; 11;J0 1 2' 10'!E. 60 fL 0-0000^ . Am ___ MNOmONID -- ..-'p-V.-t',?. ; '* i t i 1' If i\ t ni<*' ; mdke,,; ' :of^.eistSjt^mwutfii' don, appropriate control measures will iin ';;d'isiroyer|::';wltere;4`Jiwh<^i^nidj^ated; i^M^i.miiy.^accuir^ai^l: by'ciintroi/ thd] sources in sucli a wav as ttt elirninate themas effort, of course, including epidemiol ogists','Basic*scientists, engineers, public- Adaptation of a traditional ` H::^btive|J;|' , candlestand in the spirit of ChfienLung /:;i 41 inches. About $100.* One of Dr. SeKkoff's'studies will ex amine the possible health problems arising from; interrupted'vxpimtre hy tracing thirteen hundred and sixty*: seven men who, worked nt the asbestos* insulation plant in1 Paterson--closed down in 195+--where Dr. SelikntTs firstseventeen:; patients: were; employed.! AnotherwillliKikinto'ehematterof ineighhorhiNHl k'xpnstirc ' hyttracing; and investigating the hcahhexperienceof Seventy-five (hundred'speople!: wholived within a> half-mile radius of the plant in 19+2. "The quescinnof neighhorhtMid exposure was emphasized as a,re sult of the mesotheliomas discovered! by Christopher Wagner in South Afri-j ca, andi later hy .Mollv Newhouse and Hilda Thompson 'in Condon and hy Jan Lichen in Pennsylvania,",,,Dr.: Scliknff told: mc. "Since current evi dence suggests tliat the tumor rarchl inccursiswitliout'a^Histon'i of cxpiisurei tiv asbestos, epidemiologists consider it1 a 'marker' disease, and we'll be,looking :for it iwhen .wei: trace ithe jmedical: his-: tor) ,, of the people in Paterson. Incidenully,i there^s one, preliminary ,indi cation that leads us to suspect 'we [ may find it. In 1955, the proprietor of a, junk yard; nextrto the Paterson insula? tion plant died Vof a pleural tumor." A third study in Dr. SelikofPs;cluster will aim at the protection, of rela tives of asbestos workers.* As in the case of neighborhood e.\posure, pre vious investigators of : this; group; had no j population base-against which toimeas-; ure the occurrence of the disease they discovered;'iDry^Selikoffyhowpyerj;; lias aT: ^nnftwIjptl^c^Ush^t^ j A perannialreminderofspfjna . violet plant'abundaht with! . green flowers and leavea.^W crafted in m&farllnai?jw| ` wooden base.-,'-' , . 12" high? 12"Apread.` $50.^ Add S3.00 for shipping outsiSsi lar delivery area.......... " Lmerica. fiShousi THE FINEST IN AMERICAN' 44 W. 53rd SC, NXIOOW V PL?4 , Somel Inse thist 1 week--taken . ; t|ule( walk . along`our cannl In HuoksCountv. ___ i Ny>ivk la a wnntlrrful lime to Mat* 'vitVu* ti;l 17,10; I1tmnr.cai frtjr.;Amrnra.Jim: mreHtiokhlf]] Drbvarp Hivrr; \\bra vouifl'bm.jhp I?411 Hooki 4a* rurtl>*. an you bail boprUrit o*tkl he ,:. . < rbarmintf and mrmoraMr.. 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Slightly higher wntand sooth. , ' ;beenjfaf':fempyed:Sfnim'Jdirect;exf^Ure,: '"If 'the. families of insulation workers turn out to be in trouble, the imptic ,pphS: will be said:, "Qn tlie <>thcr hahd, if wc find no trouhlc amiingtdiein^and this is my hope-r-we'll .be1 on:: safer 'ground; Qur : observations, will also enable us 10 E.52ND ST.;nJY.C. PL, 9-851 , T DATS A WtSK TTLL I ATSM y:><`; _Gra legs -- would you know they're ,, ".u-.i .*> u - \ ,;r. .si- ri . : ' <<>, >f ,, I wearing Belle Sharmeer't Whisper Sheer support stockings? .Seamless';r! i, Jr nylon-and-spandex.to ownIn suntan, nude/''" ptflej:b.eige/;,mjityjtpupe, , dark browh or off-black -- oil in'.pro^portioWedMeg': VizP S;,P;9S-'-tH e,;;p ajit`: ';hi"!j All . Lord & Taylor stores >; to recommend wKctliiir special:, facilities iioujd't.lW^pyoyiditd- jjrt .:'tlut:;:insulit>cm| wbrkenycanjchinge ;their:,wnrk:;ic}btK be{oreg.Hng ^ ` ''!l`WstliMitKei: at! !1frf;.ii ;fgrrant-litrpmjftlsit'j :^rii!||;;S|tes ^jPublic; ^Meilthii; Sprrice* rcntly, conducting; an in vestigntion that covers an even wider range, by study*, ing'samples of lung tissue from three thousand-consecutive autopsiesthat have been performed at three different ing- 'thel-workl.'Kismnes'.'pf, 'eachi; pfs.the dead people. So far, they have examined twothinisandliingsamples.andhave found asbestos bodies in nearly half of lyiemVlAccpniing/ni ,:>r/ Vjchir^Badeiiji a histologist at the Environmental Sci ences Laboratory, from one to five or more asbestos bodies are found in fifty per cent of the tissue slides he examines. Since each slide is composed of seven sections that together represent less than^one half-millionth'pfanentire; lung,- `.-and since itC'is^widely^iasiimed! that asbestos bodies arejevenly/distrilK uted throughout a lung. the finding of just; one of thenv:can; he: projected; :to mean1 that; half:a million may he pres ent!'i;1 ` ,'jO i, ' Vs Dr. Selikoff and his fellow-epide miologists do not know whether the relatively;small amount ofasbestos now! being'inhaled bv the general public car ries a; risk of inducing mesothelioma/orj whetherthepresenceofwhatappearto he asbestos hodies in the lungs of many people in .the''general population representsii'a" ^seripiw.jpublicrhealdf 'Iprohlemt Nor' do theyCkhoyr .ithrae,r1|^Iatjviely`; light` inhalation bf asbestos is associated withaspeciallung-cancerriskincigaretteJ'smokers.' "At' prcsent^;'We.;fjsinip1y;: rbavefnoiwaylpfLtellingt'whafcm disease relationships are," Dr. Selikoff said. "Is it better to have breathed in ! tnan'; {fifty fibre have the potential of causing a cell :cance;rpust':; ^ef answirs to/these ij'mT; mensely complicated questions will have to: comejfromepiderniologyoyer along period of time. An eightfold increase ;in'asheit'jpiri^uctibii 'oyerftfyitlasVtKir;' ^ytyieainT^nu|df:aji>pC9ir;<n>!.(RHslccyiiK:.t3Del]^ that^estnscancenwillincrease,but onlyjthefuture will tell. Remember that current cases of mesothelioma must be .'asisq&n^ |isMM']-g!^^h<^;i!fthir;iy^Me*r;r-'more:f-yei ago. when world consumption of asokstusIVas ronly-'/abbut'-ffyc/Miundred' thousand urns a !';;jiyaiv...ii!1 the neoplasms iasSocintedwithtoday'spro- ductibn, of over !f(>urj>:millioni tons'- a VILLA*} HANbKEXCHIET CO. Y'Or*% J ./ . Mjm tMft' DM M. T. M*t* ifclNLW YORKER 161 ' Svhl'not he evident until die nine ^nineties.' ` *1^-- ,, ` thnt all yaneties of asbestos fippear to [Jj^'^mrtplicatedi; in:u, and not ju criicidolite, a of us,had hoped following Wag* ' ciVanVinsiin Smith 'Africa. Thf ... wmild have .been . simple;; ;if gpe" variety, of asbestihad "to:: thisk tumor; Control pmeer i'oiild have been, narrowly for As ithowever, a control^: ^ill have to he concerned with fin general." , Or. Selikoff if he, thought ^^Sestos,air pollution was respnn- e^for the occurrence of asbestos in the lungs of people in the 1 populatioh, arid he rcplicdjthat ough there,,,,,v.'ns,, relatively .ylittlc, jfcconfirmatkhvil)cfcltpitrWja!;at gpartlv responsible. Pointing; out (that'direct arid1 indirect -oC|upi| ,^fvp<xure were, much more coni" n^than had hccnisvispccted.especiallj';. ^ gj|the' construction nml sliipHoiluing ^ wynt ^ 2 .