In a message dated 10/30/2004 9:19:34 AM Central Daylight Time, aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I won't call it quite a myth but it may qualify for exaggeration. Secretly making medicines in his home? With no regulation, no approval? If this is true, he is a criminal, since medication is strictly regulated in this country (except vitamins and supplements, but you all know that). I think if you investigated the story you'd see a lot of fortune telling style Hi, No, it is true. (There were not FDA or regulations at the time--Kaufmann people do note that it would be impossible to do today, though.) I can get you references, etc. (and there are lots and lots of people yet alive who were involved in the whole rags to riches growth of his company. He did a tremendous amount for Kansas City and his foundation was one which also did so. [until they hired an outside guy from NYC to run it--and he began changing it from what Kaufmann had envisioned...over half the board resigned in protest and there was an investigation by Missouri's Attorney General]) Marlena in Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html