Show Faith Chinese Faith faith- in Ginseng as a Curative Agent as long as the ginseng ginseng myth mythI I J JUST persists Just so long iong will American Ameri Ameri- can growers make a comfortable living liv liv- ing lag out of at th the gullibility of tho the medi medi- taking cine-taking Chinese Tho The demand for tor this root which grows only in the United States and in certain restricted portions of Siberia Manchuria Manchuria and Corea is firmer than ever and bids fair air to stay so For many years past foreign physicians physicians physicians In China have lave endeavored to convince the Chinese that there Is little or no virtue in ginseng g as a remedy beyond its having a slight tonic quality but although they have 1 been successful in Introducing for foreign drugs and medicines they have failed to reduce the use of ot ginseng as the Chinese still have great faith in n it It frequently happens that Chinese who take foreign medicines will take ginseng in addition and although this may be known to tho foreign physician no serious objection is raised as it seems to be tho the opinion of foreign doctors that although ginseng does doe's does no special good it alto also does no harm As Lester Jester Maynard United States Consul at Amoy Chi China a writes It may be possible in time to educate educate educate edu edu- cate the Chinese along this line and possibly abolish the use of ot ginseng but even een If such a state slate of affairs could be brought about it might reQuire require require re re- re- re quire several generations The thing most likely to convince the Chinese that ginseng is no indispensable Is the price which Is 18 still very very high The market for ginseng Is so extensive that overproduction would seem to be impossible as a reduction in the cost to the tho consumer would undo undoubtedly Increase its use Tho The work of or native doctors in China consists in making the diagnosis dlag- dlag and the medicines that are prescribed are according to regular formulas and many of them contain ginseng I Old roofs roots command better prices th than n young roots Occasionally roots of fantastic shapes bring fancy prices o I and roots resembling human beings bengs 1 or animals are purchased at extra prices as curiosities i Mutilated roots lose ose about aboul 50 per percent percent cent of their normal value and are not sold as whole roots but are made up into pills ox or other medicines The smaller the crown or or neck the better 1 as the Ute neck is considered useless and j jonly only adds to the weight of the roots which makes the cost of the Ute useful part greater Roots Hoots ancient in appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap Command a much readier sale |