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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