Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, April 29, 1932

April 29,1932. Dr. Herman Schlundt, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Dear Dr. Schlundt: Thanks for calling to our attention the article by Mias Schaub in the May Survey Graphic. This had not come to our attention, although I had understood that Miss Schaub was engaged in writing a book. With reference to testing Miss Fryer, Mrs. Hussman and lrs. Larice for the amount of radium now contained, I and sure that this could be readily arranged thru our Committee. If during the next few months you anticipate being in the Eastern part of the country, and feel that you would have the time to spare I would be glad to arrange for such an exenination. Our program is such that I don't believe it will be necessary for us to call upon you in a professional way during the next few months. Business, asayou know, is at a minimum and it has become necessary for us to exercise rather drastic measures to reduce our operating expense. We have cut everything to the absolute minimum, but even so it may be necessary for us to be even more drastic. The Byers case has quite thoroughly agitated the subject as to whether or not there is any efficacy in the use of waters charged with radon. The question seens to be in dispute with most of the people who have been associated with radium recently such as Martlandt and Flinn disbelieving that there is any merit in such water. I presume that you have heard me speak of the North American Radium Products Co. , sponsored by Nr. John W. VanWolkenten, and type of machine which they are putting out. The machine is doubtless the most unique of any that has ever been put on the market, and contains sufficient radium to deliver 7 to 8 thousand Mache Units daily in four glasses of water. These people have expended a considerable amount of money in the development of their organiza- tion and apparatus, and are earnestly endeavoring to carry on under a great handicap. Mr. VanWolkenten is anxious to have some experiments conducted to determine the effect of cultures when exposed to radon and also when they are exposed to radium element. I don't knov whether his idea is altogether practical, but he has discussed same with Dr. Flinn, and I have btongly advised his not having the work conducted by Dr. Flinn for the following reasons: