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1936
HERB
LORE
FONG WAN
576-578 Tenth Street
Oakland, California
PHONE HIGATE 3767
FIFTH EDITION
MAY, 1936
OFFICE HOURS:
10:00 A. M. TO 6:00 P. M. DAILY
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS: 9:00 A. M. TO 12 M.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Page
THE HERBS, THEIR USES AND PREPARATION 14-33
The Science of Chinese Herbal Remedies 14-15
Causes of Various Ailments 16-17
How Chinese Herbs are Prepared 18
Herbs Part of Nature's Vegetation Element 18-20
The Difference Between a Drug and a Herb 20
They See No Smoke: They Say There's No Fire 20
The Blind Lead the Blind 21
Ginseng is Extensively Used to Increase the Circulation
of the Blood and the Breath 21-22
Ginseng as an Air or Breath Restoring Tonic 22-23
Ridicule 23
The World is Awakening to the Value of Chinese
Herbal Remedies 23-24
Chaulmoogra Oil, Digitalis, Ephedrin, etc 24-25
The Compass and Chinese Herbal Remedies 25-26
The Human Voice and Chinese Musical Tones 26-27
Five Colors Represent the Five Elements in Nature 28-29
The Five Tastes Represent the Five Principal Elements
in Nature 29
An Element of Nature is Humanity's Greatest Healer 30-32
People of a Young Nation Should be Healthy 33
CHAPTER II
UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF FONG WAN HERBALIST .... 34-38
Oakland Physicians Helped the Most 37
CHAPTER III
THE STOMACH AND THE SPLEEN 39-51
Chinese Theories Regarding the Stomach and Spleen 39-41
Testimonials Concerning Stomach Troubles, Ulcers, Dysentery,
and Unbearable Pains 41-51
CHAPTER IV
THE HEART „ 52-67
Chinese Theories Regarding the Heart 52-54
How to Care for the Heart in Nature's Way 54
Digitalis for the Heart — An Ancient Chinese Discovery 55-56
Theories Regarding Goiter Held by the Chinese 58-60
Recent Pronouncements with Regard to Goiter 60
Testimonials Concerning High Blood Pressure, Enlargement
of the Heart, Dizziness, Hardening of the Arteries, Goiter
and Palpitation 56-67
CONTENTS
CHAPTER V
Page
THE LUNGS AND THE THROAT 68-80
Chinese Theories Regarding the Lungs 68
Chinese Theories Regarding Throat Diseases 70-71
Influenza Doesn't Worry the Chinese 71-72
Chinese Theories Regarding Sinus Trouble — Its Causes
and Symptoms 72-73
Testimonials Concerning Eczema, Fever, Influenza, Bronchial
Trouble, Asthma, Sore Throat, Cough, and Sinus Trouble 73-80
CHAPTER VI
THE LIVER AND GALL BLADDER 81-87
Chinese Theories Regarding the Liver and Gall Bladder 81-83
How Chinese Herbs are Marshaled to Combat Disease 83-84
Testimonials Concerning Piles, Yellow Jaundice, and
Liver and Gall Bladder Troubles 85-87
CHAPTER VII
THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER 88-103
Chinese Theories Regarding the Kidneys - 88-91
The "Change of Life" in Man 91
No Excuse for Aching Teeth 92-93
Sufferers Without Teeth 93-94
Testimonials Concerning Kidney Trouble, Pain in the Back,
Diabetes, and Bloody Urine 94-103
CHAPTER VIII
THE NERVES 104-115
Chinese Theories Regarding Rheumatism, Paralysis,
Neuritis, Convulsions, and Apoplexy 104-105
Earthquakes Similar to Nervous Attacks 105-106
Testimonials Concerning Rheumatism, Paralysis, Nervous
Attacks, Arthritis, and Sciatica 106-115
CHAPTER IX
THE BLOOD 116-128
Chinese Theories Regarding the Blood 116-117
Herbs are the Best Spring Tonic 118
Chinese Theories Regarding Dropsy 118-119
Are Varicose Veins Incurable? 120-121
The Effects of Animal Blood on the Human System 121-122
CONTENTS
CHAPTER IX (Continued)
Page
The Best Time to Shave 123
The Best Eye Glasses are of Chinese Origin 124
Chinese Methods for Relief of "Cross Eyes" 125
Testimonials Concerning Blood Disease, Eczema, Dropsy,
Varicose Veins, Cross Eyes, and Hemorrhage 117-128
CHAPTER X
MISCELLANEOUS AFFECTIONS 129-155
Chinese Herbal Remedies Have a History of 5,000 Years 129
Chinese Herbs Rank With Roman Laws 129-130
Ancient Chinese Engineering and Herbal Science 130-131
How Herbs Stop Pain Without Drugs 131
Chinese Theories Regarding Cancer ~ 131-132
Chinese Methods of Prevention and Healing 132-133
Both Electric Rays and Sun Baths Dangerous L33-134
Wisdom Ridiculed and Condemned by Ignorance 138-139
The Human Tongue Indicates Internal Conditions 144-145
Summer Ills - 148
Testimonials Concerning Lumps in the Breast, Tumor, Deafness,
Obesity, Sore on Tongue, Sprained Back, Headaches,
Bleeding Piles, Sore on Leg, Poison Oak, Agonizing
Pain, and Intestinal Flu , 134-155
CHAPTER XI
ENTRAPMENT LETTERS 156-167
Letters Concerning Stomach Ulcers, Cross Eyes, Dropsy 156-167
Chinese Formulas Still Used . ....164-167
CHAPTER XII
THE HERBALIST AND HIS SUGGESTIONS REGARDING
DRINKING AND EATING 168-188
The Fong Wan Herbalist 168-174
The Home of the Fong Wan Company 175-176
Fong Wan's Horoscope 176-181
Peculiar Drinking Habits 181-183
Bamboo Leaves 183
Bean Sprouts are Holy Food 183-184
Lettuce 184-185
Water Chestnuts 185
Recipes for Preparing Nourishing Chinese Dishes 185-188
FOREWORD
The demand of Americans for Chinese Herbs has for several years
been steadily on the increase. Consequently, whereas some forty years
ago the sale of Chinese Herbs in the United States was confined almost
wholly to the Chinese population, at the time of this writing, the Amer-
ican patrons far outnumber the Chinese.
Our company has been doing business in Oakland, California, for the
past twenty years. During this period, we have afforded genuine, and,
in most cases, permanent relief to numerous persons, variously afflicted.
Our harmless, life-giving herbs have so built up their bodies, purified
their blood, and renewed their strength that they have again felt like
their former selves and have joyfully taken up the burdens of life anew.
We are here presenting the testimonials of a number of enthusiastic
patrons, some of whom testified in the Federal Court in San Francisco,
California, March 1st to 8th, 1932, as to the authenticity of their print-
ed statements; the more recent addresses of whom may be obtained
at our office.
The office hours of our herbalist are from 10:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M.
daily, Sundays 9:00 A. M. to 12 Noon. Herbs are cooked and the tea
served at the office daily to those patrons who either prefer to drink the
tea at the office or who have no facilities for cooking the herbs at home.
Although there is no charge for cooking the herbs, 90 per cent of our
patrons prefer to boil them at home, several packages being put up at a
time.
Herbs are compounded to meet the needs of the individual. In all
cases, the price is the same, being ten dollars per week in advance for
seven packages, one to be cooked each day either in accordance with
directions given, or cooked in four cups of cold water and boiled down
to one cup in about 30 minutes, the tea to be strained and drunk while
warm.
Believing that the American public would be interested to know
something of the Chinese theories regarding the functioning of the va-
rious organs of the body, and of the Chinese methods of healing that
have come down to us through the ages, we are also printing several
articles from the pen of our renowned herbalist.
FONG WAN.
Oakland, California,
May, 1936.
CHAPTER I
THE HERBS — THEIR USES AND
PREPARATION
THE SCIENCE OF CHINESE HERBAL REMEDIES
The Chinese Science of Therapeutics is as old as Chinese civilization
itself. In the primitive period of the nation's history, there reigned an
emperor known as Shin Nong, which means "Divine Farmer." Because
of his wonderful knowledge of Botany, he was regarded as a god. While
searching for cereals and other plants that might serve as food for his
people, he learned of the curative properties of certain plants, and set
himself the task of naming and describing them.
He believed that all things on earth were included in five natural
elements: water, fire, vegetation, mineral and earth. The color pre-
dominating in the vegetation element is green. Because the liquid con-
tained in the gall bladder and the juices secreted by the liver are green-
ish, he concluded that the gall bladder and liver belonged to the vegeta-
tion element. The natural color of the fire element is red. As the heart
controls the circulation of the blood of the body, and as the blood is red,
he said that the heart belonged to the fire element. The natural taste
of the water element is salty. As the urine, which passes through the
kidneys into the bladder is salty, these two organs were classified under
the water element. The natural color of the earth element is yellow. As
Shin Nong believed that the stomach gets its power from the spleen,
and as the gastric juice of the stomach is yellow, he classified the
spleen and the stomach as belonging to the earth element. As the color
of the natural element in mineral is white, and as the lungs are white,
he concluded that they belonged to the mineral element.
Shin Nong next classified the medicinal plants according to their re-
lations to the five natural elements. Those that were black and had a
salty taste were classified under the water element. He believed they
had an influence upon the kidneys and bladder. The color in the vegeta-
tion element being green and the taste sour, herbs of greenish color and
sour taste were believed to be allied to the vegetation element, to have
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power to contract the air in the blood, and to assist the liver and gall
bladder in their functions.
The color of things belonging to the fire element is red, the taste is
bitter, and the power from these things rushes through the system.
Therefore, medicinal plants of a red color and bitter taste are classified
under the fire element, and influence the heart and small intestines,
which belong to the fire element.
The color of the earth element is yellow, its taste is sweet, and the
power from it is very slow. Herbs of yellow color and sweet taste be-
long to the earth element. These slow down the circulation and thus
cause the effects of curative remedies to remain in the vital organs.
Their effects are especially marked upon the spleen and stomach be-
cause these organs belong to the earth element.
In the mineral element, the color is white, the taste is hot, and the
power expands. Herbs of white color and pungent taste belong to the
mineral element. These cause the natural heat of the body to reach
the extremities and the skin. They influence the action of the lungs and
of the large intestines, as these organs belong to the mineral element.
With the exception of some abstruse variations, this ancient classifi-
cation is followed in a general way by the herbalist of today. However,
each kind of herb has its peculiar properties and powers, and differs
from the others of its class just as every individual differs from all
other persons. A Chinese herbalist must not only understand the phil-
osophy of relationship, but he must be familiar with each individual
herb, be informed as to its effect upon the human system, and know
how to unite the different herbs into the various combinations, known
in English as "Herbal Remedies."
More than a thousand different species of herbs are in use. These
comprise barks, roots, flowers, leaves and berries. From eight to
twenty kinds are called for by each formula, the proportion varying in
accordance with the needs of the individual case. The power of some
herbs penetrates the upper part of the body; of others the lower. The
power of some goes to the right side; of others, to the left; while of
others, it goes to the skin. Therefore, there are special remedies for
each vital organ that is not functioning properly. When more than one
organ is deranged, there is need of more than one remedy.
For more than four thousand years, the Chinese race has been cared
for by this system of medicine, and its benefits have been found of great
value. Though some improvements have been made since the time of
Shin Nong, yet the principles laid down by him remain unchanged.
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CAUSES OF VARIOUS AILMENTS
Shin Nong, an ancient Chinese Emperor Herbalist, likened the hu-
man system unto the universe. As all life is dependent on Nature for
sustenance, he concluded that in the body of each person were to be
found the five principal formative elements of Nature, viz: minerals,
vegetation, water, fire and earth. In other words, he held that each
human being resembled Nature in miniature.
When Nature's five elements are working with equilibrium of power
and balance, there are no thunderstorms, volcanic eruptions, earth-
quakes, upheavals or sinking of the earth, typhoons, etc. Likewise,
when in our human systems equilibrium is maintained among the five
elements, we are strong and1 well; free from complaints of all kinds.
The most active element in both Nature and the human body is fire.
Whenever the water element (blood) is over-heated or there is too much
fire, we have the condition known as "Inflammation of the System."
It resembles a heat wave on the earth which produces wind, otherwise
known as gas or air circulation. The human system contains two cir-
culations: the breath and the blood. The Chinese writers say that tihe
blood is man's glory and the breath his protection. If their circulation
is impeded, the viscera are inactive. When the internal organs cease to
function properly the entire system becomes poisoned. For example,
the lungs of Influenza victims were congested and clogged with black
blood. The blood sometimes poured from their mouths and noses even
after death. Likewise, in bad cases of cancer of the breast there is a
purplish black color and the edges are upturned. Ninety per cent of
such cancers are incurable, the poison being so deep-rooted that noth-
ing is able to drive it out. Even operations do little or no good, as the
cancer either appears again or the sufferer dies before long. Whether
a cancer can be dealt with successfully or not depends upon its condi-
tion.
The devastations of the fire element, or inflammation, cause the
most suffering. Inflammation of the heart causes valve enlargement,
palpitation, hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. Inflam-
mation of the kidneys causes Bright's disease; of the pancreas, diabetes.
Inflammation of the bladder causes discharges; of the nerves, neuritis
or inflammatory rheumatism. Inflammation of the bowels or rectum
causes piles or bleeding bowels. Inflammation of the uterus causes tu-
mors and hemorrhage; of the eyes, blindness; of the throat, soreness,
tonsilitis and swellings. Inflammation and cold in the head causes
headaches and catarrh. It thickens and condenses the moisture, chang-
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ing it into mucus or phlegm. Inflammation of the liver or the gall
causes gall stones or enlargement of the liver. When inflammation af-
fects one or more of the internal organs, trouble develops in the ex-
tremities of the body, through the media of blood circulation and nerves.
Therefore, in order to afford permanent relief the Herbalist must be
conversant with the connection between the internal organs and the
part of the body affected.
Inflammation of the human system comes either from what we eat
or drink or as a foreign invasion, such as attacks consequent upon
changes in temperature (cold or fever) or upon contagion or other
infection.
Inflammation in any part of the system impedes its proper function-
ing. Merely taking a physic and moving the bowels every day does not
necessarily imply that the blood and organs are thereby cleansed and
rid of poisonous inflammation. Some persons try to drink a gallon or
more of water each day in order to flush the kidneys and bladder. The
result of such measures is frequently the bringing on of indigestion and
the weakening of the bladder and kidneys for life. Other people eat
quantities of fruit in order to keep their systems from becoming in-
flamed. However, one who takes into his system too much fruit and
water will thereby destroy the fire elements therein, and his food will
lie there undigested. He will soon lose his vitality and become liable
to tumors, discharges, pallor of complexion, sensations of cold and
weakness, sour stomach, vomiting and sometimes even dropsy.
In addition to tracing various ailments to foregoing elements, Chi-
nese Herbalists also attribute pathological conditions to other causes,
e. g.:
1. Over excitement or great joy affects the heart.
2. Intense anger affects the liver.
3. Deep thinking (mental strain) and sadness affect the spleen.
4. Great fear affects the kidneys.
5. Sudden fright affects the heart.
Any specific ailment may be due to the inflammation or derangement
of one or all of these organs.
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HOW CHINESE HERBS ARE PREPARED
There are more than a thousand varieties of Chinese Medicinal
Herbs, most of which are gathered by specially trained persons in the
great province of Sze Chuan, in Western China. These herbs consist
of leaves, bark, berries, and roots, all of which must be cleaned and
steamed in order to sterilize them. The roots, moreover, are given a
special scrub and then steamed for twenty-four hours. After having
been steamed, the herbs are either put into the sun to dry; "or in case
the weather is rainy, are dried under shelter in specially constructed
ovens.
As a rule, however, the herbs are not put through these processes in
the province in which they are gathered, but are shipped immediately
to Hong Kong to exporting firms having special facilities for cleaning,
cutting, steaming and drying herbs on a large scale, as well as for sani-
tary packing and for shipping. While the processes to which the herbs
are subjected in preparing them for market serve both to remove all
foreign matter and to thoroughly sterilize them, they do not, however,
rob them of their healing properties or of their delicate fragrance.
When a well-sealed box of these carefully prepared herbs is received
in the United States and opened, the room is filled with an aroma com-
parable only to that of the forests in May.
There is one conspicuous difference between Chinese and Occidental
herbs. The latter are generally sold in small packages and are ground
almost to a powder, while the Chinese herbs from which one cup of tea
is made are in large pieces, each leaf, berry, or piece of bark or root be-
ing distinct from the others. In fact, a package of Chinese herbs, in-
stead of containing two or three teaspoonfuls of powdered herbs, con-
tains about three cupfuls of herbs of approximately twenty varieties,
each in its natural color and form. Again, most Occidental herbs are
merely steeped before drinking, but in order to make a cup of tea from
a package of Chinese herbs, one must add four cups of water and boil
them for half an hour, after which they are strained before drinking.
HERBS PART OF NATURE'S VEGETATION ELEMENT
If we cut, grind or boil it, any herb carried by the Fong Wan Co.
can be eaten without the slightest harm to the human system. When
these herbs are compounded by our Specialist who has an extensive
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knowledge of their properties, they work wonders in the regeneration
of the body.
No creature can live without vegetation. Because of lack of vegeta-
tion on the great deserts, there is no animal life. Vegetation that is
mild in taste is used for man's daily food. Some vegetation of sour or
bitter taste possesses curative power and is valuable as a corrective.
Hundreds of varieties of herbs are used as foods. Anyone who
doubts this statement can make the test by ordering Chinese dishes in
accordance with the advice of the Fong Wan Specialist. The whole-
some and delicious Chinese Herb dishes are unequaled in body-building
value by any other foods. A table for 8 persons costs about $30.
We have heard many persons say: "I have no confidence in herbs."
These people do not stop to think that 99 per cent of their daily focd is
of vegetable origin, and that even fish, meat, milk, butter, and sugar
come under this head. If there were no vegetation, neither cattle nor
fish could subsist. It would seem as if those people who do not believe
in herbs do not believe in the wisdom of God, who gives us vegetation
so freely. Futhermore, how can they believe that their strength and
vitality can be maintained by eating three meals a day ?
Besides our common food and the remedial herbs, the building mate-
rial and furniture of our homes and the beautiful flowers in our gardens
all belong to the vegetation element. Without vegetation, there would
be no fuel; neither could minerals be welded into instruments.
The colors of flowers attract the human sense of sight. They cor-
respond to the colors of the human organs. Green, besides being the
most prevalent and most restful color, has the greatest attraction .f or
the human eye. Green is the vegetation color. The liver belongs to the
vegetation of the body. Therefore, the liver is also attracted by the
color green. The Chinese believe that the colors in the eyes represent
the colors of the internal organs. For instance, the color of the iris rep-
resents the color of the liver; the white of the eye represents the light
color of the lungs; and the dark pupil represents the color and strength
of the kidneys. Therefore, various colors attract not only the human
eye, but also the senses of the internal organs.
Why do children like sweets ? Because the stomach and the spleen
are yellow, thus resembling the color of the earth element. The taste
of the earth is sweet; therefore, the stomach and the spleen naturally
develop earlier and with greater rapidity than any of the other organs.
Children like sweet things almost immediately after birth. The liver
belongs to the vegetation element. The taste of vegetation is sour.
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When a person craves sour food, his liver has need of them. The kid-
neys and the bladder belong to the water element. The taste of urine
and of water is salty. When a person craves salt, the kidneys and the
bladder are in need of it.
Just as the organs crave various food elements, even so are they at-
tracted by the different colors. If any organ in the human body fails to
function properly, Nature's herbal remedies are required to revitalize it.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DRUG AND A HERB
Naturally ,when we look at the words "drug" and "herb," we think
of them as being related. Each consists of four letters. There, how-
ever, the resemblance ends. A herb is an organic substance of vegeta-
ble origin. It has life and it supplies nourishment for the building up
and strengthening of the body. It also eliminates poisons from the hu-
man system. A herb is a food, which, if eaten correctly, eradicates and
prevents many ailments. A herb belongs to the vegetation element and
can be grown in many different localities. It has no habit-forming or
other bad effects.
A drug is usually of mineral origin and is an inorganic substance.
Sometimes, however, a drug is derived from vegetables or herbs, but
only through a chemical process. It has no life and has a deadening or
killing effect. A drug is frequently a poison which at times is used to
destroy other poisons. Therefore, the after effects are often harmful.
THEY SEE NO SMOKE; THEY SAY THERE'S NO FIRE
Extracts of various Chinese herbal remedies have been subjected to
chemical processes in order to precipitate their elements. However,
many kinds of herbs and roots show nothing in the test tube; conse-
quently, the chemists cannot determine their uses. For example a
chemist is never able to discover the elements in the Ginseng Root
which is a wonderful remedy in building up the air circulation in the
body. For the past fifty centuries, the Chinese have used Ginseng Root
to strengthen the air circulation and have combined it with other herbal
remedies to improve the blood circulation.
Articles written by chemists or pharmacists frequently appear in the
newspapers ridiculing the Chinese as being superstitious in believing
that Ginseng has great medicinal value. Because these writers cannot
ree the curling of the smoke, they say there is no fire.
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THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND
NEITHER POSSESSING FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE
In this twentieth century, human suffering may be classified under
three groups, viz.:
(1) Neuritis, headaches, nerve pains in the back of the neck or in
the head, or pain in the shoulder blades. These pains are generally due
to either inflammation of the blood stream or to the improper func-
tioning of the kidneys and the bladder. Generally, these conditions are
not manifest in either blood tests or urine tests. In consequence, pa-
tients are told that their kidneys and bladders are in good condition.
(2) The blood around the valves of the heart becomes poisoned,
heated by the fire element, and congested. Pains run through the
chest, the nerves, the arms and the shoulder blades.
(3) The improper functioning of the liver or of the gall bladder.
The pain runs along the right side through the back and more or less
through the stomach. Persons suffering from the aforesaid ailments,
having failed to secure relief, are generally advised to have even their
good teeth extracted, their tonsils removed (even though they may be
small in size), the gall bladder drained, the appendix removed, and one
kidney taken out. Yet, after all this, they still suffer. The basic causes
are to be found in the blood stream. Why should people suffer thus ?
The result of having teeth extracted is faulty mastication, faulty di-
gestion and broken health. How many persons are free from suffering
after the gall bladder has either been drained or taken out? How
many young people who have their appendices removed become subject
to either nervous attacks or to epileptic fits? How many little folks
who have had their tonsils removed have either died or had their eyes
sunken in? Lacking a fundamental knowledge of their ailments, suf-
ferers are led by so-called medical advisers just as the blind lead the
blind. Is this to be regarded as advance in twentieth century science ?
GINSENG IS EXTENSIVELY USED TO INCREASE THE
CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD AND THE BREATH
As far back as the beginning of Chinese civilization, the people of
China had learned through their herbalists that in the bodies of all liv-
ing creatures there are two circulations; viz., the circulation of the
blood and that of the breath. In the ancient literature on herbs we find
the statement, "Man's blood is his glory; his breath is his protection.
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If the circulation of either of these is impeded, the five viscera do not
function normally and the system becomes poisoned."
In the Chinese methods of treatment, the circulation of the breath is
deemed of more importance than that of the blood, because if the breath
circulation is impeded, the blood cannot follow, just as in a water pipe,
unless the air goes through first the water cannot make its way.
In Occidental schools of medicine, the scientists frequently say that
such and such a person is anemic or lacks blood. Moreover, we often
hear people say, "I am short-winded and cannot get my breath." How-
ever, the* medical men never claim that the short-winded person lacks
breath or air. On the other hand, when a person is anemic, blood-trans-
fusion is commonly resorted to; while sometimes iron is injected to build
up the blood or electricity is applied to the body to accelerate the circu-
lation of the blood. Again, the sufferer may be advised to drink alco-
holic liquors, or even the fresh, warm blood of a calf, from a slaughter
house.
On the other hand, we never hear of people who are short of breath
being taken to a service station to have air pumped into their bodies.
In fact, nothing is done to increase the air supply in the system. If the
Chinese theories are correct, Occidental Medical Science, which omits
the study of the breath or air circulation, is only 50 per cent efficient,
even granting that its methods of building up the blood are successful.
While expensive deerhorn is used as a blood restorer in China, herbs
compounded for this purpose have proven more successful and are com-
monly used.
GINSENG AS AN AIR OR BREATH RESTORING TONIC
In the Chinese herb treatment various kinds of ginseng roots are used
to strengthen the air circulation and restore the power to the breath.
In order that the blood may not become inflamed, ginseng of the more
common varieties is generally compounded with different kinds of herbs
to produce blood and air in people who are run-down and weak. In the
Occident, people who are weak and sick are often given iron tonics or
injections of iron, which cause headache and pain in the nerves of the
neck and temples, together with afternoon fever, red lips, and hot
cheeks.
The Chinese know positively that ginseng is a Tonic and Restora-
tive. The highest-priced North China Ginseng costs $100 per ounce.
This makes but one cup of Ginseng Tonic. Millions of dollars worth of
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the cheap American Ginseng, valued at $10 a pound, is sold in China
annually. It is used to clear the lungs of fever and to cool the acid
fever of the blood in the stomach. It is also known to be one of the best
remedies for a child with the measles who has fever.
RIDICULE
There is an old superstition that Ginseng (Root) with a ball top and
a root resembling the arms and legs of the human body is the more
valuable. However, the shape has nothing to do with the quality.
Fong Wan imports approximately 1,000 pounds of Ginseng annually.
He has it scraped, cleaned, steamed, and chopped into lengths, in order
that it may be easily boiled daily together with other herbs, for people
with weak lungs, weak stomachs, or weak spleens. It would not be pos-
sible for Fong Wan to spend time in selecting roots of certain shapes,
each of which weighed less than half an ounce. As numerous pieces of
Ginseng of different shapes are used daily, he would have time for
nothing else should he scrutinize each root to determine its shape.
THE WORLD IS AWAKENING TO THE VALUE OF
CHINESE HERBAL REMEDIES
Prior to the year 2000 B. C. the Chinese were well-versed in the
properties and remedial values of numerous herbs growing in China.
Billions of Chinese had been benefited by the use of these herbs before
the people of other nations took cognizance of their value. It is but a
few centuries since the Japanese began to study the works of the
ancient Chinese Herbalists and to discover for themselves the wonder-
ful results to be obtained from herbs properly prepared and admin-
istered.
Japan, however, was far in advance of Western nations, for it was
but a few years ago that the Government of France began to rec-
ognize the marvelous medicinal value of herbs and to take steps toward
securing their benefit for the French people.
In the United States of America due mainly to the persistency of the
Chinese herbalists themselves and their willingness to endure persecu-
tion for the sake of their profession, the use of Chinese Herbal Rem-
edies has been gradually introduced. At the present time, scientists
are keenly interested in Chinese Herbs. The chemists of the University
of California and of other universities in the United States are making
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intensive studies and carrying on numerous experiments in order to
determine scientifically the exact effects of certain Chinese Herbs upon
the human system.
On March 19, 1928, some of the officials of the University of Cali-
fornia ordered through the Fong Wan Company, ten pounds of Ma
Huang to be sent to Washington, D. C., so that the curative powers of
this plant might be investigated there. The manner in which Ma
Huang is used by the Chinese in Herbal Compounds is quite different
from the ways that the Americans use it in combination with other
things. The Chinese method is not harmful. The authorities of the Uni-
versity of California have also bought, mainly from the Fong Wan
Company, more than three hundred specimens of other herbs for use
in their laboratory research.
CHAULMOOGRA OIL, DIGITALIS, EPHEDRIN, MERCURY,
SALVARSAN AND NUMEROUS OTHER DRUGS
. . . have been used in China for
thousands of years. However, dur-
ing the past few centuries, the use
of Mercury and Salvarsan has been
gradually abandoned, as the Chi-
nese have discovered that these
drugs contain too much poison for
the human system to cope with.
The Chinese have therefore resorted
more and more to herbs, which,
while having great healing power,
leave none of the bad after effects
common to drugs. Digitalis, an ex-
tract of Foxglove Root, is beneficial
to the heart. Ephedrin is an ex-
tract from the Chinese herb "Ma
Huang."
Chaulmoogra Oil for leprosy, so
recently acclaimed by the Western
World, was known to the Chinese
long before any foreigner ever visited China. The Chinese Encyclo-
pedia of Herbal Science, which was published by the Chinese Govern-
A branch from the Cltaulmoogra tree,
showing scods from which wl
Is extracted.
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ment about 300 years ago, contains formulas setting forth the uses
of Chaulmoogra Oil. This is but one illustration of the fact the Chi-
nese possessed knowledge of medicinal remedies far in advance of
westerners and that many of the so-called "new discoveries" in West-
ern Medical Science have their origin in Chinese knowledge and usages.
THE COMPASS AND CHINESE HERBAL REMEDIES
The compass was invented by the Chinese many thousands of years
ago; yet today, according to the statement of Lieutenants L. J. Mait-
land and A. J. Hegenberger, published July 12, 1927, in the San Fran-
cisco Chronicle, the compass "beats all new instruments."
Not only do the world's aviators use this Chinese invention to guide
them, but it is also used by steamships, warships, engineering works,
and even in getting direction for long range guns. All nations, great
and small, use this invention to help them find their way in the world.
Now that the world is gradually awakening to the value of Chinese
Herbs, the young Chinese students in the Medical Colleges are fre-
quently asked by the doctors under whom they study what one or an-
other kind of herb is used for. While these medical men are deeply in-
terested in the scraps of information thus gleaned, they do not realize
that these Chinese students are not herbalists and that they know only
a little of but a very few kinds of the herbs that are used by the Chi-
nese to relieve human suffering.
Moreover, these few kinds of herbs in the hands of Occidental doc-
tors are comparable to what a few selections from English Literature
would be to a Chinese who had just learned his A B C's. Even though
these medical men might learn the uses of hundreds of kinds of Chinese
Herbs, yet, because of their lack of fundamental and experimental
knowledge of herb treatment, they would soon forget what they had
learned, and the five thousand formulas that have been worked out by
ancient Chinese Herbalists would be valueless to them.
While the use of the Chinese invention, the compass, has never been
attacked and prohibited because of jealousy, the practice of Chinese
Herbs is continually under fire, for the reason that practitioners in other
schools of healing realize that the marvelous success of the herb treat-
ments has shorn them of much of their business. The Fong Wan Herb-
alist, however, has been able to afford relief to so many people whose
cases had been pronounced hopeless, that he has not only withstood
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these attacks, but has gained the applause, gratitude and friendship
of thousands of Americans.
Just as the compass is so efficient that it cannot be either improved
upon or replaced by something modern, neither can a substitute be
found for the ancient Chinese Herbal Remedies nor their formulas
changed and improved. May it not be in the not far distant future that
the medical men of the world will discover that Chinese Herbs and
Ancient Chinese Methods of Healing surpass the newer medical dis-
coveries just as the ordinary compass "beats all new instruments" as
a guide to direction?
THE HUMAN VOICE AND CHINESE MUSICAL TONES
It is a matter of common information that the ancient Chinese based
their knowledge of herbal remedies upon the relationship between the
five principal internal organs of the human body and the five natural
elements; viz., the Mineral, Vegetation, Water, Fire and Earth ele-
ments. However, very few people know that the ancient Chinese went
so far as to base the five principal musical tones (1, Kok; 2, Ching;
3, Kong; 4, Sheng; 5, Yii) upon the five principal elements in connec-
tion with the internal organs of the human system.
The first one, Kok, is identified with the vegetation element and is
related to the liver;
The second, Ching, with the fire element (the heart) ;
The third, Kong, with the earth element (the stomach and the
spleen) ;
The fourth, Sheng, with the mineral element (the lungs); and
The fifth, Yii, with the water element (the kidneys).
If a Chinese musician plays without knowing how the five principal
musical tones were derived, he lacks ability to appeal to the five prin-
cipal organs of the human system. Likewise, the Chinese Herbalist who
lacks a fundamental knowledge of the five principal elements and their
relation to the five principal human organs is incapable of detecting the
ailments of those sufferers who are in such pain that they cannot talk
coherently but only groan and murmur.
To cite a local case by way of illustration: In the year 1918, the
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son of a former pastor of the Chinese Presbyterian Church became des-
perately ill. The poor boy was in such pain that he could not tell his
father where his pain was but could only howl and groan with pain day
and night. The father, an experienced herbalist with a fine stock of
herbs at hand, did the very best he could for his son, all to no avail.
Finally, in despair, he called up Fong Wan and begged him to come at
once to see his son. Immediately upon stepping inside the house and
before he had reached the room where the boy lay in agony, Fong Wan
knew exactly what was the matter upon hearing the voice of the boy
in the loud cry of pain.
He told the father that his son's liver had become overheated by the
fire element and that his trouble was inflammation of the liver and in-
testines. He then directed the father to compound immediately certain
varieties of herbs to allay the inflammation. The father, having every-
thing at hand, proceeded at once to prepare the herbs, and after the boy
had drunk a cup of the tea, he fell into a restful sleep. The father con-
tinued the treatment, and within a few days the boy was not only out
of danger but had practically recovered. Although prior to that time
the boy had suffered from the same ailments off and on for over ten
years, there has been no return of the malady since.
A similar case was that of Mr. Ben Norwick, who suffered terribly
from the Flu, and who, after the physicians had given up all hope of
his recovery, was taken back to his home from the temporary hospital
at the Municipal Auditorium in Oakland. He also groaned with pain
day and night. Upon hearing his voice, Fong Wan recognized the first
tone, the Kok, which is associated with the vegetation element and the
liver. After the first cup of tea, Mr. Ben Norwick slept nearly all
night, and his recovery was rapid.
Many sufferers make a low moaning sound. This is the tone of the
Yii, and signifies kidney trouble. A loud, cranky, quick-tempered voice
indicates an ailment of the heart. A crying, choking voice signifies
trouble in the lungs, while a sighing sound directs one to the spleen,
intestines, etc.
The detection of ailments in this way by listening to the voices is
frequently far more accurate and successful than are many of the ex-
haustive examinations made by medical men. Any reader of this
article, by carefully following suggestions, will be able to discover for
himself the ailment of a person who is suffering severely.
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FIVE COLORS REPRESENT THE FIVE ELEMENTS IN NATURE
1. RED represents the FIRE ELEMENT.
2. YELLOW represents the EARTH ELEMENT.
3. BLACK (dark) represents the WATER ELEMENT.
4. WHITE represents the MINERAL ELEMENT.
5. GREENISH BROWN represents the VEGETATION ELE-
MENT.
Not only does each of these colors represent an element in Nature
but it also represents one of the five divisions of the human race. There-
fore, in each human face, one or more of these five colors is present.
For example: Some individuals of the White Race are very white;
others are a darkish brown (liver color), while others are a greenish
white, a yellowish white, or a reddish white. In each person, there is a
combination of one dominant color with others of these five colors.
A red, inflamed face signifies that the blood is overheated, there be-
ing too much of the fire element. This condition causes nervousness,
high blood pressure, headache, dizziness and heart trouble. Persons
with a liver-colored or with a yellowish-green complexion are victims
of ailments of the gall bladder and spleen.
In addition to the fact that the majority of internal disorders are
made manifest by the color of the skin, it is also true that the color of
the human tongue reveals the condition of the internal organs. For
thousands of years, Chinese Herbalists have studied the colors of the
tongue, because it is possible in many cases to discover with certainty
the diseased conditions of the internal organs by simply looking at the
tongue.
The key to the method of "tongue-reading" is as follows : The color
of the tip of the tongue represents the heart; of the center, the stomach
and spleen; of the edges, the liver and gall; and of the under-side of
the tongue, the kidneys. A brownish color signifies an over-heated
system. Not infrequently do tongues turn so deep a brown that they
change to a coal-black. The color under the tongue becomes a blackish
purple, because the fire element burns so fiercely in the stomach that
the inflammation extends even to the kidneys. Many people are skep-
tical regarding the significance of a coated tongue. However, great
suffering can be prevented if people will but watch their tongues
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closely and take treatment at the very beginning.
The different colors also influence the desires and preferences of the
different races. For instance, the colored people like red; the Chinese
like yellow and light red; the white people like white. Likewise, in the
human system, because the spleen and the stomach belong to the Earth
Element, they naturally crave sweets and things of yellow coloring.
Consequently, if a person whose spleen is affected is sad and down-
hearted, a bouquet of yellow flowers would be a good gift for him. In
case a person has heart trouble or his mind is affected, dark blue or
dark green would be the most suitable colors for his environment, in
order to overcome the fire element.
THE FIVE TASTES REPRESENT THE FIVE PRINCIPAL
ELEMENTS IN NATURE
1. A pungent taste influences the action of the lungs, which belong
to the mineral element.
2. A sour taste has power to contract the air in the blood and to
assist in the functioning of the gall bladder and liver, which be-
long to the vegetation element.
3. A bitter taste rushes through the system and works especially
upon the heart, which belongs to the fire element.
4. A sweet taste belongs to the earth element; anything sweet has
a special effect upon the stomach and spleen.
5. A salty taste belongs to the water element. In nature, the water
of the ocean is salty. In the human body, the kidneys and their
sub -organ, the bladder, belong to the water element. Anything
that is salty affects these organs.
