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. 



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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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