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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