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    "ocrText": "August 5th, 1932.\nDr. Herman Schlundt,\nc/o Roger Toll,\nSuperintendent,\nYellow Stone Park,\nWyoming.\nDear Dr. Schlundt:\nDuring the past few days I have had a few thought which I am\ngoing to submit to you for your consideration while traveling thru the Western\npart of the U.S. For the most part these may be idle dreams, but at the same\ntime I believe that they are not wholly without morit, and fell entirely within\nthe realms of possibilities if we apply ourselves.\nAs I indinted to you in one of my previous letter, I am quite\nconvinced\nthat\nthere is efficacy in the use of radon in connection with certain\nailments, particularly arthritis, and probably other conditions which are not defin-\nitely known at the present time. As tre know there is an urgent need for clinical\nevidence establishing the limitations of this type of medication as well as defin-\nite benefits to be derived, It seems to that the University of Missouri should be\ninterested in undertaking a program along this line in view of the fact that from\nthe radium standpoint there is no place better equipped, and at this time you have\nthe biology department sufficiently interested to lend you their whole-hearted\ncooperation. Roughly, there occurs to me tivo methods of approaching this problem,\nwhich I am going to submit horewith for your consideration and perhaps amusement:\n1. This problem appears to me to be of sufficient magnitude and\nimportance to interest sozeone in medical philanthropy. In this connection we\nat one time knew that Mr. Mellon was interested in sponsoring some work in this\ndirection, such interest, I believe had been aroused thru our friend Dr. find and\nhis connection with Surgeon General Cummings of the S.Public Health Service.\nIt is quite probable that with 8 properly prepared program we might again enlist the\ninterest of Mellon. If you believe that this has any merit you might mention\nthe matter to Dr. Lind during your trip thru Yellow Stone, or at the Chemical\nSociety's meeting in Denver.\n2. This plan is less ambitious and probably quite possible of\nputting into force. The University of Missouri's interest should be enlisted in\nthis cause to such an extend that they would be willing to set aside, sey 25 beds\nat the University's Hospital for the study of cases where radon was to be administ-\nered. The patients to be so treated, should have free medical care and hospital\nization, and should, of course, be selected cases only. There might be some a\ngement worked out with patients who were capable of paying whereby in the even\"\nthey were benefited a modest fee should be paid, but where patients were unab\nto pay they should be treated free of all charges, except their transportati"
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