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Illustration No. 1

About half a century ago, a long dry spell in and about Peking, the capital of China, caused the atmosphere to become exceedingly dry and impure, and greatly overheated by the fire element. As a ( ) result, an epidemic broke out in Peking where hundreds of people died daily. While the Chinese herbalists succeeded in saving some of the people, they were, however, unable to prevent the disease from spreading. Again and again did the kind-hearted Emperor call the elders and other wise Chinese into conference to formulate plans to stamp out the disease, but their efforts were unavailing until a great fall of rain came and washed all the impurities out of the air. Then the epidemic ceased to spread, and finally disappeared. 1 During the epidemic of the Spanish Influenza right here in the Bay region, the authorities labored day after day and tried every known method to prevent the spread of this dread disease. Although every person was obliged to wear a mask over his nose and mouth, and although the streets were washed with water every night, the spreading of the disease was not checked until God sent a heavy rain. The washing of the streets with water, when compared with the rainfall, accomplished but a thousandth part as much. To overcome so infectious a disease required the power of the water element of Nature to thoroughly wash both the air and the soil.

The Hoof and Mouth disease among cattle, which appeared in the United States in 1922, was caused by the long duration of drought. Not only was the blood of the cattle overheated because of lack of moisture, but the soil where they stood and pastured became so filled with impurities and so overheated that germs developed in it that attacked the hoofs and mouths of the cattle, because these parts were in close contact with it. The germs found favorable lodging place in the overheated blood of the cattle and the Hoof and Mouth Disease spread nearly all over the United States. Millions of dollars worth of cattle either died of the disease or were killed when found to be infected. Every method of prevention that the human brain could devise was employed to prevent the spread of this disease with but little or no result until when, after repeated rainfalls, the disease gradually disappeared. For more than 5000 years the Chinese have, through the wisdom granted them by God, combined with their study of the five principal elements of Nature, based their methods of healing the ailments of the human body upon the connection between the five principal internal organs with the five principal elements of Nature. ( Just as a heavy fall of rain washes away diseases that affect the community collectively, so do the herbs which the herbalist combines and cooks with water wash away the diseases from the body of the individual. The power of the water element sent by God is great and far-reaching. The power of the herbalist extends only to the ailment of the individual, relieving but one person at a time. The Fong Wan Herb Co. has now been established in Oakland for more than 12 years, during which period its herb treatments have washed away the ailments of no less than 14,000 individuals. As the water element of Nature cannot wash away disease which is too far advanced, just so the treatments of the herbalists cannot wash away the ailments of individuals in advanced stages. It therefore follows that those afflicted with diseases should early give the Fong Wan Herbs an opportunity to wash them away. -(13)-