In the early dawn of Chinese civilization, the Chinese classified all
things in nature under the five principal elements. The five tastes are
just as important as the five colors or the five musical tones. If a per-
son understands these five tastes, he can tell approximately how any
given food will affect his system. If any food has a deleterious effect
upon any part' of his system, he can easily abstain from that sort of
food.
Of the five tastes, the most destructive to the human system is the
bitter (or hot), because it influences the blood passing through the
heart.
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x
AN ELEMENT OF NATURE IS HUMANITY'S
GREATEST HEALER
Year after year, since the establishment of the Fong Wan herb busi-
ness in Oakland, the public has been repeatedly informed that the com-
plaints of the human system and the ailments of any part of the body
can be corrected and overcome by bringing the five principal internal
organs, viz. : the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and stomach, into harmon-
ious functioning. A person is then free from all ailments, just the same
as when the five principal elements of Nature (the mineral, vegetation,
water, fire, and earth elements) work in unison, there is no extremely
hot or cold weather; neither are there earthquakes, volcanoes, thunder-
storms, epidemics nor pestilences.
China is a nation of 450,000,000 people. She has experienced pesti-
lences and epidemics of various kinds. So far, however, during the
last 5000 years of her history, not one of those epidemics had ever last-
ed long and never has one of them ever done China any real harm. How-
ever, foreign physicians have practiced in China for approximately only
thirty years. Even at the present time most of them are stationed at
treaty ports or in the foreign settlements. The Chinese rely upon the
Element furnished by God to keep down their epidemics and pestilences.
In coping with individual ailments, the Chinese base their entire sys-
tem of healing upon the five principal elements. The herbs belong to
the vegetation element. When cooked with the water element they erad-
icate disease. This method of healing has been handed through the
ages. For over 5000 years, the great men of China as well as the com-
mon people have used the herbs. Chinese students have been sent
abroad to study the healing methods, the so-called new inventions and
discoveries of all the principal nations in the world, but so far they
have not discovered any especially successful methods excepting that
of surgery. Even in surgical practice, moreover, a great many mis-
takes are made. Many unnecessary operations are performed and many
premature deaths caused in cases that might have been easily and
quickly relieved by merely drinking a few cups of herb tea instead of
submitting to dangerous operations.
The herbs constitute a portion of the vegetation element. The five
principal elements were created by God. Therefore, the herbs are pro-
vided by God. Through his extensive and intensive knowledge of herbs,
the FONG WAN HERBALIST has relieved over 30,000 sufferers. Thou-
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sands of people are being saved by the FONG WAN HERBS from un-
necessary operations.
One of the elements of Nature is the greatest healer the world has
ever known. This is shown in the four following illustrations:
Illustration No. 1
About half a century ago, a long dry spell in and about Peking
(Peiping), then the capital of China, caused the atmosphere to become
exceedingly dry and impure, and greatly overheated by the fire ele-
ment. As a result, an epidemic broke out and hundreds of people died
daily. While the Chinese herbalists succeeded in saving some of the
people, they were, however, unable to prevent the disease from spread-
ing. Again and again did the kind-hearted Emperor call the elders
and other wise Chinese into conference to formulate plans to stamp out
the disease, but their efforts were unavailing until a great fall of rain
came and washed all the impurities out of the air. Then the epidemic
ceased to spread, and finally disappeared.
Illustration No. 2
During the epidemic of the Spanish Influenza right here in the Bay
region, the authorities labored day after day and tried every known
method to prevent the spread of this dread disease. Although every
person was obliged to wear a mask over his nose and mouth, and al-
though the streets were washed with water every night, the spreading
of the disease was not checked until God sent a heavy rain. The wash-
ing of the streets with water, when compared with the rainfall, accom-
plished but a thousandth part as much. To overcome so infectious a
disease required the power of the water element of Nature to thor-
oughly wash both the air and the soil.
Illustration No. 3
The Hoof and Mouth disease among cattle, which appeared in the
United States in 1922, was caused by the long duration of drought. Not
only was the blood of the cattle overheated because of the lack of mois-
ture, but the soil where they stood and pastured became so filled with
impurities and so overheated that germs developed in it that attacked
the hoofs and mouths of the cattle, because these parts were in close
contact with it. The germs found favorable lodging place in the over-
heated blood of the cattle, and the Hoof and Mouth disease spread
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nearly all over the United States. Millions of dollars worth of cattle
either died of the disease or were killed when found to be infected.
Every method of prevention that the human brain could devise was em-
ployed to prevent the spread of this disease with but little or no result
until when, after repeated rainfalls, the disease gradually disappeared.
Illustration No. 4
About June, 1926, cablegrams received from Shanghai repeatedly
reported that due to the long period of drought, in the districts around
Shanghai which are thickly populated, Cholera had broken out among
the Chinese, just as bad as the Influenza broke out here in the United
States a few years ago. It was later reported that American physi-
cians helped the Chinese to check the Cholera. It was also reported
that the disease originated in the water from a main from the river.
Then a cablegram received at San Francisco under the date of August
17, 1926, ascribed the outbreak of the Cholera to the long duration of
drought, and said that since the downpour of heavy rains, the disease
had been almost stamped out. This proves that Cholera is checked
by the Water Element of Nature.
For more than 5000 years the Chinese have, through the wisdom
granted them by God, combined with their study of the five principal
elements of Nature, based their methods of healing the ailments of the
human body upon the connection between the five principal internal
organs with the five principal elements of Nature.
Just as a heavy fall of rain washes away diseases that affect the
community collectively, so do the herbs which the herbalist combines
and cooks with water wash away the diseases from the body of the indi-
vidual. The power of the water element sent by God is great and far-
reaching. The power of the herbalist extends only to the ailment of
the individual, relieving but one person at a time.
The Fong Wan Herb business has now been established in Oakland
for more than twenty years, during which period its herbs have
washed away the ailments of no less than 30,000 individuals. As the
water element of Nature cannot wash away disease which is too far
advanced, just so the treatments of the herbalists cannot wash away
the ailments of individuals in advanced stages. It therefore follows
that those afflicted with disease should early give the Fong Wan Herbs
an opportunity to wash them away.
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PEOPLE OF A YOUNG NATION SHOULD BE HEALTHY
The population of the United States of America is practically com-
posed of foreigners ; that is, most Americans are of the first, second or
third generation. When either they or their forbears left their native
lands they were, as a rule, a healthy class of people, bent upon improv-
ing their financial situation in this new, uncrowded land of opportunity
and promise. Many of the people in the old nations are "leftovers"
who by reason of poverty, illness, or of home ties, were unable to pack
up and come.
China, which is one of the oldest of the civilized nations, has a teem-
ing population. Even as early as the time of the first emperor, Shin
Nong, who ruled China approximately 5000 years ago, the Chinese
prepared herbs to combat disease. By reason of their long exper-
ience they are but rarely surprised by any of the so-called new sick-
nesses, most of which have been known to them for ages. Here in
America scientists, medicos and healers of various sorts, either for
the sake of publicity or due to the fact that they lack adequate knowl-
edge of the diseases and their treatment, have recently broadcasted
to the public what they consider to be new discoveries for curing can-
cer, etc., as well as new diseases such as Parrot Fever, Sleeping Sick-
ness, Infantile Paralysis, etc. Even when people are not ill, the fear
thus instilled into them sometimes causes them to worry until they
become sick.
: i
Had the Chinese discovered so many new diseases every few months
during the past 5000 years as are continually cropping up here in
America, in so old a nation with its teeming population, there would
be so much name's sake sickness that a large building would be re-
quired to house even the names of all these diseases. America is a
young nation, her people having settled on this clean, virgin soil but a
few centuries ago. When they do not feel well, 99 times out of 100, it
is because, due to something they have either done or eaten, their
blood is out of order. These simple ailments can be quickly overcome
by the Fong Wan Herbs, which cleanse the impurities from the blood.
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CHAPTER E
UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF FONG WAN
HERBALIST
For 20 years Fong Wan has conducted a 100 per cent honest herb
business in Oakland.
He is not only able to detect the numerous causes of various ail-
ments of the human system, but he has also been able to discover and
to bring- to naught the machinations of various jealous enemies, as is
evidenced by the following:
1. POLICE COURT: Since the establishment of his Herb Business
in Oakland in 1915, he has won more than 20 Medical Cases in the
Police Court.
2. SUPERIOR COURT: In 1924-1925, some lawyers and Chinese
women combined to sue him for $25,000 in a trumped-up slander suit
(that had been predicted in his horoscope at the time of his birth). He
won this case in both the Appellate and the State Supreme courts. This
suit cost the plaintiffs at least $3000.
3. STATE ASSEMBLY: In 1925, the Anti-Herb Bill was intro-
duced. An investigation by the State Assembly at Sacramento was
started. It cost the State of California no less than $6000 and showed
many indications that it was a bill of graft.
4. FEDERAL COURT: For more than 20 years, Fong Wan has
realized that the medicos, after having failed in their attempts to put
the chiropractors and healers of other schools out of business, would
center their attention on the Chinese herbalists. Being the most re-
nowned herbalist in America, Fong Wan also suspected that he would
be the target. He also foresaw that the agent of the medicos would
use the postal authorities as their instruments in persecuting the Chi-
nese herbalists.
Having been careful in all his correspondence with regard to the
statements and promises made, Fong Wan cannot be legally convicted.
The decoy letters written by the postal inspector, together with the re-
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plies to the same are on file at the office of the Fong Wan Company.
They may be read by any person who so desires.
A great campaign was conducted against the Chinese herbalists
from 1929 to 1932. The postal inspector sent out letters to entrap them,
and on the assumption that the herbs possessed no curative qualities,
the postal authorities issued fraud orders, stopping the mail of several
Chinese herbalists. A chemist from the east testified that he had sub-
jected the herbs to chemical tests and analyses, but had found in them
no remedial value. In July, 1931, the prosecution used this testimony
together with evidence rushed from Washington, D. C., to San Fran-
cisco, in the indictment of a San Francisco herbalist on eight counts.
This case was tried on July 24, 1931, in the Federal Court. When
the defendant was faced by a number of postmasters and chemists from
eastern states, he became frightened and pleaded guilty. He was put
on probation for 5 years and thought himself lucky. While this case
was being tried in the Federal Court, Fong Wan sent three gentlemen
and one lady of high repute to court to get a line on the case and learn
what the special agent of the medicos and the postal inspector were con-
triving. The special agent of the medicos confided to the lady that he
had the strongest evidence against Fong Wan.
Five days later, on July 29, 1931, Fong Wan was indicted on 16
counts. The medical men exhibited their ignorance with regard to
strabismus (cross eyes) which, according to Chinese theories, is gen-
erally due to a blood infection that causes the nerves of the eyes to be
drawn to one side. The prosecution had 3 counts against Fong Wan
regarding this particular form of eye trouble alone. Fong Wan has wit-
nesses with regard to three cases of strabismus in each of which he
was successful. Fong Wan was confident that he was able to refute all
charges.
Besides the postal inspector from Washington, D. C., a chemist and
a number of postmasters were brought to San Francisco from various
states. When they assembled in court, Fong Wan mistook them for
another panel of jurors. Pharmacologists, professors from two uni-
versities, physicians from Oakland, an interne, and a diagnostician all
testified against Fong Wan.
In conducting this trial of Fong Wan, the prosecution spent a huge
slice of the taxpayers' money. The federal jury not only returned a
verdict of "NOT GUILTY," but, through the testimony of the pros-
ecution's witnesses, the trial proved to the authorities that the Fong
Wan herbs had marvelous curative qualities.
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Prior to the trial, Fong Wan had appealed to 60 of his former pa-
trons to testify for him in court. Every one of these cheerfully respond-
ed and expressed a willingness to do so. However, but few were ac-
corded the opportunity. The postal inspectors were so badly beaten in
Fong Wan's case that no other Chinese herbalist has since been in-
dicted.
The defense tested the knowledge of the chemist of the prosecution
with regard to herbs by asking him how many kinds of herbs a certain
package contained; whether certain individual herbs tasted sweet or
sour; whether he had spent any time in the University of California Li-
brary looking up the uses of Chinese herbs, and whether he had con-
sulted Dr. Stuart's translation of an authoritative work on herbs. He
had done none of these things. This sort of questioning revealed that
neither the chemist nor any of the other prosecution witnesses under-
stood anything about Chinese herbal remedies.
The postal inspector called on about 20 of Fong Wan's former pa-
trons and found that they were strong for him. These patrons told
Fong Wan all about the inspector's visits. However, none of them
were called by the prosecution, while on the other hand, Fong Wan had
some of these same patrons testify in his behalf.
In the Fong Wan office there are five books of transcript of the
court proceedings. Any person wishing to learn how wonderfully the
Fong Wan herbs have helped sick people is welcome to read these
books during the office hours.
The following people suffering from Arthritis, Tuberculosis, Stom-
ach Ulcers, Diabetes, Heart Trouble, Malignant Growths, Prostate
Gland, Paralysis, Kidney Trouble, and Obesity have been benefited by
taking the Fong Wan Herbs. Some of them have testified to the
postal inspector from Washington, D. C., and others have cheerfully
testified before the Federal Jury as to their gratitude in obtaining
relief from their ailments by the use of the Fong Wan Herbs.
Residing in Oakland and Vicinity
Mrs. C. E. Grapentin, Mrs. J. Mead, Mr. 0. E. Foster, Mr. William
DeMooy, Mrs. C. A. Brown, Mr. Chas. Cushman, Mrs. F. McKeever,
Mr. John O'Brien, Mrs. L. Paxton, Mrs. N. Long, Mr. R. Lemieux, Mr.
W. Lentz, and Mr. R. Mitchell.
Mr. John Hocker and Mr. M. F. Cain of Hayward; Mr. J. Wortman
and Mrs. E. Kennedy of Vallejo, and Mr. Harold Hodge of Berkeley.
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OAKLAND PHYSICIANS HELPED FONG WAN THE MOST
After having been treated for a Swollen Gland (or tumor) by an
Oakland physician without being helped, Mr. Lentz took the Fong Wan
Herbs in 1927. The tumor burst open and healed. Despite the fact
that he was then over 70 years of age, his relief was good for four
years until he suffered from a large stone. Prior to the trial, the Postal
Inspectors had called on Mrs. Lentz at her home and had learned that
Mr. Lentz had thus been relieved of his swollen gland. Mrs. Lentz
phoned Fong Wan about the inspectors' call. Next day an Oakland
physician made a statement regarding Mr. Lentz's case in court. Fong
Wan raised his hand and called the attention of the court and of his at-
torney to the real facts. Under the cross examination the physician ad-
mitted that the Fong Wan Herbs had relieved Mr. William Lentz of
Swollen Gland.
Mrs. Morehouse, who for two years had been unable to raise either
of her arms because of neuritis, was relieved by the Fong Wan herbs in
two weeks. Four years later, she died of heart trouble. Fong Wan
was not consulted with regard to the heart ailment. The prosecution
tried to make the jury believe that the Fong Wan herbs had killed Mrs.
Morehouse. An Oakland physician was forced to admit that the Fong
Wan herbs had cured Mrs. Morehouse of neuritis.
The following excerpts are from the testimony of the physician who
testified in the Federal Court in San Francisco, March 3, 1932 — from
transcript Vol. 2, pages 170-172.
Prosecuting Attorney: "Before I ask this witness any questions I
would like to be permitted to read another testimonial having to do with
this particular case. I am reading from page 111 of this book of Herb
Lore (1929 edition), published by the Fong Wan Herb Company, which
is in evidence. Reading from page 111, the heading is
TWO YEARS OF NEURITIS
Oakland, Calif.
I suffered with Neuritis in both my shoulders and my arms for two
years. Failing to get relief elsewhere, I went to the Fong Wan Herb
Co. After I had taken their herbs for two weeks my pain was entirely
gone; so I discontinued. This was a year and a half ago, but I have
not been troubled with Neuritis since.
MRS. J. E. MOREHOUSE.
That is dated 1926.
Q. Doctor, you are a practicing physician? A. I am.
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Q. Admitted to practice in the State of California? A. I am.
Q. Practicing in Oakland, are you? A. Yes.
Q. I have a death certificate here showing that that particular per-
son died on or about January 4, 1929. Is that right? A. Yes.
Q. This death certificate gives the cause of death as myocarditis.
A. Yes.
Q. What is myocarditis ? A. It is an inflammation of the heart
muscles.
Q. Anything to do with neuritis ? A. They are very often associ-
ated in the same patient.
Q. They are very often associated together; is that it? A. Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all. I offer in evidence this death
certificate, issued by the State of California, Department of Public
Health, Vital Statistics, properly authenticated, purporting to show the
— showing the death of V - - - E Morehouse, on January 4, 1929,
the cause of death given being myocarditis.
Defense Attorney: I object to it as absolutely immaterial. It is not
remotely connected with this case. The certificate which has been read
is by the woman who says she suffered for a long time with neuritis
and had been cured and no longer suffered. At a later date she died of
acute dilation of the heart; in other words, heart disease.
Prosecuting Attorney: Does it say anything on that death certifi-
cate about heart disease, Mr. ?
Defense Attorney: Yes, it does.
Prosecuting Attorney: You may take the witness.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Defense Attorney : Q. Doctor, does it say anything on that certifi-
cate about heart disease? A. Yes, myocarditis.
Q. Doctor, didn't you say that sometimes neuritis and myocarditis
might exist in the same patient? A. I said they very often exist to-
gether.
Q. Yes, one might have two diseases at the same time ? A. Yes.
Q. Do you know if Mrs. Morehouse at any time ever had neuritis?
A. Yes.
Q. She did? A. Yes. Defense Attorney: That is all.
Prosecuting Attorney : No further questions. Is that all, Mr. ?
Defense Attorney: Yes, except that we cured her.
Prosecuting Attorney: I object to counsel testifying, your Honor."
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CHAPTER III
THE STOMACH AND SPLEEN
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE
STOMACH AND SPLEEN
The sketch reproduced here is one
of many similar sketches that ap-
peared about three centuries ago in
a revised edition of the Encyclope-
dia of Herbal Science, published by
the Chinese Imperial College in
Peking, China. It shows how the
various nerves in different parts of
the body are affected by the spleen,
the sub-organ of the stomach.
Although thousands of years have
elapsed since the original of the ac-
companying sketch was made by
eminent herbalists in China, yet
great numbers of sufferers from
stomach and spleen trouble in the
U. S. as well as in the Orient are
daily obtaining great benefit from
this ancient Chinese knowledge by
using the Chinese herbal remedies.
According to Shin Nong's (an ancient Chinese Emperor Herbalist)
classification, the stomach is yellow, like the earth. As the stomach is
the principal organ of digestion, every part of the body is dependent
upon it for nourishment. When the five principal elements are working
with equal balance and power, the stomach and spleen are working in
unison and are free from complaints. The stomach and spleen depend
upon the fire element (heat) of the blood for digestive power, just as
the cooking of food in a pot depends upon the fire and water. (Note:
The words, "fire, inflammation, acid, heat or fever," when used with re-
gard to the human system, all indicate the fire element.)
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The acid or fire element in the blood of the stomach may cause
ulcers, just as the acid or fire element in the blood causes pimples to ap-
pear on the face. Many physicians mislead their patients to believe that
the acidity is in the contents of the stomach. Therefore they advise the
patients to have the stomach's contents pumped out. Sometimes they
find in the contents too much acid or lack of acid. They do not tell the
patients how the fire element works in the blood of the stomach and its
adjacent organs. Sometimes they find a lack of acid, then they advise
the taking of acid or acid forming foods into the stomach. Following
the advice of these physicians usually is the cause of canker sores in the
mouth and pimples on the face.
If either the stomach or the spleen is inflamed or weak, gas, pain,
vomiting, indigestion, biliousness, a grating sensation, an empty, an-
noying feeling, after each meal, cancers or ulcers may result. When
the stomach is merely weak, or is lacking in the fire element, the food
may lie there undigested and cause continuous pain until it is vomited.
This condition causes many people to fear that they have cancers
or ulcers. Frequently surgeons operate upon the stomachs of people
thus afflicted, but upon finding neither cancers nor ulcers, sew them up
again without discovering the cause of the pain.
Weakness of the spleen of long standing causes protruding rectum
and bleeding after bowel movements, diarrhoea, dysentery, rupture, dis-
charge of mucus from the intestines, loss of appetite, displacement of the
stomach, a tired feeling and
weakness of the limbs. Physic
tends to weaken the spleen
and causes constipation. If
the bowels fail to move, do
not be in haste to take physic
unless there is a high fever,
for it is likely that they will
move naturally the next day.
The Chinese people, with the
exception of a few opium
smokers, are seldom troubled
with constipation.
Acute inflammation in the
stomach and spleen are the
The Stomach causes of hemorrhages, pim-
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pies around the mouth, canker sores, pain in the rectum, pain and sore-
ness in the fingers and toes, inflammation of the eyes and even blindness.
The stomach and the spleen are liable to be affected by acid in the
blood in conjunction with fever in the liver and kidneys. In such cases
the sufferer experiences gas pressure, a grating sensation, an empty
feeling and an annoying pain for about an hour after each meal. If he
eats fruit or sour food his condition is aggravated. When he takes
something hot, either liquid or solid, he feels better for a little while be-
cause the acid burns the food. However, as soon as the food is digested,
the acid begins to burn the walls of the stomach and the pain returns.
When a sufferer from stomach trouble goes to a physician, the latter
generally X-rays the stomach to see if there is a growth of any kind.
Discovering none, he then watches the digestion with an X-ray. The
only things the physician finds is that the food is digested rapidly, but
he does not know that this is because of the fire element burning up the
food too fast. While quite common among Americans, this sort of
stomach trouble is rarely found among the Chinese because the Chinese
food is better suited to their human system than are the highly refined
foods eaten by Americans. It therefore follows that Chinese Herbalists,
whose patrons are mainly Chinese, know nothing of this condition, and
are therefore helpless in the face of such suffering. Beginning in the
year 1916, the Fong Wan Herbalist has made a careful study of these
complaints from which Americans suffer so intensely. His formula
contains herbs for kidneys and liver, herbs for freeing the stomach and
spleen of acid, herbs to eliminate gas and herbs to improve the diges-
tion. When the blood in the stomach is in good condition, the ulcers
heal. The Fong Wan Herb Compound for the stomach and spleen has
benefited thousands of people.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MR. W. A. DeMOOY in the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern
District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, March 8,
1932, pgs. 382-386.
Questions by Attorney for defense:
"Q. What is the condition of your health ? A. It is good now.
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Q. Was it always good ? A. Not when I had stomach trouble it
was not.
Q. When did you commence to have stomach trouble? A. Back
in 1916.
Q. Were you under the care of physicians? A. I had a terrible
stomach. I was working for the railroad at that time. They ordered
me to go to the railroad hospital.
Q. Describe the symptoms that were afflicting you. A. I had
awful pains in my stomach. When I went to the hospital they suggest-
ed I take a trial breakfast, which consisted of toast and tea. I took the
toast. They could not pump it out of my stomach. They suggested I
have X-rays made. They made several X-rays which didn't show any-
thing. I was there for about two weeks when they decided I had bad
tonsils and I had better have my tonsils taken out. So they took out
my tonsils.
Q. Did that help your stomach ? A. No. They then thought that
was not the cause. They decided I should have my stomach washed. - -
Q. Did you remain in the hospital long after that ? A. I was there
six weeks all told.
Q. After you left the hospital did you commence to take Chinese
herbs ? A. No, I went back to work.
Q. Then what happened? A. Then the trouble started again,
the pains started in my stomach.
Q. Were they severe? A. They were. I had to keep eating all
the time in order to keep the pains down. It seemed that the more I
ate the less trouble I had.
The Court: Q. Subsequently you took the herbs, did you? A.
They were recommended to me and I went to see Fong Wan.
Q. For how long did you take them ? A. For six weeks.
Q. With what results ? A. I never had a bit of stomach trouble
since.
Q. After that were you afflicted with any other trouble? A. I
had a case of pleurisy.
Q. How serious was your condition with respect to that last
trouble ? A. There was some water in my hip that they could not get
out, and they were going to tap me.
Q. Did the doctors declare it necessary to tap you ? A. They did,
the last time.
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Q. Did they tap you? A. No, they did not.
Q. What did you do? A. I went back to the Fong Wan Herb
people.
Q. How long did you take their treatment? A. Two weeks.
Q. What was the result? A. They took the water out and I nev-
er had any more trouble.
Q. Are you a healthy man today? A. Yes.
Q. Have you taken any other treatment for these two troubles ex-
cept the herbs? A. No.
Q. The post office inspectors recently have called upon you, have
they not, to see whether or not some statements you made were correct,
and you told them they were ? A. Two of them called, yes.
Q. And you are here without subpoena to testify for the defend-
ant? A. Yes.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Did you give the Fong Wan Company
a testimonial? A. I did.
Q. Yes, I see it is on pages 24 and 25 of the book "Herb Lore",
(1929 edition). When did you have this trouble? A. Back in 1916.
Q. When did you give this testimonial to the Fong Wan Company ?
A. In the year 1916. I am not positive of any dates.
Q. At their office ? A. At their office, yes.
Q. Did you write it just as it is here ? A. Yes.
Q. Have you seen this before? A. Yes, I have. I back-checked
against it.
Q. When did you check it ? A. When the postal authorities came
to see me."
DRUGGIST RECOMMENDS FONG WAN HERBS
Mr. P. Chiocca was in a most critical condition when he met a drug-
gist in Albany, California, who had been relieved of terrible suffering
in his stomach by the Fong Wan Herbs. The druggist urged Mr.
Chiocca not to be discouraged, but to try the Chinese Herbs. He said
that Fong Wan was a wonderful man and a renowned Herbalist. He
suggested that Mr. Chiocca give the Fong Wan Herbs a ten-day trial
and said that he felt certain the results would be good. Mr. Chiocca
acted upon the druggist's advice. His testimonial follows:
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Albany, Calif., Jan. 12, 1927.
I suffered from stomach trouble on and off for years. In the early
part of last year I became considerably worse, and for four months it
was difficult for me to retain food or even water. At times the pain
was so severe that I had to walk the floor day and night. I was in so
weakened a condition that I felt sure death was near.
Failing to get relief from medicine or from healers of other schools,
I took the Fong Wan Herbs. Although I drank the herbs for only
three weeks my trouble was completely overcome. I am now feeling
fine and am able to do my work. I am thankful for what the Fong Wan
Herbs did for me.
PIETRO CHIOCCA (Contractor).
EX-POSTMAN PRAISES FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, Calif., June 7, 1927.
For several years I was troubled with swollen legs and catarrh of
the stomach. I was in a rundown condition and I tried everything that
I knew of. I got no relief, however, until I began to take the Fong Wan
Herbs. In just about a month I felt splendid. It is now more than a
month since I discontinued drinking the Herb Tea and I still feel fine.
Nothing can compare with this wonderful Herb Treatment and what it
has done for me.
CHAS. H. CUSHMAN.
HIS STOMACH HIS MASTER
Oakland, Calif.
My stomach was my master for many years. After every meal I
had an annoying, grating sensation, together with an empty feeling in
my stomach. Through lack of nourishment, my health was broken, and
I was in the hospital for several weeks. The doctors first cleaned me
out with a stomach pump. Then they treated me for ulcers, and, finally,
as I did not improve they observed my digestion with an X-ray. Con-
cluding that they could do nothing for me, they sent me home, suggest-
ing that I undergo an operation.
Then a fellow-employee in the S. P. Co., who had been greatly bene-
fited by the Fong Wan Chinese Herbs, suggested that I try them. The
first cup of tea gave me genuine relief, and after a few weeks I was
entirely well. I am back at the office and shall be glad to give my per-
sonal testimony to any desiring it.
WILLIAM A. DE MOOY.
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SUFFERED UNBEARABLE PAIN
Oakland, Calif., Jan. 6, 1931.
I had pain in my stomach that was well nigh unbearable. I was in
such agony at times that I walked the floor at night. I gained no relief
elsewhere, but when I took the Fong Wan Herbs I became a well man.
The herbs also helped my kidneys.
B. L. EAKIN.
CHINESE HERBS SKILLFULLY COMPOUNDED BY FONG WAN
RELIEVE SUFFERERS IN EUROPE
Mill Valley, Calif., Jan. 2, 1930.
Myself and family have taken the Fong Wan Herbs for various ail*
ments and received great benefit. My father in Italy, who is 70 years
old, suffered from Stomach Trouble. Doctors pronounced it a ease of
Enlarged Liver and Intestinal Obstruction. He was treated in a hos-
pital, but experiencing no improvement, he returned home. Finally I
sent him some herbs compounded by Fong Wan. Having taken the
herbs for a while, he gained in strength, can eat well, and is feeling;
fine in every way.
I also have a sister in the Old Country who suffered pain in all parts
of her body, especially in the stomach. She took the Fong Wan Herbs
that I sent her and after passing a great many worms, has enjoyed
splendid health ever since.
E. D. ESPOSTI.
OPERATION ON STOMACH AVOIDED
Oakland, Calif., July 17, 1929.
My stomach troubled me for years. Sometimes the pain ran around
to the right side. It was decided that my appendix should be removed,
but after the operation my stomach was no better. An operation for
stomach ulcers was then recommended.
At this I quit and took Fong Wan Herbs. After having drunk the
herbs for five weeks I was completely well and have since been able to
eat almost anything. This was two years ago, but my stomach trouble
has not returned.
W. MARQUARDSON.
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A postal inspector called on Mr. O'Brien to find out whether the
following testimonial was authentic. Mr. O'Brien said that it was.
UNABLE TO WORK FOR YEARS
COULD NOT STAND THE SMELL OF FOOD
Oakland, Calif., April 11, 1927.
For more than 20 years I suffered with ulcers of the stomach. I
was unable to work for years, and everything that touched my stomach
caused me terrible agony. I could scarcely stand the smell of food. I
was so weak and had such an empty, painful feeling that I could neither
walk nor raise my voice to talk.
During the past 20 years I have been treated almost everywhere and
have had no less than 30 doctors. Some of them claimed that I was too
weak to stand an operation. About two years ago, prompted by curios-
ity, I consulted a Fortune Teller and asked if by any means my stom-
ach could ever be cured. The Fortune Teller advised me to go to the
Greatest Chinese Herbalist in Oakland. I acted upon the advice and
went to the office of the Fong Wan Co., because the people of California
call Fong Wan "The King of the Chinese Herbalists."
Although I took the herbs for many months I improved but very
slowly, and at times I was so ill that I could not get out of bed to take
the trip to the office. Many times I sent my wife to get the herbs for
me. I did not get discouraged when I felt bad because I had gone
through the experience of doctoring for nearly 20 years. Consequently
I did not expect to get well in a short time.
I stuck to the Fong Wan Herbs and was finally rewarded with good
health and recovery from my terrible malady. Now, after almost two
years, I am still feeling fine.
JOHN O'BRIEN.
TRAVELING MAN ALSO ENDORSES THE FONG WAN
HERBS FOR STOMACH TROUBLE
Los Angeles, Calif., May 28, 1929.
Five years ago, while traveling as a salesman, I found I was having
continuous Stomach Trouble. At the instigation of a friend, I was per-
suaded to try your herbs.
After taking them for a short time, I not only felt better but I have
continued to improve and I have had no Stomach Trouble since. I can
fully recommend your herbs for derangement of the stomach.
Very truly yours,
L. PALMAR.
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ULCERS DO NOT RETURN
Oakland, Calif., Dec. 26, 1928.
For about four years I suffered severely from Stomach Trouble,
which the doctors called "Stomach Ulcers." After I had failed to re-
spond to numerous treatments, I was operated on five times. I spent
a fortune vainly seeking relief. But agony was my portion and my
pain never subsided until I began to drink the Fong Wan Herbs. This
was six months ago, and my stomach has been in fine condition ever
since. I can now eat anything I please without ill effect.
(Signed) MRS. E. V. PAYNE.
15 YEARS OF DYSENTERY AND STOMACH TROUBLE
MARVELOUSLY RELIEVED BY FONG WAN
Berkeley, Calif., April 17, 1929.
For 15 years, I suffered from Dysentery and Stomach Trouble, con-
tracted in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish War. During all
those years, our government physicians tried their very best to do some-
thing for me, but none of their prescriptions had any effect and noth-
ing afforded me any genuine relief.
About 12 years ago I went to Fong Wan, when he was located at
Eighth and Clay streets. The relief I obtained by taking his herbs was
permanent. I have been well ever since. Several of my friends, who,
upon my recommendation have tried Fong Wan, have without excep-
tion obtained the desired results.
I have been a humane officer in the Police Department of Berkeley
for the past 24 years. I am happy to say that I have never been sick a
day since I took the Fong Wan Herbs. I am giving this letter in grati-
tude and I shall be glad to testify at any time to the authenticity of its
contents. P. J. ROGERS.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MR. J. S. WORTMAN in the Skmthera
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the
Northern District of California.
The following excerpts are from Vol. 4, transcript, March 8, 1932,
Pages 283-291.
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"Q. Were you some years ago afflicted with various troubles ? A.
Ulcerated stomach. - - -
Q. Were you under care of physicians for this particular trouble ?
A. I was.
Q. In what various cities ? A. Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
Chicago, St.Louis, San Francisco, Oakland.
Q. In all of those cities you were treated by physicians for this
particular trouble with which you were suffering ? A. I was.
Q. Will you just describe what was exhibited to you on the X-rays ?
A. When they held the plate before me and used the rubber gloves in
back to see themselves as they manipulated my intestines, I could see
little spots, some as big, perhaps, as the old-fashioned silver five-cent
piece. They were on the tube from the big intestine down to the lower
part, and there were small specks on the lower intestine where the bis-
muth had gone in.
Q. Prior to taking the X-rays, do you know what was administered
to you in the way of internal medicine ? You said bismuth, didn't you ?
A. I did, yes.
Q. Was that before the X-rays were finally taken? A. Yes.
Q. How numerous, that is, how many in number were those spots
that were pointed out to you by the surgeons ? A. I don't know the
count, but there were quite a few. There were four or five on the big
tube, and then there were little specks on the upper part of my lower
intestine that I could see, but I did not count them or try to.
Q. Without stating what it was, did the surgeons diagnose your
trouble and tell you what it was ? A. Yes.
Q. How long were you under the care of physicians for this dis-
tress? .A. Off and on for about seven and a half years.
Q. At the time you are speaking of, when you had your last confer-
ence with the surgeons, what was your condition, just describe it?
Prosecuting Attorney: What time and place?
- JDefense Attorney: In San Francisco, at the A Colleges.
A. : I could not rest, I could not get any sleep at night, I was in
more or less agony all the time. Everything I ate distressed me. They
told me if I had any affairs to attend to —
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Q. For how long a period had you been in that condition ? A. Not
in that actual condition, but up to that time I had been suffering more
or less right along for the seven and a half years, and it kept getting
worse.
Q. And in that period of time how many physicians and surgeons
had attended you? You don't need to give their names. A. There
were twelve or more.
Q. As a result of their treatment, did you receive any cure ?
A. No, sir.
Q. Did you get any relief? A. At times for a little while, yes.
Q. Then it would recur. All right. After leaving the A - - - Col-
leges did you have an operation? A. No. They told me I had gone
too far to have an operation.
Q. After you left the A Colleges where did you go for treat-
ment ? A. Nowhere right away, Mr. . I had considerable money,
and I thought I would rather blow it in than leave it to someone, so I
started East to dissipate this money and have a good time, as the boys
say.
Q. Well, you finally went to the Fong Wan Company, did you?
A. Yes, I came back to the Coast and then I went there.
Q. Did you commence to take Fong Wan's herbs as compounded
by him? A. I did.
Q. Just tell the jury the story of what happened. A. Well, I didn't
have much faith in the Chinaman's herbs after having the doctors
throughout the country tell me they could not do much for me other
than give me a diet to relieve my distress.
Q. Well, Mr. Wortman, go right ahead from that point. A. I
went to Fong Wan and I was rather skeptical about the man.
Q. Tell us what he began to do ? A. I went over there and he told
me —
A. I went over there and took some herbs, rather under protest.
The result was that after four or four and a half months I could eat
anything. Since then I have not been distressed or troubled with my
stomach.
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Q. Since the time that you completed the course of taking these
herbs, have you had any further trouble or distress? A. Not with
my stomach, no, sir.
Q. Have the troubles which distressed you for the seven and a half
years ever returned to you ? A. No, sir.
Q. In no respect, whatever? A. None, whatever.
Q. Did you take any other treatment than the herbs that were com-
pounded for you by Mr. Fong Wan ? A. Since then I have never tak-
en any other treatment.
Q. There is in this book entitled "Herb Lore," (1929 edition) at
page 35, a testimonial letter. Did you give him that letter? A. I did.
Defense Attorney: May I read this letter at this point, your Honor ?
It is already in evidence.
Defense Attorney: It reads as follows:
"After having suffered from Stomach Trouble for eight years, my
pain become well-nigh unbearable. Although I was treated by many
physicians, I grew gradually worse. I could scarcely eat or drink with-
out pain. I had several X-rays taken by physicians at the college, all
of whom agreed that I had Ulcers of the Stomach. My condition was
so critical that they advised me to have my personal affairs adjusted
before long, as they believed I had but six or eight months to live.
Fortunately, a friend of mine urged me to try the Fong Wan Herbs.
