This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce in Hopkinsville, Ky., this 29th day of March, 1903 (?).
P R E S E N T
Edgar Cayce; Al C. Layne, Conductor; (?), Steno. Several physicians present. [See 5676-1, Par. B1.]
R E A D I N G
Time of Reading ... Street, Unknown. Brooklyn, N.Y.
1. EC: We have had him before. [No copy of earlier rdgs. on file.] Now he has many things, troubling him in minor details.
2. (Q) What is the principal trouble? (A) Nothing especial. Principal trouble is indigestion, caused from nervous reflex ... [word(s) missing]. Having no stimulation. These nerves extend down the front part of the body, and governing the heart, causing vertigo and palpitation of the heart. There is no organic trouble of the heart.
3. (Q) Where do those reflex actions start from? (A) Straight from the second and third cervical, dilating, as you see, through the brain, and causing this twitching of the face at times. From here down the spine through the sympathetic system. Clear on down; then through the nerves here governing the heart. See on down the right side - across to the left. These govern the palpitation of the heart. When this is turned loose here through the solar plexus, which comes in contact with the sympathetics. When we have a relaxation through these sympathetics, then we have a relaxation of these muscles or nerves governing the heart. You see it? Commencing here at the second and third cervical dilating to the front, to the heart, governing the palpitation of the heart. When this is turned loose this way, we have a fullness or gurgling of the heart. No organic trouble. We have the same trouble through lack of stimulation by the nervous system. The solar plexus nerve causing congestion or clogging, causing constipation through the lower part of the bowels. Then we have the same thing, with too much gastric juice; not enough to ... [word(s) missing] in the lower part ... not enough to ... pass into ... the lower part of the intestines.
4. (Q) Is there any other reflex action and - (A) We have the only reflex action through the lower part of the system. Here we have reflex action from the
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condition here in the lower part of the bowels, that causes reflex action through the kidneys, causing an extra amount of acid through the urine. We have acid urine. No sugar. That would cause organic matter. Simply an overtaxation of the kidneys throwing off this force, producing some trouble in the bowels. Coming on down along the spine, and on the outside of the spine.
5. (Q) What will be used to correct this condition? (A) Stimulating the condition between the nervous system and sympathetics.
6. (Q) What would you use? (A) First, you must change the condition you find in the stomach. First you must take something into the stomach that will cause the (similation) of the gastric juices in the stomach, passing out in the intestines. These different troubles we have here in the lower bowels. Then we take it out through medicine. Or take it out through any similar means that will remove it. We take water - fill it full - the whole stomach. The gastric juices fill the bowels, and that causes the gastric juices through the stomach and the lower part of the intestines - to stimulate and enough of the gastric juices to pass out to keep down this matter.
7. (Q) What would you use? (A) Potash.
8. (Q) What sort of potash? (A) Ide [Iodide?]. Small quantities. Then you see we need to keep up - to keep up this trouble in the stomach, to cause the digestion to be in proper form - need clarey water. Then we need a relaxation of the whole body all over. Not so much stimulation through the head as we had before. In the treatment he has had, has caused only to relax - [in lumbar] not enough to throw all off, causing a cathoic [Cathartics]. That will never take all of it off, or the trouble away, or similate these forces till it is put in proper condition to receive it.
9. (Q) In addition to this, is there any other means of stimulation, from Osteopathy? (A) He has had too much osteopathy treatment. Stimulated these forces so much that it has caused too much force below - solar plexus, and let that relax so much - that helps this out. That is what caused this trouble. Because when you contract or relax these muscles enough out here - along the spine, and relax these muscles or nerves here governing the heart, then that produces this force - vertigo you see. Because the circulation is too strong. Produces palpitation of the heart. We want to quiet this. Take something into
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the system to cleanse it.
10. (Q) What form of potash would you use? (A) Ide [Iodide?] of potash.
11. (Q) Any other means in addition to the Ide of potash, with plenty of water? (A) Clarey Water [Clary Water] in the stomach.
12. (Q) Spell that? (A) Clarey water. [Clary Water]
13. (Q) What about alcoholic stimulants? (A) The Clarey Water [Clary Water] is composed of alcoholic stimulants. That is not needed in this, only enough to keep it as long as it is taken in the intestines. That is composed of gin, cinnamon, and tary [clary] flower. That takes up or similates the gastric juices of the stomach. [See 5676-1, Par. B1 for detailed formula.]
