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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