After having taken the herbs for about three months, I was able to eat
almost anything without the slightest distress. I am a salesman for
the Fry Visible Pump Co., and am on the road most of the time, fre-
quently eating each meal in a different town. Nevertheless, I have not
yet experienced any symptoms of my former complaint.
J. S. WORTMAN."
Q. Is that true ? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And in this you state that the physicians advised you to have
your personal affairs adjusted, as they believed you had only six or
eight months to live. Is that correct ? A. Yes.
Q. Where were the physicians located that told you that? You
don't need to give their names. A. At the A - — Colleges.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Do you remember when you gave Fong
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Wan that testimonial ? A. No. It was quite a while ago, I could not
exactly say.
Q. About how many years ago ? A. That I could not say. It was
over three years ago.
Q. More than three years ago? A. Yes.
Q. Where were you living then, do you remember? A. I was liv-
ing in Oakland.
Q. Did you write it out for him, or did he write it out for you ?
A. I wrote it out.
Q. At his request ? A. I didn't write it, my wife wrote it out at
my instigation."
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CHAPTER IV
THE HEART
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE HEART
The sketch reproduced here is one of many similar sketches that ap-
peared about three centuries ago in a revised edition of The Encyclope-
dia of Herbal Science published by the Chinese Imperial College in
Peking, China. It shows how the various parts of the body are affected
by the 'different organs and it also shows the connection of the blood
vessels with the heart.
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Although thousands of years have elapsed since the original of the
Chinese sketch was made by eminent herbalists in China, yet great
numbers of sufferers from heart trouble in the United States as well
as in the Orient are daily obtaining great benefit from this ancient
Chinese knowledge by using the Chinese herbal remedies.
The heart, which is red like the sun, is classified under the fire ele-
ment. When the five principal elements are working with equal balance
and power the heart is free from disease. The two main causes of dis-
ease of the heart are inflammation and weakness of the heart.
If the blood of the heart is inflamed, it causes high blood pressure
and enlargement of the heart, in which latter case the heart swells,
cracks and leaks. Inflammation produces pain, gas, palpitation, sore
chest, shortness of breath, hardening of the arteries, angina pectoris,
swollen legs, dropsy, fits, nervousness, headache, fatigue after slight
exertion, a pounding noise in the heart, insanity and heart failure.
According to the Chinese theories, insanity and fits belong to the
same class of ailments, the only difference being that one is more vio-
lent than the other. Inflammation of the heart and nerves which run
from it to the brain is the cause in both cases. The inflammation con-
denses the moisture, which is the reason why most of the people who
have it foam at the mouth. Inflammation of the heart sometimes ex-
tends to the small intestines and causes them to bleed. This is the
blood that appears in the urine.
Weakness and inflammation combined cause blood clots in the eyes.
Such cases frequently baffle the eye specialists. Weakness of the heart
sometimes causes one to be afraid of the dark or to fear that someone
is plotting to kill him. Such sufferers cry out, lament or have disturb-
ing dreams.
When the heart is weak it causes low blood pressure, paleness, swol-
len legs, dropsy, etc. A case of sudden fright affects the heart and re-
quires immediate attention. Slight indigestion will cause gas and pal-
pitation of the heart temporarily, but is insufficient cause for alarm.
Each herbalist has his own methods of compounding herbs. The
herbs prepared for heart trouble by the Fong Wan specialist cannot be
obtained elsewhere. While the herbs in these compounds are mild and
harmless, yet they are effective.
The Fong Wan herbs take away the inflammation from the heart,
after which the gas and pain disappear. Some varieties of herbs are
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put in to enrich the blood and eliminate gas. When the inflammation
is gone the heart returns to its normal size and leakage is stopped.
HOW TO CARE FOR THE HEART IN NATURE'S WAY
Just as the sun is the fire element of nature, so is the heart the fire
element of the human body. Of all the elements, the fire element is the
most active. A sudden shock has a more noticeable effect upon the
heart than upon any of the other organs, When the blood, the muscle
of the valve of the heart, or the heart itself is inflamed or is overtaxed
because of exertion or sudden fright the heart beats fast. Pain, leakage
or rush of blood to the head may ensue. Physicians have termed the
latter "high blood pressure." It is variously accompanied by gas, diz-
ziness, sleeplessness, difficult breathing, paralytic stroke, etc.
The Heart
STARTLING STATISTICS
A cablegram to the press received
from Shanghai in May, 1926, stated
that the discrepancy between the per-
centage of insane in China and in the
United States was indeed great. Al-
though the population of China ap-
proximates 450,000,000, the United
States has 20 insane persons to every
one in China.
A telegram to the press from Wash-
ington, D. C., dated Dec. 27, 1925, stat-
ed that the investigations of the De-
partment of Commerce had revealed
that in 1924 twice as many persons in
the United States had died from ail-
ments of the heart as from all other
diseases combined.
A COMMON SOURCE
The foregoing are statements of genuine facts. The explanation may
be found in the fact that thousands of years ago the Chinese arrived at
the conclusion that insanity is caused by inflammation of the heart,
which condition affects the nerves leading to the brain; and that there-
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fore insanity and heart trouble both come from the same source. Even
though these Chinese theories of disease are more than 5000 years old.
yet when one compares the relatively few cases of insanity and heart
trouble in China with the astoundingly large number in the United
States, who can prove that these old theories are not correct ?
REST DOES NOT CURE
People suffering from heart trouble should be as quiet as possi-
ble and should avoid over-exertion, excitement and anger. They should
not partake of highly-seasoned or fried food or of food difficult to di-
gest. Foods that are baked, boiled or steamed are more suitable. Phy-
sicians frequently advise that the su Terer stay in bed. This is good
advice for a time, but it will bring no permanent relief.
HERBS VERSUS ELECTRICITY
As physicians advise, the heart should be kept as quiet as possible.
The action of electricity upon the heart is in exact opposition to this
advice of medical men.
The Fong Wan herbs for heart trouble have afforded most wonder-
ful results, without regard to the age of the sufferers. The herbs com-
pounded are mild. They simply rid the blood of inflammation and
cause the blood to circulate evenly, thus freeing the system of gas and
clearing it of congestion. In place of disturbing and accelerating the
heart, they pacify the blood and bring the heart back to normal func-
tioning. In consequence, leakages are frequently healed.
Diseases of the heart are very dangerous, often causing sudden
death. Immediate attention is therefore imperative.
DIGITALIS FOR THE HEART — AN ANCIENT
CHINESE DISCOVERY
The heart is the center of the fire element in the body. When either
the heart itself or the blood around it is inflamed, the heart may crack,
there may be a leakage of the heart, swollen glands (goiter), enlarge-
ment of the heart, pains or noisy poundings of the heart, hardening of
the arteries, rushing of the blood to the head (called high blood pres-
sure), dizziness, headache, gas formation, nervousness, nervous attacks,
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paralytic strokes, angina pectoris, apoplexy, dropsy, sleeplessness, in-
sanity, fits, neuritis, rheumatism of the heart, hemorrhage, nosebleed,
etc. Some persons are born "hot-blooded," while in others, inflamma-
tion of the heart is caused by alcoholic drinks, over use of spices, fried
food, hard work, worry, or anger.
On an average, more persons in America suffer from heart diseases
than do the people of any other nation. The people here strive for
riches and have more law suits than do other peoples. Fong Wan
wrote and published articles with regard to heart ailments 17 years
ago, which was before any other herbalist or even the medical men of
the United States Government had noticed that so great a number of
persons were dying of diseases of the heart.
Over 3000 years ago, the ancient Chinese herbalists discovered that
Foxglove Roots were good for the heart. These roots are very bitter.
They are used to clear away the poisonous inflammation in the blood
around the heart. When these roots are used according to Chinese
methods, they are always compounded with many other kinds of herbs
to suit individual requirements. Digitalis and Digitalin are now used
extensively in the Occident.
Both Digitalis and Digitalin are from Foxglove Roots. They are so
powerful that only licensed physicians are permitted by law to pres-
cribe them. Now, all over the world, physicians are using these drugs
for heart ailments.
Numerous people suffering from various sorts of heart trouble have
been permanently relieved by Fong Wan's harmless herbs. Some have
taken but a few packages and have stayed well for a long, long time,
while in chronic and complicated cases it has been necessary to take the
herbs for many weeks in order to obtain full benefit. The Fong Wan
Herb Compound is different from all others. It is both mild and safe
and is far better than drugs at any tkne.
GETS RID OF MANY AILMENTS AT THE SAME TIME
BY USING FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, July 17, 1929.
To Whom It May Concern:
For years I suffered from high blood pressure, palpitation of the
heart, dizziness and hot flashes. Although I had tried many,
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things in a fruitless quest for relief, I decided to give the Fong Wan
herbs a trial as a last resort.
I now feel as well as though I had never been ill. It is a pleasure
for me to give this testimonial. MRS. E. CANTET.
NURSE REJOICES IN EFFICACY OF THE FONG WAN
HERBS FOR HEART TROUBLES
Oakland, Calif., April 27, 1927.
To the Fong Wan Co.
You saved my mother from the most dangerous of heart ailments,
after our physician had given her up. Our family rejoices over her re-
covery, and we shall always trust Fong Wan as our healer, no matter
what complaint or ailments we may have.
Although I have been a hospital nurse for the past fourteen years,
I have never seen anything to compare with the miraculous relief af-
forded my mother by the Fong Wan Herbs for heart trouble and high
blood pressure.
After her terrible suffering had been overcome, I took the Fong
Wan Herbs myself for piles (inflammation of the bowels), headache,
and pain in my neck. After the first three days I already feit better,
and now at the end of five weeks I feel like a new woman.
MAMIE L. DAVIS.
BABY SAVED FROM HEART TROUBLE
Martinez, Calif., Nov. 4, 1925.
This is to certify that our baby, Myrtle, had been ailing for about
two years, during which time we had taken her to many physicians,
none of whom knew what was the matter with her.
Myrtle steadily grew worse. Her heart beat rapidly and noisily,
she had but little blood, and the pallor of her face was like the white-
ness of a sheet of paper. She finally grew so weak that she could
neither walk nor eat.
It seemed as though there was no hope of saving her. Some doc-
tors said that it might be her teeth that caused the trouble. However,
her teeth had all come through, but she was getting worse every day.
A friend recommended us to see Fong Wan. It was found that our
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baby was really suffering from Heart Trouble. She has now taken
the FONG WAN HERBS for 3 months and is in fine health.
ARTHUR DUVALL,
MRS. ARTHUR DUVALL.
MRS. J. E. DUVALL TESTIFIES HOW HER GRANDDAUGHTER
WAS RELIEVED OF HEART TROUBLE AND HERSELF
OF DIABETES AND OTHER AILMENTS BY
THE FONG WAN HERBS
Benicia, Calif., March 5, 1928.
After my baby granddaughter had been given up by our doctors,
who, not having been able to determine the actual cause of her com-
plaints, had pronounced her condition hopeless, she was taken to Fong
Wan, who gave her herbs for Heart Trouble. She was completely re-
lieved and is now a healthy child.
Personally, I have a world of confidence in Fong Wan and his
Herbs. Previous to consulting him, I had been fruitlessly treated by
medical doctors for Diabetes, Dizziness and General Debility over a
period of years. My health, however, did not improve until I went to
Fong Wan nearly a year ago. All my ailments were overcome by his
mild Herbs and I am still enjoying splendid health.
(Signed) MRS. J. E. DUVALL.
THEORIES REGARDING GOITER HELD BY THE CHINESE, 5000
YEARS AGO, VERSUS THE SO-CALLED DISCOVERIES
OF TWENTIETH CENTURY SCIENTISTS
In the early dawn of their civilization, the Chinese attributed Goiter
to the following causes:
(1) To the Lungs: They believed that Goiter was due to the lungs
in persons who were either stout, had low vitality, drank to excess, or
were inactive. They claimed that women were especially subject to
inflammation, due to the gathering of mucus, either in the throat or
in the glands of the throat that had become enlarged in the form of
Goiter, and that such sufferers might have a certain amount of cough-
ing, of choking, and of difficulty in breathing.
(2) To the Liver: They believed that Goiter was due to the liver
in persons who either became over-excited or who were subject to anger
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and melancholy. They believed that when such persons even talked in
a loud voice, the glands of their necks became swollen, and that if the
swelling continued, a form of Goiter resulted.
(3) To the Stomach: They believed that Goiter was due to the
stomach through indigestion which caused a sort of muscular lump
either inside or outside the throat, the latter being visible. There is
also a form of Goiter in which the lump moves up and down when the
sufferer either talks or swallows.
(4) To the Heart: They believed that Goiter was due to the heart
in persons im whom the fire element, either in the heart or in the
valves of the heart, causes heart enlargement, accompanied by a
fast, wild palpitation. In this sort of action, the heart extends and
expands to the glands of the throat, the neck, and even to the inside
of the ears. The repetition of this wild palpitation of the heart has a
tendency to enlarge the glands of the neck into Goiter, which is ac-
companied by the protruding of both eyes. The Goiter serves as a sort
of safety valve for this wild action of the heart. When Goiter is either
operated on or cut out, through loss of this safety valve, the eyes are
forced outward giving a pop-eyed appearance.
(NOTE: Herbs are compounded accordingly, to meet individual
needs.)
In this twentieth century, medical scientists in all parts of the
world, have both claimed and led people to believe that Goiter in any
form is caused by the thyroid glands. In cases where there is insuf-
ficient thyroid secretion, the sufferers are advised to take Thyroid
Tablets. While we believe that these tablets do some good in cases
that come under the first classification given above, we also believe
that they do great harm in all others, because the animal thyroid gives
a certain amount of animal vitality to the weakened human body. We
speak from experience, having seen young women who were not suffer-
ing from Goiter who were advised to take Thyroid Tablets by medical
men. These patients then began to suffer from melancholia, nervous-
ness, forgetfulness and sleeplessness. They also had crying spells,
lack of mental ability, itching of the skin, irregular monthlies, and
were unable to think clearly. We have also heard of numerous similar
complaints.
The 20th century scientists in various parts of the world use the
dumb animals in their experiments. They watch the reactions of these
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poor creatures, and then jump at conclusions and pass the treatment on
to human sufferers. These scientists really do not know how much the
dumb animals have suffered under their so-called new discovery, "The
Thyroid Treatment."
RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS WITH REGARD TO GOITER
Dr. William J. Kerr of the University of California Medical School
has recently made a statement to the effect that Goiter is a symptom of
general body trouble rather than of the Thyroid Gland only, as is com-
monly supposed. Despite the fact that for many years, Medical Scien-
tists have attributed all cases of Goiter to the swelling of the Thyroid
Gland, Dr. Kerr has found that Goiter may also be due to affections of
other organs of the body, including those of the Heart, the Lungs, the
Liver, and the Kidneys. Although this fact has but so recently become
known in America, the Chinese have had knowledge of it for thou-
sands of years, and have treated the affected organs accordingly.
The testimony printed herewith is one with regard to a case of
Goiter due to an affection of the Heart. Fong Wan has also relieved
cases of Goiter caused by Stomach Trouble and by Liver Trouble.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MR. O. E. FOSTER IN the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the
Northern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 2, pages 108-
112, March 4, 1932:
"Q. Mr. Foster, what is the condition of your health ? A. Well,
I don't know that there is anything wrong with me.
Q. Were you under the care of physicians at one time for certain
troubles ? A. Yes, just for a short time.
Q. Physicians in Alameda County? A. Yes, in Alameda County.
Q. Did they diagnose your trouble and inform you of the troubles
with which you were afflicted ? A. Yes.
Q. Were there any physical evidences on the exterior of your body
that you could observe? A. Yes.
Q. Just describe to the jury what that was. A. It was a goiter on
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the right side of my neck.
Q. Do you know a goiter when you see it? A. Yes, I do.
Q. Just proceed, Mr. Foster. A. It started from my heart, some-
thing that caused pressure against my heart caused the goiter.
Q. You have spoken of your heart. What were the symptoms that
came from your heart? A. When it first started my heart was in
pretty bad shape. It would just beat a little bit and then sort of wait,
and then beat again. We called the doctor, and the doctor said
A. My heart then started beating awful fast and just pounded like
a triphammer. You could feel it anywhere and know that my heart
was beating very fast. I could not sleep or lie on my side because my
heart was beating so hard. It kept up that way for quite a long time.
Finally, I got a little better and was able to get around, and I thought
I would see what I could do, and I went to a doctor who looked me over.
He was a heart and lung specialist.
Q. Did the heart and lung specialist apply certain tests to your
heart? A. Yes. Q. The Court will probably not allow you to say
what he said to you, but did he make a diagnosis of your trouble with
your heart? A. Yes, he did.
Q. You may state, if you will, whether or not there were indica-
tions that you, yourself, could observe as to the conditions of your
heart, as to whether or not it was enlarged?
Q. In any event, did the doctor make a diagnosis with respect to
your heart condition ? A. Yes.
Q. What did he recommend you to do? A. He recommended I
come back and have something done to my goiter.
Q. At that time how large was the goiter? A. I could not say.
I could feel it sort of pressing up like.
Q. Was it visible on the outside ? A. Yes, it was on this side.
Q. Was it getting larger as time went on? A. Oh, yes, it was
getting larger.
Q. What did he recommend you to do with respect to the goiter ?
A. He asked me to come back and see him and have some injection.
I don't know what it was, because I didn't go back.
Q. Did you go to any other doctor after that before you went to
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Fong Wan's place ? A. No, I did not.
Q. What was your condition at the time you went to the Fong
Wan Herb Company? A. I was in pretty bad shape; in fact, I felt
that there was not much chance.
Q. You may go on, Mr. Foster. A. So I thought I would go down
and see Fong Wan and see what he could do for me.
Q. Had you heard of him before ? A. Yes.
Q. For how long a time ? A. About six months. Different peo-
ple told me about him.
Q. People that had treated with him ? A. Yes, people that had
treated with him.
Q. And you went to him? A. Yes.
Q. Did he make up certain herbs for you ? A. Yes, he did.
Q. How long did you take them? A. I took them about three
months.
Q. After you commenced taking them did you notice any improve-
ment ? A. I did not the first week. After that I began to feel better.
My heart was beating more even. Gradually my condition all changed.
When my heart got better my goiter disappeared.
Q. And you say you continued the treatment three months? A.
Three months.
Q. At the end of the three months what was your condition ? A.
Well, most people that knew me before didn't know me.
Q. Have you ever had any recurrence of the trouble since? A.
No.
Q. How long ago was that, Mr. Foster? A. That was in 1928.
I cannot remember the exact date.
Q. You are a perfectly well man today, so far as you know? A.
Yes.
Q. No recurrence whatever of the disturbance in your heart? A.
No.
Q. The goiter has entirely disappeared ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you take any treatment whatever, other than the Fong
Wan herbs ? A. No.
Defense Attorney: Take the witness.
Prosecuting Attorney: No cross-examination."
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HEART TROUBLE OVERCOME — 38 POUNDS GAINED
For a long time I had suffered with an
enlargement of the heart. The gland of
my neck became so swollen that goiter de-
veloped. I lost more than 35 pounds in
weight. I went to a heart and lung spe-
cialist who told me that there was not
much that could be done for me in my con-
dition, so I decided I must try some other
method.
One of our friends who had been re-
lieved from an ailment by taking the herbs
sold by Fong Wan advised me to see him.
This I did, and after a few minutes inter-
view with Fong Wan I decided to try the
herbs. Took the herbs about 3 months, was
relieved of my heart ailment, the goiter disappeared, and have been in
wonderful health since. This was in 1928 and no recurrence of the
trouble.
Naturally, I feel indebted to Fong Wan for what he has done for
me through the use of herbs and restored me to health again, and will
be glad at any time to recommend him to anyone afflicted with a sim-
ilar ailment. O. E. FOSTER.
0. E. Foster
TESTIMONY GIVEtN BY MR. J. W. HOCKER in the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the
Northern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, pages 293-
300, March 8, 1932:
Defense Attorney: Q. "What is your business? A. I am a car-
penter.
Q. I show you a letter, or what purports to be a letter, on pages
45 and 46 of this booklet called 'Herb Lore' (1929 edition). You have
seen it, have you? A. Yes.
Q. Did you give that testimonial? A. Yes.
Defense Attorney : I ask leave to read it at this point, your Honor,
It is entitled —
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MR. JOHN W. HOOKER, A CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
ENDORSES FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, California.
When I first came to Fong Wan I was tired, weak and sleepless.
My heart beat fast and I could scarcely breathe. I was so dizzy that
I was in continual fear of falling.
Although I tried doctors who used the X-ray and who examined me
on the table for hours at a time, yet none could determine the cause
of my ailments. Month after month I sought relief, but not a bit of
good did I get.
When I started the Fong Wan Herbs they did me more good in two
days than I had gotten from doctors in a year. Although I finished
taking the herbs many months ago> I am still in fine condition. This
testimonial is prompted by gratitude and the happiness experienced
in having obtained good results through the agency of the Fong Wan
Herb Specialist. JOHN W. HOCKER.
Q. When did you begin to suffer with your troubles? A. You
mean how far prior to the time I went to Fong Wan?
Q. You can describe your conditions, then, Mr. Hocker. A. About
something like nine years ago I was living up in Woodland, Yolo
County. I had quite a bad side, I could not raise my arm above my
head this way. It would weaken right down. My stomach would swell
up some bit, I was short of breath and all that. I went to some doctors
there —
The Court: Q. Did you have a cough ? A. Yes.
Q. Sputum ? A. I have had that a little all my life. I coughed
but very little.
Q. Did you have any night sweats ? A. Years ago I did, but not
lately. When I was a young boy I had night sweats for a long while.
Q. Did you have your lungs X-rayed? A. Yes.
Q. At what clinic? A. I tried for insurance several times and
failed, I had a hemorrhage and I spit quite a quantity of blood in my
younger days.
Q. Did you have your lungs X-rayed? A. Yes.
Q. Did they make a report to you as to the disease with which you
were suffering? A. Yes.
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Q. Did the doctors describe to you the condition of your lungs,
without saying what it was ?
The Court: Just answer 'Yes' or 'No/ A. Yes.
Q. Did you continue your treatment with these doctors ? A. They
never gave me anything that I remember of, at all.
The Court: Q. Did you take what was called the rest cure? A.
No, sir, I have never been able to.
Q. Well, finally, did you go to Fong Wan's ? A. I did, yes.
Q. About how long ago? A. Close to six years ago. I think it
was a little less than six years ago.
Q. Did you personally go and consult Fong Wan ? A. Yes.
Q. Did he compound certain herbs for you ? A. Yes.
Q. About how long did you take them ? A. I took them, I think,
for around five months.
Q. Will you just state to the jury in your own language what oc-
curred as the result of your taking them ? A. I began getting better
right away. I never felt better in all my life. I was more competent
to do work, and could do more of it with less fatigue than I ever could
before in all my life, counting in my young days and all. My side got
much better. In fact, it got so that I took no notice of it at all. I slept
good, ate good, and I gained. I cannot say too much about them.
There is nothing else I can say is better than those herbs.
Q. Has the trouble ever come back on you? A. Once in a great
while I do have a little trouble with my side if I take a real bad cold.
This last winter — not this winter, but last winter, about a year ago,
possibly a little over, I was working up in Santa Rosa and I caught
cold. I went to a doctor up there and got some medicine. He was a
homeopathic doctor. It did not seem to do me any good much. I came
on down here and went to another doctor here. The reason I did not
go to Fong Wan's then was because I was very short of money. I got
some medicine from this other doctor. I took the medicine from both
of these doctors without any result, at all. I then went to Fong Wan
and took a week's treatment from him and cleared my side up per-
fectly good, and I was as well as ever, again.
Q. You were not subpoenaed as a witness to come here, were you ?
A. No, sir.
Q. You came down on your own accord ? A. Yes, I volunteered."
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CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. "You say you came down here volun-
tarily? A. Yes.
Q. Is it not a fact that the reason why you have not made applica-
tion for insurance in the last couple of years is that you know you can't
get an insurance policy on account of your health. Is that right ? A.
Absolutely it is not right. I have had agents request me to get insur-
ance. I have just told you it would cost me entirely too much to carry
insurance now. You know that.
Q. No, I don't know it. A. Certainly you know it. You know
what rates are for different ages.
Q. You are not suffering from tuberculosis now, are you ? A. Do
I look like it?
Q. I want to know if you are suffering from tuberculosis now. A.
Doctors since I was sixteen or eighteen years of age have pronounced
me a T. B. However, with all of that I have gained in flesh, I eat good,
and I weigh more, as a rule, and I rarely ever cough.
Q. Are you working now ? A. Yes.
Q. You are taking things kind of easy now and have been for the
last few years ? A. I certainly would not if I had a job."
HEART TROUBLE MARVELOUSLY RELIEVED
San Francisco, Calif., July 5, 1928.
To Fong Wan:
Two years ago I suffered from Heart Trouble and pain all over my
chest. Although I tried everything that I heard of, I secured no genu-
ine relief until I came across the bay to you. It is a pleasure to testify
that the Fong Wan Herbs banished my pain and that there has been
no recurrence of my complaints during the past two years.
MRS. M. LORD.
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A LETTER FROM A FORMER PATRON
Oakland, California.
Mr. Fong Wan.
Dear Sir:
You know how I have come to you from time to time during the
past few years for books to give to friends or acquaintances who
wished to investigate your methods of herb treatment, after they had
learned of my wonderful experience in being cured of Hardening of
the Arteries four years ago by but two weeks of your treatment.
Although I have thus been instrumental in bringing a few sufferers
to you to receive relief, I feel that I have not done all I might, as
there are doubtless other persons who are suffering from Neuritis,
Rheumatism, Thickening of the Blood, or from Hardening of the Ar-
teries as I did.
As I have been free from that ailment ever since, I shall be glad
to answer, either by letter or in person, any inquiry you may receive
from individuals so afflicted.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. F. M. McKEEVER.
(Original given many years ago;
again verified Nov. 16, 1932.)
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CHAPTER V
THE LUNGS AND THE THROAT
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE LUNGS
Shin Nong classified the
lungs as belonging to the min-
eral element. Just as the heart
controls the blood circulation,
the lungs control the air cir-
culation of the human system.
If the blood of the lungs is
in good condition, and the
pores of the body are kept
clean, while at the same time
the lungs are free from in-
flammation, impurities, and
abnormal temperature of for-
eign origin, the lungs are
The Lungs strong and healthy.
Herbs of white color and of either pungent or insipid taste belong
to the mineral element. The former cause the heat of the body to ex-
pand and to go down to the limbs and pass outward through the skin.
The activity of the lungs extends also to the sub-organs and the in-
testines. The herbs of insipid taste free the lungs and intestines of
fever.
COLDS AND LA GRIPPE
When one has a cold in any part or in the whole of the body, the
passages of the pores are closed. As the internal heat cannot then
escape, it forces its way up to the head, which begins to ache. If this
heat (fever) reaches the lungs, pneumonia may result. When a cold
settles in any part of the body, it stops the circulation both of the
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blood and of the air in that part. Stiff neck and pain in the
follow. The internal fever causes a dryness and a soreness
throat. If the heat in the lungs interferes with the free passage ox the
air, there is coughing.
For these reasons, a herb compound for a cold generally contains
more than a dozen different kinds of herbs, such as : Herbs to take away
the fever from the lungs; herbs to open the passages of the pores, so
that the lungs and pores may work again in unison; herbs to soothe the
air passages of the bronchial tubes; herbs to pacify the blood of the
liver; herbs to carry away the feverish congestion, so that the head
will stop aching. A herb compound for a cold is therefore much more
beneficial than any sort of drugs. This is the reason why Chinese
herbalists have been so successful in relieving cases of La Grippe and
Influenza.
ECZEMA CONNECTED WITH THE LUNGS
A certain class of skin disease is commonly known as Eczema. Be-
cause the pores of the skin work in unison with the lungs, germs and
impurities in the skin and pores affect the blood, through the medium of
the lungs, to a greater or less degree. Consequently, herbs for Eczema
must be so compounded as to remove the impurities from the blood,
through the action of the lungs, which will drive out the impurities
through the pores. In addition to this, herb salve or herb powder is
generally applied externally. Herbs are also boiled for washing the
affected parts.
When disease affects either the lower or the upper limbs, herbs for
cleansing the spleen must be added to the herbs in the compound for
the lungs, as the spleen controls the limbs. Although Eczema and
other skin diseases are disagreeable, they are not dangerous.
ASTHMA DUE TO THE LUNGS
When a chronic cold settles in the lungs, they become clogged with
mucous congestion. This condition is known as Asthma. If the case
is of long standing, the sufferer's health is gradually impaired, and it
requires considerable time to restore it to normal. The FONG WAN
CO. has a splendid record for the absolute and permanent relief of
Asthma cases.
WHY ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TREATMENTS DO HARM
Neither the lungs nor the constitution in general of the cough and
asthma sufferer are as strong as those of persons of average health;
consequently, an asthma sufferer is more liable to contract a cold.
When a fresh cold sets in, there is always more or less inflammation and
fever which is scarcely detectable by placing a thermometer in the
mouth.
If the sufferer uses an Electro-magnetic Appliance it will drive more
heat (fever) into the lungs, which, in consequence, will become more
congested and clogged with mucus. The sufferer then breathes with
difficulty and becomes very weak. Loss of appetite and a sallowness
and paleness of the complexion which give the appearance of approach-
ing death, follow.
A number of persons who, through the use of Electro-Magnetic Ap-
pliances, have brought themselves into the aforesaid condition have re-
ported to the Fong Wan Co. Although their Electro-Magnetic Ap-
pliances have done them so much harm, they have succeeded in regain-
ing their health by taking the Fong Wan Herbs.
CATARRH PARTLY DUE TO LUNGS
Catarrh originates in the blood. When the lungs send up fever to
the head, this fever condenses the moisture, which forms big chunks
in the head. These chunks of thick mucus drop into the mouth and
throat. For this reason people look upon catarrh as having its seat in
the head. Herbs for catarrh must be so compounded as to cleanse the
blood, the lungs, and the head. Long suffering from catarrh abates
one's energy, poisons the entire system, and causes ringing noises in
the ears or even deafness. Many chronic sufferers from catarrh have
been wonderfully relieved by the Fong Wan Herbs.
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THROAT DISEASES
When equilibrium of power and balance is maintained in the work-
ing of the five elements, the human system is free from disease. The
throat is a narrow passage between the trunk of the body and the head.
In it are numerous small nerves and glands which connect with the
internal organs such as the lungs, kidneys, stomach, liver, and heart.
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When the condition of any one of these organs is abnormal, numerous
throat troubles, such as swellings, tonsilitis, and goiter, result. When
there is inflammation in the blood, the heat rushes upward and passes
through the throat, which is liable to become affected in consequence.
When the kidneys are in a torrid condition, a dryness which feels
like a piece of cotton, is felt in the back of the throat, especially at
night. Frequently, also, the sufferer brings up a little blackish lump of
phlegm.
If the blood in the liver is feverish, it may cause the left side of the
throat to swell, while if the blood in the lungs is feverish, the swelling is
on the right side of the throat. Such swellings develop into tonsilitis.
If there is either indigestion or a torrid condition of the stomach,
thirst, accumulation of phlegm and sore throat result. All the fore-
going inflammatory conditions, when aggravated by a cold, cause sore
throat and great suffering. The inflammation of the system takes its
own course and affects the weakest parts of the body.
Although a case of sore throat is generally easily relieved, yet when
the trouble has become chronic, it cannot be overcome until the blood
of the entire system has been cleansed.
INFLUENZA DOESN'T WORRY THE CHINESE
Just as in 1918, so again in 1927, people of various nations were
worrying greatly over the Influenza, but the Chinese were scarcely pay-
ing any attention to the epidemic.
Many thousands of years ago Chinese herbalists worked out a for-
mula for the relief of colds. This same formula has accomplished won-
ders in influenza cases.
The herbal compound for an ordinary cold consists of three kinds of
herbs to open the pores of the skin, and other kinds of herbs to rid
the lungs of fever (inflammation). As the large intestines are a sub-
organ of the lungs, while these herbs are acting upon the lungs, they
are at the same time allaying the fever or inflammation of the large
intestines. Some herbs are also put in to pacify the liver, while others
are added to equalize the functioning of the stomach. If the sufferer's
cold has developed into a cough, herbs are also included to soothe the
bronchial tubes and the lungs.
When an individual has taken the herbs continuously for some time,
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his blood is so thoroughly cleansed that there is no congestion, and his
pores function freely. In consequence, he rarely catches cold.
The Chinese herbs for a cold are beneficial to the entire system, and
are very different from the treatments prescribed by other schools of
healing, in which alcoholic liquor is often used. The fever or inflam-
mation in the system is thus augmented instead of being driven out.
Herbs for colds also tend to drive away Influenza germs, just as to-
bacco plants keep insects away from the garden, and tobacco smoke
keeps away snakes.
As a result of their experience in the epidemic of 1918, many Ameri-
cans now realize how speedy and lasting is the benefit to be derived
from the Herbal Remedies provided by Mother Nature.
SINUS TROUBLE — ITS CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS
According to Chinese Theories, sinus trouble is attributable to the
following causes:
1. The nose is the cavity of the lungs. If a cold is contracted, the
heat (fever) centers in the head and lungs.
2. The mouth is the cavity to the stomach. If a person either eats
too frequently or if he eats too much spicy, fried, greasy or rich food,
there will be a certain amount of indigestion in the stomach, and the
blood there will become heated. Naturally, as the blood circulates and
the air passes out and upward from the lungs and the stomach, the
sinus is liable to become affected.
If the sinus is painful and the mucus is thick, yellowish brown, and
if dry discharges come from the nose, it indicates that one has heated
blood in the lungs and perhaps more or less indigestion. It also indi-
cates that there is too much of the fire element in the blood.
If the mucus discharged through the nose is clear, thin, and abun-
dant, and if these discharges are sometimes accompanied by pain, a
severe chronic cold has settled in the head and has concentrated in the
sinus. When a person has chronic sinus trouble, his health is often im-
paired and there is an unpleasant odor about his nose or mouth. The
entire system is sometimes poisoned, and in severe cases of sinus trou-
ble, the nose swells painfully.
Because of the Chinese method of healing with herbs, many opera-
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tions have been avoided. There are two methods of compounding herbs
for sinus trouble. One is to use herbs to purify the blood of the stom-
ach and lungs and to dispel the heat, combined with herbs to improve
the digestion and to open the passages or cavities of the sinus. The
other method is to use herbs to clear out the cold and to restore the
blood strength, so that relief may be permanent. If a person is weak
and the sinus trouble of long standing, a considerable length of time
may be required.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ECZEMA
Oakland, Calif., May 4, 1931.
FONG WAN:
I want you to know how grateful I am for what your Herbs did for
me about four years ago when I had a very severe case of Eczema.
Time has proven the eradication of the disease to be thorough for I
have not been ill since.
The Eczema began on one arm and continued to spread, although I
went to several doctors. They sent me to a specialist, who gave me
what is known as "auto-serum" treatment. I was put on a very strict
diet. After seven weeks of this regime, I was extremely weak and ner-
vous and the skin disease had spread all over my body. My arms re-
sembled raw beef steak, and I had lost 18 pounds. The specialist finally
advised that I go away to the country; this was obviously impossible.
We had heard that your Herbs were helping others, but we feared
to try them for we had also heard that the Chinese used their herbs to
promote dope addiction among unsuspecting Americans. Time has
proven this to be absolutely untrue.
My husband finally brought me to your office and I began taking the
Fong Wan Herb Tea. Within a few weeks marked improvement was
evident in every way. The skin on my body was entirely healed and
after four months there was new skin on my arms. I had regained my
weight and could again do all my own housework. At the same time
I had gotten rid of painful Piles of long standing.
My husband used your Herbs for Kidney Trouble with good re-
sults. Incidentally, the Rheumatism with which he had been bothered
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off and on was entirely overcome. He joins me in testimonial.
We have great faith in the Fong Wan Herbs and we recommend
them to our friends.
Very respectfully yours,
KATE M. and J. E. CHUN.
BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, AND FEVER
March 26th, 1930.
A year ago my daughter, Bernice, had intermittent Fever for many
months. She was kept out of school and had to stay in bed. Although
we had tried doctors and many remedies, Bernice obtained no relief
until she took the Fong Wan Herbs. She also had Bronchitis and
Asthma, from both of which the herbs relieved her in no time.
MRS. H. DIECKMAN.
WEAKENED BY INFLUENZA
Stockton, California.
About three years ago I was left very weak after having suffered
from Spanish Influenza and I contracted a cough, which settled on my
lungs. This cough persisted and kept gradually getting worse. I tried
every remedy recommended to me, but nothing seemed to relieve me.
A year ago I had so severe an attack of coughing that I was com-
pelled to quit work. I had just about believed a relief impossible when
friends and relatives urged me to go to Fong Wan, the Herb Specialist.
I went. Fong Wan diagnosed my case correctly. I noticed an improve-
ment after the first cup of herb tea, and after three or four weeks I felt
like a new person.
Today, thanks to Fong Wan and his herbs, I can boast of a good
pair of lungs and a good heart. J. J. FISKE.
(This testimonial was first given some years ago.
It was verified November 3, 1932.)
SAN FRANCISCO MAN RELIEVED IN OAKLAND
San Francisco, Calif., March 8, 1926.
My Stomach and Bronchial Tubes troubled me considerably for the
past two years. When I tried to do anything I became choked up and
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nervous, and for some time I had not been able to work steadily.
