4-28-1980

Dear Mr Plant,

Sorry for the delay in answering your letter but I too have been experiencing a series of sickness in my family. Beginning in mid-January Mrs Gary went into the hospital for a massive bleeding through the rectum. After many tests they could not pin point the cause and concluded that it must have been caused by the many years that she had been taking Cumadin as a blood thinner. After returning from the hospital, about a week later, we both came down with a form of flu or old fashioned grippe which lasted some three weeks. About a couple of weeks later Mrs Gary was suddenly taken with a massive blood clot which was located at the juncture of the leg at the torso. It was operated upon immediately by a surgeon who we both have a great deal of confidence in and she is presently recouping in the hospital.

I note that you are apparently using the same kind of eye drops that I am. I have been using them a little over a year instead of two other kinds of drops and have seen a very slight improvement.

I have made the corrections that you suggested in the description of the Langshan and forwarded it to Mr Jeffrey with a request that it be included in the first available quarterly. I will await the photographs of the ideal illustration that I understand you are having prepared.

I will need two copies of the photograph. The original drawing can be retained by you possibly for framing.

If you will review the shape descriptions in our standard well as those in the APA standard you will note that there is a five degree difference between the male and female in just about every breed described. It is just a natural difference that occurs in just about every breed.

Sincerely,