Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, October 28, 1929

October 28th, 1929, Dr. Herman Schlundt, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Dear Dr. Schlundt: Mr. Curtis was in our office on Friday of last weok and, reports that he has not replied to your letter written around October lst, or sent you any samples due to the fact that it has been necessary for him to be away from home a good deal during the last two or three weeks. As he probably told you he is endeavoring to interest some woolen goods manufactarors in plants in and around Banchester. Mr. Curtis expects to return home either Saturday or the first of this week and said that he would then be in a position to comply with your request. I suggested to him that we arrange an interview with Dr. Ewing during his present visit, but he was disposed to postpone such a visit until his next trip to New York, which he said would not be so very far away. I also hope that we can arrange for a day with him for electroscopic tests during this next trip. In general appearance Curtis shows a very marked improvenent. He states that he is feeling better than in June and believes that he is continually improving. He seemed interested in the general condition of the five girls and, whether or not there was nuch possibility of his fate being a like one. I feel confident that Dr. Ewing will be anxious to see his the next time he is in town, also Dr. Flinn. You will doubtless be interested to know that lis. Quinta McDonald has been confined to the Memorial Hospital for the past 7 or 8 weeks and that Dr. Craver feols her condition not at all satisfac- tory. She has developed some sort of a tumerous condition of the intestines as well as a metastisis of the lungs and, Dr. Craver feels that the duration of her life is comparatively short, probably a matter of months. Dr. Craver felt that in view of the situation he should advise the family and did so last week, with the result that over the week-end the Metropolitan papers have been rehashing this subject in much the same old manner. I guess we will have this sort of a procedure to look forward to with each one of these cases, provided they progress as we may expect. Apparently there is only one of the five girls whose con- dition is at all satisfactory and, that is Miss Grace Fryer. Nrs. Hussman is constantly growing worse, Larice seems to be on the down-hill road and while we have no definite information regarding Miss Schaub, her con- dition does not seem to be improving. In the event that krs. McDonald passes on, we are in