Although I had obtained no results from other treatments, I acted
upon the recommendation that I try the Fong Wan Herbs. I have taken
the Herbs for only two weeks and I already feel like a different man.
In my case the Fong Wan Herbs have proven to be the best remedy.
ANDREW FOPPIANI.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. L. LONG in the Southern Division of
the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern District
of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript Vol. 5, pages 422-
424, March 9, 1932.
Questions by attorney for defense. Answers by Mrs. L. Long.
Q. "So far as you know, are you in perfect health at the present
time ? A. Yes.
Q. Were you always that way? A. No, sir.
Q. When did you first begin to suffer with the physical ailment
that did afflict you ? A. In 1928.
Q. Did you consult a regular physician ? A. Yes.
Q. Without giving her name — was it a lady physician? A. Yes.
Q. And a reputable member of the profession? A. Yes.
Q. Did you continue with her for any great length of time ? A. A
year.
Q. At the end of that time had you been benefited? A. No, sir.
Q. What was your condition, better or worse ? A. It was worse,
because I was losing more weight.
Q. What were the symptoms with which you were suffering dur-
ing that period of time? A. With night sweats, afternoon fever,
chills, loss of weight.
Q. Did you have any cough? A. A cough.
Q. Did you go to a specialist in the medical profession after that?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What was his specialty? A. Tuberculosis.
Q. He was a regular specialist in that trouble, was he ? A. Yes,
sir.
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Q. How long did you remain under his care? A. I did not go
under his care, because I could not afford to take the treatment.
Q. Did he diagnose your trouble ? A. He gave me an X-ray.
Q. By the way, did you submit to any other tests and reactions ?
Ar Yes, when I went to the other doctor I had a tubercular test
through the arm.
Q. And the result of that was that you went to a tubercular spe-
cialist? A. Yes.
Q. You say you could not afford to undertake the treatment ? A.
No, sir, I could not.
Q. Then to whom did you go for relief? A. Fong Wan.
Q. Did he come to you, or did you take your case to him ? A. I
went to him.
Q. On the recommendation of others ? A. Of my sister, who had
gone to him.
Q. What was your condition at that time with regard to strength ?
A. I was in bed.
Q. How long had you been confined to bed ? A. Three weeks be-
fore I went to him.
Q. Did you have fever during that time ? A. Yes.
Q. Were you able to walk about? A. No, sir, not over a block.
Q. Were you weak ? A. Yes.
Q. How much had you lost in weight? A. 23 pounds.
Q. Then did you begin to take the herbs that were compounded
for you by Fong Wan ? A. Yes.
Q. When did you first commence taking them? A. October 15.
Q. In what year ? A. 1930.
Q. How long did you continue to take the treatment? A. Until
about April 1st, 1931.
Q. That was something like six months ? A. Yes.
Q. Just state to the jury what occurred after you commenced to
take these treatments ? A. Well, I started in and I would have to be
taken down in the car, I was not able to walk only a block, I was short
winded, I had the afternoon fever, I had the night sweats. So after I
started taking them it was quite some time until I gained weight, but I
gained strength. Then I gained eighteen pounds after going to him
for six months.
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Q. What has become of the symptoms that formerly afflicted you?
A. I have no more cough, no more afternoon fevers, and I can walk,
I think, as far as anybody else.
Q. You do your own work ? A. I do my own work.
Q. Have you any troubles or ills at all from that trouble of which
you are conscious? A. No, sir, not at all; my lungs are all right.
I have no pain.
Q. And all of the troubles that formerly afflicted you in your lungs
and chest, the fever and otherwise, have disappeared? A. Yes, sir.
Defense Attorney: Take the witness.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Q. During this time that you were taking these herbs were you
on a diet? A. No, sir.
Q. Were you careful about your eating ? A. No, sir.
Q. Did you eat anything? A. I ate anything and everything I
wanted to.
Q. You ate well? A. Yes.
Q. You ate full meals ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you get lots of rest during this time ? A. I took my after-
noon rest. He had me take moderate exercise outdoors.
Q. Did you get that afternoon rest every day ? A. Sometimes.
Q. Mostly every day? A. Yes, I tried to.
Q. And you feel better now, don't you ? A. I feel fine.
Q. Did the defendant, Fong Wan, ever tell you that he would cure
cancer ? A. I didn't have cancer and I didn't ask him.
Q. Did he ever tell you that he would cure your appendicitis ? A.
I didn't ask him anything about it.
Q. You never had any appendicitis ? A. No.
Q. Did he ever tell you that he would cure epilepsy? A. No.
Q. You were never troubled with anything of that kind, were you ?
A. No.
Defense Attorney: I object to that as not proper cross-examina-
tion. This witness has not been afflicted with any of those things.
The Court: It is not proper cross-examination.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all."
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MARVELOUS RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
Albany, Calif., Jan. 2, 1936.
To Whom It May Concern:
For more than three years and a
half, I suffered from Eczema on my
face, hands, arms and body. I went
to twenty doctors and to the clinics
of two universities for treatment
but gained no relief. I was told
that my trouble was Dermatitis
Herpetiformis. Obtaining no re-
lief, I finally went to Fong Wan. I
bought some herbs from him, cook-
ed them at home and drank the
herb tea. I soon experienced some
relief. I continued to take the
herbs for three months and I now
feel fine. My skin is all cleared up.
If I ever have any recurrence of the
malady, I shall certainly take the
Fong Wan Herbs again. Anyone
interested in learning more with re-
gard to my condition may call on Martin Olufsen
me and I shall be glad to both verify these statements and give de-
tails. MARTIN OLUFSEN.
REGAINED HEALTH AFTER LONG SUFFERING
Oakland, California.
After having been operated on for a Tumor in my neck, I had a
cough day and night. After nine months the cut made by the doctor
had not healed. Each month I became weaker, my breath grew short,
and I could scarcely walk. I thought that I would surely die.
My brother urged me to try the Fong wan Herbs at 576 - Tenth
Street. Despairingly, I began to drink them. Now, after two months,
I am entirely rid of all my former complaints and am strong and well.
I thank God for this wonderful Herb Specialist, Fong Wan, who 1
believe has prolonged my life.
JOE PINA.
(Original date 1922.
Again verified April 21, 1936.)
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DAUGHTER FREED FROM COUGH AND ASTHMA, MRS.
SWANSTROM ENDORSES FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, Calif., Nov. 29, 1929.
My daughter, Rhea, suffered for several years from Asthma, Cough,
and Night Sweats. After she had repeatedly failed to get relief from
medical doctors, we acted upon the suggestion of a neighbor that we try
the Fong Wan Herbs.
The herbs relieved her in almost no time. All her complaints have
disappeared; she can both eat and sleep well and is feeling just fine.
We are grateful to Fong Wan, the renowned herbalist, who restored
her to health, and are glad to tell of her recovery in order to point the
way to others in quest of healing.
MRS. GEORGE SWANSTROM.
SORE THROAT AND GROWTH ON THE NAVEL
Oakland, California.
To Whom It May Concern :
I had a very Sore Throat and the doctor pronounced it a case of
Diphtheria. I was unable either to eat or to even drink milk or water.
My throat was swollen so badly that I could not turn my head.
As Fong Wan, the Herbalist, had rid my sister of a long standing
cough which the doctors had called consumption, and as he had also
restored my cousin, Gomes Souza, who suffered with dropsy, to per-
fect health, I decided to try him for my throat. His herbs worked
marvels. Within two hours after taking it, all the pain in my throat
was gone and the swelling had also subsided. That was a year ago.
Recently I suffered from Growth on the Navel and the pain became
so severe that I was confined to my bed for three weeks. Again I had
recourse to Fong Wan, and I am happy to say that the growth has
now entirely disappeared and I am well and strong.
GREGORY G. SOUZA.
(The original was written years ago, but this
was again verified in 1930).
FREED FROM COUGH
Oakland, California.
I had a cough for about a year. I became very weak and the doc-
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tors thought I had consumption. No treatment that I took did me any
good.
My folks finally urged that I try Fong Wan. After but a few weeks
of his treatment I was restored to my normal health, and although this
was more than a year ago, I have not had a cough since. I am strong
now and have gained many pounds. MARY SOUZA.
SINUS TROUBLE, CATARRH AND SNEEZING
Oakland, Calif., Oct. 7, 1929.
To Whom It May Concern:
For six months I suffered from Sinus Trouble, Catarrh and Spells
of Violent Sneezing, which were both disconcerting and embarrassing.
Although for a time it seemed that no permanent relief was obtain-
able, now after having taken the Fong Wan Herbs for but a short time,
my troubles have all been overcome and I feel that I have entirely
recovered. WESLEY YOUNG.
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CHAPTER VI
THE LIVER AND GALL BLADDER
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE LIVER
AND GALL BLADDER
The sketch reproduced here is one
of many similar sketches that ap-
peared about three centuries ago in a
revised edition of the Encyclopedia
of Herbal Science, published by the
Chinese Imperial College in Peking,
China. It shows how the various
nerves in different parts of the body
are affected by the gall bladder and
liver.
Although thousands of years have
elapsed since the original of the ac-
companying sketch was made by
eminent herbalists in China, yet great
numbers of sufferers from liver and
gall bladder trouble in the U. S. as
well as in the Orient are daily obtain-
ing great benefit from this ancient
Chinese knowledge by using the Chi-
nese herbal remedies.
Because the liquid in the gall blad-
der and the juices secreted by the
liver are greenish, thus resembling
the vegetation element in color, Shin
Nong concluded that the gall bladder and liver belonged to the vegeta-
tion element and that herbs of green color and sour taste should be used
as correctives for disorders of these organs. Upon experimenting, he
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discovered that herbs of this sort have power to contract the air in the
blood, and that their action assists the liver and gall bladder in func-
tioning.
The liver acts as a reservoir to hold the blood until it is thrown back
into circulation. The secretions of the liver and gall bladder enter the
intestines and aid digestion. The gall bladder is a sub-organ to the liver.
The inflamed condition of the liver causes inflammation and con-
gestion of the Gall Duct; and the Bile either overflows, causing Yellow
Jaundice or solidifies into Gallstones. At intervals the Liver becomes
greatly inflamed, causing swelling in the entire right side of the trunk,
from the glands of the neck to the lower part of the abdomen. The Ap-
pendix then swells and Appendicitis sets in. When the stones are pass-
ing through, they cause such intense pain that the sufferer frequently
loses consciousness. As a symptom of Gall and Liver Troubles there
is generally more or less pain, starting beneath the right rib and run-
ning around the right side, up to the shoulder blades.
If either the liver or gall bladder is inflamed or is weak and in-
active, pain, enlargement, gall stones, biliousness, sleeplessness, ner-
ivousness, discoloration of the skin and a ringing or buzzing noise in
the ears may follow. Sometimes, when the inflammation is severe, it
causes running sores or even ulcers in the ears, deafness, inflamed eyes,
blindness, hot flashes or headaches.
Intense anger also affects the liver. Protracted sorrow causes the
liver to be sluggish and the blood to become poisoned. This condition
is favorable to the formation of growths, especially in the breast.
Americans often laugh at the Chinese idea that the liver is partly on
the left side of the body as well as on the right. Through their studies,
the Chinese have found that the pulse of the circulation of the liver is
determined by feeling the pulse in the left wrist, instead of in the right.
When through fright, anger or other strong emotion, the liver is
stimulated abnormally, it gets into a fiery condition. The individual is
then liable to be quick-tempered, to talk fast and loud, or if in pain, to
groan or cry in a loud voice. An abnormally active liver frequently de-
prives one of the use of his voice entirely for a short period of time.
This is why certain persons often find it necessary to stop and rest for
a time before going on with a speech at a public meeting, or contin-
uing in a private discussion.
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The presence of fever in the liver cannot be detected by the ther-
mometer used by the medical pro-
fession, but must be discovered in
other ways. The Chinese herbs for
the liver act independently through
the blood circulation. Generally, it
is not necessary to physic through
the bowels. Cleansing the liver by
physic is an Occidental method.
When an adult or child is suffer-
ing, if he groans or cries continu-
ously, with a loud, steady voice,
The Liver and Gall Bladder there is no doubt that he has in-
flammation of the liver and adjacent organs.
The liver is one of the five principal organs, the gall bladder being
one of its sub-organs. Pain in the right side, the region of the liver, is
generally caused by inflammation of that organ or by the secretions of
the liver overflowing into the gall bladder, where they either become
bile or solidify into stones. Physicians frequently cut out either the
gall bladder or the appendix. They prefer not to cut out the main or-
gan, the liver, because that operation would be both dangerous and
difficult. Consequently, the liver is generally left untouched and many
persons whose gall bladders have been removed still suffer considerable
pain in the right side and lie in bed for years.
According to Chinese theories, the liver controls the nerves. When
there is rheumatic nerve trouble, attention must be given to the liver,
and herbs must also be added to the compound to drive out the accu-
mulated poison.
HOW CHINESE HERBS ARE MARSHALED TO
COMBAT DISEASE
Chinese Herbs properly compounded to combat disease may be com-
pared to an army organized to attack an enemy. The Herbalist is the
Commander; his Knowledge, Experience, Intelligence, and Astuteness
are the Spies. In order to detect an ailment, the Herbalist must use
his eyes in studying the skin of the sufferer, just as the Aviator must
use his eyes in locating the enemy and in discovering his strong and
weak points.
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When an army is very strong and powerful, in order to defeat it,
the attacking force must secure other nations as allies. Likewise, in
overcoming serious ailments, it requires the combined powers of a
number of varieties of herbs, all working together in harmonious al-
liance, to eradicate the disease.
Let us take a case of Gall-stones, for example. The inflamed condi-
tion of the Liver causes inflammation and congestion of the Gall Duct;
and the Bile either overflows, causing Yellow Jaundice, or solidifies into
Gall-stones. At intervals, the liver becomes greatly inflamed, causing
swelling in the entire right side of the trunk from the glands of the
neck to the lower part of the abdomen. The Appendix then swells and
Appendicitis sets in. When the stones are passing through, they cause
such intense pain that the sufferer frequently loses consciousness. As
a symptom of Gall and Liver Troubles, there is generally more or less
pain starting beneath the right rib and running around the right side,
up to the shoulder blades.
In a condition of this sort, five or six kinds of herbs must be com-
pounded for the Liver and Gall; auxiliary herbs must be added to
cleanse the blood and rid it of the fire element (inflammation) ; some
herbs must be put in to cause the air and the blood to circulate proper-
ly; other varieties must be used to take away the swelling; and still
other herbs must be added for the Nerves of the Shoulder Blade. How
similar is this process to the maneuvers of an army which opens fire
with seventeen-inch guns to break down the defense works of the
enemy, rushes forward its cavalry as auxiliaries, and follows up with
the infantry. Victory is thus assured!
Quite frequently, sufferers from Gall-stones who have won the vic-
tory over them by taking the Fong Wan Herbs, have brought to the
office bottles of Gall-stones that have passed from them. Up to the
time of this writing not a single person who has taken the Fong Wan
Herbs for Gall-stones has either had to be operated on or has even
suffered again.
Most treatments for Gall and Liver Trouble have a tendency to
physic the sufferer regardless of whether he is strong enough to stand
it. The Fong Wan Herbs work independently through the blood cir-
culation instead of weakening the individual's constitution.
Many cases of Liver and Gall Bladder Trouble have been mistaken
for Appendicitis, and the Appendix has been cut out, thus leaving the
ailments of the Gall and Liver untouched.
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HERBAL REMEDIES SUCCEED IN LIVER AND STOMACH
TROUBLE, MR. GREENFIELD TESTIFIES
Oakland, Calif., May 22, 1930.
For 15 years I suffered from Stomach Trouble, off and on. Recently
my back began to hurt and I had severe headaches. Notwithstanding
the fact that about five years ago my wife was relieved in a case of
Liver and Stomach Trouble by taking the Fong Wan Herbs. I sought
relief through Occidental methods of healing. Finally, however, dis-
covering that I was getting worse instead of better, I decided to go to
Fong Wan. I am happy to say that I now feel as though I had been
made over new, for his herbs have overcome all my compaints.
R. R. GREENFIELD.
PILES
Oakland, California.
For years I have had Piles in the advanced stages. I found no relief
in any treatment. I was operated on but this did me no good. My hus-
band had been relieved of 137 boils by the Fong Wan Herbs, so I had
faith in them. I took the herbs for ten weeks, at the end of which
time I was entirely well. This was four months ago and I am still in
splendid condition. MRS. E. W. HOOGS.
(December, 1923)
YELLOW JAUNDICE
Alameda, Calif., June 14, 1932.
I suffered with severe pain in my stomach and could neither eat nor
drink without distress. My skin and even the whites of my eyes turned
yellow. My urine was as dark as black coffee. I was suffering from
Yellow Jaundice. I was completely relieved by taking the Fong Wan
Herbs. FRANK MANAI.
LIVER, GALL-BLADDER AND STOMACH TROUBLE RELIEVED
Oakland, Calif., Nov. 14, 1929.
FONG WAN CO.
Dear Mr. Fong:
I am writing this letter to express my gratitude for the splendid
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results and benefits I have received from the use of the Chinese Herbs
prepared by you.
I had a complication of Liver, Gall-Bladder and Stomach Trouble
with sharp, stabbing pains in the lower right side of my Abdomen. The
region of the Liver was exceedingly sore and tender; so much so that
even loose clothing became irritating and uncomfortable. My stomach
was also very sore to the touch and felt as if there were a lump the
size of an egg in it. After meals, food which was very sour and burned
the throat, was returned to the mouth.
This condition steadily became worse over a period of a year. Dur-
ing this time, I was treated by two doctors without any appreciable
results. Both decided that an operation was necessary.
By good fortune, I came into contact with a man whom you had
treated for an Ulcerated Stomach, and he strongly urged me to take
your treatment. This I did.
Results were noticeable the very first week, and now, after six
weeks, I am entirely free from the terrible, stabbing pains and the
soreness over my Liver. My digestion is good. The old feeling of
lassitude has completely disappeared, and I feel much brighter.
I am most happy to strongly recommend the herbs.
Wishing you unbounded success, and again thanking you for what
you have done for me, I am,
Very cordially yours,
CYRIL MAW.
YEARS OF MISERY
Oakland, Calif., April 23, 1927.
My Liver and Gall Bladder kept me in great misery for years. Al-
though I tried doctors and as many remedies as I knew about, I got
no better. Finally a friend recommended me to Fong Wan. After two
months of the Fong Wan Herbs, I had no complaints whatever.
As this was three years ago I believe it to be a fact that my relief
is permanent. Moreover, I have gained about thirteen pounds in
weight. Before I took the herbs I was always underweight.
M. PARKS.
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PRAISES FONG WAN'S SKILL
Alameda, Calif., June 28, 1927.
A little over three years ago, I had terrible attacks of pain due to
Liver and Gall Bladder trouble. After I had tried doctors here and
there without obtaining relief, I took the Fong Wan Herbs for three
weeks.
Since that time I have had no recurrence of my former complaints.
During the past three years, I have recommended a number of friends
to take the Fong Wan Herbs, all of whom have experienced wonderful
results.
I thank Fong Wan for his herbs; his skill is praiseworthy.
G. T. WILLIAMS.
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CHAPTER VII
THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE KIDNEYS
About 300 years
ago, the sketch re-
produced here was
revised and pub-
lished in the En-
cyclopedia of
Herbal Science by
the Chinese Im-
perial College in
Peking, China. It
shows every point
a t which the
nerves are affect-
ed by the kidneys
and their sub-or-
gan, the bladder.
Numerous ills are
caused by the im-
proper function-
ing of these or-
gans. In order to
reach the seat of
these diseases,
one must have
both a knowledge
of herbal compounds and of the ancient Chinese theories of anatomy
with regard to these organs.
Although the original of the accompanying sketch was made by
eminent herbalists in China, thousands of years ago, the herbalists of
today can still learn from it. However, just as there are differences
in intelligence, so are there differences in herbalists. To eliminate doubt,
people should consult Fong Wan, a scholarly and reliable herbalist.
In the beginning of Chinese civilization, there was an emperor
known as Shin Nong. He not only classified the herbs under five nat-
ural elements, according to their color and taste, but he also classified
the five vital organs of the body under the five principal elements.
1 — The stomach is yellow like the earth.
2 — The heart is red like the sun.
3 — The kidneys are dark colored like the ocean water.
4 — The lungs are white like the minerals.
5 — The secretions of the liver are greenish like vegetation.
Each of these organs has related organs.
The kidneys are those organs of the human system that resemble
the water in the ocean. They distribute nourishment through the body
by means of the nerves. The nerves of the lower limbs come through
the kidneys and pass up the back, through the*neck, and over the head
and eyes. All these nerves depend on the kidneys for their strength
and nourishment, just like the earth depends on the water element of
the oceans for its rains and moisture.
When the kidneys fail to function properly because of inflammation,
or by reason of weakness, they become the source of numerous ail- )
ments. In case of inflammation, people sometimes have Slight's dis-
ease, floating kidneys, etc. The tendency of inflammation (the fire
element) is to cause swelling, especially of the lower limbs, which fre-
quently develops into dropsy. Sometimes inflammation of the kidneys
causes the lower limbs to cramp. This is accompanied by burning pain
from the small of the back down to the toes, and is commonly known
as Rheumatism, or Neuritis. When it gets a strong and lasting grip,
the sufferer is crippled for life.
Inflammation of the kidneys also causes constipation, because it
dries up the moisture of the blood circulation in the bowels. In inflam-
mation of the kidneys, or prostatic trouble, the urine is dark colored,
and there is frequent voiding of small quantities.
In cases where kidneys are weak and inactive, they cause dizziness,^,
weakness, backache, headache, stiffness and pain in the back of the -,
neck, which continues up into the nerves of the head, ringing or buzz- j
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ing noises in the ear and even cross eyes. This condition is accompan-
ied by loss of vitality, forgetfulness,
brain fatigue, poor concentration and
shortness of breath and frequent
voiding of large quantities of urine.
In a person who is consumptive or
in one who coughs frequently for
other reasons, the lungs become dry
and feverish, and the kidneys are
therefore liable to become inflamed.
When these organs do not function
in unison, a condition sets in that is
difficult to relieve. The liver, stom-
ach and spleen become affected one
after the other, the spleen being the
last to become diseased. When the
spleen is affected, the sufferer has
He has then but a week or two
The Kidney
diarrhoea, which cannot be relieved,
to live. •
MORAL: Drink the FONG WAN HERBS and drive off the cough
before Consumption fastens itself upon you.
The herbs for the restoration of the kidneys to normal are of various
kinds. Each compound for a cup of tea contains from 13 to 20 different
kinds of herbs. If the kidneys are inflamed, two or three varieties of
herbs are put in to bring them plenty of good blood; two or three kinds
to accumulate more moisture in the kidneys; two or three kinds to cause
the moisture or water to flush the kidneys; one or two kinds to work
through the nerves to the lower limbs and upper parts of the body;
one kind to work into the lungs, from which the kidneys gain part of
their strength, and motive power; one kind to purify and cleanse the
bladder, and one kind to clean out the liver and cool the blood.
The number of packages of these herbs necessary to bring perma-
nent relief depends upon the severity of the ailment and length of time
it has persisted.
Generally, the herb compound must be changed as the condition of
the kidneys change.
When herbs are compounded for weakness of the kidneys, very dif-
ferent herbs are given from those required for inflammation. Many
persons try to get relief by merely flushing the kidneys with water
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without the addition of any curative elements. The result is often the
overburdening of the kidneys, and the weakening of the bladder. Fur-
thermore, the drinking of too much water causes indigestion, and soon-
er or later the health of the individual is broken.
THE "CHANGE OF LIFE" IN MAN
While most people are familiar with the term "Change of Life" as
applied to woman, few realize that man also undergoes a change of life.
For thousands of years the Chinese people have been taught that the
life of both sexes is divided into periods of time, or cycles. A woman's
life is divided into cycles of 7 years. The first cycle is that of early
childhood; at the close of the second cycle, she is 14 years of age, and
has developed into young womanhood. When she has completed 7
cycles of 7 years each, the average woman has come to the change of
life, although she is but 49 years of age.
With man, each cycle consists of 8 years instead of 7 years. He de-
velops into young manhood at the age of 16 years, after having com-
pleted two cycles of 8 years each. Moreover, he must complete 8 cycles
of 8 years' duration before he comes to the change of life, at which
time he is therefore 64 years of age.
Because of this difference in the age at which men and women reach
the change of life, we may infer that a man who is 15 years older than
his wife is actually of the same age physiologically, and that though
younger in years, a wife who is less than 15 years younger than her
husband is really the elder of the two.
During the period of their change of life, most men suffer because
of difficulties in the functioning of the kidneys and bladder, accompan-
ied by more or less dizziness of the head and pain in the back of the
neck, etc. This trouble may be traced to the loss of power by the kid-
neys, due to'the change of life in man. When, from about 55 to 65 years
of age, many suffering men consult their physicians regarding these ail-
ments, the physicians generally diagnose the trouble as swollen glands
or decide that it is the neck of the bladder that is causing the trouble.
Frequently the bladder is operated upon and left leaky as long as the
man lives. However, the real seat of the trouble is to be found in the
change of life, which has lessened the power of the kidneys, thus weak-
ening the circulation of the blood and the air pressure.
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NO EXCUSE FOR ACHING TEETH
It is a great blessing to have good, sound teeth, it is a calamity not
to have them. For thousands of years, the Chinese Theories have
shown that the hair is a part of the blood and that the teeth are a part
of the bones. Hence, because the bones are controlled by the kidneys,
the teeth are also controlled by them.
If one's vital organs, the heart, the liver, the intestines, the gall
bladder, the stomach, the spleen, the kidneys, and the lungs, are func-
tioning properly and in unison and are free from inflammation, there
is no reason why he should have either toothache or decayed teeth.
From very ancient times, the Chinese Herbalists have been agreed in
attributing tooth troubles to the eight following causes :
1. Pain in the upper incisors is caused by the fire element of the heart.
2. Pain in the upper cuspids and bicuspids is caused by the fire ele-
ment of the stomach.
3. Pain in the lower incisors is caused by the fire element of the kid-
neys.
4. Pain in the lower cuspids and bicuspids is caused by the fire ele-
ment of the spleen.
5. Pain in the upper left molars is caused by the fire element of the
large intestines.
6. Pain in the upper right molars is caused by the fire elements of the
gall bladder.
7. Pain in the lower left molars is caused by the fire element of the
lungs.
8. Pain in the lower right molars is caused by the fire element of the
liver.
One who suffers from toothache should secure immediate relief from
the inflammation of the internal organs before decay sets in or the
gums become ulcerated. Usually, a person with a sore gum consults a
medical man and is advised by him to see a dentist and either have his
teeth extracted or certain drugs injected to deaden the nerves or the
roots of the teeth. If the natural teeth are extracted and false teeth
fitted, the food is thereafter either only partially chewed or not masti-
cated at all. Indigestion and failing health result.
A case in point is that of a man who suffered so severely with tooth-
ache that he was unable to eat. He therefore called upon a dentist to
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find out whether his teeth were decaying. The dentist informed him
that all his teeth were in good condition and that there was no sign of
decay, but that the gum around one tooth had grown up higher than the
tooth, and was, therefore, bitten between the two teeth whenever the
mouth was closed, thus causing pain.
The sufferer then called upon the herbalist, who asked him how long
he had suffered with the pain. The reply was : "About a week." Now
the herbalist immediately realized that as the sufferer had had a gum in
his mouth ever since he was born, which was over 35 years, there was
no reason for it to suddenly "grow up" in a week. He therefore pre-
pared a cup of tea to subdue the fire element in the man's stomach.
The sufferer drank the tea at 5 p. m. and the next morning he found
that the swelling and soreness had all gone out of his gum.
Many persons, after either having their teeth filled or plates made
by a good dentist, still find their gums sore and raw at times. Then
they mistakenly blame the dentist because they think that their fillings
were not properly put in or that their false teeth are not a good fit,
when, in fact, the real cause of the rawness and soreness of their gums
is traceable to internal disorders.
SUFFERERS WITHOUT TEETH
With the hope of gaining relief, approximately 80 per cent of peo-
ple who are sick have their teeth extracted. Unfortunately, however,
their ills continue. Throughout his long period of experience, the Fong
Wan Herbalist has found that, due to the lack of a fundamental knowl-
edge of the human system, a great many people have acted upon the
merciless advice that they have either part or all of their good teeth
extracted. This has been done notwithstanding the fact that these per-
sons were suffering from Neuritis, Rheumatism, Headache, or from
some other nervous derangement that had absolutely no connection
with the teeth, but was caused by the improper functioning of one or
more of the internal organs of the body.
Not realizing that their pain was due to inflammation of and impur-
ities in their blood, caused by this non-functioning, these people have
mistakenly placed too much faith in blood tests, which, by microscopic
or other methods, show germs of disease only, but do not show blood
impurities, poison, or inflammation. Even the health of the teeth and
gums depends upon the condition of the blood. Because persons with
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artificial teeth cannot chew well, they get but a portion of the value of
the food with which to nourish their bodies. Their health is generally
rated as "Third Class" and they have soreness of the gums which fre-
quently causes them to go without their teeth. It is pitiful to see a
grown person with a mouth like that of a toothless infant.
The Fong Wan Herbs have not only cleansed the systems of many
persons, afflicted with various ills, but they have also helped to erad-
icate pyorrhea and to heal diseased gums.
KIDNEY TROUBLE RELIEVED
Oakland, Calif., June 19, 1929.
Several years ago, I suffered from Kidney Trouble and Rupture. My
condition was such that it seemed as though I might die at any mo-
ment.
Miraculous as it may appear, Fong Wan afforded me permanent re-
lief within a few weeks from the time that I began to drink his herbs.
THOS. N. ADAMS.
AGONIZING PAINS RELIEVED
San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 9, 1930.
To Whom It May Concern:
About a year ago I suffered with pain in my back that ran down
into my legs. I was in ag*ony both when I moved and when I remained
still. After I had tried several medical men, I was taken to a hospital
where I spent three weeks. Every method of diagnosis was resorted to,
but nothing was discovered regarding the cause of my pain. I was tak-
en home again and advised to have my teeth extracted, notwithstanding
the fact that they were in good condition. Hoping for relief, I con-
sented. My upper and lower front teeth were taken out, but as the
pain did not even subside, I refused to have my other teeth removed.
Happily, I was recommended to take Fong Wan Herbs. Although
at first my improvement under the herbs was slow, I reflected upon the
long experience I had gone through without results, elsewhere, and
therefore kept on drinking the herb tea. I now feel like myself again.
It seems almost unbelievable that while none of the Occidental healers
who treated me were able to afford me relief, I have obtained it by tak-
ing the Fong Wan Herbs. (Signed) MISS L. M. STOOPS.
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RELIEVED OF KIDNEY TROUBLE AND CATARRH
BY FONG WAN HERBS
Walnut Creek, Calif., Sept. 28, 1935.
To Whom It May Concern:
For several years I suffered from smothering sensations at night,
which caused great difficulty in breathing. As my kidneys were weak,
it was necessary for me to get up five or six times at night. I also
suffered from Pain in the Back, Catarrh, and from Constipation.
After having tried seven doctors without any noticeable results, I
decided to try the Fong Wan Herbs. I am happy to say that they were
just what I needed and that I no longer suffer from any of my former
complaints. I have great confidence in Fong Wan, and I shall cer-
tainly take his herbs again if I have any sort of ailment.
MRS. F. HIGUERA.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MR. H. HODGE in the Southern Division
of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern Dis-
trict of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, pages 315-
321, March 8, 1932.
Defense Attorney: Q. "There appears in this book called 'Herb
Lore', (1929 edition) at page 93, what purports to be a letter from you;
you have seen it, have you ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you authorize the publication of that? A. Yes.
Defense Attorney: I ask permission to read it at this time.
Prosecuting Attorney: No objection.
Defense Attorney: Q. This was written by your father, was it?
A. Yes.
Q. Written in your presence? A. Yes.
Q. And you read it? A. I saw him write it.
Q. Is your father alive? A. No, sir.
It reads as follows:
Oakland, California.
My son Harold had been troubled with Bloody Urine for several
years. He tried a number of physicians, but not one seemed able to
do him any good. One said that no relief was possible without an
operation.
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One of our friends who had been benefited by the Fong Wan Herb-
alist suggested that we try him. He supplied my son with herbs to
cook at home. After having drunk the tea for a little more than two
months, Harold is now in the finest condition. Although words can-
not express our happiness, we are glad to give this testimonial regard-
ing the ability of the Fong Wan Herbalist. JOHN P. HODGE.
Q. John P. Hodge was your father? A. Yes.
Q. How old were you when this trouble first afflicted you? A.
Thirteen or fourteen.
The Court: Don't state what the doctor said, but you may state
what you did. A. I went to bed for a week, and had just milk and
toast, and some medicine. At the end of the week there was no recur-
rence of the blood. In about two months it appeared again. This time
it was worse than it was before, for the reason that it was thicker.
After about two weeks I suddenly began to lose a lot of weight and
became weak. Through a friend we heard of Fong Wan. We went to
him and he gave me herbs for nine weeks, and at the end of the eighth
week it was cured, but I took it one week more to be sure.
Defense Attorney: Q. Have you ever had any recurrence of the
trouble since? A. No.
Q. When you went to the physician who treated you first, did he
diagnose your trouble and tell you what it was ? A. Yes.
Q. When you went to Fong Wan, did he tell you what the trouble
was ? A. Yes.
Q. Did he tell you the same thing that the doctor had told you ?
A. No.
Q. You are in perfect health at the present time, are you? A.
Yes, sir.
Defense Attorney: Take the witness.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. This was when you were about thir-
teen years old ? A. Thirteen or fourteen.
Q. How old are you now? A. Twenty-seven.
Q. So that was about fifteen years ago? A. Yes.
Q. Do you remember the time that you went to Fong Wan? A.
Yes.
Q. It is very clear in your mind, is it ? A. Yes.
Q. Did he test your urine ? A. No.
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Q. He did not test your urine? A. No.
Q. Did you tell him anything? A. My father explained to him.
Q. In your presence? A. Yes, that the urine was bloody. He
explained what it was.
Q. After you had gone to the doctor the first time they found
blood in your urine, he had put you on a diet, I suppose, he put you
on a special diet did he? A. He put me on milk and toast.
Q. And you continued your diet for a week and the blood disap-
peared ? A. I lay in bed for a week.
Q. And the blood disappeared? A. Yes.
Q, Did you continue that diet afterwards ? A. No.
Q. Did you ever take that diet after that ? A. I drank milk after
that for quite a while to rebuild my weight.
Q. And did your weight return? A. No.
Q. Did you build up ? A. No.
Q. But you continued your milk diet? A. Yes.
Q. You continued it for how long? A. I continued it right on. I
am still taking milk.
Q. You are still on your milk diet now? A. I am not on any
diet. I still drink milk.
Q. And you did that even while you were taking these herbs ? A.
No. Yes.
Q. Which do you mean ? A. I mean this, at lunch time I always
drink milk.
Q. What I mean is this, while you were taking these herbs you
were still on that same diet ? A. I drink milk all the time.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
Defense Attorney: Q. You are not on any diet now, are you, Mr.
Hodge? A. No.
RE-CROSS EXAMINATION
Q. Do you remember when your father wrote that testimonial, do
you recall the time ? A. Fairly well, yes.
Q. It was a number of years after this trouble occurred, wasn't it?
A. It was about three months after.
Q. Three months after it occurred? A. I think so."
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TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. E. KENNEDY in the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the North-
ern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 2, pages 97-
108, March 4, 1932:
Defense Attorney: Q. "Mrs. Kennedy, you are one of the patrons
of the Fong Wan Company whose letter appears in this book, are
you not? A. Yes, I am.
Q. You are the same Mrs. Kennedy? A. Yes, sir.
Q. When did you first become a patron of Fong Wan's herbs ? A.
I think it was in 1928.
Q. Prior to that time had you been under the care of any regular
physician ? A. Dr. A - - of the university.
Q. And prior to that were you under the care of any other physi-
cian ? A. Dr. D - -, of Vallejo, sent me down to the university.
Q. Under the care of Dr. A - - ? A. Yes.
Q. Did Dr. A - - subject you to tests and diagnose your trouble?
A. Yes.
A. Diabetes.
Q. Did you go under treatment from Dr. A - - ? A. Yes.
Q. Now, don't get excited, Mrs. Kennedy, because this barrage is
running on. How long were you under Dr. A - -'s care in the U - -
hospital ? A. I was two weeks in the hospital.
Q. Do you know the remedies that he treated you with? A. All
he gave me was insulin, and he was taking blood tests.
Q. You may state whether or not Dr. A - - taught you the use of
the hypodermic in using insulin? A. He showed me how to use it
before I left the hospital.
Q. And that was for treating yourself with insulin, also, was it?
A. Yes.
Q. Is it or is it not true that Dr. A - - taught you the method of
testing the sugar in your blood ?
A. He showed me about testing the sugar in the urine.
Q. Did he teach you the method of doing that, yourself? A. Yes.
Q. And after leaving the U under Dr. A - -'s care did you or
did you not continue the testing of the sugar content? A. In the
urine; I tested that myself.
