The herald., 1897-01-03

REV. JAMES BRACEwELL'S LET
TER

TER
The following letter from the Rev
James Bracewe1l. Ontario, California
on the Importance Of establishing al
Oriental Medical college in this city
under the supervision of DR.. L. Fox
Yuen, was published in the Express O.
December IL. The practical suggestions
made therein have called forth many
favorable expressions of opinion from
those who have given the subject careful
consideration, among which are tho
following letters
.f'Fsi.'A ONTARIO. Cal, Dec. s. 1896.
To the Public:
Sss I became acquainted with DR.. I. Foo
5 Yuen, the celebrated Chinese physician
about three years ago. and in convers-
ing with him l learned much OF his
methods Of diagnosing diseases and the
medicines he used in his practice was
much surprised to learn that his only
method of locating diseases in the hu-
man body, and the strength or virulence
Of the disease, was by simply feeling the
pulse. So to satisfy myself and to re-
move all doubts in regard to the matter.
I put the doctor to the test and found
that he exactly described my condition.
I also talked with several persons pres
ent who had been treated by him and
had been entirely cured Of diseases OF
long standing, or in a fair way OF COM
plete recovery. Those parties all ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in his abil-
ity as a skillful physician; in fact, so
far as I could learn, all these cases were
chonic, difficult and unyielding, where
the ordinary means as employed by our
American doctors had utterly failed to
effect cure.
For the sake of suffering humanity In
the United States, where diseases are
so prevalent, I should be glad If DR.. Foo
should establish medical college In this
country, where the Chinese system OF
medicine as taught in the Imperial Med
ical College of Pekin, China, could be
taught and thereby knowledge of the
ancient art of healing the sick could be
spread abroad in this country. Many
people are very much prejudiced against
the Chinese system of medicine and the
methods employed by Chinese physi-
clans. This is to be accounted for by
the fact that most people fail to distin-
guish between the ignorant and in many
cases fraudulent Chinese physicians and
those who are educated, intelligent and
conscientious All the graduates of the
Imperial Medical College of Pekin are
very we'll educated, so I am we'll In
formed from the best authority. but
there are only thirty of these physi-
clans in the vast Chinese empire, and not
one of those understands the English
language, so that their practice is con-
fined mostly to their own countrymen.
DR.. Foo is the only graduate of the
Imperial Medical College in the United
States He is nephew of the distin-
guished Ii Po Tai, formerly of San
Francisco, Cal, from whom he received
much information, as to the difference
in the physical makeup between the
man of Oriental birth and the man of
Occidental birth, the difference being
caused by climate, SOIL food, and envi-
ronment. ard all these things cause diff
ferent diseases or notifications of the
same disease. and hence rare skill is re-
QulH6u OH Tie POI vi 'HN PAAS
sician, to so accurately determine the
nature of the disease and the proper
remediesto givein each particulanoase.
DR.. Foo is without a peer among Chi
nese physiciansin theUnited States.
Twas very much gratified to seein the
Los Angeles Times of'Novenlber 22d last.
the three lessons or chapters from his
works. Also to read them as printed
in his recently published gift book,
which contains many testimonials from
his American patrons.
The statements contained in these les
sons inform us how all vegetatioIlv the
herbal remedies and the vital organs
all belong to the five elements.
These lessons are, in the main. all new
TO me, bue they convince me as being
based upon scientific principles.
He has condensed one hundred Chi
nese medical books irto these lessons OF
chapters and has translated them into
simple language.
DR. Foo has diploma from the I'm
perial Medical College at Pekin, China.
and certificate from the Chinese con-
sui at San Francisco all of which are
genuine. ! believe DR.. Foo is the proper
man to establish Chinese medical COL
lege in this country, and thus impart TO
our people knowledge of the system Of
medicine as taught and practiced by
learned physicians of China.
At one time the homeopathic physi-
clans We're not recognized in this coun-
try, but now receive the same recogni-
ton as Is given to the allopathic ply
sicians.
DR.. Foo being a Skilled physician, an
educated, conscientious gentleman, is
entitled to 6he same consideration and
respect. Our government ought not to
discriminate against any man on ac-
count of race or place of birth, but ac-
oord to all equal rights and equal pro-
lection, and we should recognize skill
worth and merit wherever we may find
them.
have written this letter in order to
say something in behalf of Dr. Foo and
his books and writings.
l should be glad if others who are
interested in these matters would lend
a helping hand, and thus sive encour-
agement and support to what l consider
a worthy and meritorious cause.
Yours truly,
REV. JAMES BRACENELL,.
For nearly four years DIR. T. Foo Yuen
has been practicing Oriental medicine in