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find out whether his teeth were decaying. The dentist informed him
that all his teeth were in good condition and that there was no sign of
decay, but that the gum around one tooth had grown up higher than the
tooth, and was, therefore, bitten between the two teeth whenever the
mouth was closed, thus causing pain.
The sufferer then called upon the herbalist, who asked him how long
he had suffered with the pain. The reply was : "About a week." Now
the herbalist immediately realized that as the sufferer had had a gum in
his mouth ever since he was born, which was over 35 years, there was
no reason for it to suddenly "grow up" in a week. He therefore pre-
pared a cup of tea to subdue the fire element in the man's stomach.
The sufferer drank the tea at 5 p. m. and the next morning he found
that the swelling and soreness had all gone out of his gum.
Many persons, after either having their teeth filled or plates made
by a good dentist, still find their gums sore and raw at times. Then
they mistakenly blame the dentist because they think that their fillings
were not properly put in or that their false teeth are not a good fit,
when, in fact, the real cause of the rawness and soreness of their gums
is traceable to internal disorders.
SUFFERERS WITHOUT TEETH
With the hope of gaining relief, approximately 80 per cent of peo-
ple who are sick have their teeth extracted. Unfortunately, however,
their ills continue. Throughout his long period of experience, the Fong
Wan Herbalist has found that, due to the lack of a fundamental knowl-
edge of the human system, a great many people have acted upon the
merciless advice that they have either part or all of their good teeth
extracted. This has been done notwithstanding the fact that these persons
were suffering from Neuritis, Rheumatism, Headache, or from
some other nervous derangement that had absolutely no connection
with the teeth, but was caused by the improper functioning of one or
more of the internal organs of the body.
Not realizing that their pain was due to inflammation of and impurities
in their blood, caused by this non-functioning, these people have
mistakenly placed too much faith in blood tests, which, by microscopic
or other methods, show germs of disease only, but do not show blood
impurities, poison, or inflammation. Even the health of the teeth and
gums depends upon the condition of the blood. Because persons with
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