Although authorship of his writings was claimed by the publisher Joseph Kay (Joseph Spitalnick) for purposes of copyright renewal, this claim has been easily disproved, and it is speculated that the author was also the proprietor of the Oracle Products Company, a spiritual supply house specializing in African-American hoodoo goods in New York City, who also used the name Mr. Young.
Joseph Kay (Joseph Spitalnick) claimed authorship for copyright renewal purposes, but this claim has been easily dismissed. It is believed that the author was also the owner of the Oracle Products Company, a spiritual supply store centered on African-American hoodoo goods in New York City, who used the name Mr. Young.