14. (Q) What is the condition of the liver? (A) The liver is good. It has been overworked. Through cathartics. That produces this throwing off enough to force out through the lower part of the intestines - as throwing off bile. Bile duct is not dilated. Both lobes of the liver, right and left, are in good condition. Good condition, a normal liver. Spleen as you see - we have had in the former condition. You will find that very much better; through the left lobe or end we find it was formerly impact tight from overwork, and exercise of the brain. Now see along the spine - they have just overdone, and thrown the same work on the solar plexus nerves, and causing them to relax. Should be in normal condition.
15. (Q) Is there any abnormal condition in any other part of the body? (A) None.
16. (Q) What about his diet. What particular kinds of food ought he to eat, to help correct this. (A) Leave off his meats. Take on starches. Something that will similate in the stomach easily. Then when the nerve forces take [act?] in proper order, they [he] will digest most anything. [GD's note: Par. 17--27-A below are another stenographer's version of the same reading. Paragraphing is continued from above reading for indexing purposes.]
17. ACL: Mr. Cayce, you are now going to sleep, a deep, sweet, restful sleep; you are breathing full, and free; all the emunctories of the body are performing their functions perfectly. [HE SLEEPS.] You now have before you, the body of [5676], ... Street,
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Brooklyn, N.Y. We want you to go over his body and tell us the conditions you find.
18. EC: Yes. We have had him before. Now he has many things troubling him in minor details.
19. (Q) What is the principal trouble? (A) Nothing especial. Principal trouble is indigestion, caused from nervous reflexes. Having no stimulation; these nerves extend down the front part of the body, and govern the heart. Causing vertigo and palpitation of the heart. There is no organic trouble of the heart.
20. (Q) Where does these reflex actions start from? (A) Straight from the second and third cervical dilating as you see, through the brain, and causing this twitching of the face at times. From here down the spine through the sympathetic system, clear on down; through the nerves governing the heart. See on the right side across to the left. These govern the palpitation of the heart. When this is turned loose here through the cardiac plexus, which comes in contact with the sympathetics; then we have a relaxation of these muscles and nerves governing the heart. You see? Commencing here at the second and third cervical dilating to the heart governing the palpitation of the heart. When this is turned loose, this way, we have a fullness or gurgling of the heart, no organic trouble. We have the same trouble through lack of stimulation by the nervous system, through the solar plexus, causing congestion or clogging or constipation through the lower part of the bowels.
21. (Q) Is there any other reflex action, causing these troubles? (A) We have reflexes through the lower part of the system; here we have reflex action from the condition here in the lower part of the bowels. That causes an extra amount of acid urine passing through the kidneys; no sugar in urine. There is no organic trouble. Simply an over taxation of the kidneys, helping to throw off the waste matter.
22. (Q) What would you use to help this condition? (A) Stimulating between the spinal nervous system and the sympathetic.
23. (Q) What would you use? (A) First you must change the condition you find in the stomach. You must take something into the stomach that will cause the assimilation of the gastric juices in the stomach. We take water. Fill it full, the whole stomach, and this will fill the bowels and cause the gastric juices through the stomach and lower part of intestines to stimulate and enough of these juices to pass out to keep down this trouble. Also Iodide potash in small quantities to cause
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the digestion to be in proper form. You need clarey [clary] water. Then we need a relaxation of the whole body all over. Not so much stimulation through the head as we had before in the treatment he has had; has caused too much relaxation in the Lumbar region of the spine. Cathartics will not remove the trouble until the conditions are put in proper shape to receive it. [Note: Apparently this steno lost her notes between Par. 23-A and Par. 30-Q - six questions and answers are missing.]
24. (Q) Any other means in addition to the Iodide of potash and plenty of water, and Clary water in the stomach? What about alcoholic stimulants? (A) The Clary water contains all necessary.
25. (Q) What is condition of liver? (A) The liver is good. Both lobes of liver, right and left, are in good condition; a normal liver.
26. (Q) Is there any abnormal condition in any other part of the body? (A) None.
27. (Q) What about his diet; what particular kind of food ought he to eat to help correct this. (A) Leave off his meats, take on starches; something that will assimilate in the stomach easily; then when the nerve forces are in proper order, they will digest most anything.