^nation nrc ,,,, n umerous..,M,ining indiinilling i'pcrations manufacturing, Jesses,"and the delivery and storage ofcSnished 'prmlucts constitute just one ' jart'of it. The constant usc of asbestos | * materials in ihe construction industry's another, and the. destruction and dc-j fennration>;nf: ashestiisi;products in the community,at-large^constitutes a third. There's mi question in inv mind that j unsuspecting people are bcing e.vpiised gTsmall quahtiticsiof. fibres-from spchi sqjjtces as torn ironing-board covers ,1 affttpot holders;' anfd whoknows.,how mjich asbestos is inhaled by, hobbyists qimged in do-it-yourself projects aipund the lumsc---like sa wing tip. wall", ijjpf mixing crack-filler compiuinds, insulating pipers with asbestos materials ' andTepairing furhaces and boilcrs with asBisstbs cements? I agree with those wH?suggest .that small, numbers, of, fi* hljctrniav be lihemted from many prod- Holidays are happy days in Germany things like the well in1 the picture still persist. The G.rmens cl.ng to the r.lic^n^^ minders of the past--their visitors ere,chermed by them. The old e d , lld# by side... contrasting, yet blending. But more important is the spmt of h* ert e and of the towns, villages, hsmlets snd resorts. This * k ,t., jn the nation of old traditions and strong, vital contemporary ideas " TM *** ** ,f* music end song and the gay laughter of your friendly hosts, the Germa s. , Come to Germany where'holidays are happy days. nets,in widcsiiread use, suclvas asbestos^ fiit pipe arid, asbestos filters which, Send coupon for illustrated brochures. See Vour Trevel Agent ' tmployediiivthci f<Knland;p^arma Uticallinindduustrieess,ybbiiit we have no in formation that 'this carries a disease 5fel^>\Vhat ;troubleS":;me>; that ;lyfcw people are?awnre of the lit-it can. he: dangerousito dnhale, " :Not long-ago, wc discovered iildreii iri;;a riumher of kinder* yn New York, California, and Ltes wcreibeiiig allowed. to mix I GERMAN NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE . 500 Fifth Avenue. New York 10036 323 Goery Street. *^r*ne,""*?2c.n II S. USello Street. Chtcago 60603 1176 Sherbrooke Street Wr. Montreal. Can.;| please send me free end postpaid illustrated travel brochures. Name. Street Address. City&Ststs. .Zip Codas jestos with water to make " form, of-play : dough. \Ve;hav .. irncd that the powders, in .somc [reh's cnsnu-ticsikits and in certain -ii powder*ivatcr-mix jewelry kits con Urn asbestos. In addition, within the past couple of yean two different thoracic surgeons hare published ,aripclesiin leading medical journals;which advocate the sprinkling, of*'asbesto*; on surgical incisions in order to pro mote the adhesion and healing ;of tmuei This is verybadadvice.Why, Dr. William . Smith,' who"con-'; ducts animal studies at Fairleigh, Dick inson "University, has readily induced; 'mesotheliomas in hamsters hy injec- rions of asbestos fibres into their pleural cavities!" < ' 1 "|, t, Pr.Selikoffwentontosaythathe understands full well that asbestos Ban extremely valuable material, and that it has become essential in modem industrial society. "We epideminlogists recognize and*study its i dangersi so that we: may devise ways of minimizing or avoiding them," he said. ``Improve ments in the practice i of industrial hy giene are needed to eliminate unneces sary. exposure :among*asbestos workers and men m other budding;trades,;atw awareness of the potential risks of en vironmental ; contamination is needed- until;our studies indicate; just how, far nut into the general population1 the problem extends.; All; I can say is that the public should; be made aware of; the'| problcm.andithatnoone.pnicularly children and young people, should be unduly exposed. After aU, today's; chil dren are. almost certainU' inhaling more ashestosthantheirparentsdid.andwe no^feiwv^diajftifla; pdr^;mhales-'Sig-> nifi(^t amounts of asbestos diist, he. ptros^kle a la;tent|ppteii'tial 'fpr/aje.^dievelopment' of exarnple l'll heyer forget. A couple of .yd^Igp^ju^f^rGuy^/Hiunmond^ Jack!OKuirg;!i.Wnd^^ about asbestos and mesothelioma in the ^HufEnglandJ^ I - vrhen he readithe;:piece;[he .'.immediately: told his; 'f^ithi^j^^iiM.XwiPItbout it, be-; cmise her Mter had died of mesothelitK `im;'theVyea.r!neCi>W.*'t^Is^itj^nerna]r-;hor: ror,' this physicianwent on, `when my wife proceeded to teU me that: in; 1943, while she and her sister were students in .college, theyhad responded to a pa triotic appeal and spenr"six weeks in h; shtpydrdL'ituuiiip'ng pipes in' destroyer escorts.' '' Dr.Selikoff:paused. "Two sisters with six vreelcs of exposure in 'I9$3';^he:(mufmure^ :yeafs':.L*iter,';;lBn;e rof;,the'm, diesjipf,'rneso. thelioma. And today, the' otljcr.'ipne-^: the: doctor's wife-^^is Keingil examined every' few : months to keeptraclc of jtie. . ispici lookintr shadows on her X-ra>s." S I jwas .arriving at the Environ mental i Sciences Laboratory- one ^fiiay,/I hn[vj>env-el to notice a newspaper '^'ipping tackeil up in a bulletin board "uti'tHei ymrance.i The story,!which; l from the j'iiiiri of September 2; i7i started :out as follows: "The We )ltx>ked'.wintry on Madison;yVvy-j hetwecn 57th an<] 58 th Streets, *'erdaj\: Flurries of what seemed to Vwflakesfell on the 'area from, itVeeen the 25th and 30th floors .of m General Motors Building, which -^nearing completion on the site of ^^sfeim'eir.': ,,i*iaw! Hotel." :;Th'ei cle : went; nn.to say that residents' ftbe <neighhorhitod had complained _he;chhrnictori and that one of the ^jectjj;enpnccrsVihad ''.explained-'jithati white; Hakes :wcre;.'ralioutji;frbtri; ' ^Teproofinjt material ' that:"during. Daily Diet I y >p'-J. ; j-- y', . ' ; t' >: atRSiki,^rj^^E0MscKjM, children .Father 77J . v.iri/rmWil blind. I'nable to tcork.SlollierTII suspect IT<is/tertroniaii. Grin ):icor,kp y:'onfyppbcciujMhaUyij\:i:&irh P*8m*tyt**rpbdenpldtforincovereri Hole inrooJ*erres as door. i\qfurniiP ;''tureJS'Feiciii'lcitcliefi? utenxils.l'riimj!j '^stn^rapcr.