(Q) What causes constipation?
(A) The natural tendencies that are ever with one that has
a circulation that is disturbed as to its coordination.
The better activity will be the massage that has been
indicated, and the altering of the foods from time to time
that tends to make for activity in the intestinal and
digestive system.
Those properties that make for any form of colocynth, or that
carry a small quantity of senna, are the better active forces
for the body.
(Q) How can his thumb sucking habit be broken?
(A) Only by the use of any of the better protectors, that
prevent the body from using same at the time of resting.
(Q) You mean metal ones?
(A) Any of those that are the better. Some are metal, some
are composition.
(Q) Please give mother proper guidance to best method to
cope with his temperament.
(A) Only patience and persistence, and GRADUALLY appealing
to the IMAGINATIVE forces of the body; that the body mentally
may be reasoned with.
(Q) Any other advice for this body?
(A) We would do as we have given, for the better conditions
for this body.
We are through with this reading.
[Without interruption EC continued with reading
903-18
for the mother of [
773] and [
779].]
REPORTS
2/15/34 See
773-4.



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