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Now That Trump Has Gone....
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Three greatest comebacks in History Jesus Christ Napoleon Muhammed Ali ----------- Add Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNotVJzdrOM |
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This series reminds me a little of the documentary "How Booze built America". Interesting, how clips from Booze leads on to the Prohibition era and Al Capone. Taking a similar license one may stretch to Mussolini's contribution to the American News Media - Fox News. Mussolini played a curious role in the invention of sound motion pictures, too. In 1927, the Fox Film Corporation was developing a sound-on-film technology called Movietone, which would become the industry standard. Fox, founded by Hungarian-Jewish immigrant William Fox (whose birth name was Vilmos Fried, which he changed to his mother’s name, Fuchs – German for “fox”), had a newsreel division called Fox News Service. You guessed it — the forerunner of today’s Fox News. Fox Films debuted the new Movietone sound technology it had developed with a screening in Times Square in New York on September 23, 1927. The heavily publicized event included the screening of a pair of newsreels: one of the Vatican choir, the other a short documentary about Mussolini. The ground-breaking newsreel — the first with sound — was a publicity coup for both the movie company and the dictator. In the newsreel, Mussolini directly addressed Italian immigrants to America, calling on them to “make America great.” Curiously, Mussolini intuitively understand the power of mass media. At one point, the right-wing populist said that were he to broadcast his speeches “in twenty cities in Italy once a week,” he would “need no other power.” https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/396746/mussolinis-peculiar-history-with-fox-news-and-the-jews/ |
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jaish
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Fri 11/05/21 12:07 AM
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But... Isn't Jaguar currently owned by TaTa of India? It's a relatively recent acquisition. I can't see a market share in India justifying this acquisition. In my opinion, given the tendency of previous government to nationalize companies, businesses here aspire to be MNCs. |
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Makes good sense.
 Didn't want to touch pizza, politics (Roman Senate model), art & architecture. Just economics What was puzzling was that while Italians were once ahead in light engineering products - after WWII - their scooters, Vespa was well received in Asian markets and the first propeller planes were designed by Italian engineers (built in French firm Bleriot) - I could not find inventions that directly elevated US economics. Maybe because these inventions, like Bleriot's car headlights (French) were peripherals. Also skipped Marconi's wireless telegraph mainly because of his company's false claim for radio which goes to Tesla and his oscillator. https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_whoradio.html It's a short, tragic read that ends with ... ... the U.S. Patent Office suddenly and surprisingly reversed its previous decisions and gave Marconi a patent for the invention of radio. The reasons for this have never been fully explained, but the powerful financial backing for Marconi in the United States suggests one possible explanation. Tesla was embroiled in other problems at the time, but when Marconi won the Nobel Prize in 1911, Tesla was furious. He sued the Marconi Company for infringement in 1915, but was in no financial condition to litigate a case against a major corporation. It wasn't until 1943—a few months after Tesla's death— that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tesla's radio patent number 645,576. The Court had a selfish reason for doing so. The Marconi Company was suing the United States Government for use of its patents in World War I. The Court simply avoided the action by restoring the priority of Tesla's patent over Marconi. === F.y.i, France was next in my list, but aside from politics - the Revolutionary War; - there weren't any (!?!), except for California wines. As you say, most milestone inventions have been in US, and England before that - so giving up this series. |
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In one word - Ferrari When we think of Italians in America, New York City’s failed Mayor Blassio pops up, or the present Speaker of the House but not of men in the shadows like Filippo Mazzei who shared his ideas with his closes friend Thomas Jefferson and is credited for the line, ‘all men or created equal’. Or we may think of famed Hollywood directors, or of the black market controlled by the Mafioso but it is when we think automobiles, the Grand Prix, the Formula 1 cars; then a different picture comes through. You see the Italians have a history not only in politics and arts but on science and invention from the days of Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci. LV sketched among many things a flying machine with retractable landing gear so it should be of no surprise that some of the subtler engineering talents are in Italy and therefore in the automobile industry, the Italian Ferrari followed by the Lamborghini. These companies with their racing cars not only contributed to innovations in the automotive industry but also to the American psyche and a love for fast cars. Suddenly, the automobile turned from a transportation cart to an experience of ‘near flight’ for the common man. In US, if you want to date, you need a car. (Archie’s comics became famous for teens because it carried subtle messages on dating – like avoiding a jalopy). Now guys may say, ‘okay’ but remained unconvinced since ESPN covers NASCAR and not Formula 1. It's also true that NASCAR drivers use 'cars of tomorrow' and therefore are proofs of technology that contributes in any big way to one of the largest manufacturing sector in US (and in the world GDP). In my opinion, it's the F1 cars, lighter vehicles that contribute to 'concept cars' and direction technology may take. https://www.thethings.com/major-differences-between-formula-1-and-nascar/ The defining criterion, from above article, in my not-so-humble opinion is that participating racing teams have to build or construct (assemble) their own cars - for speed / safety. NASCAR teams drive from stock models. Renault F1 team is credited with introducing several new design models for both the racing industry and transportation industry as a whole. Their concept cars, which range from electronic cars to ones with zero emissions, and even one accompanied by a helicopter drone. https://montrealgrandprix.com/news/top-manufacturers-formula-1-cars/ Here’s another article to muse over. Mercedes surprises with innovative Dual Axis Steering system https://www.f1technical.net/development/22329/mercedes-surprises-with-innovative-dual-axis-steering-system It talks about the steering wheel which slightly retracts forward and backward while approaching a curve or coming out of one – an example of tech thriving where competition is – in the racing world. The competition for US market share has always been between GM and Ford (Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cadillac are divisions in GM) - till Honda entered strongly in the 90s. The competition in F1 racing has been between Mercedes-Benz (Germany), Ferrari, Jaguar (UK), Lamborghini (Italy), till Honda entered in 60s, abandoned and re-entered as Red Bull in 90s(?). Formula 1 racing cars are expensive and their financing is by consortiums that include American car manufacturers - so in this sense, new technology is shared Ferrari: About 25% of Ferrari shares were held by Chrysler Automobiles and FIAT till recently when they sold these shares to individual shareholders Red Bull: has a deal with Ford, is owned by Honda and manufactured by Jaguar (UK) Special note for Tom - 'what do you think?' and thanks in advance |
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This one's for the poets
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I have a feeling that the joke was already posted in the forums. So here's my contribution:
the moral of the story is, 'Action speaks louder than words' |
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In a word 'WW II'
WW ii Lasted from 1939 to 1945. The US joined in on December 11, 1941, after Pearl Harbor. This is not quite right since US ships were transporting arms & ammunition across the North Atlantic to England and Russia; and German U-Boats were having a chicken shoot taking down convoys England went bankrupt in 1940. The United States then paid for the rest of WW2. The specific date on which this probably occurred was 23 December 1940 when a US warship carried off £50 million worth of gold from Cape Town. A slight delay was then provided by pressuring the governments in exile into "loaning" their gold stockpiles to England (although England knew this could never be repaid). A Belgian "loan" of £60 million was crucial to avoid open default before the US Congress passed the Lend Lease Act on 1 March 1941. So 12 months before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor US taxpayers were paying for Englishmen to kill Germans. That is, the US was not simply acting as a source for a few extra rifles and shells, the US was paying all of the expenses necessary for England to fight the war while the Battle of Britain was still going on. England clearly continued to pay something towards the cost of the war, since they continued to collect taxes in England, but the vast bulk of payments for war materiel was covered by the US. Only because Roosevelt and Morgenthau, the Secretary of the Treasury and a bitter enemy of Germany, were personally interested in keeping WW2 going at a time when there was no legitimate hope of English victory was the money made available. Because the American public would never have agreed to fund an ongoing war by a foreign country at a time when the US was a neutral, the US Government lied about English finances and talked in terms of loans and bartering. The general impression being that England was paying 90% or more of its needs and the US was simply filling a few gaps while England completed mobilization or something. If Roosevelt had not won re-election in November, 1940, England would have asked Germany for terms to end the war in the West by January 1941 because there was simply no money left in England to pay for a continuation of the fighting. There was serious discussion in the English cabinet throughout the Summer of 1940 of the need to end the war because of the impending bankruptcy. By 22 August, 1940, the decision was made to continue placing orders with the United States although there was no hope of ever paying for the materiel. The logic at the time was that England should run up as large a debt as possible and then argue that the only way for the Americans to ever see any repayment was to fund a continuation of England's war. https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=27548 While there's no need to discuss the sacrifices made in WWII - two questions come