^Vcciirch'hgto'tiieTwoijr. thei i^ngiheei:TM;WfiulUriot^ identify the fih|-. ^jbteglnwwt^i^wliiKfc ;was:.lictfig-i sjj&' ":vgiyfro0^^isfm0fi^nl^0njaiSP!tK^l ; cannotfe^. clotiie. andsheller cliiU ^T^lled. with sprav giins ."because I: don't ,:<cito:,mwhs/hef/>ftpj;eniM^^ .'v:aSRSn|.;fn$jjead^ e ;how we )nre),inessing up city i streets. "J , /iHe'was also qiiott(l as sai:ine,"Tlii5:is^ ViJ"h condition alldver the city." The 'l',':';' .; 'j :) ;) ' !;) : ') : Thouandpf childrrn nrrHy a*l(yrnieiici`ta nxinulyawit;"jHoptinn''liy>bubryourproup.s Choor*l>oTorgirlfr(imCrrifcrySf>uthKorr,!) Viet: Nain, Hqnft Konp. the Philippinr*. Brayil.) ' 4'^^M^,^^8a-4)>fi^V.ti^ent\inMf.that san had : not received any complaints t!i;<lblowtttu^Eetted<f-tnrl Prfui)[^`;mbiiililv:,)riyhS grant hrlps provide primary School eiJueatioii for . vour Fiwfcr iChilil `and liis O'-Irrs aml briiilii'r*. " In additinn. t'L VN civr faiil> fi\un'lin(!. in.`tii; 1 ^out'the;:MiOiin. Avenue `snowfall,'. 1 cal care when railed for. s.U|>|ilem>iUarv lire.: `^JJij; departnieiit s;ii<l the use of, tar-', ..................................... .......... clothing and i hnujirliold oquipment; P!; VN:j : .............. emphasii on nluration helps it rbildreh tn |.r. -paulins was required >for sprayingj opr romr M`lf.8upporting fitiieni. Since l937,.mbre than ;110.0f>0 rhililron have "gradualiil" from . =eraOoiis in 'construction work til pre- PLAN** program. You receive a caiM hiMInlry and photograph. Each hinnth -you; nriir and rrrrn c i, a*ent-;incpn veiliehee.r tii liei^liborhiHHls;;"1 a letter (original and translation). These letters, will ;trll:;youMidvr: your "iilbptionV jlH'nrfiis .the eniirir'family.;Soon,,throughthe rrfrular letters aiul PLAN proprraj reporu. vim and your; ,"-^ffiEferieath :tlie{.' article was this) typed; ;cHild develop a warm. lovine relationship. ' ;j| 'i-r.- S'- "i- i- 'J yi sawfatkin: "Examined in mir laboratory* ; CHECK A OI'K CHARITV! 'We esgerly olTer our financial statement upon request. You dl ; ree ihiil vour contribution truly ;We/iw]thejchild;fpi;)Whbin6it'-.was intended, v ,t -p -t:y~ material was found to' contain PLA.N is a non-political. noh-profit. nbh.*cclarian. indepclirlrnt ri-lirf nrpaniialion. rcsiOcrol ^jaWrphpus ;';glass: ` fibres (presumably) under No. VFAOlO with the Advisory: Gbnimillcc on Voluntary Foreign v\id of the Ajsenrv for; , ,3*S8K!l;wool'llv: .ahir.-'chfrsntilc! asbestos^; IIiilrrnatipnal'Development. 1 , I ' j'.iS.S, 1 : ' .1 1 . . 1 1, " > ) ;>;) . i -.'iya i , Poster Fufsnts Ploii. loc. teASr m) known fctha't other sprayed insola- -jgpytjrnatc rials .y;ontain|a^^ititvashest'iS' ck wiM)l, wliile still otlurs con- EJDbestos fibrcsalone,"'S!'y yyr. en I asked Dr.:Selikiiff about the 352 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010 Faundud 1937 aboard ,;items, he said that the gist in, the laboratory, I) r. Ar- "-itahger; .hail ,eidlected, a sain^ imateylill ` and ['.identified;, its . . "means of electron diffracPcjcctron microscopy, aiid with PARTIAL UST Of SPONSORS AND FOSTtR PAR(NTS ; fr;.':$?#ABan.'-V* >' '</ Mi* Andrw $*.,>< H. Om91o ' Hot** ; FOSTER BARENTS HAN/ INC US^ARK AVIMUI SOUTH* NtW YOK, N.r. 10010 ;l* f.O, In 41, Sit, I, Qm. ;i ; i NT*10-AI ! AoliwiA irlNtM l loitir toid of (M4 hr w wi ! i . : NonontWy.... ........ A`.`..... 8 ;Vv l w Mr Iti **lk <*r o** r9*r *r* tll92 F* Ay>" -of. the electron, miemprohe; Prwent to. a shelf and took ' - : Ccm-44 K;Hon , So*, iacok R. Fovmm 0l> MomMr ( . L oMir*lr | hU' (L l l \-y 1 | \l!mall ;glass. jar that .contained Uf*wad of fibrous-looking stuff. Tie $i*c of a half dollar, "This is pit _I)r. Langer brought back l-;' Aiok, 4''Mrv 'i' . MorT Cfc* lotff* Gorry M--M '.j: _ StA.' WiS**'fpii'unip* ; ti w. ' A. lyih ` I *wd*,li^f*RRsrttiy flrti,' $..... s. .s....... 'S A towwt hsA l W*wM [a* cMS>y ,o*rihiitmt ] l............. fitted,.". he:; told .me. "It comes </i`` lokoyf W, i,C. ;< ] Cdv........ ' "'.................;;`ii1 *-f-'... j yj'fe.of insulation material;, that.' ^ W;'icTooi,; 'So*. JoftAjC. Too* ' Dot... I.C**<rbtfijtit thl'hriik f*at! !Jkiwenty-fiye 'per cent, asbestos. VaaaataaMataaaa*a*aaaM*a*aaaaaMiaa*aaasa*aaMMMSiissMaMM*SMMaM*MSmtMPMaaaMMp[' y> sr y {(> -w -7 fe^r * WW IVWbtv i to ) | , and in- tliisiftiriy wad alone .theresarel literally billions of fibres. Of course, the `snowfall* those people saw and canplained about was not-what may have been hazardous. What may hare been hazardnus was what they couldn't see--an untold number: of sub-micro scopic and highly respirable particles. {-The--snowfall'. was a .perfect ex ample of how asbestos gets into the ambient' air, and that engineer was]] right when he said it's a.-jonicondition all. over thc -citv.--You'll see the same material, floating down 1 from many;! other building projects in town. It's! sprayed'on h\ men in the Plasterers] and Gement -Masons Union. Inciden tally, as far as I know, no'one has ever-j made a study ni their health." 3 It was a bluster)* dav, filled with in*, dmations of ihcseasnn'schhngingvahd when I left the hospital Itooka Fifth' A'venue\bus downtown.'!-sat; byJa;win-|:| dow, and was looking idly out at peo ple;1 strolling, alhr^ithcsidcwa^ the bus came to a stop in the upper;| FpreieslibiKideia'dumpr-trucItLparkediin: front of-a; small'office building; that;.was] being gutted. Several workmen wcre! carrying canvas, sacks of refuse' across the sidewalkandhcaving,tliem-upto'a all, well-built^Negro who=stod|ih the] rear of the truck. emprving the sacks at his feet. As he' did, clouds of dust |rnsej into the air, around him. Some of it showered th e: window beside me] Inapgj fiehred toi be 'ordinar); cement idustjibut| then I :saw that the pileiof;debris; on; which the --man !,was stand in g ..contained, broken-ipiecesofaciHisticnll-panelling !^tainii,tot^'''and'-Ien^s'{!ofVpipe, coated with' Crumhling! white .insulation material that l(>oked very much1 like] asbestos. 11 1 ]V When.Tigot ;off, the bus,' I walked west! alohgjiFpfty-fciurth ?Strcetiy Half;]. way;;dpwth';(the],bl<'ic!ki,!` I :|wi.twbij,wpi;k$j men;-slidij^a; large;; rectangular^containetji fi!