The results came from these conditions in the form of
heartburn, the lack of assimilation, belching, and poor
activity of the liver - until it became almost as a hardening
in a portion of same. Then with a change in the diet, some
applications of forces, there has been produced an excess
activity through the lymph circulation in the digestive and
eliminating area, so that these effects have somewhat
subsided. Yet with the pressures as induced there in the
left side of the body, extending at times though to the right
(a pain just below the liver area itself), pressures have
been made upon the stomach itself until we have a thickening
of the walls externally.
Then the taking of certain activities has caused this to
produce in the upper portion of the stomach a closing of the
cardiac portion of the stomach, affecting the epiglottis
itself at times. Hence we have a delaying or defraying of
the activities through the blood supply; becoming then a form
of anemia that has made for a change in the pressure of the
metabolism, making for more and more of an activity of
nervousness. However, this takes on at times the form of a
shaking, as it were, or a trembling sensation through
portions of the body.
These, then, are the conditions as we find them with this
body, [
1002] we are speaking of.
So, we would first begin with these applications:
Take small quantities of olive oil often; very small doses
often; just what the body will assimilate.
And use as a part of the drinking water the Yellow Saffron
Tea, made in this manner: Add a teaspoonful of the Yellow
Saffron (American Saffron is alright) to six ounces of water.
Allow this to steep as tea; or pour the boiling water over
same and let it stand for ten to fifteen minutes. Strain off
and keep cool to drink; half a glass of it two to three times
a day. This may be diluted somewhat, but there should be
taken as much as six ounces of this each day. Every time
take a good big swallow; two, three or four times a day.
Continue this for about a week.
Then we would apply the hot packs of Epsom Salts, just
between the shoulders and down to the 6th or 7th dorsal; hot
packs of Epsom Salts once each day, for two to three days.
During the same days the Epsom Salts Packs are being used, we
would also apply each day a grape poultice over the stomach
and the lower portion of the bowel area (while the Epsom
Packs would be between the shoulders, you see). Do not eat
the grapes, but use them as a poultice. Preferably the
Concord grapes; raw, crushed grapes, placed between thin
cloths so that the poultice may remain on the body for an
hour at the time. Let the poultice be at least an inch thick
with the grapes. This would be on the same days when the
Epsom Packs are taken between the shoulders, you see.
After these have been given for three days, we would then
have a high enema each day for two days - to relieve the
pressures through the colon area.
Then rest a week from the treatments, and then begin at the
beginning and take them all over again.
After the second round of these treatments, in the manner
indicated, we would then give further instructions.
Ready for questions.
In the matter of the diet, we would keep rather the
predigested or semi-liquid foods during the most of these
treatments. Those things that make for body-building, but
that are not too heavy nor having too much courseness - while
these treatments are being taken.
(Q) Will you outline a diet?
(A) A semi-liquid and predigested diet. These should be the
outline.
(Q) Name doctor that is best for treatment in that vicinity.
(A) All of these treatments may be applied by itself if so
desired! A doctor isn't needed, if it would follow these
suggestions here!
(Q) Any other advice?
(A) Do these for the present, and after the second period of
taking these we would give further instructions.
Drink plenty of water during the whole time; quantities of
water. This is helpful to the whole system, so that it
may be DRAINED thoroughly - with the activity of the
properties within and the activities from without.
We are through for the present.
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BACKGROUND
9/10/35 Daughter [
681]'s letter: "What causes the
obstruction to the stomach so that the food will not go
down?... I should be paying my dues but it is quite
important to get this reading for Dad [
1002], as his
condition is - well, I don't like to put into words what I
fear about it."
REPORTS
9/19/35 Daughter [
681]'s ltr. to HLC: "Give my thanks to
your father for the peachy reading he gave my Daddy. I hope
they will get down to brass tacks out there and carry out the
instruction."
10/16/35 Daughter [
681]'s letter:
"Daddy went through the ordeal [his brother's funeral] in
fairly good shape, due partially to [my brother] and me, I
think. When I left had extracted a promise from them [Dad
and my stepmother] to carry out the instruction of his
reading. Mamma is not one to cooperate with me but I sent
her a nice suit which I thought I could spare and she may
fall into line with that bait hoping that I'll send her some
more. Pretty bad, isn't it, when I have to bribe the family
to get assistance to save Dad's life? My brother [...] who
lives out there told me that he knew when and where Dad got
that injury that you mentioned in the reading. I told them
to have a nurse come in to give the high enemas and send the
bill to me, so now all I can do is to pray that they will
fall in line and carry out the instruction."
4/04/38 Daughter [
681]'s ltr.: "My father [
1002] seemed to
improve after I got him that reading from you although there
was never any pretense made to carry it out. Could not get
the cooperation from my stepmother."
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