Q. Mrs. Kennedy, without giving the names of the diseases, just
state how you were suffering, and in what respect you were suffering?
A. I was tired and thirsty all the time. I could not do any work. I
was losing weight. I didn't know what was the matter with me until
I went and seen Dr. D - - - , and then he told me
Q. You gave the name of another disease a few moments ago.
Without giving the name of the disease tell us how it would affect you.
A. My ankles would swell, and I could hardly walk; my legs bothered
me considerably.
Q. In addition to the trouble you have now been describing, you
said you were afflicted with another trouble. A. That was all.
Q. You said a moment ago you were suffering from neuritis. I
will consent that that be stricken out afterwards. A. Neuritis.
Q. Will you state the symptoms of the other trouble you were
speaking about ? You said a moment ago you were suffering with an-
other trouble besides diabetes. A. Yes, neuritis.
Q. What were the symptoms ? A. Just from my ankles, the way
they would swell and hurt, and I could not hardly walk.
Q. You were suffering pain ? A. Yes, very much.
Q. In what portion of your body? A. Just my ankles.
Q. When you left the U hospital after having treatment from
Dr. A - -, did you receive any benefit, were you improved? A. Of
course I was improved quite a bit, but my ankles still bothered me and I
had to get those ankle supporters. After I got those they were all right.
Q. What with respect to the insulin treatment? Did you continue
to use that as before? A. Yes, I used the insulin for about a year
after.
Q. How did you administer it? A. My husband at night would
put it in my arm ; in the mornings when I gave it to myself I put it in
my leg.
Q. And was that the treatment directed by Dr. A - -, of the U - - - ?
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A. Yes.
Q. What, eventually, was the result of your use of that insulin?
A. You mean what effect did it have on me ?
Q. Yes, what happened to you.
A. I was taking it three times a day, and I was always passing
out; I would get spells and lose consciousness. Then he reduced it to
twice a day, and then once a day, and then he took me off it. Then I
was feeling fine. Then I went down for an examination and he said I
would have to go back on it again.
Q. In any event, as a result of your going back to Dr. A - -, did
you recommence the use of insulin three times a day ? A. No, I didn't,
I didn't take it at all.
Q. Did Dr. A - - advise you to use it ? A. He wanted me to use it.
Q. Then from that time on, Mrs. Kennedy, did you or did you not
abandon the use of insulin ? A. I did.
Q. Did you commence to take another treatment from that time
on?
Q. They won't let you testify to what you told your husband. Did
you finally go to the Fong Wan Herb Company ? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Upon the recommendation of somebody else?
A. Yes, a friend of mine who used them.
Q. Do you know of your own knowledge that your friend had been
under the treatment of Fong Wan's herbs prior to that time ? A. Yes.
Q. And upon her recommendation you went to the Fong Wan Herb
Co.? A. Yes.
Q. And did you commence to take the treatment from the Fong
Wan Herb Company ? A. I did, right away.
Q. How long did you take it? A. For nine weeks.
Q. What was the result of your treatment? A. I felt fine after
that.
Q. How soon did you commence to feel an improvement ? A. The
third cup of tea I took, I could feel the improvement.
Q. What was the entire length of treatment that you took? A.
Nine weeks.
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Q. What was the effect upon your system ? A. I could feel alto-
gether different; I felt like a new woman altogether.
Q. Have you ever suffered with those troubles since? A. Not
since.
Q. Are you today a well woman ? A. I am.
Q. No aches, or pains, or troubles, or disease? A. Not any.
Q. Did you take anything else except the Fong Wan herbs, ac-
cording to his directions ? A. That is all I took.
Q. Have you since you commenced to take the Fong Wan herbs
had tests made to determine the sugar content in your urine ? A. In
the urine, yes.
Q. How often have you had that done? A. Well, not very often.
Q. You are able to do it yourself, are you not? A. Yes, I can do
it myself.
Q. As taught you by Dr. A - - ? A. Yes.
Q. And as the result of those tests, is there any sugar in your
urine ? A. Not a bit.
Q. Did you, under the directions of Dr. A - - take the sugar tests,
yourself? A. I did, yes.
Q. And how long after you commenced taking the Fong Wan
herbs was it that the sugar content in the urine began to decrease,
when did it disappear?
Q. You might describe the method to the jury that Dr. A - - taught
you to determine the sugar content in your urine? A. When I left
the hospital he told me how to test out the urine and he showed me
just how to do it.
Q. What did he tell you to do ? A. He told me to take a teaspoon-
ful of Benedict's solution and ten drops of water and put it in the tube
and boil it for six minutes and if it came out blue there was no sugar in
it; if it came out green there were traces of sugar; if it came out yel-
low it was heavy with sugar.
Q. While you were under the treatments of Dr. A - -, and as a
result of these reactions, what was the color, after your treatment?
A. After I left the hospital it came out clear. Every time I tested it
myself it came out blue, so I knew there was no sugar in it.
Q. Are you under treatment by anybody at the present time ? A.
No.
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Q. Are you perfectly well now ? A. Fine.
Q. Had you any return at all of these symptoms and trouble that
distressed you and for which Dr. A - - treated you ? A. Not a thing.
Q. And the Fong Wan herbs did it? A. They did.
Q. You took nothing else except this entire course of treatment ?
A. Not a thing only the herbs.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. You say that Dr. A - - had given you
that insulin treatment? A. Yes.
Q. How long did he give it to you at first? A. I was getting it
three times a day.
Q. At first you got it three times a day ? A. Yes.
Q. And then he reduced them to two treatments a day ? A. Yes.
Q. Then he reduced them to once a day? A. Yes.
Q. Then what happened after that? A. I was always getting
these spells, when I was passing out, and he took me off the insulin
then.
Q. Then what did you do after that ? You discontinued the insulin,
did you? A. Yes, I did.
Defense Attorney: You don't contend that insulin ever cured dia-
betes, do you ?
Prosecuting Attorney: I don't know enough about it to say. I
would have to ask a doctor.
Defense Attorney: It only neutralizes the sugar content. You can
take it as long as you live and it would never cure you."
DIABETES AND HEART TROUBLE RELIEVED
Vallejo, California.
To Whom It May Concern:
I suffered from Diabetes, Heart Trouble, and Nerves for sometime.
It seemed as though no relief could be had anywhere. Two months ago,
however, I began to drink the Fong Wan Herbs and I soon realized
their healing power. I am happy to testify that my troubles have been
entirely overcome and that I now feel like a new woman. I am writ-
ing these few lines in order that others so afflicted may know where to
find relief. MRS. EMMA KENNEDY.
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PRACTICAL NURSE TESTIFIES THAT SHE TOOK THE FONG
WAN HERBS FOR BUT ONE WEEK AND HAS REMAINED
WELL FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS
Oakland, Calif., June 7, 1927.
Nine years ago, I suffered fearfully with Sciatic Rheumatism, due to
disordered kidneys. My condition was such that I could scarcely walk,
and once I fell down in the street car. Although I was a practical
nurse, I was able to secure no cessation of pain. Then, as an experi-
ment, I went to Fong Wan. To my great surprise and delight, after
but one week of the Herbs, both my pain and disability were entirely
gone. I have had no return of the trouble and have felt fine during all
the intervening years.
During the influenza epidemic in 1918, 1 recommended Mr. Ben Nor-
wick to take the Herbs after his case had been pronounced hopeless and
he had been taken home from the Auditorium Hospital. His life was
saved and he is well and healthy. I know that Fong Wan was estab-
lished in Oakland some years before 1918, as he helped numerous
friends of mine.
(Again verified Feb., 1932) MRS. LEE PAXTON.
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CHAPTER VIII
THE NERVES
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING RHEUMATISM
PARALYSIS, NEURITIS, CONVULSIONS
AND APOPLEXY
These ailments originate from similar causes and belong to the same
family of diseases. Rheumatism is the more common of the five. The
Chinese characters for Rheumatism are "Fung Sep," which mean
"Wind and Dampness." The Chinese attribute this disease to four
causes :
1. To the air circulation in the body. The "Fung" (wind) circu-
lates in the body just as the air circulates in space. If the air circula-
tion is impeded, it becomes wind of certain velocity. The wind causes
pain to move from one part of the body to another.
2. To dampness. The dampness in the body resembles the damp-
ness or moisture in the air. If the dampness is heavy, it causes dull,
heavy pain in the human body.
3. To inflammation. Inflammation in the body is like the heat
waves that cause lightning, storms, etc., on the earth. Inflammation
swells the tissues and causes pain.
4. To cold. The cold or chilliness in the body resembles the cold or
chill ("Hon" in Chinese) of the earth. It causes excruciatingly sharp,
shooting pains, especially in the hips and legs.
In the case of a rheumatic sufferer, more than one, and sometimes
all four of these causes are operative to a greater or less degree. Nine-
ty per cent of the sufferers from rheumatism have kidney and bladder
troubles, which weaken the nerves and the blood circulation. Wind,
dampness, inflammation and cold are liable to affect the body both from
internal and external sources. Unless one's blood circulation is ir-
reparably deteriorated, the Fong Wan Herbs will eradicate the causes
of Rheumatism.
Although Rheumatism may come on either suddenly or gradually,
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paralysis generally comes on suddenly. Paralysis may affect but one
side of the human body or one or more of the limbs. Paralysis is un-
accompanied by pain, and the affected part becomes somewhat like a
piece of rubber hose, entirely devoid of feeling. Attacks of paralysis
are generally due to the improper functioning of the stomach and
lungs, together with an affection of the nerves. Paralysis is often com-
bined with Rheumatism.
Neuritis is both painful and very common, but it is not dangerous.
A Convulsion is a spell of nervous attack. While it causes severe pain,
it seldom causes death. The Fong Wan Co. has relieved numerous cases
of Neuritis and of Convulsions.
Apoplexy is more dangerous than Rheumatism, Neuritis, Paralysis,
or Convulsion. A sudden and severe attack of Apoplexy causes instant
death. If the stricken one has lockjaw and his fist is closed tight,
there is hope for his recovery. If his mouth is wide open, it shows that
his heart is failing. If his eyes are closed, his liver is failing. If his
hands are open, his spleen is failing. If he voids urine, his kidney
strength is gone. Sometimes the face of the sufferer is blood red and
the sweat pours out. Any of these terrible symptoms show that there ;
is no hope. Many apoplectics who have survived slight attacks have |
been left with a wryness of the mouth, or have lost their voices or the/
use of one or more of their limbs. ^/
EARTHQUAKES SIMILAR TO NERVOUS ATTACKS
The globe upon which we live is made up of five principal elements, \
viz., the mineral, vegetation, water, fire, and earth elements. The j
human body is also composed of the five principal elements. As it /
draws its sustenance from the earth, each human body resembles the /
earth in miniature.
J
Whenever the fire element under the earth's crust becomes too \
strong or accumulates in a certain space, or whenever the planets cause j
intense heat on the earth, which then begins to contract and expand, J
earthquakes are felt.
Similarly, in the human body, if the fire element (inflammation) in
the blood centers in one or more of the organs or limbs, it causes ner-
vous attacks, apoplexy, paralytic strokes, St. Vitus Dance, neuritis,
rheumatism, etc.
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In the universities of various nations, investigations into the cause
of earthquakes have been conducted for many years, and instruments
have been devised and installed which are supposed to indicate when and
where the quakes will occur. However, so far, not a single student has
been able to predict the coming of an earthquake. The first intimation
these savants have had of earthquakes has been the rocking of their
homes.
Physicians have similar experiences with sufferers under their care.
They may be aware that the fire element in the person's blood will
cause a great deal of trouble, but they are not able to tell when the
stroke of paralysis or the nervous attack will occur.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. C. GRAPENTIN in the South-
ern Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the
Northern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, pgs. 291-293,
March 8, 1932:
Defense Attorney: "As this is in evidence, your Honor, I will ask
leave to read it at this time.
The Court: Very well.
Defense Attorney (reading) :
"Oakland, California.
FONG WAN:
Just about three years ago I had a stroke of paralysis in my left
arm. It was painful day and night. Not only was I unable to move
my arm at all, but I was unable to move any of my fingers. For years,
also, I suffered pain in my back and around my kidneys.
Your marvelous herbs have not only relieved my pain, but have
completely restored my arm to normal. I shall be glad to give any
earnest inquirer further details about my case.
MRS. C. E. GRAPENTIN."
Q. Is that true? A. Yes.
Q. When were you first afflicted with this trouble ? A. 1924.
Q. Will you kindly describe to the jury what occurred? A. I
was taken in this left arm with a very, very severe pain from the shoul-
der to the elbow; it came on me very suddenly. One night my arm was
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paralyzed, I could not move it at all, not even my hand, or finger, or
nothing. There was one whole week that I just walked the floor, I
never had my clothes off or anything. There was a neighbor came in,
and my husband came home and she said —
Q. Did you eventually go to the Fong Wan place? A. My hus-
band went down immediately. Fong Wan at that time had not seen
me. My husband described it, and said my arm was paralyzed —
A. (continuing) : He sent the herbs home and after the second
package I never had another pain, and in six weeks I could use my arm.
Q. How is your arm now? A. It is all right.
Q. What about your other aches and pains ? A. Three years ago
I was afflicted with a pain in the sciatic nerve, and through the knee.
I doctored with an M. D. for three months, and he told me he could not
relieve it. He told me to try electricity. I took electricity for four
months. The limb was drawn two and a half inches off the ground. I
could not get my heel down to the ground, at all.
A. (continuing): So I went to Fong Wan, and in six weeks I
could stand on my foot just as firm as anybody.
Q. Has the trouble ever come back? A. No.
Q. You are a perfectly well woman at the present time ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you take any other treatment, at all, for any of these mat-
ters, other than you have described ? A. You mean from Fong Wan ?
Q. No, I mean from anybody else. You have described various
troubles. Did you take any other remedies other than those you have
just described? A. No, sir. I took three months in the beginning of
the year treatment from the M. D., and four months of electricity, and
after that I never did.
Q. You had three months with a physician, and four months of
electricity, without any benefit ? A. It got worse.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Did you take these herbs right after
you had concluded your electricity treatment? A. Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all."
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This sketch was reproduced from the Encyclo-
pedia of Herbal Science. It shows a knee swollen
by arthritis or rheumatism which caused the leg
to be drawn off the ground.
GIVEN UP AS INCURABLE
Oakland, Calif., Oct. 15, 1934.
To Whom It May Concern:
Beginning in 1928, I suffered inflammatory pains in my knee which
was badly swollen. Moreover, I was in a highly nervous condition. I
was treated by one doctor for six months and by another for three
months, both of whom gave me up as incurable and informed me that
I would be an invalid for the rest of my life. I was so discouraged that
I felt like jumping into the bay.
Finally, a friend recommended Fong Wan. I took the Fong Wan
Herbs for slightly more than two months. Not only did they afford
me relief, but they so cleansed my system that I have kept well for all
these years. I discontinued taking the herbs in July, 1929, and have
had no illness since. I can take long walks and can go on three-mile
hikes in the hills without any return of my former complaints.
MRS. M. HARMON.
SPENT OVER $3500 WITH DOCTORS AND GOT NO RELIEF
So declared Mr. R. Lewis, formerly proprietor of a large jewelry
store at Eleventh and Washington streets, in the center of Oakland.
After drinking the Fong Wan Herb Tea he was completely relieved.
HIS UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL
Madera, California.
For several years I was troubled with nervous attacks. I visited
the most prominent physicians in both Oakland and San Francisco
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without obtaining permanent results. Finally, when an operation on
my spine had been suggested, I quit and began drinking the Fong Wan
Chinese Herbs. After seven weeks I felt entirely well. This was in
September, 1916, and up to the present time there has been no recur-
rence of the attacks. R. LEWIS.
(Madera, 1933)
PARALYTIC STROKE QUICKLY RELIEVED
Berkeley, Calif., Aug. 20, 1927.
To Whom It May Concern:
For the benefit of other people and as a recommendation for Fong
Wan, I frankly say that the Fong Wan Herbs have relieved my right
arm which was paralyzed. For about two months, I could not move
that arm at all. Although I tried medical doctors and a Chiropractor,
my condition remained the same.
Acting upon the advice of a friend, I tried the Fong Wan Chinese
Herbs. After the first four days, I could raise my arm, and at the end
of two weeks, my recovery was complete. The Fong Wan Herbs are
nice, clean, and fragrant. They are wonderfully compounded and put
up in neat packages. I cook them at home. For such marvelous and
speedy relief, I am glad to give this testimonial.
(Signed) MRS. J. E. HILL.
(Attested) MR. J. E. HILL.
SCIATICA OVERCOME
San Francisco, Calif., March 18, 1928.
I suffered from Rheumatic Sciatica and terrible pain in my right
side. I had to walk with crutches and I found no relief whatever in
any of the treatments that I used.
I went to Oakland to see Fong Wan and took his herbs for ONLY
TWO WEEKS at the end of which time I was completely relieved.
That was eight months ago but I still feel as well as any man.
GEORGE F. KEEFE.
OBTAINS MARVELOUS RESULTS FROM FONG WAN HERBS
Corning, Calif., Aug. 4, 1930.
Fong Wan Co., Oakland, California.
Gentlemen: I desire to state that I have had no recurrence of the
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Facial Paralysis from which I suffered last April, and from which I feel
certain I should not have recovered without the herbs secured from
you at that time.
Moreover, I have also been free from High Blood Pressure ever since
I took the herbs that you had previously sent me for that complaint. I
had not been aware that I had High Blood Pressure until, while climb-
ing in the mountains, I felt a pronounced knocking in the back of my
head, which became so severe that I had to sit down and rest before I
could go on with the others.
I had my first experience with your Chinese Herbs some years ago
when my eyes were so badly inflamed that both daylight and electric
light caused pain in my eyes similar to needle pricks. I went to an eye
specialist, who, after treating me for a week, frankly confessed that
he did not know the cause of the ailment. Being unable to obtain
relief from the treatments of either specialists or doctors, I tried the
Chinese Herbs. I drank them for five weeks before the malady was
completely overcome. This was some years ago, but I have had no eye
trouble since.
I know that some people have an antipathy for Chinese Herbs, be-
cause they have an idea that snakes, frogs and other animals are used
in the treatments. Having dealt with a high class Chinese Herbalist, I
want to say that I have failed to find anything of that nature in the
herbs that he has prepared for me. They have been clean, aromatic
and purely vegetable. Neither have the herbs contained any narcot-
ics or drug habit producing substances.
I am pleased to write this account of my experience. I trust it may
help persons who are suffering to overcome any unwillingness to try
the Chinese Herbs. The great benefits that I have received have con-
vinced me of the merits of these treatments and I feel certain that
many who try them will also get good results and rejoice in health
restored.
With kindest regards, I am, respectfully,
H. B. NORDSTROM.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MR. R. LEMIEUX in the Southern Di-
vision of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern
District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, pages 377-
382, March 8, 1932:
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Defense Attorney: Q. "Your mother is still alive. A. Yes.
Q. How old is she ? A. She is past her 76th year —
Q. Sometime ago was she afflicted with certain diseases ? A. Just
recently she was, yes.
Q. Just recently that was ? A. Yes.
Q. What was the trouble afflicting her? You may describe it.
A. Just recently, about last June, she went blind suddenly in one eye.
We treated with the eye specialist. He described the disease as glau-
coma.
Prosecuting Attorney: We ask that what the doctor said go out.
The Court: It may go out.
Defense Attorney: Q. I mean with respect to her other physical
troubles, what was she suffering from? A. From the time she was
about 45 years of age, as I remember it, she had always been troubled
with rheumatism. She complained of its being rheumatism.
Q. Just describe what portion of her body was afflicted with it?
A. Her legs, particularly her knees; also in her arms.
Q. Were they swollen ? A. Her eyes were very much swollen, yes.
Q. About to what size above normal ? A. Well, it was over like
this.
Q. Would it be within reason to say they were double the size of
normal ? A. Just about, yes.
Q. And how long, to your personal knowledge, did that condition
continue ? A. That particular condition, so far as I know, my mother
has been troubled with rheumatism, as I say, since she was about 45
years of age. We would send her to Paso Robles Hot Springs and she
would be relieved of the rheumatic condition for some length of time;
then it gradually came back. She tried various liniments, and things
of that nature. Also consulted doctors. Finally, she was confined to
her bed and was removed to the P - - Hospital in Oakland for treat-
ments through medical doctors. She was in the hospital for, I should
say, close to five weeks, bedridden, no natural sleep.
Q. What was her condition when she was taken out of the hos-
pital? A. She was bedridden, just the same as when she went in
there.
Q. Did she obtain any benefit from all of the treatments she had
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received? A. No, she was worse.
Q. From the hospital where was she taken? A. Taken to her
home.
Q. From that time on did you take up any other form of treatment ?
A. From that time on the doctors who treated her in the hospital —
The Court: Q. The question is, did she take up any other form of
treatment? A. Yes.
Defense Attorney: Q. Did she take up the treatment by Chinese
herbs ? A. Yes, we went to the Fong Wan Herb Company.
Q. How long did she continue to take the herbs that were com-
pounded for her? A. She took them for about five months, and then
she was able to get up out of her bed, and was able to continue on with
her household work and do the cooking for myself, etc. Then after
about two months' time I was not satisfied with her condition, and I
went back to Fong Wan for a period of about two months, that is, I
mean she took the treatments for a period of about two months, and
she has never had treatment since that time.
Q. And so far as the condition — not with regard to the eye I
don't mean, but so far as her condition with respect to the affliction
she had had, have those troubles been removed? A. She never com-
plains of any rheumatic trouble at all.
Q. Does she assist in the care of her own housework? A. Not at
present, not since she became blind in that eye.
Q. Up to the time that she had her troubles relieved, and no longer
suffered, for how many years had she been suffering with it, so far as
you can recall? A. She had been suffering with it, as I say, from
about the time she was 45 years of age. This last ailment of rheuma-
tism was about twelve years ago.
Q. She had it constantly ? A. Yes.
Q. And she had it no more? A. She never complains of it.
Q. By the way, from the time she commenced to take the Chinese
herbs compounded by the Fong Wan Company, has she ever taken any
other kind of treatment ? A. No.
Defense Attorney: Take the witness.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. How old did you say your mother is?
A. She is past 76.
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Q. How long1 ago was it that she took these herbs? A. About
twelve years ago.
Q. Before she had taken these herbs she had been in a number of
hospitals? A. Not in a number, only in the P - - hospital, and she
had been to the Hot Springs.
Q. She had been in the hospital how long? A. Close on to five
weeks.
Q. Then she went to the springs? A. No, she didn't go to the
springs then. She went home and to bed. She was bedridden at that
time.
Q. What did she do after that? A. For two months Fong Wan,
the herbalist, was treating her —
Q. You mean while she was in bed? A. While she was in bed.
Q. You say that she was in the hospital for about five weeks, and
she got good medical treatment in the hospital ? A. That is correct.
Q. And then she came home from the hospital and stayed in bed
for about two months ; is that right ? A. She didn't get up out of
her bed.
Q. I mean she was home for about two months ? A. As far as
bed is concerned, she was in and out of bed for about five months.
Q. That is what I mean. She was in the hospital about five weeks ?
A. Yes.
Q. And when she came from the hospital she was bedridden and
had to go home and go to bed? A. Yes.
Q. And she stayed home and in bed for about two months ? A.
She didn't get out of bed for about two months.
Q. During that time she was taking herbs? A. Yes.
Q. And she was resting at home and in bed? A. Yes.
Q. And she was getting good food? A. Yes
Q. Did she have a nurse ? A. A practical nurse, yes.
Q. You had a practical nurse with her all the time ? A. Yes.
Q. And the nurse was giving her everything she required? A. Yes.
Q. Did she have any rubs, or things like that ? A. No.
Q. How about her diet? A. She didn't care for any food, at all.
to speak of.
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Q. Did she eat very much? A. She began to eat quite consider-
able.
Q. She was on a restricted diet for some time, was she ? A. There
were certain things she was not able to take with these herbs.
Q. And during the two months she was home she took it easy and
did not work at all ? A. She could not work, she was bedridden.
Q. And that was twelve years ago? A. Yes.
Q. Since that time your mother has not done any of her house-
work? A. She has had somebody to do the work for her.
The Court: He has testified to all that. You are simply repeating
his testimony. It is not cross-examination to repeat what a witness
says on direct examination. You must follow the testimony. You can-
not waste our time that way.
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. How long has it been since your mother
has been blind in one eye? A. Since June, 1931.
The Court: That is just repetition. You have a habit of doing
that and you must break yourself of it.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all, your Honor."
RHEUMATIC PARALYTIC FOR YEARS — NOW A
WELL WOMAN
"Oakland, Calif.
For years I suffered so from Rheumatic Paralysis that I was un-
able to leave my bed. My hands and face were swollen and I had
agonizing pains all over. My bladder and kidneys were in a terrible
condition and I had pleurisy pains.
I had been treated by numerous doctors and had stayed in a hos-
pital for many months, but my condition was not at all improved. A
friend urged me to try the Fong Wan Herbs. We bought and cooked
some of the herbs at home, and my bladder and kidneys were relieved
almost immediately.
I took the herbs for about four months, and words cannot express
my gratitude for my complete recovery. I am also happy to say that
although I have taken no herbs at all for a long time, I still remain
well." - - - MRS. G. STAFF.
(Original given many years ago.
In 1936 her friend reported her as being well.)
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RHEUMATIC PARALYSIS BANISHED
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 16, 1931.
About three years ago, I suffered from what the doctors called In-
flammatory Rheumatism. I treated for a year before obtaining relief.
This year, the trouble returned. I was practically paralyzed with
Rheumatism and could not get out of bed. My mother went to Fong
Wan and bought herbs for me. She cooked the herbs and gave me the
tea to drink. After several weeks I was carried to the office to see
Fong Wan. From that time on I began to improve rapidly, and before
long was able to walk to the office of the Herb Company unaided.
When I first began taking the herbs I could neither eat nor sleep
well. Nearly everything I ate seemed to disagree with me and had to
be thrown up. Now, after having taken the herbs for four months, I
have regained my health. All the pains, swelling and stiffness of the
joints have left me and I am back to my normal weight, having gained
20 pounds.
I am looking forward to going back to school. In gratitude for
health regained, I gladly recommend the Fong Wan Herbs. My mother
joins me in endorsing the herbs.
GWENDOLYN TRIPLETT.
MRS. TRIPLETT (Mother).
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CHAPTER IX
THE BLOOD
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING THE BLOOD
The blood is the vital fluid that circulates through the arteries and
veins of the human system. By reason of the derangement of one or
all of the vital organs, the blood becomes poisoned through infection,
inflammation, or contagion. Impurities in the blood often cause erup-
tions to appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Microscopic
tests of the blood show various figures and signs of luetic infection, and
the results of blood tests are often reported as from one to three plus
positive. When this is the case, the sufferer frequently becomes wor-
ried and downhearted. Many such have taken dozens of hypodermic in-
jections and have been under the treatment of medical men for years,
yet their blood tests still show X's, or one to three plus positive. To
obtain permanent relief is a hard problem.
According to the Chinese theories, there are two classes of sufferers
from blood disorders, for each of which a different method of treat-
ment should be employed.
First, if a person infected with poisonous inflammation has robust
health, the treatment should be a compound of herbs to cool the blood,
thus eliminating the inflammation, and of herbs to cleanse all the inter-
nal organs. If eruptions occur in certain parts of the body, some herbs
should be put into the compound to reach those places through the
vital organs. Anyone who faithfully gives his body a chance to get
clean always succeeds.
Second, if a person has chronic luetic infection and is in a weakened
condition, the compound should contain herbs to rebuild the entire sys-
tem and insure the proper functioning of all vital organs. Herbs
should also be added to expel the impurities through the air and blood
circulations, especially to drive the impurities out through the pores,
thus helping the lungs in their work. It takes much longer to over-
come the trouble when the sufferer is in a chronic, weakened condition,
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than when he is strong. Many persons seek to drive out the infection
by taking repeated doses of physic, but the result is only to weaken the
blood circulation and to permit the infection to become more deeply
rooted.
The FONG WAN CO. some time ago had a case of a man who had
suffered from infection of the blood for 14 years. Twelve blood tests
had been taken at different times. He had also been given seven big
hypodermic injections (606) and fifty-four small shots (606) but he
had gotten no relief. He had sores in his mouth and throat and on
different parts of his body. His hair came out by.handfuls. After
having taken the Fong Wan Herbs for nine months, he is completely
well and is like a new man.
Hundreds of cases of blood disorders have been permanently re-
lieved by the Fong Wan Herbs. The following testimonial is one of
the latest given to Fong Wan:
TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES FOR RELIEF
For some time prior to the case against Fong Wan, brought by the
postal inspector, Mr. Corcoran resided in New York. In November,
1929, he wrote for a week's supply of herbs for prostate gland trouble,
from which he obtained wonderful relief. He then sent for more herbs,
but by that time, the postal authorities had placed a restriction on the
mail of the Fong Wan Herb Company. Mr. Corcoran's letter was
therefore returned to him marked "Fraudulent."
Realizing how marvelous had been the relief already obtained
through the use of the Fong Wan herbs, Mr. Corcoran telegraphed for
more. They were sent to him by express. As he continued to im-
prove, Mr. Corcoran decided to come to Oakland to see Fong Wan and
take his herbs. He has now used the herbs for nearly three months.
His letter, given voluntarily in his own handwriting and reprinted here,
speaks for itself.
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a true statement that on March 1, 1932, I, George Corcoran,
broke out with a Venereal Disease known as syphilis or blood disease.
Then, after having tried various treatments for months, my blood test
on November 3, 1932, came back "3 plus" and a test on December 1,
1932, came back "4 plus."
I then decided to come to Oakland, Calif., and take Fong Wan's
herbs. I started with the herbs on December 10, 1932, and after hav-
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ing taken them for about 12 weeks steady, my blood test came back
"Negative'' on March 3, 1933.
I honestly believe that regardless of what the disease may be,
there is no better or quicker method of restoration to health than
by taking the Fong Wan herbs. I shall cheerfully recommend them
to anyone in ill health, regardless of what the disease may be.
GEORGE W. CORCORAN.
HERBS ARE THE BEST SPRING TONIC
During the winter people have eaten more and richer food and have
been less active. In consequence, their blood has become laden with
impurities. According to the Chinese almanac, the real spring season
sets in about February 5. Just as the plants lie dormant and absorb
quantities of nournishment in the winter and begin to put forth leaves
and buds in the spring, so in the springtime does the human system
throw off accumulated impurities in the way of cold sores, itching skin,
pimples and other eruptions.
Oakland, Calif., April 13, 1930.
To Whom It May Concern:
For many years I suffered from Eczema on my nose and face. Al-
though I persistently tried everything I could hear of, I obtained no
lasting results until I went to Fong Wan for his herbs. I am happy to
say that they afforded me complete relief. Moreover, I believe that the
Eczema has been permanently as well as completely overcome, as it is
now more then a year since I took the herbs, and that annoying ailment
has not reappeared. LOUIS LOMBARDI.
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING DROPSY
Because we draw our sustenance from Nature, if there is anything
wrong with our bodies we must look for relief to Nature's way of heal-
ing. If any of the five vital organs; viz., the heart, the liver, the
spleen, lungs and kidneys, fail to function properly, a dropsical con-
dition may ensue.
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Chinese investigations show that there are four different kinds of
dropsy: (1) Air Dropsy; (2) Blood Dropsy; (3) Water Dropsy; (4)
Dropsy caused by poisonous congestion. If the case is one of Water
Dropsy, pressure on the flesh leaves a depression; if Air Dropsy, the
flesh rebounds quickly. The Chinese do not draw water in case of
dropsy, for every time a sufferer is tapped, he gets weaker. Because
all kinds of dropsy are accompanied by more or less air and water,
each compound of herbs for dropsy of any sort contains herbs to
expel the air and water.
According to the old Chinese theories, certain symptoms indicate
that dropsy is incurable. Among these are: The swelling of the
palms to such an extent that the lines can no longer be traced; Diar-
rhoea that does not reduce the swelling, but is accompanied by the
swelling of the lips, the darkening of the teeth, the protruding of the
navel, the swelling of both legs, and the formation over both knees of
a substance hard like wood. If, after Diarrhoea has set in, the stom-
ach is still swollen and blue veins become prominent in the stomach, the
case is incurable. In difficult and incurable cases, a man swells from
the legs up, while the swelling in a woman begins in the upper part of
the body and extends down to the lower limbs.
The Fong Wan Herbalist has, however, succeeded in some cases
where many of these symptoms were present.
The most notable case was that of Mr. M. G. Souza, in which sev-
eral of the symptoms mentioned above were present. Mr. Sousa was in
a dying condition. Five doctors had been called to attend him, but all
had pronounced his case incurable. Mr. Souza had a wife and six young
children, all of whom wept piteously at the thought of losing him. His
cousin, Mr. John Souza, came to Fong Wan's office and begged that he
go with him to see the dying man. Moved by sympathy, Fong Wan
went. Although he saw what a terrible condition Mr. M. G. Souza was
in, he gave him a cup of his herb tea. That same evening he went to see
one of his old herbalist friends and asked what he thought about the
case. The old man expressed the same opinion as had the doctors, and
enumerated the symptoms of incurability. But Mr. Souza did not die.
He drank the Fong Wan Herbs for several weeks. About three months
later he went back to his work and was able to continue with it. His
testimonial, which was handed to Fong Wan by Miss Souza, his
daughter, appears in these pages.
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FIVE DOCTORS GAVE ME UP; FONG WAN TEA
SAVED MY LIFE
Oakland, California.
I suffered from Dropsy in the trunk of my body and in my limbs,
which were so badly swollen that I could neither eat, drink, sleep, nor
breathe with comfort. I had pains all over and had been in bed for
months. Five different doctors gave me up and said that I could live
only a few days. My entire family was in despair and they decided to
try the FONG WAN CHINESE HERB TEA, which made me entirely
well in three weeks. I am now working every day. I am so thankful
to the FONG WAN HERB SPECIALIST that I shall be glad to make
it known that my life has been saved through his wonderful skill.
MICHELTO GOMES SOUZA.
(Again verified 1930)
ARE VARICOSE VEINS INCURABLE?
COMMON SENSE AND CURATIVE HERBS VERSUS RUBBER
STOCKINGS. CHINESE THEORIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
PARTICULAR COMPLAINT:
For thousands of years, the Chinese have believed that the veins
of the lower limbs pass over the region of the kidneys, and that the
kidneys have power to control the circulation of the blood in the lower
limbs. When a person either walks too much or has to stand long
hours at his work, the blood becomes inflamed. In such cases, a cer-
tain amount of inflammatory poison from either the kidneys or the
bladder naturally enlarges in the veins and forces into them poison
which congests into lumps.
In many cases, neither blood nor urine tests show this. Both Chem-
ists and Medical Scientists, after having spent a few years in school,
sometimes act as though they know everything under the sun. It does
not occur to them that the kidneys and their sub-organ, the bladder,
may not be functioning at full strength. They do not know how much
poison is retained in these organs and sent through the blood stream.
The blood of all sufferers from varicose veins is red, black and blue.
Many such sufferers are advised to wear Rubber Stockings. To wear
stockings for varicose veins, is similar to attempting to relieve either
catarrh or sinus trouble by blocking up the nose. Sometimes suffer-
ers from varicose veins are advised to drink "lots of water," in order
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to flush the kidneys. However, water, of itself, is not a curative
agency. Consequently, persons who drink quantities of water in seek-
ing relief frequently get worse.
Although medical scientists believe that the brain controls all the
nerves, yet they never attempt to do anything to the brain in order
to relieve varicose veins. They also believe that paralytic stroke is
caused by a blood clot on the brain, so far they have not attempted to
remove the blood clot in order to afford the sufferer even temporary
relief.
Oakland, Calif., October 28, 1933.
To Whom It May Concern:
I suffered for 15 years with varicose veins, and large lumps in my
leg. And the veins in my leg and Ihigh pained me terribly.
After having taken Fong Wan herbs for three months my leg be-
came normal. JOSEPH ERWIN.
VARICOSE VEINS AND POOR BLOOD CIRCULATION
October 28, 1934.
After having suffered for a number of years from poor blood cir-
culation and varicose veins, I had a general breakdown. Acting
upon the advice of a friend, I went to see Fong Wan. After taking the
Fong Wan Herbs for about a month, I felt considerable improvement.
Having found that the Fong Wan Herbs are the best for my ailments,
I take pleasure in recommending them highly.
LOUISE LINDBLOM.
THE EFFECTS OF ANIMAL BLOOD ON THE HUMAN SYSTEM
In the dawn of civilization herbalists compounded four kinds of roots
of plants to be used as blood builders by the people in general, while
deer horn was used by the wealthy. At present, however, numerous
varieties of herbs are compounded to purify the blood and to eradicate
the poisons from the blood and the nerves. When the blood is thus
cleansed, pain gradually subsides. Any person who doubts that won-
derful results are derived from Chinese herbs may write the Depart-
ment of Agriculture of the University of California at Berkeley. The
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professors and the Chinese students there will not only tell the in-
quirer something about the value of the heibs, but also how well-
versed is our herbalist in thousands of herbal varieties.