^'!a:]pielcuj>!!ty|5k and earn- it into^a] building];iTjlieijeontainer was full of1 .whife'^iwder'^&lmc'.'of -which swas ;le* ing blown away by the, wind,.land i the. men'sjchmVw^.wc^eicovered^withiswhitel; SHA1M v , , POUND RIDOC. N. V. jlHH.: * Fuwst tvM of Amtricon Food ond CocfctoBsl : Mit])sl]aanh <ia 1H.- ' 1 or KottW 22 to BrdfoTe vnti**. ' ~ Jnhn F. Slim, Sr. ...... ;i QOtBI MONDAYSt Pound Rld(l 4-577SJ VISIT OUR WALK IN WINE CELLAR; dust. When'I looked into the truck, I| saw half avdozen largc paper sacks: la]] Hel^d':'-*`KlrepVoq'fsfPlaster.** One of the] yi]orIcmen"reyurhed for his tools] and I; asked him if tlie plaster contained as-' beai. "Sure;'' He ' replied. "That's ] 'what makw]itjjfirepri>of.,? '] ]; J' ];vT-.--walk|d^ciii,';!^.i thecornerj.of' Sixth] Avehu^lfwhCrc a;f(>rty-four-story (iffice; building]had`bcen under, construction] for wyeral; months.. I) uring! that pe riod, I had passed, the ihuilding nearly, ever)' iiaf,^ut;jnojwj'fifor the first time, I: ABBE LANE sets the mrldondesire from October2-October2l~ Performances itiffiisii-'i&IS', Tor reservations call , PLaza 9-3000 ` PERSIAN : ROOMbf, AT THEPLAZA* )E-NEW YORKER up and scrutinized it carefully, jt halfway up its side, I saw some |ulins billowing in the wind; Above irpaulins, t the; steel / girders/and were reddish brown; between arpaulins and the ground, however, "iad been sprayed with asbestos in- ri^whidi' clung to them;Jike)gtaj|ij g. Therii all atj'once, I saw wads pame gray stuff falling out of the fiat had been curtained ;off by the Some of the pieces were cat-: 'I (in the wind ; others'tthat Seavier came tumbling down me. One fell on the sidewalk at eti I picked it up, cfumbled it be- my fingers, and saw; dozens of SbresTfloat away. It was the same jnd ,-texture, as';the'-,^material ..'tbit'; elikoff had. shown me half /anl tion. >,The'sidewalk^fyyas'.c'oyeifed < l^andT evenasj stfxxl there more: im'eiwowering'idpwn.^A'.yidmani hg tomake the; light. with a brushed some off the sleeve of it, and said, "What the devil is ___iff?": I watched her - cross JtKejj iue, and saw asbestos insulatiohj T?S"*>" ' `! '!',, !1 ring over the pavement like thistle- <15 i *** 1 (; t> . :1 i v, ; . /T)W compact earryell.Raedy to work vritfvs removable ` _ across a field. The wind' Was , ` 'checkbook'holder, 5* frame coinpocket, snd credit card . ' - pockeL A *ection vinyl card holder takes cere of everythin* 11 , mtherlv. and mosrofthe asbestos was Cb*W* else. A swarm of r---------- .................... ............................ VUAjkfA CS MHimelhoch Broe.A&o., Detroit: Frost Broa. Sen Antonio; "* _;! 1'dBWTO|',|nprtij^;i.'in;;.. die/> direction's* of11 ^ * * UVITlfRW. Bi'Altman a Co, New York City and all branches.............. Jfmt Sinai Hospital. where Dr. Seli- tLtnmm Me. si row-- rote. wniwn. .r. and aUotherfine stores. i- ' : VHc-:'; !,!? ' , <v.. > 1 'l'|sutd`: h'ts;asspci4tes;?are;' still ! followf ^thetraJ Dr. Cookesct ;'out::.on!;'in ...... I'uwAA 5: : iSf' Mt;1; was not, thinking; about D^Selflcoff or.,"die':difficulties jof'Ypi-f depiiologv just then. I was 'thinking! aEaut'the children who play'in. Central' Rjujlbevery day, and 'about all the other ISIflwho ."live |; :; this'l'.'City^ 'and ie its air. .1. '" ' ---Paul Brodeur i^ VV *SVCv --rr.T setct - u r . %c joj * IES WE DOUBT EVER GOT : PRIED OUT, RAPTURE OR -- ;; ; no rapture Soi the St. Moritt Coerirr] ,,: < \ > t\ f ! '>? V eamovANXi segaxtim first came ftejEngadine from Lake Como, he jjrfull of rapture: \ , "'v;''/' iw before this1 earth which is hair; ieauty; I; kiss- the grasses and .. .under this1 blue Vault of heavr Jyhilc die birds sing and meet tor, gS-flight and the bees suck honey ipen blooms, I drink at these. __ where beauty is eves-'re^j ere' love i is renewed that, gives i ^ ervert believed Brezhnev's uld: aid; anti-American propsj!d] while leaving the Krem* afeaTwith almost any future Josideht. except possibly Rich^fPuhinfian Feit. ; . till.he sees the New Nivux.": rvmirey shrett S17.50. At fine stores. CSnet 1 * * * <5 J lil , II t,'* I <'l J . -r (*( ' J .itiNi , , -i . 'iff , H1 - !`t 1 !* I h<1........1 .J< is * ft l 1' ,1 .lb 1* ' M' i i< / '>*,1. < / r v` ! X s'- Js%sH,< ^ >tf' if*'? , x { '>`<`f , < v c--'TM: V.. Xrf.il.>>! Vx*. > > V s 1/ J* *i* fjiyTir.r. -.?-<". .'t. ,<<'..-.'' t CO.*'ji*lCif'l l.r iiHU . v J. a. COOE). i Asbcstcs is all-around us--in every heme, farm, fsctory.automobile, sii plane, (rain, ship and missile In the hcT.e asbestos is, found in roofing and siding; insu'ation board; pipes carrvipg water. sewage. and gas; electric switch hexes; table pads; - o.-ens; vinyl and asphalt floor tiles; ^pisr.o paddmgiifryingipsn^hsndles; : Xi . drepcries.andrugi.Looscasbestos , *i fibtrsfroma. torni ron i njbos rdcovs r,' forinstBnce.liktiheasbcitosdustln a:factory, msyenterthe humanlur.g. Autonobilesparkplugs. hoods.brske 'linings,> clutch ifaeingt,; and:mufflers <; r msy be a source of the fine parliclc} i>; which could poso a hatsrd. Fm*xtW at tha FfmpatlMt ca "Un*Utip*tW C-!ranr!nnUI Kutrtfl Ranittlnf fnn -I!iMalBi.r,<v4,V/i*a Amafiaan A***- c'atWx (or llw A4>aMtinM'aif.fctaK* CMuxittaa ox lelanc* l;ttia:iFr*. motlan f Kg<"# *i :il <attUata' t FaMicJxforwar-' tloa. BHj. Tt. PtMmMr **. I Ml. ` ' V^ 1 <} 1 u* \ ` By I. J. Sehkoli i 1.i I oo not know if it is entirely! appropriatrito con<: sider our current prcblems .with asbestos an "aTUcipaf(ienvironmenUlhMard.''AsIlookback, : . it would seem that we should hatre.had some premo nition.' ' For. example; 70byears'ago,HisMontaguei Murray* 1t Hospi- taj-jn;;&nd6^ with' pulmonary fibrosis. He had been working in the cardjng;froom^^ .Of the 'ten-Jmen: workini:;in}!tlvat;;;r^m;: thirteen'...yearsi'bert; fore, he was the 6ole survivor. He, too. died a,year. ` laiSr;'.4|,"pMtfinorU^ he had* severely scarred lung:i containing, numerous asbes- , tqs -fibers: Div ^ .to the 's ' l)ejiSrj^en*jpil:. r^c^l^ItieeVsiw'^pc^'isjKnMrajtion ;::fpr> ! , Industrial DiseaSe which* ^after, '.than-dngS.'iDr.Mu`rTl ' iis ,now! .{!& 1907 j: taken -tp|i^r^^'the.:;3iiiaiatipn of'the, , dust, so that the* disease is not iso likelyi to: occur as ' ` her^fpM^^.^^f^,^;!^;^-fi^v^* l": J * .The!:^i|jeaie;':whjch|; wia;;:refenr,ed. to tKen had' no _ . v ;v name^ndr.'did it^whia .