This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 7th day of July, 1940, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [1306], Associate Member of 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 11:10 to 11:15 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. ..., Ky.
1. GC: You will go over this body carefully, examine it thoroughly, and tell me the conditions you find at the present time; giving the cause of the existing conditions, also suggestions for help and relief of this body. You will answer the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes.
3. As we find, conditions are rather serious, not only because of congestion through the colon and the intestinal system but infectious forces also from poisons.
4. For the relief, we would apply first the Peach Tree Leaf Poultice. Take the tender leaves of the peach tree. Put these in hot water, bruise, and make a poultice - at least three to four leaves thick - between thin cloth, gauze or the like - that would cover the lower portion of lungs and all of abdomen. Change this about every three hours, until there has been the better elimination.
5. We would also begin immediately, for the eliminations, with taking broken doses of Fletcher's Castoria - six to ten drops every fifteen minutes.
6. Massage the spine with Cocoa Butter, from the 9th dorsal or middle of the back downward.
7. And rub from the base of the brain downward with grain alcohol, to reduce the temperature.
8. No feeding save the milk as would be combined with just sufficient oatmeal (well strained) for keeping nourishment.
9. Do these and we will find, if there is the ability to bring about changes, a reduction of the temperature and the removal of the poisons and congestions through the alimentary canal.
10. Do that.
11. Then, as conditions show improvement - if they do show the improvements - change to the regular diet, of course.
12. We are through for the present. Copy to Mother - Special Delivery, Wired also " " Ass'n file
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Day Letter - Collect July 7, 1940 CHANGE EVERY THREE HOURS POULTICE FOUR THICKNESSES TENDER PEACH TREE LEAVES BRUISED IN HOT WATER APPLIED BETWEEN GAUZE COVERING LOWER LUNGS ENTIRE ABDOMEN GIVE SIX TO TEN DROPS CASTORIA EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES MASSAGE FROM MIDDLE SPINE DOWNWARD WITH COCOA BUTTER FROM BASE OF BRAIN DOWNWARD WITH GRAIN ALCOHOL NO FEEDING EXCEPT MILK WITH SUFFICIENT STRAINED OATMEAL FOR NOURISHMENT FULL REPORT SPECIAL. Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.