During our business career in Oakland, many people have come to
us who have:
1. Drunk Steer Blood or Calf Blood;
2. Had transfusion of blood from other persons;
3. Had injections of Iron;
4. Eaten Calves' Liver;
5. Had injections of Calves' Liver Blood.
These are Occidental methods of increasing the blood supply, but to
our knowledge, none of them have even 5% of the efficiency and value
of our herbal remedies for that purpose.
The following results are attributable to the Occidental methods
listed above:
1. Even though the scientists may not be able to detect any germs
whatever under their microscopes, yet there are poisonous substances
in the Steer Blood and Calf Blood that inflame the large intestines and
cause soreness of the rectum. Moreover, persons who have drunk
much Calf's Blood, generally have dull pain in the back of the neck
and at the base of the spine, due to the poison. Growths and tumors
are frequent in persons who drink Calf Blood for any length of time.
Even uneducated Chinese warn their friends not to drink or eat any
animal blood (cooked) very often. Why, then, should sufferers in Occi-
dental countries be advised to drink blood in quantity at regular inter-
vals when it is actually poisoning their systems ?
2. In case of illness not due to loss of blood, the transfusion of
blood from another person is harmful rather than beneficial, because
when a person is very ill his air circulation is impeded and the blood
transfused does not function. Not only, therefore, is the sufferer not
benefited, but the health of the person who has given his blood may
be affected even to the extent of an untimely death.
3. The injection of Iron often inflames the blood and causes nerv-
ousness. To feel the pulse of a person into whom Iron has been inject-
ed gives one a sensation similar to that of touching a live wire. The
nerves of the patient vibrate and jump, and Headaches are frequent.
4. To eat Calves' Liver to make blood is about the same as to eat
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Beef Steak or other foods. A person who is able to chew and digest
the Liver will be able to eat almost anything else to make blood.
5. The injection of Calves' Liver Blood into the human system to
make blood is no more rational than are any of the other four methods
commented on above.
The above inscription is the ancient Chinese formula for Blood
Building. Persons wishing to verify this statement may consult the
Chinese encyclopedia of Materia Medica at the University of California,
Berkeley.
THE BEST TIME TO SHAVE
The human body is like an engine. When an engine has run con-
tinuously for any length of time, it is liable to become overheated. The
body of a person who has worked all day likewise becomes overheated.
Some men shave early in the morning, while others shave either in the
evenings or at any time during the day. Those who suffer either from
sore chins or from "Barbers' Itch" should try shaving the first thing
in the morning, at which time the blood is cool and the skin is firm
and taut. Therefore, one who shaves in the morning not only gets a
cleaner, closer shave, but his skin is less easily inflamed.
However, men who patronize the barbers need not be particular
about being shaved so early in the day, as conditions at the barbers
are somewhat different, and the following benefits are obtainable:
1. As one rests and relaxes in the barber's chair, the blood cools.
2. The barber's razor is generally sharper than that of the indi-
vidual; therefore, a clean shave is obtained with fewer strokes.
3. The barber takes his time, while the individual is often in a
hurry. When one is hurried, the razor is not only liable to slip
but the blood is almost certain to became inflamed, thus making
a close shave well-nigh impossible.
Many individuals who suffer from sore chin or from pimples take
the Fong Wan Herbs for purifying their blood and ridding it of in-
flammation. The Herbalist always advises such patrons to shave early
in the morning, in case they do their own shaving. Those who have
followed this advice have obtained speedy results.
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THE BEST EYE GLASSES ARE OF CHINESE ORIGIN
For many centuries the Chinese have worn eye glasses, not only to
improve their vision, but also to restore their eyes to normalcy. Be-
fore manufacturing eye glasses, the Chinese studied Nature and based
their ideas on her five principal elements, viz., the mineral, vegetation,
water, fire and earth elements.
The best Chinese eye glasses are made of natural water-crystal
rock, instead of being manufactured from artificial glass. This water-
crystal rock is obtainable either in high mountain streams or in places
where the sun seldom shines. It is always as cold as snow. When it is
made into eye glasses it has a tendency to draw the heat from the
eyes. When a person uses his eyes steadily for any length of time the
eye muscles are weakened and the eyes sometimes become inflamed, as
well as very tired. The crystals, being so cold and belonging to the
water element, counteract the heat, "the fire element," in the eyes and
keep them cool.
In addition to benefiting the eyes by using rock crystals for eye
glasses, the Chinese use tortoise shell eye glass rims. The tortoise
spends most of its life in deep water. It is dark in color. Both its
nature and color belong to the water element. The water-crystal rock
and the tortoise shell rims therefore harmonize and constitute a com-
plete outfit for protection and benefit of the eyes.
These crystal eye glasses with tortoise shell rims are worn chiefly
by Chinese officials and scholars. Only recently has the Chinese idea
for making eye glasses been adopted by other nations. However, these
nations make extensive use of inflammable celluloid (composed chiefly
of soluble guncotton and camphor) and artificial glass in imitation of
the color and appearance of the Chinese glasses. Not only does this
imitation fail to give the benefit of the genuine crystal and tortoise
shell rim eye glasses, but it perhaps accounts for the fact that eye
glasses have to be changed or refitted so frequently in Occidental
countries. Persons who wear eye glasses are seldom able to differ-
entiate between good and poor glass, worn in front of their eyes. The
writer of this article prefers to care for his eyes by taking properly
compounded herbs.
In addition to the rock crystal, which is Nature's, element, there are
herbs for the eyes which have helped many people when the eye spe-
cialists have failed.
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CHINESE METHODS FOR RELIEF OF "CROSS EYES"
The nerves of the muscles of the eyes are similar to those of the
muscles of the legs and arms. The nerves of the eye muscles may be
affected by poisonous inflammation of the blood that passes through
them from certain internal organs of the human system. The nerves
thus affected draw the eyes to one side, thus causing "Cross Eyes," just
as the nerves of the arms and legs cause them to become crooked and
deformed.
If herbs can be compounded to strengthen and cleanse the internal
organs and purify the blood through the nerves, there is no reason why
the nerves should not straighten out again. Medical science resorts to
exercises; the wearing of glasses, stereoscopic pictures, and to opera-
tions. The following testimonials have been selected from among
many given by persons who have been relieved of "Cross Eyes" by
taking the Fong Wan Herbs.
EYE TROUBLES
CROSS EYES STRAIGHTENED
Oakland, California.
For months I was cross-eyed and I saw everything double. Natur-
ally, I could do no work. During those awful months I went to nine
different doctors, but none of them helped me in the least. One Eye
Specialist suggested that I wear eye glasses, but I didn't relish the idea.
The climax came when the doctors at the University Clinic gave me a
hypodermic which made me so swollen and sore that I could neither
walk nor sit down. I despaired of retaining my sight.
Fortunately, one who had been my fellowworker urged me to try
the Fong Wan Herb Specialist. Without much hope I went to him
for consultation. He showed me a testimonial of Mr. I. C. Rowland,
of Richmond, Calif., whose case was almost identical to mine. I took
the herbs only four weeks and my eyes have been in good condition
ever since.
Almost unbelievable, isn't it ? It is a matter of wonder and surprise
to me that the Fong Wan Specialist was thus able to straighten my
eyes when modern scientific doctors and Eye Specialists had failed. His
success in my case and that of Mr. Rowland proves that what he can
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do for me he can also do for others. I stand ready to certify to the
facts contained in this testimonial. J. B. PINTAR.
(First given years ago and
again verified 1929)
A STRANGE CASE: CROSS EYES DUE TO
BLOOD POISONING
Oakland, California.
For about eight months I was confined to the house and part of the
time to my bed with an exceedingly strange malady. My face and the
upper parts of my body were fearfully swollen, my eyes being partially
closed. Whenever I went out into the air, my face and hands burned
as though they were on fire. My skin itched so that I wanted to scratch
and tear at myself continuously. Also I had Cross Eyes because of
Blood Poisoning.
I treated with several physicians, who termed my trouble Blood
Poisoning. None seemed to understand the case, and some were even
frank enough to say that death alone could give me relief. Six weeks
ago I read of the renowned Fong Wan Herb Specialist. I immediately
sent to him and began to drink the herb tea. I cooked my own herbs
at home. Now all the inflammation and swelling are gone. Every-
thing is normal again and I am in perfect condition.
MRS. CHARLES P. WILLIAMS.
(First given years ago and
again verified Feb., 1932)
HEMORRHAGE OF LONG STANDING
"NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT"
Berkeley, Calif., Jan. 29, 1926.
I had a Hemorrhage from a Tumor off and on for several months.
Although I tried many physicians, none could do me any good without
resort to the knife. Last summer my condition became so serious that
I lay in bed for three months. We did not give up hope, however, and
my husband went to see Fong Wan. That eminent herbalist, to whom
so many go when all others fail, told my husband that there was noth-
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ing to worry about, as he had relieved numerous cases similar to mine.
The first three packages of herbs stopped the hemorrhage entirely.
Nevertheless, because of my greatly weakened condition, due to loss of
blood, I continued the herb treatment for three months. Now I have
completely regained my normal health and strength. I have requested
the privilege of giving this testimonial in order to point the way to
other suffering women. MRS. E. W. CHAMBLIN.
LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA
Alameda, California.
About five years ago I was stricken with a terrible disease, which
baffled the attending physicians. A Blood Specialist was therefore
called and I was given a thorough examination, including Wasserman
Tests, Blood Counts, and X-Rays. My case was finally diagnosed as
Lymphatic Leukemia, and I was told that the disease was rare and con-
sidered incurable. In fact, the few cases of which my doctors had
known had proved fatal. The Specialist admitted that all he could do
was to experiment.
After several months of said experimenting, my condition was in no
wise improved for neither the number of white corpuscles in my blood
nor my lymphatic glands had been reduced. Furthermore, I had been
so weakened by continual fever that I was well nigh helpless. It was
then that my folks suggested that I consult a Herbalist, so I went to the
Fong Wan Co. Without even asking me a question their Herbalist told
me that I was suffering from Leukemia, and that he could relieve me.
After I had taken his herbs for but one week I was able to go back
to work. Since that time I have had two blood tests taken, as various
physicians entertained doubt regarding my complete recovery. On both
occasions my blood was pronounced normal. The last test was taken
but a few months ago. My present good health seems miraculous.
As many of my friends have also obtained relief from various ail-
ments through the Fong Wan Co., I can highly recommend their Herbs.
G. S. ENSMINGER.
(First given years ago, and
again verified Sept. 23, 1933)
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"I OWE MY LIFE TO FONG WAN"
Oakland, Calif.,
January 31, 1935.
To Whom It May Concern:
For years, I suffered from
Hemorrhages and from a
Tumor which felt as though
it was about the size of a
cocoanut. I had vomiting
spells, heaviness and cramps.
I suffered untold agonies and
had to stay in bed. I was
told that no medicine could
help me and that my only
hope was in an operation as
my condition was so compli-
cated. I am happy to say,
however, that after I had
taken the Fong Wan Chinese
Herbs for some time, the
Tumor gradually disappeared
and all my complaints vanished. I feel that I really owe my life to
Fong Wan. I thank him a thousand times for what he has done for me.
JOSEFA PADILLA.
Ida Meltzer testifies that the above is true.
Josefa Padilla
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CHAPTER X
MISCELLANEOUS AFFECTIONS
CHINESE HERBAL REMEDIES HAVE
HISTORY OF 5000 YEARS
Throughout Chinese history, many renowned herbalists have held
responsible positions. Among them have been emperors, viceroys,
governors and other magistrates. Innumerable volumes have been com-
piled by these herbalists. Some of these works contain from three to
four million words. In consequence, the Chinese methods of healing
are among the most beneficial and the greatest things on earth.
CHINESE HERBS RANK WITH ROMAN LAWS
In the dawn of Chinese civilization, there reigned an emperor known
as Shin Nong. Through his extensive knowledge of botany and the
wisdom given him by God, he based the Fundamental Theories of Heal-
ing on the Five Principal Elements of Nature: viz.: the mineral, vege-
tion, water, fire and earth. During the thousands of years that have
elapsed since the reign of Shin Nong, numerous volumes have been
written by famous herbalists, century after century, upon the use of
herbs.
A great forward stride was made in 1735 when the Chinese Em-
peror, Kang Lung, in the fourth year of his reign, summoned the most
renowned herbalists of his time, numbering 370, to the Imperial Col-
lege at Peking. Not only did these learned men set forth the methods
of treating the sick internally, but they also made drawings of the
entire human body to illustrate the various external diseases, specified
in separate books for men, women and children, and gave formulae
for their relief.
The volumes compiled by these herbalists are known as "Golden
Text Books of Healing." Their contents are based entirely on the
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theories of the Emperor Shin Nong. Just as the laws of modern na-
tions are based upon Roman Laws, so did this learned body of herbal-
ists find it impossible to improve upon the Fundamental Theories of
Healing set forth by their ancient emperor. Today, the Chinese com-
pound their herbs in accordance with the ancient theories, just as
Occidental lawyers practice law based upon Roman principles. Up to
the present time, neither herbalists nor lawyers have been able to im-
prove upon the fundamental theories. There are individual herbalists,
just as there are individual lawyers, who are able to accomplish much
and gain recognition, while others in the same profession are unable
to earn a living.
The principles and methods of Roman Law have been adopted by
many nations. Likewise, Chinese herbs are not only extensively used
in other parts of Asia, but have also been introduced on a small scale
into most of the countries of the world. One takes no chances in using
Chinese Herbs. They are backed by the experience of the ages. Hav-
ing been used by billions of human beings with beneficial effects for
approximately 5000 years, Chinese Herbs have long since passed the
experimental stage, and their various properties and effects are defin-
itely known.
FLOODS FURNISH PROOF!
THAT ANCIENT CHINESE ENGINEERING RANKS WITH
HERBAL SCIENCE AS BEING THE BEST OF
THEIR KIND ON EARTH
Approximately 5,000 years age an ancient Chinese Emperor named
Hsia Yu ruled China. He was not only one of the most capable men
in China, but his engineering work was of so high a grade that no
engineer in any country has ever paralleled him. When the Yellow
River flooded Central China, it became a veritable ocean. The Emperor
Hsia Yu personally supervised the division of the flood into nine
rivers and so directed their courses that they emptied through Tientsin
into the Yellow Sea. Thereafter, for 1300 years, the people enjoyed
freedom from floods. Since that time, however, perhaps due to chang-
es in the river bed, China has suffered from numerous floods. Neither
the emperors nor the government have succeeded in coping with this
difficult problem. Believing that her native engineers were inferior,
China employed American and European engineers as advisors. She
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has spent millions of dollars in her efforts to stay the floods.
standing this enormous outlay, but a few months ago, the floods came
back to the depth of 50 feet, thereby causing great mortality. Not
only does China need engineers like those of the time of the Emperor
Hsia Yu, to overcome the floods, but the United States needs engineers
with such wisdom to overcome the floods of the Ohio River.
The Emperor* Hsia Yu was born not long after the Emperor Shin
Nong, who discovered the remedial powers of herbs for ailing people.
Chinese herbalists have facilities for learning herbal science from the
beginning, but present day engineers do not have similar opportunity
to learn; the principles of engineering work. As the ancient Emperor's
wisdom was given him by God, he could understand the nature of the
country and could therefore prevent floods. However, as our modern
engineers have derived their knowledge of schooling, there are no
engineers, either individually or collectively, who would dare to say
that they would be able to avoid floods for a thousand years.
HOW HERBS STOP PAIN WITHOUT DRUGS
Chinese Herbs stop pain by eradicating the following causes :
1. Poisonous inflammation causes congestion of the blood in one
place, which then either begins to swell or to form a cancer. This
causes great pain. After the blood has been cleansed by the herbs,
the inflammation subsides and the pain stops.
2. In a cancer sufferer whose blood circulation is poor, the cancer
is slow to develop, and the pain becomes intense at night. When the
person is walking or keeps moving, the pain is greatly lessened. In
cases of this kind, the blood should be enriched and strengthened with
nourishing herbs, combined with herbs to free the blood of poisonous
substances. Then the cancer or growth will develop quickly and come
out. In this way, pain is overcome by Chinese Herbal Remedies with-
out resort to Cocaine, Morphine, or any other drug.
CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING CANCER
For thousands of years, the Chinese have believed that Cancers are
caused by inflammation and by poison in the blood. When any of the
five vital organs of the body fails to function properly, the blood in that
organ becomes poison, and heat is generated the same as when a vol-
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came eruption occurs on the earth. Therefore, when a cancer is formed
anywhere in the body, there must be something wrong with one or
more of the vital organs.
According to the Chinese definition, the difference between a tumor
and a cancer is that the former is a growth located inside the body,
which cannot be seen from the outside, while a cancer is a growth that
forms beneath the skin and develops above the skin, its size being an
inch or more in diameter.
When a cancer forms in a neck gland, it has originated from the
blood of the liver. Breast cancer in women is due to poison in the
spleen which affects the milk glands, because women are liable to
periods of sadness, worry and melancholy. Cancer of the privates may
be traced to the improper functioning of the bladder and kidneys. Can-
ker sores and boils in the mouth are due to impure blood in the stomach
because the mouth is the outer cavity of the stomach.
The air and the blood circulations cause soreness to be exposed in
the mouth and also by a red, sore nose, by boils, on the nose or by hem-
orrhoids, because the nose is the cavity of the lungs. If the blood or
the air in the lungs is impure, or if there is too much fire (inflamma-
tion) these maladies of the nose are caused.
When hemorrhoids, or sores, or noises are located in the ears, they
are due to improper functioning or to impure blood in the liver and
kidneys, because, according to Chinese theories, the ears are the cav-
ities of the liver and kidneys. Inflammation of the rectum, piles or
fistulas are due to the large intestines and the lungs, as the large
intestines are the sub-organs to the lungs. When eruptions or itches
appear on the skin on the upper part of the body, blood purifiers are
necessary for the lungs, which control the pores of the body. Certain
cancers may be easily overcome before they spread and eat into the
tissues. However, there is no help if they are allowed to go until the
tissues are consumed, for a fireman cannot save a house that is already
burned to the ground.
CHINESE METHODS OF PREVENTION AND HEALING
When a cancer begins, it commences to swell, to have pain and
fever, and to form lumps. At this stage, according to Chinese theories
if the herbs are compounded to cleanse the blood of the vital organs,
and external applications are made, the cancer will generally disappear.
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In a case, however, where cancer has not been completely eradicated
before being formed, herbs must be compounded to cause the blood
circulation to force the poison to collect at the spot where external
treatments can draw it to a head, and help it to ripen, and to break out.
The Chinese do not believe, as do the Americans, in the possibility of
discovering some one thing, such as serum, radium, X-Ray, or applica-
tion of electricity to cure all kinds of cancer, regardless of location,
whether on the head, the rectum, or the mouth. Numerous cancers,
where X-Rays, electricity, or radium have been used, have been baked
into hard chunks of poisoned flesh. The cancer keeps right on grow-
ing underneath this big chunk of flesh, and the condition is a thousand
times harder to relieve.
Scientists are continually making new inventions and discoveries,
but the members of the medical profession in no part of the world have
discovered anything to cure cancer. They have become afraid of it and
have had a law passed forbidding anyone to advertise a cancer cure.
Some of the large dailies even refuse to print the word cancer in their
sheets. Thus, is knowledge of how to gain relief in case of cancer
kept away from the people.
Although for fifty centuries China has had numerous books which
have taught the people how to cope with various ailments, including
cancer, still, in the case of the latter, further research was necessary.
About three hundred years ago, a kind-hearted Emperor summoned
the herbalists from all over the country to a great conference. Among
them were several hundred who had passed the Imperial Examinations
with the first and second degrees. As a result of the conference and
the diligence of these scholarly herbalists, a great work of twenty
volumes was compiled to be used as textbooks on the healing of dis-
ease by the government and people. This work gives clear instructions
regarding all kinds of cases, but it takes an intelligent, experienced
herbalist, with an extensive knowledge in the dispensing of herbs to
secure results, as the system of each individual sufferer differs in
strength and each case has its own complications.
BOTH ELECTRIC RAYS AND SUN BATHS DANGEROUS!
The secret of the Chinese methods of healing is the bringing of the
elements of the human body to function properly and evenly. For
example, just as we begin to suffer when the weather is too hot or too
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cold, we also suffer when any part of the body is overheated.
Recently, several persons have reported to Fong Wan that certain
parts of their bodies were inflamed and terribly poisoned by Sun Baths
and Electric Rays. Because people do not understand that portions
of their systems are inflamed internally, they turn on the Electric Rays
with results similar to those of pouring oil into a fire.
Electric Rays and Sun Baths may be beneficial to some persons
while they are injurious to others. Because the Fong Wan Herbs are
compounded for each individual need, they bring about wonderful
results.
No person can expect to forge a single knife that will be good for
chopping wood, for use in the butcher shop, for shaving the beard, and
for household uses in general.
This is also an ancient sketch from the En-
cyclopedia of Herbal Science. It represents the
location of breast lumps or formation of can-
cers in the breast glands.
RESULTS OBTAINED FROM FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, California, August 16, 1935.
To Whom It May Concern:
In 1930' I was troubled with painful lumps in my breast. Fortun-
ately I learned of the Fong Wan Herbs and began to take the Herb Tea.
After a while the lumps disappeared entirely, thanks to the Herbs.
Although this was five years ago, I have not been troubled since.
MRS. A. DUNN.
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LUMPS DISAPPEAR AFTER USING THE FONG WAN HERBS
June 6, 1931.
I had several painful lumps in my breast. Although I tried many
different methods of relief, I gained none until I took Fong Wan Herbs.
My condition improved gradually and all the lumps disappeared. This
was almost a year ago, and I have remained free from this malady ever
since. MRS. DAISY PULLEN.
Portland, Oregon, formerly Oakland, Calif.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. C. BROWN in the Slouthern Di-
vision of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern
District of California,
The follow excerpts are from the transcript, pages 306-310, Vol. 4,
March 8, 1932.
Questions by Attorney for Defendant.
Q. "Are you as healthy as you look? A. I think I am.
Q. Have you always been in perfect health, Mrs. Brown ? A. No,
I have not.
Q. Did you at one time take the Fong Wan herbs ? A. Yes.
Q. Prior to taking them, Mrs. Brown, had you been afflicted with
any trouble ? A. Yes.
Q. And were you under the care of regular physicians ? A. Yes.
Q. You may describe it. A. I was growing quite large. I was
growing larger and larger, and I was suffering pain.
Q. Where was this enlargement? A. In the abdomen.
Q. Will you describe to us the extent of it, about how large did
your abdomen become ? A. Well, I was quite large, I could not say
just how I measured, but I was out just like this (indicating).
Q. You have indicated a space probably eight to ten inches over
your abdomen. Was the swelling to that extent ? A. Yes, all of that.
Q. As the result of that, or in common with it, what other distress-
es were you afflicted with ? A. I was afflicted with pain, and I would
suffer pain.
Q. Did it interfere with your getting about? Yes, it did.
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Q. After that, on the advice of anyone, did you take the herbs of
the Fong Wan Company ? A. I went down to see Fong Wan and see
what he could do for me.
Q. Did he compound herbs for you ? A. Yes.
Q. You have never had an operation for the removal of that
growth, have you ? A. No, I never had an operation.
Q. And you never took any other remedy for the relief of it other
than the Fong Wan herbs ? A. That is all.
Q. And you are in perfect health today ? A. I believe I am.
Q. Did the post office inspectors call on you recently? A. Yes.
Q. And ask you whether or not the statements contained in cer-
tain advertisements were true, or not ? A. Yes.
Q. And you informed them that they were ? A. I did.
Q. You were not subpoenaed to come here, were you ? A. No, I
was not.
Q. You came as a matter of gratitude to Fong Wan? A. Yes.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Q. Did you give to Fong Wan a statement of your case ? A. Yes,
I gave him a testimonial.
Q. Did you give that to Fong Wan? A. Yes.
Q. You went to his office, did you ? A. Yes, I went to his office
especially and told him that I would be glad to give him a testimonial.
Q. You say you went especially to his office to tell him that, did
you ? A. I did, yes.
Q. How long after you had taken the herbs was it that you went
to his office to tell him that ? A. I had taken the herbs for that tumor-
ous condition about seven or eight years ago, and it was about three
years ago that I gave him the testimonial.
Q. What prompted you to go down to his office about four years
after you had taken this herb treatment to give him the testimonial ?
A. Because I received so much help from him, and I sent so many
others to him that were helped that in appreciation of what he did I
thought I would give him the testimonial.
Q. You just did it out of the goodness of your heart, did you ? A.
Yes, just to show how much I appreciated what he had done for me.
Q. And it was not prompted by him ? A. No.
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Attorney for defendant:
Q. And what you said in that testimonial was the truth, was it?
A. Yes, it was."
TUMOR BANISHED
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 12, 1929.
Seven years have elapsed since I was told by a physician that I had
a tumor that could not be removed without a capital operation. Al-
though I suffered intensely and was very nervous, I decided to avoid
the knife if I possibly could. So I took up the Fong Wan Herb treat-
ment instead. I was completely relieved, and I have had no return
symptoms. I have also recommended numerous friends, variously af-
flicted, to go to Fong Wan. All have obtained good results.
MRS. C. A. BROWN.
GIVEN UP AT HOSPITAL AS HOPELESS
Oakland, Calif., November 28, 1933.
Early in January, 1932, I was bedridden for the first time in my
life. Never having been seriously ill before, I could not understand
why I was no longer able to perform my household duties. I grew
weaker day by day and suffered from bleeding as well as from pain.
Our family physician pronounced me pregnant. Later, however, he
said that I had a Tumor and must be operated upon immediately.
My husband and I concluded that I should go to a doctor whom
we believed to be an eminent surgical specialist. He advised an im-
mediate operation for Tumor. I went to the hospital fully resigned. I
lay in bed in the hospital for about a month while they built up my
vitality, took X-Rays, and had a specialist examine me.
They finally operated on me and then sent me back to my room in
the hospital as hopeless. I say "OPERATED," but all they really did
was to cut me open and sew me up. On learning from the doctor
himself, that nothing could be done for me, my husband went to Fong
Wan and described the case to him in full. Herbs were prepared for
me and my husband brought them to the hospital.
Within two weeks, I was able to drive home with him, and I have
not had a sick day since, even though I have taken no herbs since
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April 15, 1933. The doctors had told my husband that while I might
be ajble to leave the hospital, I would be an invalid for the rest of my
life and would have to have a nurse. They miscalculated, however,
for from the very day that I arrived home from the hospital, I have
done the housework for a family of four.
For all this healing and return of strength, I have to thank Fong
Wan. I might add that my husband wanted me to go to him in the
first place. This statement is given voluntarily to Fong Wan in grate-
ful acknowledgment of what he has done for me.
MRS. EDWARD D. OWENS.
'
WISDOM RIDICULED AND CONDEMNED BY IGNORANCE
The Chinese Science of Therapeutics is based on the principal for-
mative elements of Nature. It takes a person of intelligence who is
educated in Chinese literature to learn the use of each of the thous-
ands of herbs and to master the methods of determining the cause of
human ailments. In order to acquaint himself with the broad knowl-
edge of healing handed down through the ages, he must delve into
the volumes of the ancient authors. In order to learn how to properly
compound herbs so that one will neither conflict with nor counteract
another, he must memorize thousands of formulas.
While yet in his teens and before he had any idea that he would
ever devote his life to herbal studies, Fong Wan ridiculed the Chinese
Herbalists. As at that time Fong Wan had absolutely no knowledge
of the properties of herbs, he thought that the Herbalists were foolish
to make believe that their herbs could help sick people. He made fun
of them and frequently pulled their queues.
Later, however, he began to make a serious study of the herbs.
For ten years he devoted himself to it, learning more and more and
continually discovering that there was much more to be learned. He
then realized with regret how ignorant he had been and how foolish it
was to criticize the wise.
Since the year 1915 he has relieved thousands of sufferers. He has
enjoyed the privilege of restoring to health numbers of men and women
whose cases had been given up as hopeless. Many times, however, he
has been haled into court by the Special Agents of the Medicos; his
company's mail has been restricted; his herbs have been condemned as
being without curative qualities and worthless; his method of healing
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with herbs has been pronounced a fraudulent scheme by the author-
ities, when at the trial their own physician witnesses were forced to
a'dmit many cures were made by the Fong Wan herbs.
Both chemists and professors of pharmacology from two leading
universities have testified that certain herbs possess traces of alkaloids,
tannin, starch, saponin, emodin and pectin. They have also admitted
that while they possess no knowledge of the properties of herbs, yet
they have known of cases in which ephedrin, which is an extract from
the Chinese herb "ma huang," has relieved asthma, and of cases in
which digitalis, which is an extract from foxglove root, has been bene-
ficial to the heart.
The effects of the odor, the taste, the strength, the color and the
action of the herbs on the head and on the extremities of the body are
absolutely unknown to them. Neither do they know that numerous
herbs, though light in weight, possess great strength and when boiled
in water, constitute a marvelous remedy for the relief of congestion in
the cavities of the head.
In 1925 an Anti-Herb Bill was introduced into the California State
Assembly. People of all classes attacked Fong Wan in all sorts of
ways, but he merely laughed at them, for he knew that those who had
arrayed themselves against him had done so either by reason of jeal-
ousy of his success or because they were as ignorant with regard to
the real value of herbs as he had been when he was a foolish young
boy addicted to queue-pulling. He therefore sympathized with their
ignorance and did not blame them for causing him so many hardships,
especially as he was living in a foreign land where the Science of
Herbal Remedies was both so new and so vaguely understood.
Fong Wan is happy to say that thousands of people have gained
speedy relief by drinking his herbs and that only about 15% to 20% of
the cases have required more than a brief period of treatment.
DEAFNESS
DEPUTY SHERIFF'S STATEMENT
Richmond, California, May 28, 1927.
I suffered from Nervous Headache and Deafness. My Health was
so poor that I was unable to do anything. I had tried many doctors
and had also been treated at the University Clinic. The doctors there
inserted an instrument into my nose for the purpose of restoring my
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hearing. Its only effect was to cause me awful pain and bleeding.
Then my nose became stopped up and my suffering was worse than
before.
At last I saw a Fong Wan Herb Tea Advertisement. I went to
their wonderful Herb Specialist, and now, after six weeks, am entirely
well in every way. This letter of recommendation is prompted by
gratitude. A. S. ANDRADE.
ENTIRE FAMILY RELIES UPON FONG WAN
Richmond, Calif., May 28, 1927.
We first made the acquaintance of Fong Wan in the early Spring
of 1916, when he was located at Eighth and Clay Streets. My husband
was very deaf. He had an annoying noise in his ears, and his head was
stuffed with Catarrh. Prior to this time he had sought relief contin-
uously, but in vain.
Being a deputy sheriff, he was naturally very anxious to have his
hearing restored. He had been to the University Clinic, where the
physicians had tried to relieve his ear trouble by inserting an instru-
ment into his nose. However, his suffering had been only increased
thereby, as the instrument caused terrible bleeding and soreness. The
blood clots stopped up the nasal cavity, thus impeding the functioning
of the nose as well as of the ears. As a result, my husband could
neither smell nor hear.
We chanced to go to Oakland, and there consulted Fong Wan, who
said that the deafness was due to the kidneys. My husband began
drinking the herb tea, and in but six weeks' time his hearing was re-
stored and his Catarrh gone. Years later, he was again treated by
Fong Wan for an infection in his hand which caused Boils, and for a
pain in his leg due to inflamed nerves.
Some years after that, my children also took treatment for Catarrh,
and I took the herbs for Dizziness, High Blood Pressure, Nervousness
and Hot Flashes. All the members of our family, one after another,
have been relieved by the Fong Wan Herbs in every ailment that has
come to us.
We have known Fong Wan for all these years and have seen him
from the very beginning of his career in Oakland. He has gone through
many kinds of trouble, but he has valiantly breasted them all without
any real harm. Today, Fong Wan is the most successful and prosper-
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ous herbalist in the Bay Region. We confidently rely upon him as our
healer in whatever kind of suffering may come to us.
MARIA S. ANDRADE.
A CHINESE LADY WHO TRIED MANY DOCTORS BUT
OBTAINED NO RELIEF IS COMPLETELY RESTORED
BY DRINKING THE FONG WAN HERBS; HER
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL FOLLOWS
San Francisco, California.
Fong Wan Co.
Gentlemen: I am writing this out of gratitude to Fong Wan. For
many years I suffered with a Ringing in my Right Ear. About a year
ago my left ear also began to ring. Both ears became so bad that I
could hardly hear my baby cry.
Although I am still but a young woman, I had treated everywhere
with many doctors. None of them were able to do me any good. My
people told me that my ears had too much air in them. I had been
troubled with them ever since I was a little girl.
I was very anxious to go to Oakland to see Fong Wan; but, be-
cause my baby was very young, I was not able to go until this spring.
Now I am entirely well and a healthy woman.
(1927) MRS. KAM YOKE CHONG.
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. J. MEAD in the Southern Division
of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Northern Dis-
trict of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 3, pages 239-
248, March 7, 1932.
Defense Attorney: Q. "Mrs. Mead, were you a customer of the
Fong Wan Herb Company ? A, Yes.
Q. Did you take their herbs ? A. Yes.
Q. About how long ago ? A. It has been between four and five
years ago.
Q. For what purpose did you take them? A. For reducing
weight.
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Q. 'Was your Weight accompanied by any physical distress of any
kind? A. Well, in my work I stand on my feet, and I just simply had
too much weight on them and it affected my feet and it was hard for
me to get around.
Q. Did it affect your ankles? A. Yes.
Q. A swelling of the ankles ? A. Yes.
Q. And about what was your weight? A. When I started taking
the herbs I weighed around 170.
Q. And was that causing you distress ? A. Yes.
Q. For how long did you take the Fong Wan herbs in order to at-
tempt to correct that situation ? A. Between five and six weeks.
Q. What was the result?
A. I reduced eighteen pounds.
Q. Has your flesh remained stationary at that point ever since?
A. Yes, I vary from two to four pounds.
Q. What was the result on your general health ? A. Oh, I have
had wonderful health ever since.
Q. A benefit to you, were they ? A. Yes, they were a wonderful
benefit to me.
Defense Attorney: That is all.
CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. How much do you weigh now, Madam?
A. Between 150 and 154. I have not weighed recently. I stay around
that weight.
Q. The last time you weighed yourself you weighed about 154?
A. No, 152.
Q. Did Fong Wan, the defendant in this action, come to you and
ask you about this ? Have you spoken to him lately ? A. No.
Q. When was the last time you saw the defendant, Fong Wan, or
some representative of his office? A. I don't just understand what
you mean.
Q. Do you know Fong Wan when you see him ? A. Yes.
Q. Do you see him here in court? A. Yes.
Q. When was the last time that you saw the defendant, himself?
A. Before Christmas.
Q. How long ago did you take these herbs from him? A. Be-
tween four and five years.
Q. Between four and five years ago? A. Yes.
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Q. You saw him just before Christinas? A. Yes.
Q. Did he come to your place? A. No.
Q. Where did you see him ? A. I called and saw him.
Q. Did he tell you about this case pending against him in the
Federal Court, here, at that time? A. No.
Q. Did you ever give him a testimonial ? A. He asked me if the
herbs helped me and I told him they did.
Q. You told him they did. Is that all you ever told him ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you ever tell him anything else? A. I think that covers
everything.
Q. Did you ever give him anything in writing? A. Yes.
Q. Do you recall the time that you gave him something in writ-
ing?
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. I don't want to intimidate you in any
way, Mrs. Mead. I want to be just as fair with you as I can possibly
be. The thing I want to get is this, I want to know, and I think the
jury wants to know, just what you said in that letter. If you will re-
fresh your recollection to think about it, I will{ let you think about it.
It is very important that we know what you said in that letter. A. I
said just how much good the herbs did me. That covered it all.
Q. What good did you say they did you? A. I don't memorize
everything I write.
Q. What words do you think you might have used? Did you write
three lines, two lines, or five lines ? Don't you see what I am trying
to get at?
Q. Will you just read that letter, Madam,
right here, at the top, page 147 of the testimonial book. You have
read that, have you ? A. Yes.
Q. Is that what you wrote him at that time? A. Yes.
Q. Are- you positive? A. Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney: It reads as follows:
I hereby certify that the facts in this statement are absolutely true
and that I had previously tried all the methods I know of for reducing.
Observing that a friend of mine had obtained such splendid results in
the- way of gaining weight by taking the Fong Wan Herbs, I consulted
Fong Wan to see if he could give me herbs to make me thin.
He frankly told me that it would be easy to reduce the flesh of the
trunk and abdomen, but that on the big muscles of the limbs the flesh
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would be lost very slowly. I decided to try the herbs as my abdomen
was burdened with excess fat and my stomach was bloated. After
having completed a four-weeks' treatment, I weighed 18 pounds less.
Before I began to take the herbs, I told my friends of my new plan
for reducing but none of them would believe it would be possible for
the herbs to relieve me of my excess upholstery.
Now I am happy and grateful not only for flesh reduce^ but also
for having been relieved of that tired, drowsy feeling which made work
a burden. I am feeling stronger all over and I work from 9 a. m. until
5 p. m. without being tired. JEAN MEAD.
Q. Just out of a clear thin sky, without any prompting or request
by anybody, you wrote it in this way. You used just the words that are
in that book right there, is that right? A. Yes.