^.uribault- described riumer-' kI:; 'Jbusfid^^ .Mbestos':: ,'!: textile factory in 19C*6, nor did itwhenPancoast In-'-a-: i '!' group of American asbestos workers. Surely, tax- V1. : onomy has a particular virtue In science; individ- V-sv' ^ uals dying of this ncn-disease became much more r, in 1924 a'.-;.;?ahd'antf igaveythe^Hlness#ts>current name-- asbestp'sis.`;`We,:'can:::npw; aec^iately ;jri|cjcfrS,;:fjor Wri. 'V,f!!',.ample, that ten percent of the ''\";' tos insulation, workeni in New York in the past 25 years wore due to asfcestosis. 1 ' J;- ft 'Jy V: The new ' category was soon replete with cases. However, comfort was provided, this time in the Home Office Report put ment >in 11930.- While `pulmpn^^fitts^i^n^Aff asbestos workers in the pa#|;i.was|i||^^<^<fW', It was aimuUantoasly'eoncld^i^||!fj^f^|lddk: iwaa * good.i "In the space of a sures should be apparent in a great reduction in the incidence of fibrosis." Such optimism persisted for the next 30 years; ^bMjjpsis,:,^ a^|rather;;'fare! dfs- eae;so^|&Ioi^ii^'.6c^^J^n^morij|^.*i!tsmall|ljg^uji of` workmen! empldyedinanisolailed.esotericindustry. (j ThereVWarey whose echoei should perhaps embarraM Us now. Thus. Kenheth!Lynch reported ft death from lung 1 cancer in association with asbestosis in 1933, and ' two then 'unebrnmon-'diseases; fpUowedyJFpr: themost v bibliographicalcurioslUesKventhecarefuIatudies of Richard Doll reported In 1955 failed to disturb bur calm;: perhaps because pf the reticence with which the statistician summarised his findings. '! ListJhjyirei^htfTi!;;i3eatIi3:-due`''tb':;lung;!:caheer' in106'; eon^|U^(e:^'ttiiiioiffn}; examinations .at'bne _asbes-' tos w'prksjJn.KEn'giahiiivhe cbhcluded!'!that:!V,':.!';;ilung * cancer was a specific ;,ihduVtriai!: hazard of certain v asbestos j Worketa ;;y,r'J" i:;Eveh':i thoseWho, |aeeej>tad-: Doirs conclusions---and there were some who did noU-could point to a problem with a rather narrow , spectrum. A single neoplasm (liing cancer) was (past tensel a epeciflc industrial hazard (ro hlnt thatitcou|dbemorethanthls)ofcertiiinabestos workers (the heavily exposed individuals in this factory). ' ' ....................... ^ ` S jr. 1 ' '` Muck, 1939 ' "' T'1-'''''. iV; --!'*; ' -y;;,y a; t.?r In the past several years, the spectrum has with direct occupational asbestos exposure. Totals widened considerably.,,First, it has been recognised of 100.000 to 125,000 are often proposed. Again, the that the hatard associated with! direct; occupational lower figure is hoped for, especially in view of the exposure to asbestos is by no means a narrow or absence of satisfactory mortality information con Infrequent one. The experiences of insulation work cerning; such asbestos factory workers, and sines ers in this country are instructive; These men, Mancuso'a findings are disquieting. !! employed ^ in tye construction! industry and, often 1 Analysis of these mortality experiences is dis working out-of-doors and with materials.containing; turbing from another point of view, in addition to only limited amounts of asbestos; are much less its magnitude. I refer to the occurrence of pleural exposed than many factory workers had been. Yet _____________ tv 4 1? % ^ their health experiences have been disastrous. * r*i 1 t ,, TASUS I , ff i We .have studied all members of the; Insulation Workers Union in the New York metropolitan area. On December 31. 1942 there were 632 members of this Union. Calculations in studies by E. Cuyler Hammond, J. Churg and myself indicated that by December 31. 1962, according to life expectancy in Observed end Expected Number of Deaths among 632 Asbestos Workers Exposed le Asbestos Dust Twenty Yean or Longer. 1943-1962 - :Coum ot Death pt '1943-^ 1948- 1947 19S2 19S31957 Tola! 1958- 1943. 1943 1963 the general;population of U.S. Iwhitei males, there should have been 203 deaths among thes* -men. Total cancer, ell !:* ,, \ * , . , ', r* > s' l Obeerred 13 17* 1 36 39 , Instead; there were 255--an excess of twenty per , iii < h.f Expected <57 9.) t 13 0 9 7 93 36$. i cent. Using age/ yesr and sex-spccific rates, there Cancer oi lung and pleura '' j, , should have been six orseven deatjjtsjidue to, cancer ............. *............... ' Obeerred 6'' Expected;. 01 *"6 ,'ViJ '^18 ' "' 45 " 14 10 14 `'6Slj ofi the, lung or'pleura. Instead, there were 45. There Canevr al etomach. colon.i VV1 i 1 , r ^ *i. S'**; should have been nine or ten deaths|due to cancer of the stomach or colon;' therel|wtre 29. >There _ should, of course, have been no .deaths due to ` as-1 end reclum .... . , -. i A / Obeerred ' i Expecled Cancer ol olf ether eltes ,, 4*^ 4 30/ 2 5 " %/ .....7,! ... I4w'.;t ..M.JtS 36 23 94 {* bestosis; .there weie twelv^e.J f hw combined I , Similar calculations to mid-196||gave: similar re sults. Whereas 47 deaths wereekpct*d; there were '1 Aibejtons Obeerred 3 5 6 7 21 Expected 39 1,4 3 , 8 4 3 0 20.$ 94. Where eight of nine deaths :due|tof;cancer were VI* Vu L Obeerred .0; , :l V ; 4 '>7;^ predicted, there were 49. Again, tlfef&was a signifi cant excess of specific types of cancer. While there should have been two or three deaths due to cancer of the lung or pleura, there were 27, and there;were s, , L........Expeeledr,,".. ^ >; ^leee,'- '*.... Totcl.ollcauiee ........... ! ; v' v <ur; m Obeerred 38p';;':; S4t;%>8S, 255 Expected 397 ; 59 8 $86 54.4 203.5 eight deaths^due to gastrointestihal cancer against' two expected. Once more, asbestbsisiclaimed fifteen ; lives against none expected.! Studies are now under way in our laboratory of Insulationrworkers in other parts' of the country. Mortality data indicate that the New York findings i ;aretunfortunately true'elsewhere, as well. It is not and peritoneal mesothelioma (tumors of the llnlng of, the lung and abdominal cavities) among these ^ workmen with direct,occupational'^ exposurft|During the*1950's, there were several reports of deatKs in ;asbestos ; workers jeaused by these diffuse, tumors of the mesothelial surfaces.' Such l$olated|!t|ses known exactly how many asbestos insulation work would have received little notice had it not been ers are employed in the United States; estimates for the fact that the tumor has always been con range from 50,0001 to 100,000. Ifi|w*|face of the : ,mortality information;>one;hopes'fthejlower figure is sidered extraordinarily rare.' It is no longer rare ; among asbestos workers. Indeed, it is so common a more accurate. 