to mind. One, where did the Nazis get the money to fund the war? Two, the Japanese to build their fleet? Then again, the point in this thread is, after WWII, not only UK but also Russia, China, Europe and most other parts of the world, were nearly bankrupted. US economy alone was functional The popular view is that the world economy suddenly collapsed and the world became poorer - in terms of money, materials and men - except for the US economy that was left standing It's not that simple. US demanded that the English then demonstrate that they were scraping the bottom of their barrels by selling an English-owned business in the US. As an example, on 10 March 1941 Morgenthau delivered an ultimatum: an important English company had to be sold within the next week. The English then announced the sale of "American Viscose Corporation, a subsidiary of Courtaulds, the largest remaining English holding in the US. Sold at short notice to Americans, the company brought less than half of its assessed value. In my understanding, what if there was no WWII? Britain would have continued to own major corporations in the US. The Depression of the 1930s may have extended into the 40s. The Colonies, including India may have taken a longer period before they gained their respective independences. |
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This one's for the poets
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Maybe you heard about this poetry competition, maybe not The competition had reached the finals with two contestants standing, a university student and an old country man. They each had 20 seconds to come up with a poem about Timbuktu. The student goes first and says " Across the desert sands, crossed a lonely caravan, men on camels two by two, destination Timbuktu." The crowd goes wild cheering for the poem. The old country man then goes, "Tim and I off hunting went, found some girls in a pop up tent, they were three and we were two and I buck one and Tim buck two." |
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Edited by
jaish
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Thu 10/28/21 09:09 AM
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The Surprise Public Works Department provides sand and bags free of charge to Surprise residents in the event of surprise flooding. The sand and bags will be located at the following locations ..., following a major rain event, in which flooding may occur Tips: If You Are Driving Slow down! The first rain of summer brings oils and other automotive fluids to the road surfaces, causing unusually slick conditions. Do not attempt to cross flooded roadways. Even shallow running water exerts great pressure and can sweep your car off the road or stall your engine. Keep your foot off the brake pedal. Drivers may see your lights and assume you are on the road in motion Lightning is dangerous no matter where you are. If you find yourself driving during lightning strikes... Stay inside the car. In the unlikely event of a lightning strike, it may burst a tire, explode the battery or start your car if the ignition switch is on. Switch it off and take out the ignition key. Avoid parking your car in open fields, high land, trees, poles and standing bodies of water. Under the Arizona "Stupid Motorist Law" a driver requiring rescue from a flooded wash, with posted warning signs or gates, may also be held responsible for the cost of the water rescue; on successful rescue. If you are not driving, stay indoors Do not swim Do not play golf Do not hold or fire a gun. Lightning strikes faster than a bullet. Avoid using cell phones. In any case our 911 operators will not be attending any calls during this period. This because, even cordless phones can cause a shock when lighting strikes nearby. OP's Disclaimer: If you are living in Surprise, then for the un-edited, accurate information on the Advisory from the PWD, please refer to: https://www.surpriseaz.gov/1376/Monsoon-Safety |
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Let's think in the Economic 'sense'. In the 'E sense', competition is the enemy and the reverse is equally true. The difference in this 'E sense' are the products - missiles and rockets.
The problem with this view, as we know is 'nuclear war heads' that can be fitted on to these missiles. So no matter the number of treaties signed, as long as these missiles are pointed at each other - the Cold War is never over. For a time line on these treaties: https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-russia-nuclear-arms-control If we look at the Defense Spending in 2019 - Trump had budgeted for nearly 1 trillion. This figure does not include exports to other countries. Hers' a recent example. After the U.S., Australia and Britain announced a new Indo-Pacific defense deal last week. as part of the pact, Australia will cancel a multibillion-dollar contract to buy diesel-electric French submarines and acquire U.S. nuclear-powered vessels instead. The competition for the arms market is so intense that 'Immediately after the above said deal was announces, France recalled its ambassador in US' Again in the 'E sense' US and Russia jointly created the Arms export market. |
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jaish
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Wed 10/27/21 09:44 AM
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In a word. 'ARAMCO'
