The herald., 1898-02-27
The Origin Of Many Cases Of Very Prevalent Dsease-ow
Unsuitable Places Of Residence, Unwhoesome Diet and
Powerful Drugs Frequently Unite in Causing Asthma
Ordinary Colds Developed Into Serious Diseases
THE CURE OF INHERITED ASTHMA
Relief For All the Oriental Herbal est
onias From the Patrons of the Foo Wing Herb Company
"A Successful Method Of Treatment

One of the most common forms OF dis
ease in Southern California is asthma.
Hundreds of people come to this country
from the east in the hope that the climate
will relieve them of difficulties which phy-
sicians have been unable to cure. Ana
many cases of asthma originate in Cali
fornia, for its numerous causes are not
confined to the more severe climate OF the
eastern states. People take cold In Cali
fornia as easily as anywhere else, If they
neglect proper precautions against cold.
This is perhaps the most common origin OF
asthma but a cold Is usually aggravated
by other causes and circumstances before
it develops into this obstinate and some
times incurable malady. DR.. Lii Wing of
the firm of Foo & Wing, the eminent
herbal physicians of this city, in the re-
Gently published volume, 1.-The Science
of Oriental Medicine" discusses some of
the more common causes of asthma, and
the best cure of the disease. From this
discussion the following points are con-
densed:
ASTHMA FROM MALARIA
First-A frequent cause of asthma is liv-
ing in a low, wet place. The air about such
places is damp and causes malaria which
| is always present In the atmosphere. Con-
stant breathing of this heavy, damp at
mosphere weakens the lungs. 1t irritates
them and produces phlegm as in catarrh.
People who are born in these damp local
tiles do not feel the injurious effects as
much as those who move into them from
other places. A person of a strong con-
stitution may throw off the evil effects.
But person who is not strong soon gets
into condition where the lungs are weak
ened and where he easily takes cold This
results in an inflammation of the lungs:
the phlegm that is formed dries in the
cells of the lungs and closes them up. The
result Is case of asthma.
USE OF IMPROPER MEDICINES
Second-Another cause Of asthma is a
cold taken in any way whatever where
attempts are made to cure by improper
medicines. A cold should be thrown off
and removed through the skin. But
many physicians do not understand how
to do this, and many of the so-called cures
for colds consist of strong medicines that
do more harm than good. Both the in
flammation from the cold and the poison
from the medicine settle in the lungs and
there is double difficulty which results in
asthma. Hundreds of people who come to
us say II have had pneumonia which re-
suited in asthma" or, "Ten years ago
had la grippe and since then have had
asthma" All of these cases show that
poisonous remedies were used to cure the
cold or other disease; that these poison
that they caused the asthma. We cure
these cases by removing the cause from
the system.
DIET AND ASTHMA
Third-Cases of asthma arise from eat
| ing too much fried and roast meat, and
constantly eating food that is too strong
and too greasy. This causes infiamma
| ton which makes an excessive desire fol
drinks and raw fruits. These act unfavor.
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gestion and phlegm in the stomach. This
finds its way to the lungs and obstructs the
cells. causing asthma.
Fourth-Some people contract asthma
as a result of venereal poisoning. They
take mineral remedies to cure this, such
as mercury, etc. This goes through the
lungs, near the spine and causes asthma.
Fifth-Many people, when suffering from
an ordinary cold eat food that is too
strong and greasy, especially meat soups.
All food, after digestion, goes to the lungs
before it is carried by the blood to other
parts of the body which it nourishes and
sustains. This greasy food, little by little,
closes up the pores of the lungs and causes
asthma. If the individual is possessed of
strong constitution and nature has lit
tie time to help the system, the lungs are
opened again and become clear and the
cough will stop. But if the constitution is
weak and does not respond to the help OF
nature, then the pores of the lungs remain
closed and not only the lungs but other
vital organs which depend upon the lungs
in the performance of their functions be-
come weakened and diseased. The lungs
grow smaller and dryer all the time and
asthma results.
INHERITED TENDENCY TO ASTHMA
Sixth-A tendency to asthma is frequent
ly inherited from the parents There is no
hardened phlegm, as in the other cases, in
the lungs, but there is what may be called
phlegm poison. This settles near the
windpipe and covers part of the lungs,
just as moss covers a stone. In fact, the
poison looks like moss on a stone, and
there are many spots of 1t scattered
through the lungs. If the childs consttu-
tion is weak these spots keep growing
larger and more numerous until the lungs
lose their functions and death results.
But If he has stronger constitution, even
one of medium strenth, he may be cured
as explained below.
BEST AND MOST RATIONAL CURE
In all of these cases the use of the
herbal remedies Is the best and quickest
way known to effect cure. These rene
dies will gradually rid the human body of
malaria and its effects, of the poisons
which accumulate from poisonous drugs
and of the phlegm and other poisons which
result from indigestion and a continued
use of improper foods. They cleanse the
blood and they restore the normal func-
tions of the vital organs. They stimulate
the action of the skin, which is a very i'm
portant factor in the preservation of
health. In these ways they get rid of all
of the poisons which, if left in the system.
will cause irritation, inflammation and
asthma.
If sickness arising from the fifth cause
is treated in its early stages by the herbal
remedies to throw off the cold and to clear
away the phelgm, and if the patient is very
careful about his eating and drinking, lets
meat and meat soups and other strong
foods alone for a while, then the cough