1 f, i-4 ' Im 1 , M ' Information's incomplete,concerning the number cause of1 deaths among'them now--while still rare among individuals not known to be exposed to as of workmen in other trades in the United States bestos--ss to almost constitute a tumor specific to - asbestos exposure. Several reviews of autopsy files suggest that this rapid increase, with,hundreds of A pioneer in modern aibtitos tpiltmiology, Dr. Irving J. Selikof/ is Professor of En'ironmeriUl Mtdieme t NtwYorkCltyUnivmlty,i Mount; SinaiSchod of Miditinr.DlreclorofitsEnvironmtntoiSeieneroLaboratory. end i* also President of tho New York Academy of Sel'tMee.'He'waaiiwartcdlheiAmencxrviPiutyfcHtalUiiAMO-;: cases now; known in; fcreaf;;;B|^^ 1 the United States and Canada, is not due to refine ment in diagnosis. Thus; cases ; in several major pathology departments-in Scotland h&sdemonstratedan increasefromoneortwocases elation'* Albert Luker Award In Medicine for hi* research on isoniaaid, an antibiotic drug widely osed in the treat ment of tuberculosis. , , a year in the 1950`s to some twenty cases a year or more at the present timer Fourteen of the last 120 deaths in New York among asbestos insulation 4 Envjxokmekt: Vou ill,; No. 2 workers have been due to mesothelioma; The probr )em has assumed sufficient importance to have warranted the establishment:: of Mesothelioma Ref- : erenee' Panels in number of countries, by the, International Union Against Cancer, and the < recent establishment of a Mesothelioma Registry" in this country by the National Institute of< Environmental Health Sciences of the U-S. Public Health Service. These experiences highlight one portion of the : current spectrum of asbestos disease. It is now t- recognised that direct occupational apoturt to ssbcstosilresulits in a hazard much more significant than formerly appreciated. In the last' several years, however, additional problems have been rec ognized which add another dimension:, the possi-] < bility that the utilization of asbestos is associated' ' with a much wider risk, perhaps one of the com munity at:large. This is less well defined, much less well documented, but because of its potential t importance, of considerable'concern. ', The recognition of this potentially wider spec* 1 trum of asbestos disease has been based upon three germinat observations. The first was the publics , tion in I960 by Wagner and his colleagues of ,47 . cases of mesothelioma in South; Africa, all trom the northwest Cape Province, an asbestos-rich area of the country- Analyais of the cases showed that few had worked directly with thes mineral* but that 45 of the 47 may have had contact with it, often in*1 direct.^ey|Kkd Hvd in An area in which*asbestos' InsuUticn worktn tmploytd in the construction industry < hvt had disastrous health cxponcncss even though their . work is olton outdoors and involves only limited contact f\, with orbestos. Up until Ois put stvtrsl yesrs, it wu > thought that lung cancsr from ubestos who an industrial ' , , hazard limitrd to the tibestoj fsetones. heavily exposed individuals ; in;,*, ' rjh * i ! - was mihed|;;dr had, worked in an environment in' which indirect;; haphazard exposure was conceivable: In striking contrast, there,were no cases of meso* thelioma in the rest of South Africa'reported in the , ,^ -i - same period, and none in 10,000^consecutive autop? sies of individuals with silicosis. This, report un equivocally raised the question of whether nsbestos- ,,H associat,ed mesothelioma was limited to direct occu r ! TABLE Z'` ' < f j ij pational exposure,- or whether much less intimate t` j I 'j ^ | (Contact could produce the same result. < i Observed! emd^ Expoctod Number IDeolh* omongk i " In the same year, I960. Kmluoto raised an analo 370 Aabestoe Worker* from January ], 1963 gous question. Pleural calcification had been known lo April 30,' 1967 to occur frequently in characteristic form among CaujrofDcaih asbestos workers. In our experience, indeed, the ii Osterved <><Expaciad;t Deaths Deaths* majorityofolder.asbestosworkersmaybeexpected Toiat; eoncor (all liier) .". ,. y Ca*.cer 61 lun. pleura, branchu*. and.lratheo;,!.? 1 . 1 _. -* Bronchogenic carcinoma ..... . PlouraI>mo3thoUoma .. Peritoneal moU\*tlomo . 49 96 27 24 M 23 3 7 to show these1 changes when X-rayed. It was. there fore, striking to find typical "asbestotic" pleural calcification in 499' of 6,812 individuals X-rayed in :>;:one:;COunty!in Finland, while theneighboring county i had none in >7,101. Kiviluoto astutely noted that the H -. Cancer el ttdmdeh___ __ . 3 06' first county contained an asbestos mine and while ` Cancer oi colon and rectum . ' Cancer el all 'other allot: combined;. .. ... Aibettosli : .. . . .... _> Heort and circulatory dtteaee Including itrota .... ` _ j. -A" ll's'other .causes: <o" l death ji Total, oil coy too ...... _. S 13 7 45 I!S 22 . < 28 S; 8 104' 14 '( ,47.51 none of the individuals with pleural calcification had worked in this mine, they had lived nearby. Mis countrymen, Laamanen and his colleagues. later demonstrated the presence of asbestos fibers in the air in the vicinity of the mine and while this may `Based upon 0 S!: mortality data idlsregardir.ij smottng hoblU-; vnot;;reflect the 'true explanation; for Kivi^ioto's find "United States doloneiovoiIobU. but lipure sl.ould boenly : ings. the question of environmental contamination lightly loo*'than 23 was strongly suggested. , "'United States data not available; .but these.or* rare;causes o(. death in general population , Maxch. 1969 The third observation was equally sobering. It had ,long. been known; that asbcstos fibers. when * Inhaled into tho human lung, may b*come coated ; with ; an iron-rich characteristic golden :brown? ma;,i TAILS 4 teria), forming an ".nsbestoe body.