This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 26th day of February, 1937, in accordance with request made by the wife - Mrs. [1010], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

TEXT

1. EC: Yes, we have the body, [1112]; this we have had before.
2. To prevent in the present the cold, congestion, from becoming more of a complex condition, causing a great deal of disturbance through those weakened portions of the hepatic circulation and those activities with the bladder, the kidneys and the upper circulation, we would at once:
3. Apply an onion and meal (yellow meal) poultice. Not quite half and half but chopping the onions very fine and mix the meal with same; this on chest and throat, also on lower portion of kidneys and lumbar area. This, of course, should be warm; not hot but warm, see?
4. And apply over the abdomen, lower portion of the liver, equal portions Mutton Suet, Turpentine and Spirits of Camphor; this on heavy flannels and just as hot as the body can stand.
5. Give, in the present, about half a teaspoonful Syrup of Squill.
6. In the evening give two tablets of Compound Silosan.
7. On the morrow give a good enema; and stimulate along the cerebrospinal system, working from the brachial or the 1st dorsal and last cervical centers up and down.
8. As a laxative we would on the morrow also give equal portions of Syrup of Rhubarb and Syrup of Senna; not more than a teaspoonful of the combination, though this may be combined with other properties if most desirable.
9. Have more of the liquid and semi-liquid diet.
10. These as we find should halt and should prevent the complications as indicated, and bring the better conditions for the body.
11. Ready for questions.
12. (Q) How long should the poultice be kept on?
    (A) Until cold or cool.
13. (Q) Should more than one application of poultice be used?
    (A) Depends upon whether this reduces the temperature and the disturbance through the whole of the system.
    If this does not reduce it at the first, then repeat - but this as we find should relax the body so that by the morrow it would feel much better; then the eliminations and the stimulations by manipulations over the areas indicated.
    Keep up the diets until the body is very much improved, and a stimulation of Spirits Frumenti with egg, or Beef Juices and the like will be helpful.
14. We are through for the present.

    Copy to Mrs. [1010] - Special Delivery
    Copy to Ass'n file
    2/26/37 Wire to Mrs. [1010] ... St., ..., Alabama:
    APPLY WARM POULTICE CHOPPED ONIONS AND YELLOW MEAL ON CHEST THROAT LOWER KIDNEYS AND LUMBAR APPLY EQUAL COMBINATION MUTTON SUET TURPENTINE SPIRITS CAMPHOR ON HEAVY HOT FLANNEL OVER ABDOMEN LOWER LIVER TAKE HALF TEASPOONFUL SYRUP SQUILL GIVE TONIGHT TWO TABLETS COMPOUND SILOSAN GIVE TOMORROW GOOD ENEMA AND STIMULATE CEREBROSPINAL WORKING FROM BRACHIAL UP DOWN ALSO TEASPOONFUL EQUAL COMBINATION SYRUP RHUBARB AND SYRUP SENNA FOLLOW LIQUID DIET.
    Ass'n for Research and Enlightenment, Inc. Day Letter - Collect

BACKGROUND

1. See 1112-4 on 6/13/36.
2. 2/25/37 Wife [1010]'s wire: "Mailed ten dollars on Feb. 16th. [1112] very sick."
3. 2/25/37 EC's wire: "No letter rec'd. Is reading for Mr. [1112]? Advise address."
4. 2/25/37 Wife's reply: "Reading Mr. [1112], ... Street."

REPORTS

1. 2/25/37 Wife, [1010]'s, letter:
   Dear Mr. Cayce
   I wrote you on Feb 16th enclosing ten dollars ($10.00) asking you to give Mr. [1112] a reading as he was ill. I sent it special delivery.
   On receipt of your telegram telling me you had not rec. letter, I went to P. Master and he has sent out a TRACER. My return address is on it. I should have sent P.O. order.
   I sent my maid with letter to mail, but hate to think she would take it, have had her two years, and always found her honest. ("But niggers will steal")
   Mr. [1112] has had medicine from one of the best doctors here, but does not get much better, they claim pus on kidneys.
   Thank you so much for readings, mine [1010] and Mr. [1112]. I am better. I know you can tell us what to do for Mr. [1112]. You have never failed yet. Will write later. Regards from both of us. Mother Mrs. [1010]
2. 3/03/37 "Rec'd telegram and went right to work on my husband. He is better but so shaky and weak. I thot he would die or was dying Sat. A.M. Had to call in a doctor who gave him a shot to stimulate the heart as it was below normal.
   "We thank you so very much for helping us. It is a wonderful work... Mr. [1112] had the flu and a relapse. I think it settled on his kidneys and liver."
3. 3/05/37 See 1112-6 volunteered.

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