This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Va. Beach, Va., this 1st day of June, 1933, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [304], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mildred Davis, Mr. [304], and Hugh Lynn Cayce.

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [304]; this we have had before.
2. Now, as we find, there are many changes since last we had same here. While in some ways and manners the body, under the circumstances, is very good, there are those conditions arising from intestinal toxemia; that is produced by the too great amount of certain food values and their activity on the system. Hence those abrasions that arise in the lower portion of the body particularly, extending upward over the limbs and on portions of the body itself, that are the RESULTS of the poisons that are not eliminated through their proper channel owing to the excess of the character of poison themselves; which arise from butterfats and milk fats; and the condition is a form of eczema that comes from those excesses of these properties, as combined with those of starches in the system.
3. Hence, in relieving the condition, we will find it necessary for the local applications as well as the use of properties internally, and the changing of the diet in particular for the removal of the causes and effects in and on the body.
4. In beginning, then, we would have less of these properties as taken into the system, see? butter and milk, in the present. Not that these should be discontinued when the condition has been removed, but that there be the altering of the diet to those other properties that may aid the better in clarifying the system. This would be an outline, then, for the diet:
5. Mornings - citrous fruit juices, or the pulp and citrous fruit; either grapefruit or - occasionally an orange, but grapefruit is the better for the body.
6. Tomato juices occasionally at the breakfast meal would be very well.
7. With these may be taken egg, and toast that is not buttered too heavily - dry toast, whole wheat; with coffee. These will be found well. Occasionally there may be taken a little crisp bacon with the egg, which will be found to be beneficial.
8. Noons - a general vegetable diet; those vegetables either well cooked or those that are raw, that would include a small quantity of lettuce, celery, spinach, or ANY of these - with carrots and tomatoes.
9. It would also be well at this meal that there be browned toast, or whole wheat bread, with coffee or tea; coffee is preferable for the body.
10. Evenings - a well balanced vegetable diet, of at least two vegetables above the ground to one below the ground. In this would be included cooked carrots, or cooked potatoes - provided these are not carrying quantities of grease; that is, they should be boiled, or mashed, or the like. Some white potatoes may be included, you see. The meats that would be taken at this meal only would include, preferably, lamb or fowl. Occasionally there may be taken beef, preferably broiled; liver, or such.
11. It would be well also that for the present condition there be taken, at least twice or three times a day, three to four drops of Glyco-Thymoline.
12. Also, one day take Milk of Magnesia; the next day Milk of Bismuth; the next day take a Charcoal Tablet; and keep these up until the system has been changed entirely as to the reactions throughout the system.
13. Drink PLENTY of water at all times.
14. For the applications externally we would use a mild antiseptic, that will cleanse those portions of the body where irritations and abrasions show; a Bi-Chloride [Bichloride of Mercury?] tablet to three to five gallons of warm water. Best to sit down in it and bathe off in it once each day; having the water tepid. After the drying off of body, then anoint the portions where abrasions show with that combination called Resinol.
15. These, as we find, will remove the conditions.
16. Naturally, it is necessary that the body be mindful of the diet in relationships to acids and alkalins, that affect the kidneys or the digestive system; but these - as a general outline - would be well, and will remove and correct these disorders at the present.
17. Ready for questions.
18. That is all.
19. We are through for the present.

BACKGROUND

1. 3/27/33 He obtained 304-26 for painful carbuncle on his back.
2. 6/01/33 He requested advice for irritating abrasions, eczema sores on rump, legs, etc.

REPORTS

1. 6/22/33 He obtained 304-28 for spreading of abrasions on trunk of body, which indicated he had what might be termed pellagra and advised further treatment for overcoming.

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