*' Those are found, for example, in very large numbers in the lungs of Asbestos Bodies in Shipyard and Construction Workers: Quantitative Results asbestos workers. In 1963, Thomson,reported that he found bodies with the same appearance in the Blue Collar (no Shipyard ' Shlpywd White lungs of people who were not asbertos workers. Smears of the lung bases allowed him to demon or and Collar Cor.iUMeilen)r Construction Mala* strate these bodies in 26 percent of 500 consecutive autopsies in Capetown. Hie conclusion was that asbestos had indeed become a modem urban hazard, and he (predicted thitasbestos-inducod mesotheli Total Number ' ol Workers > Worker* Having Atbtiloi Bodies Workers Having i 246 ' 129 ^ 121149%) i > 90 (70%) S i4 fj. t < oV 206 87142%) oma might ,becomesSS frequent S3 cigarette-asso ciated lung cancer L^at the present1 time. , '' Thomson's observations have been widely con firmed, and particles having the appearance of No AtbvstosBodies 123 Workers Having S < * *' * nve or Mart : *i>5> f <r *; Asbestos Bodios i ii i 20 (8%) x{ I-4U-1^4 39 29(23%) 119 10(5%) asbestos bodies1 have'been reported in similar^ per-,! 4 . > `j ^ j r) ^ } cenlages in Montreal, Milan, London, Newcastle, recommendation and use aa playroom material in Glasgow, Belfast, Dresden, Pittsburgh and Miami. kindergartens or in toy cosmetics. In New York City/usinga somewhat more sensi Indirect occupational exposure is3 suggested by tive technique,;we find that approximately half of! recent observations in our laboratory. We find, for the lungs in 1,975 consecutive autopsies examined example,t that while approximately 30.percent of by us show these particles. When one considers that housewives examined at post mortem had asbestos we examine only one square centimeter of lung tis-1 bodies demonstrated, comparable figures" are 40 sue 0.0176 centimeter in thickness, St is obvious' percent for White collar males ,and 50 pereent for -that" these particles are now very common among "blue collar males. This" rises to over, 70 percent for city dwellers at this (time/ t ^ ' i ` < s ' , men with any history whatsoever of having worked Opportunity (for <non-occupational contact with " either in the construction industry or in shipyards. asbestos at the present time can easily be discov- n .The latter, moreover,! are much more likely to have _ ered.-There are, for example, some three3thousand numerous asbestos bodies than any of the other products which currently.utilize this valuable mate .'groups. J...... ... ................................. . , rial. To the present, lack of recognition of the A .special hazard may be present as the result of - potential of non-occ upational exposure has led to an interaction'recently described. We have found : tho absencei of appropriate safeguards during,indus--' . that there is a special frisk of, cigarette smoking trial use. Demoliticn of buildings, often rich in among asbestos workers. Since January 1, 1963 we asbestos-containing materials, is suspect, while have observed 87 experienced, insulation workers sheer * carelessness i,und , ignorance: may explaini/dts :,;-; who were not regular smokers or who were pipe or cigar smoker*; we have yet to see a death from bronchogenic carcinoma''among these men. On the 4 T TAKES1 , ^ ...... ..other,: hand, of 283 equally experienced workmen i ,! Asbestos Bodies in New York City > ' Dwellers Without Occupational Exposun>--l<97$.Gaees Mai* A#* i ^ P*nal* Total Percent. iK C with asbos- Total to* : tOt j. i Total COM3 .bodies, bodies >! ao ; coin Total; Percent with with osbss-, abito* to* bodies. -bodies who smoked cigarettes and1who were watched for the > same period of time, we have seen 24 such cancers, although only three were expected. Wc : have calculated that ithe; risk of dying of lung cancer: ! ..is approximately 92 times greater for an asbestos - worker who smokes cigarettes than a man of the same age who neither works with asbestos nor smokes cigarettes. < < o-u 2-9 <5 49.*' 1f 2 , 1 0 -I i' -- 0-1 2-9 31 2 0 i 0w 10-19 120-29 4 22 0 .. | 10-19 4 18% ' 20-23! 8 1J 3 38% 4 33% 30-39' SO 14 28% 33-33 ` 18 7 39% 40-49 > 178 < 83`f1 47% 43-43 38 18 31*4 30-39 230, 149 33% , 50-39 85 38 45% 60-49 339 203 (>47% 60-69 14* 37 > 39% 70-79 321 80-49 103 93+, * 7, Total 1361 ISO 36% , 70-79 131 63 62 39% 80-89 . 80s , 40 4 - . % i 9o+; 1! 12 :$ 702 *1% Total . 607 240 43% sov. 66% 39% These observations naturally raise the question Whether the ^nhalation of asbestos fibers among ' individuals1 injlthe.geheral pbpulatidri might -carry aspeciairiskamonythecigarettesmokersin that population. . .. Wagner's observations have been extended by ' two recent sVu^'M- Muriel L, Newh0U5e Investigated 76, consecutive cases of mesothelioma examined at the Lqnddn|Hqspijtal. the majority withini the last several years. She found, to1 no one's surprise, that ; fv * tr ' f - e Environmcnt VoU U. No. 2 i," f. ` i,' : - si had been asbestos workers. Much more unex- ; Perhaps so. Indeed,: I do not share the demono- "/'/!. ' " '/ pected. however, was her discovery that nine had I logical^theory; of ;f!fiifiistrtel.ihygifne. historyi .in t;,,.-!-,: '!/ merely Iived;in:,the;boieH:old::i6f ahasbistoS'^'orker. i which industry is seeh as callously exchanging ;v|`; `-'i- raisin; the" serious question of a special, hazard of human disease for profits. Rather. I would aay -s'//!/.;-'!:;!i/ V. family! exposure. ;Then,^;.vof!!\thie^|''^wlip! 1 neither industry shared the ignorance and lethargy of us all. :,''f///;/;:worked with 'asbestos;nor ^"^latl^es/w'hb^r^pd! The, answer will come in these next several -years. ;/ `.` //,V, :with - asbestos,'! eleven had lived within n half mile < Wei!|iava?sbme;!i^Mon/for :bptimisrn./Firit/!'\ye;ihaye !//;,/ fI,': '- of an asbestos plant. The latter cases, of course, 'theyilaw^^ i) :/;/// sugg*td a.lieighbor- 1 some important environmental hazard is bound to /;/: - ; v. ^///li/v :?*; ,II be;jrcontpolIeel''I'rsusgHett-: iasb;Mtos''/wi|Ir-;be;! oni-'lWe ~ Similar findings were reported by Jan Lieben last :;,i'^:haVe-!wa5on^to,%liiye',!thatJ;the1dps^ '' ; , '//year/bi /Pennsylvania^ shipisonoursidt--tothepresent.diseasehasbeen ( s reriewed by the Pennsylvania State pepartment of iuncommon;;'cep!t/with;.!!rignif|cant/ 1 ', :* our data suggest further that such significant ex i- : posuri. In addition,weight individuals had ilived with posure lelfnlMUve in the vicinity of an asbestos plant'end three had and work with asbestos. Alt it will take is the doing had family contact. , --but herein lies another^ tale. " O ' - We have confirmed that family contact is a dis tinct possibility. Sampling of both ambient air and NOTES settled dust in the homes of New York insulation - wprkershasshowncharacteristicasbestosparticles to be present, presumably brought home on the , It is obvious that the spectrum of asbestos dis' / fi'Widnedii,<inJtbte-list|>eyeral years. In addition to lung cancer and asbestosis. a , ,1 Mfh; constituting a hazard. Rather than a 6mall number p. 3. . . ahn Aurlbault dttcribtd A^riWiH. U.. -Ok*ntllefit r*(*rein( llM Kf((m* 'Ui4 S<fl7 ol WwkOTi h, A,Wa Sglnlaf B< Wi>ytBt Hlll.