Q. Exactly those words ? A. Yes.
Q. Did you receive any compensation for it? A. No.
Q. And that letter was unsolicited from you by anybody; nobody
ever asked you to write that letter or send it to the defendant ? A. No.
Prosecuting Attorney: That is all.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
Defense Attorney: Q. Mrs. Mead, this letter was written about
how many years ago ? A. Between four and five.
Q. Prior to going to the Fong Wan Herb Company had you been
in conference with other people that had gone to him ? A. I beg par-
don, what is that?
Q. The question is, before going to the Fong Wan Herb Company,
had you talked with others who had used the herbs? A. Yes.
Q. More than one person ? A. Yes.
Q. Several? A. Yes."
THE HUMAN TONGUE INDICATES INTERNAL CONDITIONS
In giving instruction in Chinese Methods of Healing, a teacher re-
quired his Chinese students to recite the following:
1. The tip of the tongue indicates the condition of the heart.
2. The center of the tongue indicates the condition of the stomach
and spleen.
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3. The edges of the tongue indicate the condition of the liver and
gall.
4. The sub-lingual area (floor of the mouth) indicates the condition
of the kidneys.
Various internal disorders are indicated when any part of the tongue
is dry, white, yellowish, inflamed, or sore. Nothing can be ascertained
by merely looking to see whether the tongue is coated or not. Herbal-
ists compound herbs, according to the ancient formulas, to overcome
the complaints of each individual.
In Occidental countries many sufferers have had their tongues re-
moved, and have died after a short time. Others have had their tongues
treated with radium. In some cases, the tongue has become so har-
dened that it was immovable, thus making speech impossible.
SAVED FROM OPERATION ON HER TONGUE
Oakland, Calif., March 25, 1929.
I suffered so severely from a Sore on my Tongue that I could scarce-
ly eat or speak without intense pain. Moreover, my eyes were badly
inflamed and my health in general was poor. I tried several doctors.
Most of them decided that relief could be obtained only through an
operation on my tongue.
Fortunately, I was recommended to try Fong Wan. I took the
herbs he compounded for me and I am now not only rid of that sore
on my tongue, but my eyes are better and I feel like a new person
throughout.
If it had not been for Fong Wan's skill, I should have been in a ter-
rible fix. Perhaps I should have lost my tongue and, possibly, my life
also. It is needless to say that I am sincerely grateful.
LENA C. ANDERSON.
TERRIFIC PAIN THAT BAFFLED MODERN SCIENTISTS
RELIEVED BY FONG WAN HERBS
Oakland, Calif., Jan. 21, 1929.
For six months, I suffered day and night from terrific pain in my
hands and arms. I was in the hospital for several weeks and I tried all
kinds of Electric treatments, X-Rays, and adjustments, to say nothing
of nine doctors. Still, I suffered agonies and secured no relief. One
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healer said one thing and the next said another. I became so tired of
them and so discouraged with their futile attempts to help me that I
decided to give them all up and try the Fong Wan Herbs.
I took the herbs faithfully for five weeks, cooking them at home.
From the first, I noted a slow but steady improvement. The pains left
me gradually, and even though five months have now elapsed since I
discontinued the treatment, marvelous though it seems, the pains have
not returned. (Signed) MRS. L. M. CROWLEY.
CARRIED TO THE FONG WAN OFFICE
Oakland, Calif., Oct. 11, 1927.
For years, I suffered from Headache, Rundown Health, and Bleeding
Piles. I tried in vain to get relief from various healers. I was so ill
that I had to be carried into the Fong Wan office. After I had taken
the Fong Wan Herbs for about two months, all my troubles had been
overcome.
This was about four years ago, but I still remain well. I have en^
joyed the very best of health ever since.
MRS. L. E. JONES.
AN INIURED BACK
Oakland, Calif., Jan. 23, 1926.
I had a severe Sprain in my back from which I suffered for fully four
years. It was torture to move around. I was treated by doctors and
Chiropractors for months at a stretch, but neither their drugs nor their
adjustments afforded me any relief.
A relative of mine who had been relieved of long suffering from
nervous breakdown recommended that I try the Fong Wan Herbs.
After five weeks of his treatment, my pain was gone, and I have been
well ever since. As this was two years ago, I believe the relief to be
permanent. I am giving this testimonial in gratitude.
CHAS. F. MALLEY.
DR. G. L. MEAD, RETIRED PHYSICIAN AND CHIROPRACTOR,
FINDS FONG WAN A MOST COMPETENT HERBALIST
HIS STATEMENT READS:
Oakland, Calif., July 18, 1927.
In connection with my experience of over twenty years in the prac-
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tice of medicine in the South and as a Chiropractor in Oakland, I had
heard a great deal of Fong Wan's wonderful success in relieving- nu-
merous cases of suffering that were apparently hopeless. Although J
had never communicated with the herbalist, I had heard so much about
him from fellow members of my profession, that I decided to visit him.
Finding his conversation interesting, I inquired of Fong Wan with
regard to his method of healing. I then discovered that he possesses
an extensive knowledge of the Science of Therapeutics and Materia
Medica. When I asked him what he would do in the case of a dis-
located joint, he promptly replied, "I should send the person to a Chiro-
practor." To the question, "What would you do in a case where sur-
gery was required?" he answered, "I should recommend that the suf-
ferer consult a friend of mine who is a Surgeon." These replies con-
vinced me that Fong Wan is neither narrow-minded nor selfish.
Finally, I spoke to the herbalist frankly regarding my own physical
condition. Partly because of my age, but more especially because I
had expended so much energy and undergone such nervous strain in
making chiropractic adjustments, I had lost my physical strength, my
food was but poorly digested, and my bowels had become inflamed. My
head felt heavy, I was often dizzy, and my heart beats were irregular;
sometimes being too fast and sometimes, too slow. On account of
these physical ailments, I had retired from the chiropractic profession
and taken up some work as an appraiser in the Assessor's Office of
Alameda County.
I asked Fong Wan what his Herb Treatment could do for me. He
said that herbs could be compounded to increase the blood supply, to
strengthen the nerves, to improve the air circulation, to clear the head
of congestion, to rid the stomach of gas, and to improve the digestion.
In fact, he said that I would be better all over.
I took the herbs home in packages to cook and drink at my con-
venience. Now, after about two weeks, I really feel "better all over."
Wherever I go, my friends at once notice the change and say that I am
looking better than I have for a long time.
DR. G. L. MEAD.
NOSE HEALED
Oakland, March 13, 1935.
To Whom It May Concern:
My nose was operated on twenty-eight years ago, but during all this
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time the wound has refused to heal, although I have tried everything
that I thought might help it. Now, however, I rejoice to say that
after having taken the Fong Wan Herbs for but six weeks the wound
has healed and my nose is well again. Naturally I feel greatly in-
debted to Fong Wan. MRS. LUELLA P. RESAU.
CHRONIC CASE OF SORE LEG
Oakland, Calif., Oct. 28, 1933.
For about ten years I was troubled with a badly swollen leg and a
sore on the same. I had undergone several different treatments and
had almost given up hope of ever being cured.
Having been advised to see Fong Wan, I did so, and commenced to
take his herbs. They gave me almost immediate relief, and I was
finally cured.
It is five years since I stopped taking the Fong Wan herbs but my
leg has not troubled me since. It is now in fine condition.
I cannot say too much for the herbs I received from Fong Wan.
GEO. P. RISING.
SUMMER ILLS
Healing by the oldest methods, the Chinese associated the five prin-
cipal elements of Nature with the seasons of the year. Each of the
four seasons belong to one of the four principal elements, viz. : the veg-
etation, fire, mineral and water elements. Spring belongs to the vege-
tation element; summer to the fire element; autumn to the mineral
element, and winter to the water element.
Each year during the summer the fire element (that is, the heat or
fever element), causes the blood to become warm and expand. The
pores of the skin open more freely during the summer than at any
other season, and the poisons of various diseases begin to multiply.
Therefore, eczema, poison oak, hop poison, rashes and inflammation
in the different organs of the human body increase and spread more
during summer than at any other time.
All of these complaints can be eradicated by the Fong Wan Herbs.
Herbs are not only used internally to thoroughly cleanse the entire sys-
tem, but in some cases herbs in powdered form are applied externally.
It is advisable that diseases such as those mentioned above be relieved
before they have time to spread.
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POISON OAK
Berkeley, California.
In the summer of 1922, while I was attending the seven-day Confer-
ence of the Presbyterian Young People at San Anselmo, in the midst of
my enjoyment, I contracted a very severe case of Poison Oak. My
friends fairly whitewashed me with soda and I tried other remedies
without any perceivable effect, as the Poison Oak continued to spread.
The pus dripped so copiously from one of my forearms that one of the
Conference leaders went to a private home and begged an old sheet
with which to bandage me. My face and neck were so bad that I tried
to isolate myself from my companions for fear that they might catch it.
I returned in torment to Berkeley with my face swollen almost
beyond recognition and one of my eyes nearly closed. When I entered
the house, my mother, who has great faith in the FONG WAN HERB-
ALIST, lost no time in phoning him and describing my condition. He
sent me a package of white powder by Special Delivery. I wasn't par-
tial to Chinese Herbs myself, for I hated the smell of them when they
were cooking and I liked their taste less, but as this was an odorless
white powder, which neither burned not discolored the skin, and which
required only to be mixed with a little water into a thin paste, I was
willing to give it a trial.
Within an hour after the first application, the pus had ceased to
drip and the terrible burning and itching were almost gone. Four appli-
cations had been made before bedtime, and the inflammation was al-
ready beginning to subside. My sleep was undisturbed and when I got
up the next morning I scarcely recognized myself in the glass, as the
swelling in my face was gone, both eyes were open wide, and the
eruption had begun to dry. Within twenty-four hours after the first
application it had practically disappeared. Three days later when I
went to church with my skin smooth and natural, my friends who had
come home with me could hardly believe their eyes. They insisted upon
knowing what had wrought the magic.
My own prejudice against Chinese Herbs had been completely over-
come, and in March, 1923, when I came down with a bad case of Flu,
accompanied by high fever and bloody urine, I drank the herbs without
protest and was back at College within a week.
In the spring of 1924 my mother heard that a young girl friend out
at Danville had planned to come to Berkeley on a certain day to buy
her Easter1 hat, but had been prevented because she was suifering so
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with Poison Oak that she could scarcely see, one eye being entirely
closed. As I had not used all of the powder, my mother promptly
mailed what was left to Gladys. Three days later our bell rang and in
came Gladys, locking like a picture in her new Easter hat and brim-
ming over with gratitude for the wonderful remedy. Before I went to
San Anselmo in 1924, I got some more of the powder. I didn't con-
tract Poison Oak this time, but two other boys did. I gave them some
of the powder, and after but two or three applications their Poison Oak
not only ceased to spread, but dried up and disappeared.
In closing, I want to say that although FONG WAN has an envi-
able fundamental knowledge of the properties and uses of Chinese
Herbal Remedies, he does not rely entirely upon what he already knows,
but continues to study and think. He accomplishes so many big things
that he doesn't consider the drying up of a case of Poison Oak worthy
of mention, but I do. Therefore I am giving this unsolicited testimonial.
CHESTER LAWRENCE.
(Verified 1932)
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY MRS. J. CALLAHAN in the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the North-
ern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 4, pages 300-
306, March 8, 1932:
Defense Attorney: Q. "Will you kindly state to the jury your
first connection with Fong Wan, >and just what you applied to him for,
and what happened. Just state it in your own words? A. I suffered
very badly with my thighs. They had been infected in a hospital. The
agony was very great. I went to him to get something1 to alleviate the
agony, not to help me, because nothing can be done permanently for
me. He alleviated the agony to a marked extent.
Q. That was with respect to the infection on your thigh? A.
Yes.
Q. After that period of time did you have occasion to apply to
him for relief again? A. Yes.
Q. In what year was that, Mrs. Callahan ? A. That was approxi-
mately the 4th or 5th of last November, 1931. It was just this last
November.
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Q. You were busy in office work? A. I have been in numerous
campaigns in the State. For the last couple of years I conducted the
campaign for the tariffs for the Cherry Growers on the Pacific Coast,
which I won.
Q. The only thing I was anxious to show was that you were active
in office work. A. Yes.
Q. Now, at the time you have described, just state in brief lan-
guage what affected you, what occurred ? A. I was taken in the mid-
dle of the night with a very severe pain right here. I called the doctor
and a surgeon and an osteopath. He is a surgeon, a doctor, and an
osteopath.
The Court: Q. The doctor gave you no relief? A. He absolutely
practically gave me no hope.
Q. I say he gave you no relief? A. No.
Q. Somebody telephoned to the defendant on your behalf? A.
Yes.
Q. Did you hear that conversation? A. No, I instructed them
what to say.
Defense Attorney: Q. In any event, did you take whatever he
sent over? A. I took it very quickly. It was warm. I think the
nurse made it hotter. I took it, and in an hour my leg began to get
down and I rapidly got over the trouble. The pain went away rapidly.
Q. How long was it before the pain was completely gone ? A. It
was a couple of days. I had another dose of the (herbs, and it was a
couple of days.
Q. Have you ever had any recurrence of the trouble since? A.
No, I never had.
Q. Don't answer what it was, Mrs. Callahan, but did the surgeon,
when he told you you would have to go to the hospital, tell you what
the particular trouble was that you were suffering with? A. No, he
didn't seem to know.
Q. Did he say it was necessary for an operation? A. Yes, he
thought without doubt it was a case for an operation.
Q. What did he say would happen if he didn't operate? A. He
didn't give me practically any hope. I think he was very doubtful even
if I were taken to a hospital. He simply said it was that critical a case.
Defense Attorney: That is all.
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CROSS EXAMINATION
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Your case was awfully bad, wasn't it ?
A. Very.
Q. And there was almost no hope for your recovery, you thought,
from what the doctor told you ? A. That was my impression.
Q. The doctor seemed to indicate to you — I mean this osteopath —
that if you didn't do something right away about it you would die?
A. That was not the osteopath.
Q. Well, the other doctor. A. Yes, he indicated it was a terrific
case.
Q. And in an hour after you took those herbs you were a perfect
woman ? A. No, I was not a perfect woman.
Q. But you didn't have any more pain ? A. I won't say I didn't
have any pain, but I was relieved, and I went to sleep.
Q. Didn't you feel altogether relieved one hour after you took
those herbs ? A. I can't say I did in one hour.
Q. But you said that a few minutes ago, didn't you? A. I was
relieved; I didn't say, however, I was greatly relieved. You can't get
over such agony as that in an hour.
Q. You are quite a nervous person, aren't you, Mrs. Callahan?
A. No, I am not nervous.
Q. The type of work you do is very nervous work, isn't it? A. It
is all mental work.
Q. You are not the calmest person in the world, are you ? A. I
don't think mental work gives you a calm, phlegmatic temperament.
Q. You are rather a high-strung woman, aren't you? A. No, I
am not.
Q. The osteopath that came first, why didn't you call up a recog-
nized physician and surgeon instead of sending for an osteopath ? A.
He was all three.
Q. He was all three in one ? A. Yes, he was all three in one."
SPEEDY RELIEF FROM TERRIBLE SUFFERING BY
FONG WAN HERBS
Berkeley, Calif., June 27, 1931.
To Whom It May Concern:
While working in the copper mines at Ely, Nev., I twice contracted
Flu. The physicans at the hospital called the second attack "Intestinal
Influenza." I was very weak, could not eat and had pain throughout
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my intestines. As the physicians also said that I had Appendicitis, I
had my appendix removed, but my condition was not improved. I was
then advised to go to a lower altitude;! so I came to my brother's place
in Berkeley.
However, as soon as I arrived in Berkeley intense pain shot through
my intestines and I felt that I might drop dead. Neither my kidneys
nor my bowels functioned properly, laxatives having no effect. My
brother urged that I go to see Fong Wan right away. I was brought
to his office, I could scarcely take a step without excruciating pain. The
tea from the first package of herbs cooked for me afforded instant relief.
Now, after three weeks of the herbs, I feel able to return to Nevada.
I am personally acquainted with several folks in Nevada who have
been helped by the Fong Wan Herbs.
P. J. HEANEY.
The following letter was received by Mr. P. J. Heaney of McGill,
Nevada, who, having secured relief from terrible agony by taking the
Fong Wan Herbs, sent some to a friend in Ireland:
Corrogs, Newry, June 1st, 1932.
Dear Pat: Just a few short lines to thank you very much for the
Chinese Herbs which I received and took according to the directions,
and am pleased to say that for these last three weeks I've never felt
the pain. I have the pain now for over 14 months and tried three
doctors and also went under a course of treatment with the ultra-violet
ray and all was no use. After taking the fifth dose of your medicine
the pain became less frequent, and now, as already stated, I haven't
felt it for almost three weeks.
I will always feel very thankful to you for your thoughtfulness and
kindness and only hope that I will have the pleasure soon again
of seeing you and going out for a shot again over the mountains, hills
and glens as we often did before —
"I've tried the Newry doctors, but it was all in vain,
The violet-ray it was no use, and wouldn't stop the pain;
The Chinaman you see was grand. I do not know his name.
His herbs they did work well and put away the pain."
I've got no more to tell you now as I expect you get all the news
from home. Again thanking you for your great kindness and assuring
you I will never forget it, I remain, your old friend,
PETER CONNOLLY.
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f
Stanley R. Maas
COLLEGE STUDENT ENDORSES FONG WAN HERBS
Berkeley, Calif., April 6, 1932.
To Whom It May Concern:
In January, 1930, I caught a severe
cold which settled in my chest and made
the entire thoracic area as sore as a boil.
I failed to obtain relief elsewhere in the
medical line. Four months later this
soreness spread to all parts of my body.
It felt as if every bone of my body was
being crushed. From then on for a year
and a half I suffered daily torture.
There was not a spot on my body that
was not sore. My thorax, shoulders, ribs
and back were so sore that even to take
a breath above the ordinary would cause
the most excruciating pain; my legs felt as though they were made of
clay and ached all the time; my throat was so sore I could scarcely
talk; every tooth in my head was sore and ached all the time; my
tongue felt like a piece of raw beefsteak; my eyes felt as though they
were full of lemon juice; my face burned all the time; even the inside
of my nose felt raw and inflamed; my face turned a grayish-green;
my elbows were so sore and stiff that I could scarcely move them; my
hands and fingers became so sore that I could scarcely hold a pen; my
back felt as though it were about ready to break in two; my arms felt
like rags and ached from my shoulder blades to my finger tips.
Every hour of every day for over a year and a half, no matter what
I did, no matter where I went, my entire body was wracked with sting-
ing, burning, itching, sickening pains that would shoot from my toes
clear up into my throat and mouth. When the weather was hot I felt
as if I were burning up and when it was cold I felt as if a current of
electricity were running through me. The nerves all over my body
would contract and I felt as if I were being drawn up into a knot.
Many and many a time I writhed and cried with pain.
During all this time I had fifteen different medical examinations
but not one of them could diagnose my case or relieve my misery. Then
I heard of Fong Wan. It took this wonderful man just about three
seconds to tell my case and I noticed improvement upon drinking my
first cup of herb tea. All those fires in my body have been quenched;
all impurities, salts and acids have been driven out; my blood has been
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cleansed and purified, and aside from being a little weak and dizzy
yet from the terrible beating I took, I feel myself again.
I am no salesman for the) Fong Wan Herbs. I ,ami merely writing
this testimonial out of the deepest gratitude for what this wonderful
herbalist has done for me !and in the hope that other sufferers may read
it and find genuine relief through the marvelous medicinal properties of
the Fong Wan Herbs. Had I; heard of Fong Wan in, the beginning, I
would never have become sick; had I not heard of him, I would never
have gotten well.
Anyone wishing to verify these statements can do so by writing me.
I will be more than glad to answer any questions.
Long live Fong Wan!
STANLEY R. MAAS.
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CHAPTER XI
ENTRAPMENT LETTERS
The public may be interested in reading a few specimens of the nu-
merous entrapment letters sent to Fong Wan by the Postal Inspector
under assumed names. These same letters were part of the evidence
offered by the prosecution in the trial against Fong Wan in the South-
ern Division of the United States District Court for the Northern Dis-
trict of California, March, 1932. The prosecution offered 16 different
sets of letters, among which the following were included:
From pages 27-41, transcript, Vol. I, March 3, 1932, dated Septem-
ber 5, 1929, reads as follows:
"Carl A. Miles
In the Vale of the Shenandoah
Grottoes, Virginia
Fong Wan Herb Co.,
576 Tenth Street,
Oakland, Calif.
Gentlemen :
I saw your advertisement about stomach ulcers, and I am troubled
with my stomach about an hour or so after I eat food, when I have aw-
ful pains in my stomach, so that I am not able to do anything. I have
been to the doctor and he says I have ulcer of the stomach and that the
ulcer is where the stomach empties into the intestines and that the food
cannot get out of the stomach because of the ulcer. He says the
ulcer has healed some and has formed scar tissue around the opening
and that the pain is due to the fact that the food can not get out of
the stomach into the intestines, and that there are probably other
ulcers down there.
According to Mr. Mitchell of El Cerrito you cured him of ulcers of
the stomach. Please have your doctors go over my case and let me
know if you can cure me.
Yours,
(signed) C. A. MILES."
(The above letterhead was printed).
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Reply dated September 10, 1929, reads as follows:
"Mr. Carl A. Miles,
In the Vale of the Shenandoah,
Grottoes, Virginia.
Dear Mr. Miles:
Our herbs are compounded to meet individual needs. Our herbs
specially compounded have relieved many instances of stomach ulcers.
Should you desire complete information about healing by herbs, espec-
ially in regard to stomach troubles, you may send us 13c in postage,
and we will mail you free of charge a copy of our 'Herb Lore.' This
contains explanations of the theories regarding stomach ailments, and
numerous testimonials from relieved sufferers.
The price of our herbs is ten dollars per week in advance for a
week's supply of herbs, one package to be cooked daily in accordance
with directions, and the tea drunk each day. All packages are mailed
postpaid and insured. The money may be sent either by check or by
money order.
Out of town patrons, who cannot come to the office, write in detail
the facts, duration of ailment, physical condition, etc., and keep in
touch with the herbalist with weekly letters.
Yours truly,
FONGWAN - - -."
FWHCo/J
Second set of letters, same stationery as before.
October 8, 1929.
"Gentlemen: Your letter of the 10th ultimo duly to hand. Inclosed
find 13c for 'Herb Lore.' Will you kindly tell me the name of the
herbs which you use in your treatment, and also whether the treatment
will cure the trouble described in my previous letter. Thanking you,
I am,
Respectfully,
C. A. MILES."
October 12, 1929.
"Dear Mr. Miles:
We are in receipt of your letter requesting a copy of 'Herb Lore/
and we have mailed you a copy under separate cover.
We regret that we are not able to comply with your request for the
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names of herbs used, as all our herbs are catalogued under Chinese
names. If you will look at the picture of our herb room in the front of
the book, you will realize that we carry a complete stock of herbs. It
is in this room that the herbalist oversees the preparation of all herbs'
to be sent out. Herbs are compounded to meet individual needs, and
about 20 varieties go into each package, depending of course on the
ailment.
Yours truly,
FONGWAN - - -."
FWHCo/J
Third set of letters (same stationery as before).
November 9, 1929.
"Gentlemen: I have received your letters of Sept. 19 and Oct. 12,
1929, and also copy of Herb Lore. The testimonials about stomach
trouble lead me to conclude that you can cure all kinds. Like I wrote
you I am bothered about an hour or so after I eat food, when I have
great pains in my stomach. The doctor says I have ulcer of the stom-
ach and that the ulcer is where the stomach empties into the intes-
tines and that the food cannot get out of the stomach because of the
ulcer, because the ulcer has healed some and had formed scar tissue
around the opening and that the pain is caused from the fact that the
food cannot get out of the stomach into the intestines. He says there
may be other ulcers down there.
I am enclosing $10 for you to send your treatment, if it will cure
this condition. Of course, if it won't cure me, please return the money.
Yours,
C. A. MILES."
November 13, 1929.
"Dear Mr. Miles : We are in receipt of your letter of the 9th, and
also your money order1 for $10.00. As stated before, herbs can be com^
pounded to meet your particular needs, but we would like to have you
understand that a week's supply of herbs will not be sufficient to relieve
your ailment. Some individuals respond quicker than others, different
individuals vary in the length of time that they have to take the herbs.
It may take several weeks, and it may take two or three months, de-
pending on the rapidity with which your system responds to the herbs.
We regret this delay, but since you are so far away, we want to be
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sure that you understand about the herbs. We are awaiting your re-
ply before acting upon this matter.
Yours truly,
FONGWAN - - -."
FWHCo/J
Fourth set of letters.
November 21, 1929.
"Gentlemen: Yours of the 13th instant received, advising that
herbs can be compounded for the case described in previous letters and
that one week's supply will not be sufficient. Will you please let me
know if the treatments that follow the first supply will consist of the
same herbs, and what do you estimate it will cost to cure the trouble ?
Respectfully,
C. A. MILES."
December 14, 1929.
"Dear Mr. Miles:
The herbs that would be compounded to meet your needs would not
necessarily be the same each time. The herbalist keeps in touch with
out of town patrons by having them write each week of the extent of
progress noted. Herbs are changed, if necessary, according to contents
of letter received.
We cannot make an estimate as to the cost of herbs because it is
difficult to determine how long it will take your particular system to
respond. Different individuals vary in the length of time. After you
have taken the herbs for awhile, and have kept in touch with the herb-
alist, he may be in a position to tell you approximately how long you
would have to take the herbs. The length of time depends on the in-
dividual.
Yours truly,
FONGWAN - - -."
FWHCo/J
Fifth set of letters.
December 28, 1929.
"Gentlemen: Yours of the 14th instant received, and as you fully
understand the case of stomach ulcers from previous letters, you may
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send the supply for which you have already acknowledged receipt of
the ten dollars.
Respectfully,
C. A. MILES."
January 11, 1930.
"Dear Mr. Miles: You will take these herbs according to the en-
closed directions, and please write how you feel after taking the herbs,
so the Fong Wan Herbalist can keep in touch with your condition, and
compound your herbs accordingly.
Yours truly,
FONG WAN - - -."
Sixth set of letters — plain stationery used.
Grottoes, Va., December 24, 1930.
"Fong Poy,
578 10th Street,
Oakland, Cal.
Sir: Some while ago I bought herbs from Fong Wan, and now the
ad says write to you, and I want to get some more. How much should
I send for the second supply ?
Yours,
C. A. MILES."
"Mr. C. A. Miles, December 29, 1930.
Grottoes, Virginia,
Dear Sir:
A new campaign against Chinese Herbalists of California has re-
cently been started, probably due to the efforts of enemies. The result
has been that the postal authorities have issued fraud orders against
the mail of the leading herbalists and herb companies.
It is claimed that the herb companies have been using the mails to
defraud, as the herbs have no remedial value. The fact that test tubes,
chemical tests, microscopic tests, etc., do not show anything with re-
gard to the value of herbs, seems to some people sufficient evidence to
condemn the herbs as worthless. They do not realize there is a possi-
bility that herbs cannot be thus analyzed and that the herbs work
through the human system.
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Therefore, no herbs can be sent to you through the mail. If you
feel that the herbs have helped you, and you would like more herbs, you
may send someone to get them for you.
Yours truly,
FONG POY."
From pages 63-64, Vol. I, transcript, March 3, 1932.
Dated August 28, 1929— reads as follows:
"Gents: Read your advertisement, and am sending for the book
which you say is distributed gratis. What I want is a treatment to
straighten crossed eyes, or a cure for strabismus. Please advise.
Yours,
CAROLINE ARNOLD."
Reply, dated August 30, 1929, reads as follows :
"Our booklet 'Herb Lore' is distributed gratis, but we ask that those
wishing their booklet mailed to them, furnish us with the postage. If
you will send us 13c in postage, we shall be glad to mail you a copy.
Our herba are compounded to meet individual needs and the price
is ten dollars per week in advance. One package is to be cooked daily
according to directions, and the tea drunk each day. All packages are
mailed postpaid and insured. Should you desire that our herbalist
compound herbs for you, you should write in detail the facts of your
ailment, how long you have been afflicted, etc.
Yours truly,
FONG WAN - - -."
Reply dated September 17, 1929, reads as follows:
"Yours of Aug. 30th received and inclosed find 13c for 'Herb Lore/ I
do not have any facts to give regarding the trouble strabismus except
that I have had it practically since a child. Please let me know if you
can cure the trouble ? Yours,
CAROLINE ARNOLD."
From page 65, transcript, Vol. I, March 3, 1932.
Exhibit in evidence Number 11.
Dated Oct. 22, 1929, reads as follows :
"I read your advertisement in the Italian newspaper of San Fran-
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i
cisco. Therefore enclosed you will find thirteen cents in stamps for
your book which I beg you to send me as soon as possible. My case is
one of convergent strabismus. I am forty years old and I was born
with this condition of the eyes. I beg you to let me know if you can
cure me with your herbs. Thanking you and awaiting a prompt reply,
LUIGI VENTURINI."
Reply, dated Oct. 28, 1929, reads as follows:
"Our herbs are compounded to meet individual needs, and the price
is ten dollars per week in advance for a week's supply of 7 packages,
one to be cooked daily according to directions, and the tea drunk each
day. All packages are mailed postpaid and insured.
The herbalist has never had an instance similar to yours. Those in-
stances of strabismus that he has relieved have all been acquired after
birth, and not since birth as yours is. The herbs no doubt will help
you, but he cannot say whether your condition can be completely re-
ieved or not.
Yours truly,
FONGWAN - - -."
Herb Lore was received on Nov. 25, 1929.
That concludes the correspondence in this case.
From pages 70-72, transcript, Vol. I, March 3, 1932.
Reads as follows :
August 30, 1929.
"I had heard of your herb treatment, and am suffering from dropsy,
where the flesh pits, and legs are all swelled up. Teeth are getting
black and lips are swollen. What I want to know is whether you have
a treatment to cure the trouble ?
Yours,
M. G. MASTERS, Box 201, Grottoes, Va."
Reply dated Sept. 3, 1929, reads as follows:
"Our herbs compounded to meet individual needs have successfully
relieved many instances of dropsy. In your case, the Fong Wan herb-
alist cannot ascertain whether the herbs will bring permanent relief,
because being so far away, he will not be able to see you. It all depends
on the severity of your condition, whether the herbs will give perma-
nent relief. At any rate, the herbs will undoubtedly aid you.
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The price of our herbs is ten dollars per week in advance, and all
packages are mailed postpaid and insured, with directions included.
Should you desire further information, you may send us 13c in post-
age, and we will mail you free of charge our book of 'Herb Lore/ which
explains the methods of healing by herbs. This will obligate you in
no way.
Yours truly,
FONG WAN - -
Second set of letters dated Sept. 26, 1929, read as follows:
"Your letter of Sept. 3 to hand, and find herewith 13c in stamps for
'Herb Lore.' I take it from your letter that I can find out from this
book whether your herbs will cure the dropsy as described in my pre-
vious letter. Am I right?
Yours,
M. G. MASTERS, Box 201."
Reply, dated Sept. 30, 1929, reads as follows:
"We are mailing you a copy of our 'Herb Lore' under separate cov-
er. Chapter IV, dealing with the heart, has articles that will describe
for you the Chinese theories regarding your ailment.
Our herbs are compounded to meet the particular needs of each in-
dividual. Should you decide to have our herbalist compound herbs for
you, you may send $10 in money order or by check, and we will mail
you the herbs postpaid and insured. Out of town patrons keep in touch
with the herbalist by writing of the progress noted when ordering
more herbs.
Yours truly,
FONG WAN - - -."
Letter dated Nov. 1, 1929, reads as follows:
"Your letters and 'Herb Lore' received, and like I wrote have the
dropsy because the doctor says so. The flesh pits, and legs are all
swelled up, and teeth are getting black, and lips are swollen. If your
treatment will cure me, send at once, but if it won't please return
money.
Yours,
M. G. MASTERS."
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Reply, dated November 5, 1929, reads as follows:
"We are in receipt of your letter describing more fully your condi-
tion, and also the money order.
We are returning- your money order for ten dollars, because the
Fong Wan herbalist thinks that it would be very difficult for him to
compound herbs for you without seeing you. We regret that we can-
not be of service.
Yours truly,
FONG WAN - - -."
'
CHINESE FORMULAS STILL USED
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY JOHN K GARDNER in the Southern
Division of the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the North-
ern District of California.
The following excerpts are from the transcript, Vol. 5, pages 399-
403, March 9, 1932:
Defense Attorney: Q. "Doctor Gardner, are you a student of the
Chinese language ? A. All my life. Next year I will be 70.
Q. Where were you born? A. I was born in China, of American
parents.
Q. Have you occupied a chair in the Chinese language in any edu-
cational institution? A. I have in connection with the University of
California, I have taught the Chinese language.
Q. For how many years have you been familiar with the Chinese
tongue? A. I have handled the Chinese language all my life, from
the time I began to speak.
Q. And are you familiar with its literature? A. Yes.
Q. Have you made a transcript of these formulas of herbs which
has been identified by the witness who has just preceded you, have you
made a translation? A. I did. -
Q. Doctor, I asked you whether or not, in response to my request,
you made opposite the names of these herbs in Chinese, if you put down
their descriptive equivalents in Latin in order to conform to the botani-
cal uses ? A. Yes, I compared the Chinese names with the names in
Dr. Stewart's book, and attached the Latin equivalents of the Chinese.
Q. Are you familiar with a set of volumes known as the Chinese
Encyclopedia of Medicine and Materia Medica, published under the au-
thority of the Chinese Government? A. I am.
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Q. Does that volume contain) a statement of the purpose to which
each one of these herbs is applicable in the treatment of diseases ?
Prosecuting Attorney: Objected to as immaterial, irrelevent, and
incompetent, and calling for the opinion and conclusion of the witness,
and calling for hearsay matters.
The Court: Objection overruled.
A. ;I Tiave looked carefully over many pages of that work and I can
say that diseases are mentioned and herbs for those diseases given.
Defense Attorney: Q. Let me call your attention to the third
column here for -a moment. Before calling your attention to that, let
me ask you this: From what particular volume wass this third column
taken, headed 'Curative property?' From what Chinese treatise was
that taken ? A. It is called Yee Tsung Gum Gham.
Q. Which in English is what? A. Golden Text-Book of Medical
Terms.
Q. Published by the authority of whom? A. The Imperial au-
thority, in the year 1739.
Q. Opposite each one of these herbs, the name of which is given
in iChinese and opposite its Latin equivalent to indicate its botanical
connection, have you set forth from the Chinese Materia Medica to
which you have just referred the statement with regard to its curative
properties ? A. Yes.
Q. And does this statement contain a complete and a true transla-
tion from that volume of those statements? A. Yes. This is made
by ime.
Q. Both pages, Doctor? A. Yes.
Q. The first column, as I understand it, contains the name of the
herb in Chinese, with its English equivalent, taken from the book identi-
fied by the witness preceding you ? A. Yes.
Q. And the second column, its equivalent in Latin to indicate its
botany ? A. Yes.
Q. And in the third its curative property, as indicated and taken
from the Chinese Materia Medica ? A. That is correct.
Defense Attorney: I offer this in evidence.
The Court: Q. Is the paper that the defense attorney holds in his
(hand, to which he has just referred, a translation of the paper you hold
in your hand, and which is Defendant's Exhibit A ? A. Yes, a trans-
lation.
Q. And nothing more ? A. No, nothing more.
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Defense Attorney: Q. That is, you mean the first column of this
is the literal translation? A. Yes.
The Court: Is that in English?
Defense Attorney: Yes, your Honor, both in English and Chinese.
The Court: This paper is more than the translation, isn't it?
Defense Attorney: The first column is a complete translation of
these documents; the second he has testified is the Latin equivalent in
botany. The third is taken from, the Encyclopedia. I will offer them
separately, if your Honor please. I offer first the complete translation
of the document identified by the witness and which this witness now
holds in his hand. - -
The Court: Q. You say this Chinese medical book to which you
refer is the information contained in Column 3, and that that was
taken from the certain, Chinese Materia Medica; is that a standard book
in China? A. Yes, your Honor. It is as much a standard book on
herbs as Webster's Dictionary is on the English language in this
country and in England. It is a standard work.
The Court: What I have in mind is this, defense attorney. It there
any evidence in this case to show that the defendant here looked to
that book for the information in column 3 ?
Defense Attorney: To be frank with your Honor, there is the testi-
mony of Miss Jue that he consulted the Materia Medica and he con-
sulted other books. I am not insistent on it at all, if your Honor please.
I will offer the first column.
Prosecuting Attorney: May I ask a question on that just before
you offer it?
The Court: Yes.
Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Doctor, you have examined the first
column, have you? A. Yes.
Q. And that first column is exactly the English of what that is in
Chinese that you have in your hand ? A. Yes.
Q. Word for word? A. Word for word.
Q. It is just a translation ? A. Just a translation.
Prosecuting Attorney: I have no objection to that. If you just
tear that off I have no objection to it.
Defense Attorney: And secondly, your Honor, I offer the second
column containing its equivalent in Latin, to indicate its botanical
significance.
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Prosecuting Attorney: Q. Where did you get that, Doctor? A.
From Dr. Stewart's Chinese Materia Medica, also a standard work.
