August 21, 1943
Dr. Arthur L. Bloomfield
Stanford University of Medicine
2398 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, California
Dear Dr. Bloomfield
On receiving your letter of August 17, relating to the proposal by Dr. Harry
J. Deuel of the University of Southern California to investigate "A physiologically
active principle from cattle brain effective in preventing mortality from burns",
I talked by telephone with Dr. Deuel, and also talked with Mr. George Feigan, who
carried out the preliminary experiments on which the proposal was based, and who now
is an assistant on our CMR contract.
The earlier experiments, when examined in detail, seem to me to have some
significance. Dr. Deuel will during the next two or three weeks carry out a second
series, with his cephalin preparation injected after the burning has occurred; and,
if the results are promising, he will submit to our Panel a revised proposal.
I am going to Pittsburgh on NDRC business from September 3 to 13, and probably
shall not be able to talk with Dr. Deuel about his new experiments until after my
return.
Sincerely yours,
Linus Pauling
LP:jr