- >llll t ' 4* rinntitai N Twill *. IT*. 1TM. (< l l <> i* .> n t< > ' ,1 ' "Cookt dtterlSfd nether, cate .., . Cli. W. 1K.. -nbw.li f >k*. Irfinn *> l Inhl*U* *C > ; Ail<iw:Diit.*.lilM MHliiMnnS TilH, INIi > . . .. .u ., ,, .`Vi. the careful ttuiiet of Richard Veit u . . O-II. R.. "MeftalOr Tram Xuac CMCtr ln Aihiloi Wwfan.* , Sritlih1 Jmnul l l*4*iiil*l IT:II. INS. 1 1 of heavily exposed workmen, a large number are !':' involved :in lesaiinteiise dfrw|!pccupati^^ `^i':^v^;::';V`-b|!'bVyn';inJindir^ |/v7,!../;/!/;/ ample, 3!500,000 menemplbyedm/th^ -;//.jv and shipbuilding industries, or five percent of, the : ,1 ^- total employed population in the United States. ! ; Sijpriflcantexposure may even extend to.the famii ; / ` ' lies of p. 4. . . i.;.; . ' ... ( ". . . etudiet by E. Cuylcr Hammond, J, Churg ni my*#!/..." 1 '' -` fflikoK. I. J.. r.:C>ir( >n4:E.,C. HuunMS. "AlbMtM-bWMr*! : Ar.J Jovm^ .r tk Am,rl,,ii MWIeftt AuwIsM** ; - ISi TI-tl- AprU *; IMi;. "Rtltllen Wtwttfl ZB#*ar to AlbtltM ' . M Mn<tk<!lnA.~ .V>ar E<nl<nd Jiin<al ef MNIdna tlMIAII, IMS. C<llko<(. Ii *. ll. A. Bvl,r. M. E.' Btd>r. J. Ckgrf. 4 C C Hsftiiwilj. (EdlUrldl -'Albtstotla kli Mko*!**)*." (in -Jiarnil *1 K<4ltl(ii 4T:4S1.lil. ll(l. Sdllralr. t. )- S. C. Ktmnaiui indi/;*iOiur(V'rAiknli.iE(PMurt.` Smokfnf and kV ilaiia- Tnfnal il lk, A,rl<,n M<dl<il 'AmmIIIm SMlIM-llt. A fr1! t::, 1IW- Stikofl, I. J. ,nd X. C. Kimmoai. ''Cwnmanltr; ' E(rct X Kan-ixrupitiooal rvIronn!f.:,f StWttsi. Ejpwvr,.An,rlr,a *,tn<il i( Paklle Ntillk: IS: 1411*1111. Bi&Umbtr. IMS. ..;; > % 1 ''-'"rfli '1 ;r. =-;'/:/* ment^FinMj%!i=tK'^ found to permeate/the/epmm^ il; v&.exj$u.wV'-*!fc)tW What /" J eMe'associited ;witK.iasbestp3;fis[lwrejyjseen;?sooner thsn^btoSOyearsfromtheonsetofexposure. !-./'!;'- thu^ among bu^.:;iiu1aM5te;!^feti;:4n'5-||IewiYork, ./ /!/;;; I have yet. to';!seeamesotheliomain.^ /L\:///./.\/` \ beganwork after i930 or a ca3e of |ung cancer in 'i!-'."`; an asbestos worker who had worked in that indua- V. '' try less than twenty years.Ourconcernis with the !;v.:v!'/;/- ; .v; future./ ' i ':! \i!;/.../ i * (y%^-1: !' : V- y-; V`. -"!!' At the outset of tils presentation, I questibhed '!;!'i; whether asbestos might properly ;be;ihcliid^;!M;!'an ,,:V1;!:;!_ 'unanticipated. ^viririfi5^r iconoelasllc amongusmighthavecounteredwith: >:it must have been--we could not have knowingly ;1; allowed; this to come to pass! Surely the explana- l; ' tion lies in the length of the period that elapses '!;i ' '^ between exposure and disease which kept us from really knowing the problem until now. 1 !\!'; march, it69 : .;:'i! 'V .. tinct Manctue'e findingt..1 , Mantuw.'iT. S. iknidi S. V.'iCoalltr. r:Hlkidil*iT U TndwrtHil H,,!th Ctudlti. Tk, CkTl Aii>*><>i, llh Spaclil RiftfMn 1c~ . y . in AlkMtsi CWOif.":Anklv,, ( ti>.lriMaial Rtalik. (ill*. :! . . .r,b*^,*ry.-TilS.i': . ; p. S. '< . :. . > -i i 'it' J' . . the publieatien ... by Wagner and hie cel /repvM.",t,:4:!!!;r;';r/l'i:' ' ' ** ,cn,r. J. 0.. C. A. S!i*ri.:,i*d ;P. Mankind. VDISNm Pltum] M.wUitlloma and AlWiloi Z^nwura la tka Nirlk Wr^ani Ciki PwiaiAT Btltllk Jiarail af Indtilrlal Mldlrina 17i 110*11], , ; i ( itw. ^HrvVv't'' " J' . . Km'fHOto rciicd on onofp#u* c**h`on.M : Kl.Ujota R-. -rinjml C*I,;f!raila. ad a' Iliaai>iaalat1f 8<>i> X Nan^etasdtlaatl Xndamit AnlkapkylllUHtakHtoala- Alla Radlw;. Ia*<,a (S>Bt<uaa(l t*4: t.lT, liu* . y p. 6. ' : `V .. T^^n!rep^eed}.:U:f'yyyfi'-'' `; Tka*ton. J. O:; "KiBaHirt la AikMIaa Dual and OHAaai XlMral Mawi)tlaciH.'' SrlUak I Madlaal JdamaJ 11III. Jin. lt lMI.Tkomwa; J. C.. M. dl., VAakailOi aa i HXarq Vrkaa lfiiAX." Saaik Alrltm Madlttl Javnial IHTT4I. See- II. IU. . "Muriel L. Ncwheutt inveetigated .. .n : Nahnit. V. L. and H. Tkinpi*n, -UaMkaHoaid ( Ptiun tad ..........i Pailiaawd ' lklldaln, t.anagrt;td Aakaatca la Wa l*ndaii Am," Priilak /MraX.af ladaalMX MadlalM Tl.tlt-tll. OX.. III*. > p. T. : . : "Similar /irdinst were rtperted by /an Lieben,. . Uka. Jan and k. flitivU. ''MvaolhatkMoa ud Aihaitot &ipd. : " ArtklTii af Zo.lronnnta4 Ri)Ui l4:U>, Aprtl, |M7. m idEfr.' :,*4 . J,- Vy . MMORatMtfaO'to* PcwSnm. Michigan gii1 llapiUmaf Ma MiV----V----a- . UlHlOSl Owrtam, Michigan illi Movoebur 2, J '7y Ha*. M. Manning. KxecuHv*' Director Girl BcouiH of *vtropoli tan Octroi t .153 E. Elizabeth Detroit, Michigan DMt Mm. Mannlngi Ibis is to call your attention to e potentially hazardous activity suggested In the Girl Scout Manual entitled! "Hereabouts for Brownie Girl Scout loaders." . On page 43 of this manual is a suggestion . for easing candlestick holders fro esbostos dough and an page 64 la a recipe for the asbestos sodsling notarial. There la extensive literature in asdical and environmental health journals which. Indicate a relationship between exposure to asbestos dust and serious lung, diseases,. X an attadiing copies of two .articles that you say find intareatiag vhich survey..signs of theij* * findings* (11 yflMk.tadecv"Alla0ort*r at Large r-r The.Magic Mineral," . i. um. bd (2)1* ^* Sellkoff. "Asbestos," ddentally, X have brought these -- A a> e ^ii..SS :naai:eine': ar"tha;;Cl^!0^mrsiQ'': gf. Mgw'Vrgrk. is a . recognise# etM fattAs field of asbestbediseaae epidemiology. C01TES V PRODUCED BY FORD IN MI Zb vim of the possible danger of exposure to asbestos dust, you nfty wish to reooamthd that reference to asbestos apdsUb<g! auatcrial be duleted fro* future printings of this (or any other) naoual, and that cautionary interaction be disssainatsd to appropriate Girl Seout leadarship, Sincerely, I** Lt 3 m hoy L. feeler, Ph.D. Chsoical Engineering Dspartnsnt Scientific Romarch staff RLGted cci Joseph it. Rrinton, executive Director bey Scout.-1 of America Detroit Area Council, 1776 if. Warren. Dutrait, Mich. 48208 S; Prof. 1. J. Selikoff, M.D. Mount Sinai School of Hodicino of the , City university of New fork 5th Avenue and 100 Street Nee fork. Now York 10029 . . COATSS PRODUCED BY FORD IN coaIEs