Q. Did you translate it? yourself? A. Dr. Stewart did it.
Q. You didn't do it? A. No, I verified it with the Chinese names.
Prosecuting Attorney: I object to it, your Honor, as hearsay and
calling for the opinion and conclusion of the witness. In the first place
he is not qualified to testify.
The Court: What do you say to that, defense attorney? The ob-
jection seems to have merit.
Defense Attorney: I don't want any error in the record. If there
is any doubt about it I think I would rather leave it out."
For the past 50 years, John Endicott Gardner has been an authority
in the translation of English into Chinese and vice versa, for the gov-
ernments of Hongkong, Australia, Canada, and the United States. He
is widely known as the authority of an Index Key to the Chinese writ-
ten language; the same being the only such key in the world.
Upon investigation, he found that the herbs sold by Fong Wan to
government inspectors were compounded in accordance with the ancient
Chinese formulas contained in the "Chinese Golden Text Book of Herb-
al Remedies, " compiled by the Imperial Chinese Government about 300
years ago.
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FONG WAN
CHAPTER XII
THE HERBALIST AND HIS SUGGESTIONS
REGARDING DRINKING AND EATING
THE FONG WAN HERBALIST
Fong Wan, who is now middle aged, has long been recognized as
the most successful herbalist in the Western Hemisphere. Thousands
of persons on the Pacific Coast give him credit for their restoration to
health. He is perhaps the most widely recommended Chinese herbalist
in the United States. In fact, approximately ninety-five per cent of
those who come to him for healing do so upon the recommendation of
former patrons. He works from early in the morning until long after
dark, and although he has many assistants, he gives his personal atten-
tion to every case. In addition to being a learned Chinese scholar with
an extensive knowledge of Chinese Materia Medica, Fong Wan both
reads and speaks English with great facility. He is straightforward
and courteous in his business dealings. He combines up-to-date meth-
ods with those of the ancients, thus assuring the quickest possible re-
lief, and he supplies his patrons with fresh herbs of first quality at
moderate prices. Personally, Fong Wan is a man of excellent health,
remarkable vigor, and energy. Never for even a day has he been kept
from his work by illness. His main purpose in life is to relieve suffer-
ing, and to that end he devotes himself almost exclusively. He neither
smokes, drinks, plays cards, nor takes a hand in any gambling or lot-
tery game. He keeps himself 100 per cent efficient. When confronted
with an especially difficult or unusual case, he pores over the ancient
books far into the night. He loves his profession and gives himself to
it unstintingly.
The foundation of Fong Wan's remarkable success was laid years
ago, when, while yet a school-boy, he lived and worked with his uncle,
Dr. Wan, otherwise known as Wan See Mon. Dr. Wan was one of
those who successfully passed the old Imperial Chinese literary exami-
nations of the first degree of Medicine. Later, he passed other exami-
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nations by which he gained the first and second military degrees. Con-
sequently, his official standing was higher than that of any other Chi-
nese herbalist in America. Dr. Wan came to the United States as a
member of the diplomatic corps of the second Chinese minister to
Washington. After the expiration of his official commission, he con-
ducted a herb business at 1133 Stockton Street, San Francisco, at which
place Fong Wan resided and studied with him for several years. The
establishment was totally destroyed by the fire that followed the San
Francisco earthquake in 1906. Dr. Wan did not again set up in busi-
ness, but accepted the appointment of Chinese Consul at New York.
Fong Wan continued his study of English in California for some time
and then went back to China. Upon his return to the United States,,
he established the Fong and Lee Herb Co., at 209 Fourth Street, Santa
Rosa, with which concern he was associated for five years. Seeking a
wider field, he founded the Fong Wan Co. in Oakland in 1915.
At the time that Fong Wan came to Oakland, none of the Chinese
Herbalists were doing much business. Many had been driven out of
town by the intereference of the Medical Board, while others, owing to-
their inability to relieve an appreciable percentage of the sufferers who
came to them, had been unable to gain the confidence of the public.
With Fong Wan it was different. He was successful from the begin-
ning. That success attracted numerous herbalists to Oakland, who
sought in vain to imitate his methods. Since 1918, more than 14 new
herbalists have opened establishments in Oakland; 80 per cent of them
have failed to make good and have left town. Before Fong Wan began
to serve the people of Oakland, there were very few Chinese herb com-
panies in that city, but at the present time, although San Francisco is
three times as large as Oakland, it has but half as many Chinese herb-
alists.
There' is no Chinese herbalist in San Francisco whose success has
been so outstanding as that of Fong Wan. Consequently, herbalists
have not been attracted to San Francisco as being a place where the
people have received great benefits from the use of Chinese herbs.
During the past 20 years, Fong Wan has given personal attention to
about 30,000 sufferers, many of whom have come to him, not only from
San Francisco, but from distant cities and towns. Throughout this
period, with the exception of a brief business trip to China, Fong Wan
has been on hand day after day, year after year. He is the company's^
sole herbalist and no person is ever substituted for him and represented
as Fong Wan. All sufferers are therefore assured of the opportunity
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of consulting Fong Wan himself. People in all walks of life are con-
tinually recommending him to their friends. The number of testi-
monials given him have far exceeded those received by any other
herbalist.
People frequently inquire whether the Fong Wan Company has
branch offices in other cities. It has not, for the reason that the cpm-
pany prefers to have Fong Wan devote his entire time to the business
in Oakland. The Fong Wan Company has avoided the mistake made
by so many of its competitors who have opened from one to three
branch offices in neighboring cities. These ambitious herbalists, who,
by the way, cannot drive automobiles, waste a great deal of time in
traveling back and forth in the cars and on ferries. They also incur
considerable expense in establishing and maintaining offices in which
they employ interpreters and second-grade herbalists who are unable
to stand on their own feet and establish herb companies for themselves.
To cap the climax, most of these herb companies have closed up their
branch offices.
Healing the sick is different from other lines of endeavor. It re-
quires a man of experience and intelligence to attain results. A good
herbalist, like a good mechanic, cannot afford to waste his time in trav-
eling from one place to another in quest of business. Should the Fong
Wan Company expand, it would be necessary to employ a number of
herbalists, some of whom would undoubtedly be men of limited experi-
ence and unproven ability, while others might be mediocre.
Nevertheless, Fong Wan is continually helping persons who live at
a distance as well as those who are too ill to come to the company's
office. Such persons send some one describing their ailments in detail
and giving all the symptoms. Herbs are then compounded to meet
their individual requirements. Many cases of long-standing illness
have thus been overcome without Fong Wan's ever having seen the
individuals.
Outstanding among the factors of Fong Wan's unusual success are:
1. He tells the truth. He does not profess to be able to cure all
diseases. While he is able to tell what is precisely the matter with a
very high percentage of those who come to him and to bring about
their relief, at the same time he realizes that it is beyond human intel-
ligence to discover the exact condition of every sufferer and that no
healer of any school can positively relieve all ailments. When Fong
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Wan finds that a person's trouble is such that it cannot be reached by
the herbs, he frankly says so.
2. Fong Wan is a student; he has original ideas. He pursues no
"hit and miss" policy in the dispensing of herbs. Although his wide
and varied experience makes it possible for him to decide immediately
in most cases what herbs are best suited to the needs of his patron, yet,
in unusual cases, he burns the midnight oil and delves deep into the
writings of the Ancient Chinese Sages. Thus fortified, he makes appli-
cation to the case in hand.
3. Fong Wan has a good command of the English language, thus
obviating the necessity of an interpeter. Fong Wan believes that a
Chinese, like any other foreigner of intelligence, is capable of acquiring
a vocabulary of at least 3,000 words, of learning the eight parts of
speech, and of expressing his thoughts both orally and in writing, in
plain English. He doubts whether a Chinese, who, after having lived
in America a number of years, is still unable to speak English, has suf-
ficient intelligence to properly administer the herbal remedies.
4. The Fong Wan Company imports its herbs direct from China,,
thus making it possible for its herbalist to dispense first quality, fresh
herbs, of a wide variety, as well as to furnish its patrons with the
more expensive kinds of herbs for the same money that they would
pay for inferior and less effective ones elsewhere. In addition to the
herbs in the drawers in the herb room, the company generally has from.
45 to 65 large cases in the basement.
Some of the more intimate secrets of the success of the Fong Wan
Herbalist may be gleaned from a conversation he held with an Ameri-
can friend, during the course of which he casually remarked that he
would retire at the age of sixty.
"Retire at sixty! What's the great idea?" queried his friend in sur-
prise.
"Simply this. Being a competent herbalist is comparable to being^
a successful business or professional man in other lines. It requires
vitality, energy, and power of concentration. A herb specialist under-
goes great mental strain, as he works on the individual case. At sixty,
the faculties are much less acute than when one is in the prime of life,
and the power of concentration is greatly abated. Futhermore, an
older man is less susceptible to new ideas and later methods. I have
met many herbalists of long experience, who, in their old age, lacked:
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judgment and were therefore helpless in the face of emergency. They
found it impossible to meet the exigencies of strange and unusual
ailments, because they were capable of doing only the things that they
had been accustomed to do; to plod along in well-worn ruts. Occa-
sionally, aged herbalists become childish and act in a mysterious way
as though they possess some occult power by means of which they are
able to charm away pain.
"T shall retire before I reach that stage. I do not feel it would be
honest for me, because of my reputation, to continue in my profession
after I shall have reached an age when I am no longer 100 per cent
efficient. It would be wronging my patrons to carry on my business at
their expense and to waste their time and money. When the time
comes that my services are of doubtful value, it will be my bounden
duty to resign the field to younger and keener men."
"Keener in what way?" inquired the interested listener.
"Keener in four ways," was the ready response. "There are four
methods of examination.
"First, through listening to the sufferer's voice. This necessitates
keen ears.
Second, through judging from the expression of the face and eyes
as well as by the condition of the skin. This necessitates keen eyes.
Third, through ability to ask pertinent questions. This necessi-
tates keen judgment.
Fourth, through feeling the pulse. This necessitates keep percep-
tion in addition to thorough knowledge and great power of concen-
tration."
While Fong Wan has experienced the joys that accompany real suc-
cess, especially when one's profession is that of alleviating suffering,
yet he has not been free from trouble and anxiety. Although the herbs
that he sells are legally imported from China and duties paid on them
to the United States Government, and despite the fact that most of
his patrons take their herbs home to cook, the Medical Board has fre-
quently interrupted his business by causing his arrest. On these oc-
casions, Fong Wan has always demanded trial by jury.
At a trial on March 12, 1918, the jury was deeply interested in the
testimony before the court of Mr. R. Lewis, a well-known Oakland
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jeweler, to the effect that, having been troubled with nervous attacks
for years, he had spent over $3,500 with doctors, and that finally, when
an operation on his spine was suggested, he had quit them, and had
taken the Fong Wan Herbs which had restored him to health in seven
weeks. Fong Wan was speedily acquitted.
Again on May 8, 1919, when Fong Wan was on trial in Police Court
No. 2, his patrons rallied to his aid. It was publicly declared that the
Fong Wan Herb Tea had relieved stomach trouble, kidney and bladder
complaints, and dropsy. Never before had there been such an array of
witnesses in a local court for any treatment. The jurors were greatly
interested and the herbalist was again acquitted.
During the years that have elapsed since that trial, stool pigeons
have been repeatedly parked outside of the Fong Wan office, and Fong
Wan has been haled into court many, many times by the agents of both
the Medical and the Pharmacy Boards. In no case has any charge been
sustained against him.
Despite these hindrances and interruptions, Fong Wan has attained
unprecedented success as a herbalist. His remarkable judgment and
business ability have received recognition on both sides of the Pacific,
and some years age he was made a member of one of the oldest and
largest companies in Hong Kong, China, that exports to foreign lands.
The reconstructive ability of Fong Wan has also been evinced in
other lines. Twenty-one years ago, before establishing the Fong Wan
Company in Oakland, Fong Wan investigated the education, the herbal
knowledge, the intelligence, the ability, and the honesty of the her-
balists, herb specialists, and herb doctors then doing business in Oak-
land. Actuated by confidence in his own ability to become the leading
herbalist in that city, he moved to Oakland from Santa Rosa. Even
at that time, he foresaw that Oakland was destined to become the
Chicago of the West.
He found a roomy old house at Eighth and Clay streets which for
many years had been occupied by a Chinese Herb Company that had
changed hands many times, but never for the better. He paid the own-
ers of the old company $75 for the good will of the trade and opened
up afresh with an entirely new stock and new methods.
Because of his success in relieving the thousands of sufferers who
came to him at that location, Fong Wan's herb business soon outgrew
its quarters. He is now the best known herbalist in America.
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In 1927, Fong Wan took over the Old Republic Cafe, located at 425
Tenth Street, Oakland. He reorganized it into the New Shanghai Cafe,
a beautiful and sanitary place to eat. Under his able direction, the
New Shanghai has become one of the best paying cafes in the Bay
Cities.
THE HOME OF THE FONG WAN COMPANY
In order to properly house his ever-increasing business, Fong Wan
planned and designed a building that should be both adequate and emi-
nently suited to his needs. About eight months were required for the
erection of the structure, and on June 27, 1924, Fong Wan took posses-
sion of the handsome, reinforced concrete building at 576-578 Tenth
Street, Oakland, California, in which Oriental and Occidental design
are so artistically combined as to constitute a monument to his genius.
The building is beautifully furnished. The roof is designed as a
playground for his children, the entire upper floor with its spacious
Oriental veranda, is the family residence, the first floor is devoted
exclusively to the herb business, while the large, airy basement pro-
vides ample room for the receipt of herb shipments. On the first floor
there is a cheerful reception room with a soft Oriental rug, heavy
teakwood furniture, works of art, and an attractive showcase in which
various kinds of herbs are exhibited. Among the other rooms on this
floor are the quiet office where any person may consult the herbalist
regarding his or her health without charge or obligation; the well-
ordered herb room, with its hundreds of varieties of herbs each in its
special compartment; the sanitary kitchen with its dozen gas plates
and its shining pots in which nothing but herbs are ever cooked; and
the alluring tea room in which the herb tea is served on unique little
Chinese tables.
This mansion has no duplicate anywhere in the United States. One
of the attendants shows visitors around. Thousands of Americans have
already availed themselves of the opportunity of going through the
building and enjoying not only the beauty of its furnishings, but of
its design and interior finish as well. These admiring visitors have
named it "The Palace." In 1925, when an Anti-Herb Bill was intro-
duced into the State Assembly, Fong Wan went to Sacramento and
through the arguments and facts that he presented, was instrumental
in having the bill withdrawn. At that time, the people of California,
through the medium of the press, acclaimed him "King of the Herbal-
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ists." The terms "King" and "Palace" may be aptly combined. Al-
though the King lives in his Palace, yet he does not occupy it solely
for his own enjoyment. He works hard every day, and the Palace is
devoted to the relief of suffering.
FONG WAN'S HOROSCOPE
As has already been intimated, Fong Wan's path has been a rugged
one. Because many Occidentals take an interest in horoscopes and the
prediction of sages, Fong Wan is including those regarding his life
in this treatise.
Fong Wan's success has brought him over 40,000 American and
Chinese friends, and also a small number of jealous enemies. His suc-
cess was predicted by Chinese philosophers and other wise men of
China, as well as by his horoscope.
He has known year by year and almost month by month what good
'ortune was to be his and what unavoidable troubles he would have to
contend with. In 1925, which, according to his horoscope, was to be
the year most full of troubles, Fong Wan had to face a slander suit, a
number of medical cases, and the Anti-Herb Bill. All told, there were
about seven law suits that year.
When the lawyers, who represented his accusers in the slander suit,
attacked him, he kept on smiling, and even made faces at them and
joked with them. He was able to take things in this way because he
knew through the predictions that he would win in the long run. He
was always right and did not go wrong. He advised his lawyers to
prolong the trial to five or six weeks, so that his enemies would have
heavy court expenses to pay in the end. One of his lawyers remarked
that he had never before had a client with such wonderful fighting
spirit.
Fong Wan looked upon his enemies as the frosts, the snows, and
the storms which so mercilessly attack and beat against a tall pine
tree. He knew, however, that after the period of hardship had passed,
he would be the richer in experience and would profit by his hardships,
just as does the pine tree when the cold snows melt and give it nour-
ishment.
The following are translations of Chinese poems, written by Chinese
Philosophers, who gave the wonderful characterization of Fong Wan:
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I. FOUNDATION
With the increase of wealth and rise in rank, steeper and more dan-
gerous precipices loom before one.
Whenever treasure and fortune be sought, there are hardships and
difficulties.
To show respect to the Heavenly (Imperial) Court, while on the
way meeting a cow or encountering a dog he shows kindness.
Like a deer on the bank of the stream, he returns home robed in
riches, honor and glory.
II. BROTHERHOOD
Now it is autumn. Three geese fly in the wide sky.
The lonesome and sad cry of one of the three, makes Chu and Han
(the people of the whole of China) to shudder.
Rivers and mountains extend over myriads of miles and no one can
see where they end.
Calmly and quietly following the edge of an expanse of cloud, he re-
turns home.
III. ACTION
Peace and happiness were so earnestly sought, even as if his in-
testines should be broken into inch lengths because of the effort and
struggle.
Recollection of his past life in later years causes his wide collar to
be wet with tears.
Yet friendly and good news may be found in the direction of the
northwest.
However, it need not to be pressed hard for and painfully sought.
(Note:— It will come of itself.)
IV. MARRIAGE
Male and female Mandarin Ducks in the days that are warm make
happy mates.
Unexpected storms and violent winds will not permit their happi-
ness to last long.
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Heron will come in later days and enjoy a happy life together.
Under the shade of the willow in a deep and quiet place, sweet cin-
namon flowers emit fragrance.
V. CHILDREN
Because a cinnamon tree met rain in the flower season, two peaches
were left unripened, half green and half yellow.
Nourished and cultivated, thanks be offered for great potential and
enduring power.
Now happy smiles come full of joy. Plum flowers later become
more and more fragrant.
VI. RETIREMENT
In old age, like the Water Rail, his later life is all destined and
cannot be changed.
Whenever the water is blue and the mountains are green, he seeks
his old friends.
With a lonely monkey and a crane, isolated and aloof, he enjoys life
listening to the songs of the fisherman.
Note: These six stanzas come under the heading "A GOOD
HORSE DRAWS A WAGON LOADED WITH SALT."
Note: This poem is full of figures of speech. The names of plants,
fruits and animals are used not literally, but figuratively with symbolic
meanings. Although in some places, the thought appears to be dis-
connected, if one studies it from a literary standpoint and searches out
the hidden meanings, it is both connected and complete. For instance,
under the head V. Children, the first line speaks of the Cinnamon tree,
and in the second line peaches are mentioned, while in the fourth line,
plum flowers are spoken of. The cinnamon branch is the Mother.
Cinnamon like the laurel in the Occident refers to a woman of high
virtue, honor and chastity. The peach in Chinese mythology is re-
garded as a fruit which gives one everlasting life. The reference here
is to the two children, which though left motherless while young will
nevertheless perpetuate the family. The plum is the flower with un-
usual fragrance. It usually blooms in early spring before the snow
and frost are gone. The meaning here is that the half orphans, be-
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i
cause of the great care of the father, now bloom with great luxur-
iance, early like the plum flower.
According to Chinese mythology, a good horse sometimes travels
1000 miles a day and accomplishes wonderful work. This symbolizes
a man of unusual ability. The wagon is spoken of as loaded with salt,
because salt is a preservative which gives great benefit to the world.
In Stanza I, the cow and the dog are mentioned. Cows and dogs
symbolize men of lower rank. No matter how poor a man may be and
no matter how important his own business or dignified his position, this
man always shows friendship and lends a helping hand.
In Stanza II, geese are mentioned. The geese always fly together
in a certain formation, calling to each other in the autumnal sky. This
represents the three brothers. Chu and Han are the names of the two
great kingdoms into which China was divided after the fall of the
dynasty of Hsin Hwang Ti. These two kingdoms were deadly enemies.
Therefore, the combination of Chu and Han represents the entire
Chinese nation.
In Stanza IV, the male and female Mandarin Ducks signify a mar-
ried couple, because the male and female ducks love each other and
never separate. "The Heron" is the title of a famous Chinese song. In
this song, the person always disregarded the opinions and criticisms
of the public and held himself aloof and independent of others.
The Chinese word "Kui" is the name of a tree which is different
from the Occidental cinnamon tree, although this is the nearest trans-
lation in English.
"Kui" symbolizes a person pure and noble, and far above the aver-
age person. It is often associated with the purity and calm of the
moon.
In Stanza VI, the water rail is a bird that lives in the cultivated
fields and signals others. It is often compared to a rich and distin-
guished farmer. The lonely monkey represents a poor, friendless man.
The crane, isolated and aloof, represents a man of education and genius
who is isolated from the common people. Therefore, in old age, this
man associates with people of all ranks, never forgetting those who
have once been his friends, no matter what their station in later life.
The second poem:
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THE GREEN PINE, TREE IN SNOWY, WINTER WEATHER
A tall pine tree towers above all others and habitually endures snow
and frost.
He, like the pine tree, has sound principles and a superior heart,
which always remains unchanged just as the pine tree always remains
green.
Two geese flew up into the high clouds and disappeared.
An outline of a flower on a branch may be more clearly distin-
guished with the shining of the moon.
The affection of his parents is only for him. His welfare even
enters into their midnight dreams.
Bones and flesh (brothers) are like ice in the water in the same
well.
His ship has encountered and passed over stormy waves, and has
at last reached calm and quiet waters.
Its sails, filled with wind, triumphantly ascend the way to the Im-
perial Capital.
EXPLANATION
Kwai Kuo Tsz, a great Chinese philosopher who lived in the sixth
century B. C., wrote the two foregoing poems. In these poems a per-
son is described who has character, sound principles, a superior heart,
and is kind and truthful. He would not criticize the acts of other per-
sons, thereby bringing upon himself the enmity of others. He always
shows respect to persons with whom he associates. No matter what
circumstances he has to face, he is never frightened or fearful of the
outcome. He has dignity and power which he knows how to use.
However, kindness and generosity shown by him on many occasions
produce feelings of enmity and jealousy in other people. His dignity,
power, fearlessness and kindness have their source in his heart and
intestines, which are full of warmth and energy. The phrenology of
this person reveals brilliancy and cleverness, wealth and nobleness,
unlimited genius and ability, and continuous luck throughout his long
life. He steadily approaches the rank of nobility (Herb King of the
Pacific Coast). He accumulates wealth and always thinks out practical
working plans. He has abundant food which he cannot consume. He
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has vitality and will therefore live to a good old age. Everything is
accomplished with great success.
EXPLANATION MADE BY COMMENTATOR
The life of Fong Wan, a great scholar with the power to heal, is
predicted in these two poems. In the first poem, entitled, "A Good
Horse Draws a Wagon Loaded With Salt," it is explained that Fong
Wan, after passing through great difficulties and hardships, attains
marvelous success, and, like salt, will be of great use in the world.
In the second poem, entitled, "The Green Pine Tree in Snowy,
Winter Weather," it is predicted that Fong Wan will overcome and
destroy all obstacles and dangers of every description. He, like the
pine tree, will suffer from the weight of the snow, but will grow
stronger and spread more luxuriously. He will have wealth, luck and
a family. He will have mansions and a prosperous business.
All this was destined to be and did not come by chance. Fong Wan,
a medical scholar, had an elder and a younger brother, making three
in all, but Fong Wan alone was destined to become distinguished and
to obtain the highest point of development. At present he has six
sons. The first two already are being educated in both Chinese and
English. In the future they will be well prepared to succeed to their
father's business. However, he has lost two wives. But now, he surely
enjoys a very wise and intelligent wife, and his home life will be
always happy and harmonious. However, from time to time he will
have controversies and troublesome disputes with outside persons. This
also was preordained. Finally, the clouds will open and the moon
appear. It will shine with great brilliancy and Fong Wan will get a
glorious name.
QUOTATIONS
We can find great truth in the sayings of an ancient scholar:
"Wealth and nobility always have their seat in heaven. They always
wait to be bestowed upon persons who are kind and generous. Such
persons will be blest with both of them."
PECULIAR DRINKING HABITS
People of different nationalities have diverse ideas about drinking.
The Chinese people generally drink hot tea in all kinds of weather.
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When a friend calls, it is customary for his host to serve him with a
cup of hot tea whether he needs the tea or not. The people in China
seldom drink cold water. They allay thirst by drinking either hot water
or hot weak tea.
Here in America, many persons have the habit of drinking water,
not because they are thirsty or because their systems need the water,
but because through hearing a lecture, reading an advertisement, or
conversing with a friend, they have become imbued with the idea that
the more water they drink the healthier they will be. Some persons
conscientiously drink a gallon or more a day and then wonder why
they are sick. By drinking too much water, these persons in their
zealous pursuit of health, have overburdened their kidneys and bladder
and have brought about indigestion and stomach trouble.
In their drinking habits, animals are wiser than men. "You may
lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink." He is guided
by his natural instincts as to what his system needs. Human beings
should be careful not to flood their kidneys with water, as this causes
the blood to get hot and rush to the head. In some instances it is con-
tributory to high blood pressure. When a person is not thirsty, it is
not necessary for him to pour cold water into his stomach just for the
sake of drinking "Eight Cups a Day."
If one has a temporary cold and fever, has eaten salty food, has
worked hard and perspired freely, or has talked too much, thus over-
heating the liver, it is necessary for him to drink a cup of water to
quench his immediate thirst. However, one who is continually dry and
thirsty must seek permanent relief by taking treatment. Those who
seek to get well by merely drinking cold water, which in itself has no
curative power, will, in time, injure one or more of their internal
organs.
Fong Wan drinks no liquor of any kind, and but seldom drinks
coffee, tea, cocoa, milk, or even water. What he does drink is good
soup at every meal; soup that is wholesome and delicious.
Among his favorite soups are: Chinese lily root with duck; turtle
soup; Chinese watermelon boiled with duck and mushrooms; six herbal
compounds with pork; Chinese dried oysters in lily root soup; edible
bird nest with chicken; and ginseng root with squab. While rather
expensive, these soups are very nourishing. Besides benefiting and
building up all parts of the human system, they also have curative
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power. They quench the body's internal fever and cause the five
principal elements) of which the body is composed to work evenly
through the blood circulation. Therefore, one who drinks these soups
does not need other and less beneficial drinks. Some of the more
common and less expensive soups that Fong Wan numbers among his
favorites are: Chinese mustard green with or without pork; Sz Kwa
melon with bean curd; and large white bean sprouts boiled with pork.
BAMBOO LEAVES
Bamboos flourish along the river banks and in the lowlands of
Southern China just as Oak trees grow everywhere on the Pacific
Coast. Although the climate of Southern China is very hot, the leaves
of the bamboo are always green, and no matter how oppressive the
weather may be, one does not feel the heat of the summer sun under
the bamboo shade. The bamboo leaves shut out the summer heat.
The green color of the bamboo leaves belongs to the Vegetation
Element, and when taken into the human system, the leaves cool the
blood by acting upon the liver. A special kind of delicate bamboo
leaves is often used in herb treatments for relieving cases of over-
heated blood, of inflamed nerves, and of severe headache.
Just as Nature provides the bamboo shade as a protection from the
heat of the sun, so do the bamboo leaves, when added to a herb treat-
ment, cool the blood and allay the inflammation of the nerves in the
head and upper part of the body. Bamboo leaves are good for head-
ache, inflamed eyes, hot flashes, fever, etc. Bamboo shoots are used
extensively in Chinese dishes.
BEAN SPROUTS ARE HOLY FOOD
The process of sprouting small green beans in pure water at an even
temperature until the sprouts attain a length of one and one-half inches
was originated by.Buddhist Nuns in China. Because these pious sisters
did not believe in eating the bloody flesh of slain animals, they sought
some food which would afford them ample nourishment. Finally, they
solved the problem by sprouting the tiny green beans.
When they had more sprouts than they could use, they gave the
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surplus to their neighbors, who, being delighted with the new dish,
learned the sisters' process and passed it on to others. Thus the
knowledge spread and the sprouts were eventually offered for sale,
fresh every day, in the markets.
At the present time, in all parts of the world wherever Chinese live,
Bean Sprout Chop Suey and Bean Sprout Chow Yoke are enjoyed by
persons of all nationalities. Besides being a most digestible food, bean
sprouts are very nourishing. When skilfully prepared, nearly every-
one finds this wholesome food inviting.
Residents of the Bay Cities may verify these statements with regard
to the food value and palatability of bean sprouts by ordering them at
the New Shanghai Cafe, 425 Tenth Street, Oakland, a beautiful, sani-
tary eating place, where Bean Sprout Chop Suey and Bean Sprout Chow
Yoke are cooked with peanut oil (no substitute being used) by a first-
class Chinese cook, who was selected by the Fong Wan Herbalist.
LETTUCE
While lettuce belongs to the vegetation element, yet each kind of
vegetable has its own taste, color, and particular effect upon the sys-
tem. In China, the study of vegetables and plants differs widely from
the Occidental chemical analysis. In America, we often hear people
say that everyone should eat lettuce because it contains a high per-
centage of iron, which is very beneficial to the human body.
The Chinese analysis of the composition of any vegetable is based
solely upon the five principal elements of Nature. For instance, the
colors of lettuce are green and white. Its taste is slightly sour and it
contains considerable water. Its sour taste has a tendency to contract
the air passing through the liver and gall bladder. Its color resembles
that of bile, the secretion of the liver. Therefore, both the sour taste
and green color of lettuce indicate that it belongs to the liver and gall
bladder, which also belong to the vegetation element.
The white color in lettuce is similar to the color of the lungs and the
large intestines. This white color belongs to the mineral element. The
lungs and their sub-organ, the large intestines, also belong to the min-
eral element. Consequently, the white portion of lettuce has a strong
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influence upon the lungs and the large intestines. Its watery fluid
naturally goes through the kidneys, and their sub-organ, the bladder.
When lettuce is taken cold and raw, it quenches the heat, the fire
element, of the human system. Therefore, people who are cold-blooded,
or have low blood pressure, or who lack blood heat in the stomach or
other organs, should not eat raw lettuce very often. It should be
cooked with a, small slice of ginger to equalize its effects.
When lettuce is eaten by hot-blooded people, it cleanses the over-
heated blood of the fire element in the stomach, the lungs, and the large
intestines. Lettuce taken on an empty stomach sometimes acts as a
physic. If people eat lettuce too frequently, their intestines are liable
to become filled with harmful germs. Dysentery and Colitis may result.
WATER CHESTNUTS
/In (South China, water chestnuts grow in (the water just as do the
water lilies. The chestnuts are eaten raw as a fruit and also used in
cooking. The peel is dark brown while the inside is snowy white.
Water chestnuts are brittle, sweet in taste, and readily digestible. The
Chinese export them to all parts of the world where Chinese Chop Suey
is cooked. .
In America, fruit grows and ripens under the heat of the sun. It
thus absorbs much heat (the fire element) and has a certain percent-
age of acidity. Many persons who eat considerable fruit suffer with
an annoying feeling, having a grating sensation, or are troubled with
ulcers of the stomach.
Water chestnuts are free from, acidity ano} have a tendency to rid
the blood of fever. In making a beverage for -children that have high
fever, the Chinese mash the chestnuts and boil them in water with a
small quantity of sugar. In preparing (a dish for the table, the Chinese
slice them and cook with minced pork. This dish is known as Water
Chestnut 'Chop iSuey; it is especially well prepared at the New Shang-
hai Cafe, 425 Tenth Street, Oakland.
RECIPES FOR PREPARING NOURISHING CHINESE DISHES
NOTE : — The Chinese eat but two hearty meals a day, while at noon
they take only a light lunch which may consist of steam patties, conge,
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a bowl of noodles, or some small cakes and fruit. At the main meal,
rice is the principal food and is eaten with all the other dishes. Ordin-
arily (banquets excepted) there is but one course, there being no des-
sert, and all the food is set on the table at the same time the rice is
served; no matter whether these dishes be soups, vegetables, fish, eggs,
meat, or poultry.
RICE
The Chinese cook rice until it is dry and each grain stands out from
the others. While Americans pour water over the cooked rice to wash
out the starch, the Chinese do all the washing before cooking. The rice
to be cooked is washed in several waters by being stirred round and
round the pot either with the hand or a perforated cook spoon until
the water becomes white, when it is poured off and the water changed.
This process is repeated some ten or twelve times until the water pours
off clear. All the cold water is then drained off and boiling water in
the proportion of two cups to one cup of rice is added. After the rice
has come to a boil, the fire is turned very low, and the rice allowed to
cook (or rather steam) a half hour or more until firm and dry. A
heavy Chinese porcelain-lined, iron pot is best, but a double boiler also
serves the purpose.
SHRIMP OMELET (FU YUNG HA)
1 cup small, picked Fong Wan shrimps.
1 small onion, sliced.
5 or 6 dried mushrooms, washed, soaked till soft, and sliced into
strips.
Fry shrimps, mushrooms and onion in oil over slow fire.
Pour in 4 well-beaten eggs and mix.
Add a teaspoonful of Chinese Sauce (Pak Yau) and salt to taste.
Fry quickly until light brown.
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PLAIN CHOP SUEY
One-half pound fresh pork.
2 pieces red ginger (Heung Keung).
2 pieces Chinese Green Pickle (Cha Kwa).
1 medium sized onion.
Cut pork, onion, ginger, and pickle fine and fry for five minutes in
hot oil in large pot.
Add 2 pounds fresh bean shoots (Nga Tsoi) which has been washed
and kept in water. Cook over slow fire, stirring thoroughly from time
to time, for about 15 minutes, or until shoots are soft. Add a flour
gravy, seasoned with a tablespocnful of Chinese Sauce, and a little salt.
Mix thoroughly and remove from fire when gravy thickens.
SZ KWA (SILK MELON) SOUP
Vz pound finely cut lean pork.
% dozen dried mushrooms, washed, soaked, and cut.
Add 2 quarts water and boil one-half hour or more.
Then add 6 pieces Sz Kwa Melon, scraped and sliced.
2 cakes bean curd (Tau Fu) sliced.
Season with 1 teaspoon Chinese Sauce and a little salt.
Bring to a boil and serve as soon as melon is tender.
BEAN CURD WITH PORK
NOTE: — Chinese Bean Curd Cakes are made fresh every day and
contain much the same nutriment as do the white of eggs.
Fry together in oil Vz pound pork cut fine, and 4 cakes sliced bean
curd which have been kept fresh in water.
Make a gravy of Corn Starch (or of Rice Flour) and water, sea-
soned with Chinese Sauce and salt. Add finely chopped green onion,
pour over the mixture in the fry pan, and serve when thick.
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CHINESE NOODLES
Break into short lengths 1 bunch (one-half pound) Chinese noodles.
Boil in plenty of hot water till soft. Strain through colander, and wash
starch out with cold water. Put into good, rich pork, chicken, or beef
soup, containing finely cut pieces of pork, or chicken, or mushrooms,
together with chopped green onion. Add salt and either Chinese or
tomato sauce. Bring to boil.
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INTERIOR VIEW OF NEW SHANGHAI CAFE
Chinese Food is Universally Recognized as Ranking
Among the Best on Earth
In the dawn of Chinese civilization, its tastes in food and in cook-
ing- were originally classified under and based upon the five princi-
pal elements of Nature: viz, Mineral, Veg-etation, Water, Fire and
Earth.
The genuine methods of the Ancient Chinese are adhered to by
the cooks in the New Shanghai Cafe in accordance with the instruc-
tions of Fong* Wan, the most eminent herbalist in America. Its
divisions of food and taste are as follows:
1. Food that tastes bitter belongs to the Mineral Element, leading towards
the lungs.
2. Food that tastes sour, like vinegar or greens, belongs to the Vegetation
Element and attracts the action of the Liver and Gall.
3. Foods that taste salty belong 'to the Water Element and have an influence
upon the Kidneys.
4. Foods that taste hot, such as those containing liquor, belong to the Fire
Element. They rush to the head and influence the action of the Heart.
5. Food that tastes sweet belongs to the Earth Element. It is craved by the
Stomach and by the Spleen.
Equalization in the combination of foods is beneficial to all parts of the
human body.
The New Shanghai Cafe, 425 - 10th Street, Oakland, serves both
American and Chinese Foods. It is noted for its cleanliness, its
quiet, and its truly Oriental atmosphere. Its patrons are mainly
family parties and merchants who lunch there.
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should eat shrimps as sea food to build up the vitality
of the body and to enable it to resist colds and to prevent them
from settling down on the bronchial tubes and lungs. Those
persons who have secured shrimps from FONG WAN, renowned
herbalist, have reported that shrimps as food, have relieved them
of coughs, congestion and have discharged phlegm out of their
bronchial tubes.
According to the Chinese Encyclopedia, shrimps possess the
following outstanding features beneficial to the human body.
1. Shrimps constitute a fine sea-food as they give both
strength and nourishment to the body.
2. Shrimps have power to eliminate poisonous pus from the
human system.
3. Blackheads, Boils, Tumors, Pyorrhea, together with other
impurities may be thrown off from the body by eating shrimps.
4. Shrimps eliminate phlegm and other catarrhal conditions
of the throat.
5. Shrimps strengthen weak glands and build up vitality.
It is highly recommendajble that people eat shrimp chop suey,
Shrimp ofrmelet (Foo Young Har), shrimp cocktail and shrimp
salad.
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