This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 25th day of January, 1937, in accordance with request made by Miss [259], through Active Membership of her mother, Mrs. [2457], in the Ass''n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading 3:00 to 3:15 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Alabama. (Physical Suggestion)
1. EC: Yes.
2. As we find, conditions are not so good in the physical forces of this body. There is so little resistance that the body becomes easily fatigued and the effects of the cold and flu are making inroads upon the activity of organs in such manners that the undermining of the functionings of the organs is being made very destructive.
3. These are conditions as we find them with this body, [1324] we are speaking of:
4. In the blood supply there are those tendencies for temperature - the effect of the leucocytes' attempts to meet the needs of the condition in destroying the cold or congestion in the system.
5. This is drawing then upon the vitality of those portions of the system from which the body obtains its lymph and red blood supply.
6. Hence the great amount of aching that is felt through even the structural portions of the body at times. This excess then of the throwing off of the cold, congestion, that has been overcome by the activity in the blood supply, produces an acidity that is hard upon the activity of the pancreas and the spleen as well as upon the kidneys or the lower hepatic circulation.
7. We find, then, those activities through the lung area are being so depleted by the lack of the proper oxidization or clarifying of the air for the body that parts of the lung are becoming involved in the condition - as yet sympathetically, but unless measures are taken for the building of resistances in the system through forces easily assimilated by the body, this may become not only a constitutional but also an organic condition in the body.
8. As we would find then in the present:
9. First we would make applications that would build as much resistances for the body as possible.
10. Then, first, over the whole of the lung area, and
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especially the left lobe of same, we would apply an Antiphlogistine Plaster or Casement. Make this quite heavy. Let it remain on until the pain and temperature are reduced, or the temperature near to normal. Of course, it would necessarily be changed if it were on for two to three days. But make it pretty thick. Apply both over the front and back of the lung area, but more - of course - over the left lobe; yet over both.
11. We would keep the body very quiet.
12. We would begin by giving a little Ventriculin (without iron) every day; about half a teaspoonful or as much as the body will assimilate.
13. Give all the cool, fresh milk that may be taken. Be sure that it is from tested kine or cows, however.
14. Also we would give the fumes from Apple Brandy. These for this body will be more preferable from the Brandy poured in very hot or boiling water and this steamed so that the body may inhale the fumes; rather than inhaling the fumes from other ways or manners.
15. As soon as the strength is built up, remove to a high, dry, sunshiny climate - as that in Arizona, which is the preferable as we would find.
16. Keep then in the open as much as possible, "roughing it", so that the resistances are builded.
17. Keep vegetables as a greater part of the diet. Let the meats consist of fowl, fish and lamb but not others; though beef juices or liver extracts may be taken as a part of medications.
18. Also the Halibut Oil with the Viosterol would be preferable, once, twice each day - but this not until the body is sufficiently improved to be in the open for recuperative forces.
19. In the present then, make the diet beef juices - but not broths - and easily assimilated foods; as whole wheat as a cereal (crushed); the Ventriculin - not with iron in the present, though this would be changed again when in the open.
20. Keep the body quiet and use the inhalations as given. Ready for questions.
21. We are through for the present. Copy to Miss [259] - Special " " Ass'n file