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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