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March 9th, 1926.
National Gauge and Equipment Company,
La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:-
Attention - Mr. L. A. Corey
SUBJECT - USE OF LUMINOUS MATERIAL
Replying to your letter of March 5th, the Hearst feature
article, copy of which you attached, is causing considerable comment.
There is nothing we can do about an article of this sort.
To give you a resume of the situation that led to the article
in question. A considerable time ago a suit was brought against
the United States Radium Corporation by lawyers in Newark in behalf
of a former employee. At the time this suit was filed wide
publicity resulted and two other suits were filed. Immediate and
thorough investigations were conducted by various agencies, National,
State, County,City, etc. The suits are still pending.
Examinations have been made of all employees in practically
all the big clock and watch companies. As far as we know there is
no cause for alarm. Various recommendations have been made but
these recommendations have in no way effected the procedure of
painting. We assume that your Employees do not moisten brushes by
mouth, which is bad practice in any painting operation. The clock
and watch manufacturers do ten times the work in luminous painting
that we do in our plant. It is notable that public and private
investigators have discovered no injurious effects in any of their
large plants.
Dr. Frederick B. Flinn of Columbia University, College of
Physicians & Surgeons, Institute of Public Health, has for months
been conducting a very painstaking investigation on the subject
and we understand that his data is about ready for publication.
Copy of his report will be sent to you as soon as it is published.
Radium is a substance that particularly appeals to the imagination.
A number preposterous things have been claimed for it as well as
against it. The Hearst article we are discussing was enough to upset
any one.
Very truly yours,
General Sales Manager.
JMStrong-MG.
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"ocrText": "March 9th, 1926.\nNational Gauge and Equipment Company,\nLa Crosse, Wisconsin.\nGentlemen:-\nAttention - Mr. L. A. Corey\nSUBJECT - USE OF LUMINOUS MATERIAL\nReplying to your letter of March 5th, the Hearst feature\narticle, copy of which you attached, is causing considerable comment.\nThere is nothing we can do about an article of this sort.\nTo give you a resume of the situation that led to the article\nin question. A considerable time ago a suit was brought against\nthe United States Radium Corporation by lawyers in Newark in behalf\nof a former employee. At the time this suit was filed wide\npublicity resulted and two other suits were filed. Immediate and\nthorough investigations were conducted by various agencies, National,\nState, County,City, etc. The suits are still pending.\nExaminations have been made of all employees in practically\nall the big clock and watch companies. As far as we know there is\nno cause for alarm. Various recommendations have been made but\nthese recommendations have in no way effected the procedure of\npainting. We assume that your Employees do not moisten brushes by\nmouth, which is bad practice in any painting operation. The clock\nand watch manufacturers do ten times the work in luminous painting\nthat we do in our plant. It is notable that public and private\ninvestigators have discovered no injurious effects in any of their\nlarge plants.\nDr. Frederick B. Flinn of Columbia University, College of\nPhysicians & Surgeons, Institute of Public Health, has for months\nbeen conducting a very painstaking investigation on the subject\nand we understand that his data is about ready for publication.\nCopy of his report will be sent to you as soon as it is published.\nRadium is a substance that particularly appeals to the imagination.\nA number preposterous things have been claimed for it as well as\nagainst it. The Hearst article we are discussing was enough to upset\nany one.\nVery truly yours,\nGeneral Sales Manager.\nJMStrong-MG."
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