For nearly 30 years, 1940's to 1970's - ARAMCO (US) was the largest supplier of oil and center for trillions of dollars in direct taxes to the Government. What is less known is that soon after WW I, American companies were excluded from the Middle East by the United Kingdom and France under the San Remo Petroleum Agreement of 1920; although Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, pushed for 'Open Door Policy' in 1921. On 29 May 1933, in a close tender bid for rights for exploration, the Saudi Arabian government granted a concession to SoCal (predecessor of ARAMCO) in preference to a rival bid from the Iraq Petroleum Co - headquartered in London. IPC then had monopoly on all oil exploration and production in Iraq. ARAMCO's profit sharing with SA - 1950 In 1950, King Abdulaziz threatened to nationalize his country's oil facilities, thus pressuring Aramco to agree to share profits 50/50 - and the company's headquarters were moved from New York to Dhahran ARAMCO's nationalization began in 1982 and ended in 1976 In 1973, following US support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, the Saudi Arabian government acquired a 25% "participation interest" in Aramco's assets. It increased its participation interest to 60% in 1974 and acquired the remaining 40% interest in 1976 ==xx In Sept. 1990, start of the Gulf War, Saudi Aramco began replacing much of the oil production removed from the global market due to the embargo of Iraq and occupied Kuwait. --xx Saudi ARAMCO goes Public In 2018, (well before the Coronavirus crisis), Saudi Aramco decided to make an initial public offering of 5% of its ownership stake in the Riyad / New York Stock Exchange. In December 2019, (just before the Virus strike) Saudi Aramco raised US$25.6 billion in its IPO, making it the world's largest IPO for several months, succeeding that of the Alibaba Group in 2014. On 9 August 2020, Saudi Aramco reported a 50% fall in net income for the first half of its financial year, as demand for oil and prices continued to fall due to the coronavirus crisis. This came after Saudi Aramco lost its title as the world’s largest listed company by market capitalization to Apple, on 31 July 2020 ==xx To my knowledge, Saudi ARAMCO oil production / reserves began to lower during the final year of Trump's presidency. - In my opinion, the Reserves may last another decades - before production costs increase product costs - assuming oil sanctions are lifted on Iran and Russia by then. - The excerpts are from Wiki - customized with opinions. |
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Specially for mallus
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Because with woman comes property?
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Hunter Biden paintings selling for 500,000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBWwKWxWuU |
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Topic:
Fear is THE KEY?
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jaish
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Sat 10/23/21 05:21 AM
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Hi Blondey, Your write is undoubtedly educational. Terror acts can be categorized to 2 main causes: Pathological & second, that which stem from Perceptions of inequality and thereby threatens existence. A great example from an almost bygone era would be black militancy - whether in US, SA. Or the PLA struggle in Israel. If we refer back to OP's query: Kashmir, in India is also seeing targeted killings of religious minorities! ... also in Bangladesh (-predominantly Muslim) While the killings in Kashmir don't seem to fit in with the 2 cats that in Bangla seems to fit Cat 1. (my opinion) Since OP broadens it to include rest of world the original issue, Kashmir gets further blurred. We have such incidents in almost every part of the world today - targeted killings of minorities - religious, ethnic or any other. What is the aim of such terrorizing a section of the population? Political gains? Or is there more to it? Terror in Kashmir is sponsored from across the border, Pakistan. and is for territorial gains. If Pak occupies Kashmir they have easier land connection with China. drilling down, why would the Muslim public of Kashmir remain silent while their political leaders align with Pakistan and give sanctuary to Pak hired Taliban? Considering Indian Muslims enjoy democratic rights far more than Muslims anywhere including in UK The closest answer so far as I can see, is supplied by TB For $10 a street thug will kill you. For billions & Trillions elite men of rule will kill a nation Your write makes this all this crystal clear. TY  |
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Topic:
Fear is THE KEY?
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jaish
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Fri 10/22/21 03:51 PM
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Hi Jaish waving obviously my post has confused you .. apologies for that lol. Pathological violence .. I was referring to “predatory premeditated” violence with the intent to kill ....versus impulsive or other types of violence ., Re your example of a gas chamber ... .The mass extermination of Jewish people was premeditated and predatory . “perceived oppression “ I was referring to the belief (real or imagined ) that one group “subdues “ the identity of another .....usually rooted in unequal power , unequal status , unequal access to resources , perceived injustice or feelings of alienation .etc ., I believe social determinants (which include economic power btw) shape not only the circumstances people are COMPELLED to live in , but also their behaviour ., Social discontent can indeed fuel hate and violence . waving Hope that all makes sense . Discussions here have moved away from OP's query. |
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Fear is THE KEY?
