The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18

The Foo and Wing Herb Company Is
a corporation, duly organized and ex-
isting under the laws of the State Of
California.
For the past sixteen years its princi-
pal place of business has been in Los
Angeles. 1t has now made Oakland its
headquarters. retaining branch offices
at Los Angeles and in other cities. 1t
is engaged in the manufacture and sale
of proprietary remedies prepared after
the most approved Oriental formulas.
and its remarkable success in this field
makes it the greatest organization Of
it's kind in the world.
HOW THIS COMPANY CAME INTO
EXISTENCE
Many of the older residents of Oak
land will remember the famous Chi
nese physician, Dr. Ii Po Tai. who
practiced his profession among the
white residents of San Francisco for
nearly half a century, and died in the
city in 1898 He had a reputation for
the successful treatment of obscure and
chronic diseases of which, any physi-
clan of any time or country might well
be proud. He numbered his patients by
the thousand and they came to him
from all parts of the United States and
even from abroad. Scores of wealthy
and influential citizens of San Francisco
were his personal friends. Senator Le-
land Stanford was for many years
among the most conspicuous of these.
DR.. II. Foo Yuen, a nephew of Lii Po
Tai, was living with him and assisting
him in his work at the time of his
death. Soon afterwards the former re-
moved to Los Angeles and entered upon
career similar TO that of his illustri-
Gus uncle. And after many years Of
marked success in a new field he has now
come to a home near the great city
where it's founders commenced their
work among the American people.
THE BEST QUALIFIED OF ALL
No other Chinese physicians have
ever been so well equipped to under
stand the cure of diseases of the Amer
lean people as is Dr. t. Foo Yuen, the
president of this corporation. He is
graduate of the Imperial Medical Col
lege at Peking, China, and was thor
oughly versed in the medical science
of. his own country before coming to
America.
Although debarred by law from the
privileges of American citizenship, he
has adopted this country as his perma-
nent nome. His family is here, and his
childrenAare being educated in Ameri-
can schools. One of these is a graduate
of the Boston High School He is very
proficient in mathematics, and next fall
he will enter the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology as a student of cleo
trical and mechanical engineering.
These facts are stated to show that
they have become to all intents and
purposes Americans.
THE ELEMENTS Of SUPERIORITY
In this connection the question nat
urally occurs to every American who
gives this subject any attention, Are
these remedies really better than our
own, and, If so. why are they better?'
In answer to this it may be said that
the Chinese are the cleverest pharma-
cists in the world. that they have the
most elaborate methods Of preparing
their remedies, that time. effort and ex-
pense are of no moment to them. if only
they accomplish results.
Only the purest and best Of herbs.
roots. seeds. berries and flowers are
used in these remedies. Some of these
are very expensive. In all. more than a
thousand different varieties are used.
The formulas are; trade secrets handed
down from generation to generation in
the same families for centuries. No
poisonous drugs whatever. no narcotics.
no powerful tonics and no mineral sub
stances are used. In fact these reme-
dies are such that they leave no bad
after effects.
The method of pulse diagnosis en-
ployed by this skilled physician gives
wonderfully complete results. BY this
method he can determine the condition
of each of the vital organs and can pre-
scribe the proper remedy to build up
those that need assistance.
We Americans are looking constantly
for something new in medicine. The
latest fad always takes our fancy al
though it may be no better than its
predecessors. The Chinese. on the con-
trary, keep the best of what has come