Dona Maria was quick to notice that Wasson and his friends, being the first foreigners to (seek) out the 'saint children' (mushrooms), had no sickness or illness to cure. They came only out of curiosity, or to find God (Estrada 1976). Before Wasson and the other strangers came to Huautla, the mushrooms had always been used to treat the sick. Dona Maria foresaw the diminishing effects in her ability to perform her duties. She claimed that as more outsiders used the mushrooms for pleasures, or "to find God," the magic of the mushrooms slowly ebbed from her spirit. Her energy, and the energy of the mushrooms, was slowly fading away. Wasson's eloquent approach in presenting Maria Sabina's world to the public is without a doubt, beyond reproach. He presented a most unique tale of Maria Sabina and her sacred mushrooms. His writings took us where no man had gone before and he presented to the world her story as no other person would have. Wasson brought Maria Sabina and her world into view of the public eye. He told of her chants, her ,way of life, her reasoning, and of her magic with her fellow village members, all who visited her seeking her advice and divination. Wasson orated her virtues with the highest respect and the finest regards and what he put to paper was only the truth as she revealed it to him and as he first saw and heard it.