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Ngoy reportedly came to the US legally from Congo in 2012 but his visa expired when he ceased to be a student in 2015. In 2017 he was sentenced to 120 days in jail and nine months in probation after pleading guilty to a sex charge in Washington, DC. He reportedly was put in an immigration detention center in 2018, but the following year his deportation was halted after a judge ruled his misdemeanor sex offense was not a "serious crime". This does not fit in with 'act of terror'. A report says, the victim had been drinking - so vulnerable to attack from any other homeless, drunk or juvenile. The victim later told officers she had been drinking and accidentally boarded the wrong train at the Frankford Transportation Center. https://meaww.com/fiston-ngoy-security-video-shows-philadelphia-woman-repeatedly-pushing-him-away-as-he-groped-breasts |
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jaish
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Thu 10/21/21 06:19 AM
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Cantonese
Americans may be wondering why this vast difference between their China-man in California and the Chinese in PRC today. This because, the people who migrated to LA / California in the 1850s were from South China - the Cantonese speaking South Chinese / not the Mandarin speaking North Chinese. If language predicates culture then we see this in the differences between the 2 languages. In Cantonese, words can be spoken with as many as 6 tones leading to different meanings. It's like the Southern drawl that comes through in Mark Twain's writings. Cantonese words and music coding system can be traced back to the late Song dynasty.. It can be easily verified because these music, prose, etc, existed outside China, in Japan, Taiwan and perhaps Vietnam and they are similar to what the Cantonese are using in their songs, music codes and prose. One may also bear in mind that those who left South China were fleeing from the devastation of the Opium Wars, 1834 onwards. Interesting read, this Opium War; because we may expect PRC to use the same tactics that the Brits had applied on them in the 19th Century. The Wheel of Karma turning around. |
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"Sir: I am a Chinaman, a republican, and a lover of free institutions" by Norman A Sing California Governor John Bigler was among those who turned against the Chinese after expressing friendship toward them. In his campaign for re-election in 1852, he urged fellow citizens to "check this tide of Asiatic immigration," claiming that the Chinese were incapable of becoming American. They could not assimilate. Norman Asing, the owner of a restaurant in San Francisco, responded to Bigler in an open letter published in The Daily Alta California on May 15, 1852. Sir: I am a Chinaman, a republican, and a lover of free institutions; am much attached to the principles of the government of the United States... The effect of your late message has been thus far to prejudice the public mind against my people, to enable those who wait the opportunity to hunt them down, and rob them of the rewards of their toil... You argue that this is a republic of a particular race — that the Constitution of the United States admits of no asylum to any other than the pale face. This proposition is false to the extreme, and you know it. The declaration of your independence, and all the acts of your government, your people, and your history are all against you. |
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Fear is THE KEY?
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Hi Kevin  There are many drivers of terrorism besides religion . If I had to choose one , it would be “perceived oppression “ and the need to eradicate anyone who represents a threat or barrier to a cultural group . (Culture as in shared strongly held values / beliefs ).. Morals (or lack of) are implicit in value systems and how we see (judge) others .  If Group X perceives oppression then they would find some means of justification to eradicate Group Y - the oppressors --- provided Group X is a majority or in position of power. Example, incarceration of Jews in 1930s. What if Group X is in the minority? Resort to terrorism.  Radicalised moralistic thinking becomes the perfect weapon to justify the use of immoral violence ). This is true for most acts of violence ... pathological and non pathological ). O.i.c. Pathological - Suicide bombers Non pathological - gas chambers Radicalised moralistic thinking. example: hiding behind the shield of religion. Sorry this is all I have time to post right now .... but will contribute again later Just when we are beginning to understand that there is, at the bottom of all the religious heap - just one driver of terrorism: economic / power - - to be continued after her return from vacation. Meantime, we simple people may hold on to: For $10 a street thug will kill you. For billions & Trillions elite men of rule will kill a nation~ . |
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Herbal medicines with no side effects
The presence of the ailanthus tree (the so-called "Tree of Heaven") throughout California has long been a puzzle. The tree is native to China, but not to the United States; yet it grows profusely in those regions where early Chinese immigrants lived.  The reason Chinese immigrants brought ailanthus seeds to this country is that the trees are thought to contain an herbal remedy beneficial for arthritis. The Chinese "wedding plant" was also brought to this country as an herbal remedy, but is less easily recognized. Herbal medicine fulfilled an important health need in the nineteenth century for both Chinese and non-Chinese alike. Western medicine had not yet developed wonder drugs, anesthetics, vaccinations, or sophisticated surgical techniques. Patent medicines were widely used, and their contents were not regulated by any agency of the government. Drastic measures, such as bleeding, were sometimes resorted to. On the other hand, Chinese herbal remedies had one to two thousand years of use be hind them. In fact, some so-called "wonder drugs" are actually synthesized forms of various herbs. Even today, some medically trained Chinese Americans prefer some herbs to their synthesized forms because the natural herbs have no side effects. |
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