September 29, 1944.

Dr. Esther Barney,
Manchester, Vermont.

Dear Dr. Barney:

Iam giving you o bandage that I think will work on your patient,
Peggy Lincoln Beokwith. I am enclosing a diagram of a piece of sheeps
wool tanned. You can cut one from an old storm coat if it is impossible
to buy this tanned sheepshide with the wool on it. We czll it a shear-
ling pad. :

The length of this pad is about half an inch longer than the sketch
on the paper. However, the length of any of these pads are to be deter-
mined by the size of the knee. This pad is the right length for a knee
of my size.

The small area goes around the back in the popliteal space and the
flanges go around the knee to meet at the front. It should be short
enough so that it takes some stretohing on the part of this shearling pad
to make the ends meet at the front. Adhesive tape is caught around at the
back and pulled as tightly as possible around to the front. Toward the
front edge there is naturally a VY shape of the adhesive as it branches out
from the back to encompass the cartilaginous areas of the mes, All the
taping starts at the back and is long enough to overlap in front tightly
enough that it would appear to you that 1% would cut off the circulation
of the leg, but you will not do that due to the wool padding that prevents
it. So tape it just as tightly as you possibly can and you will get exe
cellent results and fine locomotion.

We use this on our football and basketball players who are beyond
going, and it really is the answer. The best thing that you oan do is to
eut one for your husband's lmee and practice on him, then have him cut one
for your kmee and practice on you so that vou will get the feel of it. It
is a wonderful bandate and I think the answer to most knee difficulties
such as you describe. If this is not clear to you, please write me for
further instructions.

With all good wishes to you and Dr. Mason Barney, I am

Very sincerely yours,

; Direotor of Physical Education,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach.