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Page -7- 68. Is it not a fact that the principal beneficial effects that have occured from the internal uso of radium may be ascribed to the alpha radiation? 69. Hes there ever occured anything in the litorature with regard to the protection and precautions to be exercised in the handling of radium such as has been adminia- tered internally, let us say up to 100 micrograms of radium element? 70. Will you describe what in your opinion constitutes & large enough quantity of radium that precautions recommended by the British X-rey and Radium Protection etc., should be exercised. 71. Let us assumo for a moment that at the time we employed operators engaged in the application of self luminous saterial to clock disls etc., that an operator vas given at one time a maximum of 2 grams of sine sulphide, and such 2 grams contained a maxirum of 60 micrograms of radium olement, would such an amount have been sufficient in your opinion that it would have been necessary to exercise the pro- cautions outlined by the British X-ray and Radium Protection Como. ; etc.? 72. Let us assumo that an individual should have ingested radioactive naterials as was claimed by those employed in our plant, and that they retained this material for a prolonged period of time, would that not be contrary to expectations, in view of the literature relative to the elimination of radiosctive materiale? 73. Is it not & fact that individuals who have unduely retained this material end not eliminated it in the usual manner probably present sono idiosyncrasy which is not common to the average individual? 74. May not this idiosynerasy be of such a nature that the person's nornal health was jeopardized, even though they had not been exposed to radioactive naterials in a manner whoreby it was possible for them to ingest it? 75. Is it not probable to assume that in the first place such individuala as unduely retained this material must have been suffering from a lack of proper functioning of their excretory organs?

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