This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 322 Grafton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, this 15th day of August, 1925, in accordance with request made by her father, Mr. [4283].
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. W. L. Jones.
R E A D I N G
223 W. College St., Time of Reading Home of Dr. A. C. Layne, 12:00 Noon Dayton Savings Time. Griffin, Ga.
1. GC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with suggestions for further improvement of same. You will answer any questions regarding these that I might ask you.
2. EC: Now, we find there are some changes to the detriment of the physical conditions of the body. These, as we see, are rather the acute than of the organic or of the constitutional conditions that we have given before, though the organs and the whole system are involved in conditions at present. This rather the action of toxins, producing a bacilli in system, which gives inflammation in mesenteric system. These conditions are produced in the colon and affect the reflexes of the mesenteric forces, especially in the hypogastric and pneumogastric plexuses. Hence low eliminations become involved in same, especially the functioning of the liver, with the kidneys being subnormal in functioning. This, then, producing the intestinal disturbance and the nausea, the lack of eliminations in the whole system, blood becoming involved, with the bacilli as carried of the malarial nature, for this of the single streptococci variety from the inflammation in colon and mesenteric system, the lack of the white blood in system to meet the resistances produce the taxation and temperature in body. This in turn affecting the excretory forces and the lymphatics, see? This produces the effect as is seen in capillaries. Also the color, the appetite, the whole absorption in the system being involved.
3. Then, to give the best for this system, we would with care and attention give the whole body, for the constitutional condition must be considered in those conditions that would be applied to this body for its physical betterment. The diet first:
4. Those of the cereal - corn flakes or of nut flakes (that is, the brown nut flakes, see?) and cream that is sterilized rather than of the pure rich cream, see? More milk than cream, see? and that sterilized before used. Baked apples,
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orange juice, beef juices (preferably Iron, Beef and Wine, peptonized) may be given in small quantities as tonic.
5. In the other forces, junket (not too much sugars with same, see? Beet sugar used in preference to cane sugar). As much ice as the body may desire. Ices, fruit ices, very good for the system, especially pineapple and orange ices, see?
6. For the intestinal condition, enemas with a stimulant in same, bathing body at least once each day with the mixture of equal parts olive oil and pure grain alcohol, see? While these do not dissolve so easily together, these may be applied, especially, along the spine, in the abdomen and groin, see? Gentle massage and the bath necessary, of course, afterwards, see? Or salt baths to reduce temperature at times. The cool enemas will also reduce temperature, see? These added with the general manipulation over the whole system, see?
7. Give these as medicinal properties: Tincture of Valerian......1/2 ounce, Elixia Calisaya.............3 ounces, Iodide of Potassium.........5 grains, Bromide of Potassium.......10 grains. With sufficient simple syrup, or Peptotol (that is, Pepsin), with the dilutions as carrier for properties, sufficient to make 8 ounces, see?
8. The dose would be half a teaspoonful three to four times each day, before meals or just after rising. In middle of day or just before lunch and in evening just after the first nap was taken, or before evening meal, and upon retiring, see? May be taken in a little water. Well, too, was cocoa butter applied to chest, under arms, in temples, along neck and over the lower portions of body, this absorbing sufficient to clarify the capillary circulation and reducing the streptococci in blood stream, see? Assisting liver to function normal and strengthening the nerve supply through medicinal properties, clarifying an action of liver and stomach through the Calisaya, this as a mild form of sulfate of quinine, see?
9. This we find would bring the normal conditions for this body, see?
10. (Q) What stimulants should be used in the enemas? (A) Those of an antiseptic and of the lacteal or alkaline formation, such as few drops of Glyco-Thymoline or such natures.
11. (Q) Should these be used in the cool enemas?
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(A) In the cool enemas. Not cold, just cool, see? to reduce temperature, cleanse the system, the same acting as an antiseptic solution in stimulating the secretions, see?
12. (Q) What kind of water should the body take, as it is taking boiled water at present? (A) Well that all water be boiled, preferably that not of so much lime as has been taken. More lithia, that we may have the kidneys functioning normal, see? The upsetting we see of the system has been produced by the lack of action in kidney elimination and too rich secretions in the milk diet, see? with fermentation being produced in the lacteal ducts.
13. (Q) Is this condition what is now known as colitis? (A) No, though it has some symptoms, as is seen in the mesenteric system's inflammation. Neither is it known as a malarial or typhoid fever, for though the streptococci is of the malarial nature, this, as we see, is not of the elongated nature as the full malarial germ as shows the same form.
14. (Q) Are there any typhoid germs in system? (A) We do not find same.
15. (Q) Could the body take a vegetable soup as diet? (A) Rather those as we have given. Junket, may apply some of the vegetable juices, see? but rather in that form than in the soup, or chilled juices of soup or vegetables may be given, see? small quantities.
16. (Q) What kind of bread or crackers? (A) Graham Crackers and Whole wheat Bread. Zwieback very good, see?
17. We are through for the present.