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I N DU STRIAL MEDICINE / The Journal of Industrial Health, Occupational Medicine and Traumatic Surgery . Witt irKicL arc consolidated " The Industrial Doctor" and "International Journal o( Medicine and Surjerr" . Tki magazine is published to promote sound tkougkt upon and concerning industrial medicine and trauinatio surgery. To tkat end it will contain articles, news items, reports, digests, and otker presenta. tiona, togetker witk editors* comments. Tke editorial policy is to encourage frank discussion. On tkis kpsis contrikutiona are invited. Tke editors will exercise care in ckecking on tkc accuracy of data printed kut in all otlier respects articles and opinions of which expression is allowed are the opinions of their authors--the editors reserving in all cases the right to comment on the same in the current or any subsequent issues as they may he inclined. Volume 17 JUNE 1948 Number 6 CONTENTS MEDICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF AMERICAN-MADE RUBBER Re* H. Wilson, M.D., Glenn V. Hough, M.D., and William E. McCormick................... 199 ARSINE GAS POISONING--REPORT OF A CASE Richard A. Wills, M.D............................................................................................ 208 "WHAT KIND OF A SPECIALTY IS INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE? 1 W. P. Shapard, M.D........................................................................................................ .............. 209 1 SKIN--THE FRAGILE ELEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION George E. Morris, M.D........................................................................................ SILICA BEARING DUST L. E. Hamlin. M.D............................................................................................................ .......... .................. 213 216 PROGRAM OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION FOR THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS Shields Warran, M.D.......................................................................................................................................................... 221 INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE ' --Abstracts of tha Procaedings of tha Industrial Health Meetings et Boston, March 27 to April 4, 1948-- Reported by C. O. Seppington, M.D., Dr. P.H. .. ...............................................................................................225 ASSOCIATION NEWS .................................................................................. 233 NEWS AND COMMENT.........................................................................................................234 , ' NEW BOOKS ............................................................................................................................. 235 EDITORIAL .................................................................................................................................. 236 COMMENT ANDOPINION ...................................................................................................... 18 . DR. PILGRIM ............................................................................................................................. 22 '^:?JNouc: The opinions expressed in the editorials of this Journal are not to be considered as necesV-wrfly representing the opinions of any associated organizations.] MEDICINE, The Journal of Industrial Health, Occupational Diseases and Traumatic Surgery- Entered as second cr August ft, 1941, at the Poet Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Art of March V 1*79. *ddtilonnl rnm t Wlsoouau. Furnished on the filth of each month by INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE PUBLISHING COMPANY Chicago also of INDUSTRIAL NURSING, issued monthly, aod AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION iLY). STEPHEN G. HALOS. Presidentj A. D. CLOUD, Publisher: C. O. SAPPINCTON, M.D., DR. P.H.. Editor! 4DRUECR, JR.. Secretary and Treasurer: STEPHEN G. HALOS, Advertising and Business Manager. Member, Audit H Osculations. PUBLICATION, EDITORIAL and EXECUTIVE Ollices: 60S North Michigan Avenue, Chicago 11, 'Bdbkrlptkm $5.00 per year la tne United States; $5.50 per year in Canada; $6.00 per year in other *"*** . 'cent*. Title Registered In United States Patent Office. Copyright. 1948, by Industrial Medicine Publbhlag Companv, Representative, H. GORDON HUNTER, 152 West fenfli Street, New York City, Telephone Watkins 9-1067. GEOF ADDRESS: POUR weeks' notice required; changes cannot he made without old address as well as new; please Jgjftl aonc number for new address If dty requires It. SCF-ABEX-0488 SC-FND-560