This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of March, 1941, in accordance with request made by the mother - Mrs. [1306], Associate Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

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

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with suggestions for further corrective measures; answering the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [2299].
3. As we find, there is an acute condition that may become serious unless there are changes soon in the inflammation being produced by congestion in the bronchi and larynx.
4. We would prepare an onion poultice to apply across the area of the chest and bronchi. Cut the onions very fine and heat just a little, adding just enough meal to hold same together. Apply warm, but not too hot.
5. Across the back of the neck apply a hot flannel with an equal combination of Mutton Tallow (melted), Spirits of Turpentine and Spirits of Camphor.
6. Change these about every hour or so until the cold is broken, or until the body is quiet.
7. Keep plenty of Syrup of Ipecac, handy in case the body should become choked or clogged, so that a dose may then be given to cause vomiting - about half a teaspoonful.
8. Keep fumes boiling in the room from using at least a teaspoonful of Compound Tincture of Benzoin and half a teaspoonful of Oil of Eucalyptus in the amount of water required in a croup cup or the like.
9. Keep the eliminations active with Castoria.
10. Then as the bowels act, follow same with the use of Glyco-Thymoline to keep down the inflammation through the alimentary canal; two to three drops, as we have indicated, and give until it is indicated in the odor from the stool. This should be given once or twice or three times a day, or when any feeding is given.
11. As to diet, - change the feeding, of course, to not too much of that hard to digest. Juices and light cereals, you see.
12. Do that.
13. Ready for questions.
14. We are through with this Reading.

    Copy to Mother
    Copy to Ass'n file
    3/04/41 Wired also, as follows:
    CUT ONIONS FINE HEAT SLIGHTLY ADDING SUFFICIENT MEAL TO APPLY AS POULTICE OVER CHEST APPLY BACK OF NECK FLANNEL WITH MUTTON TALLOW TURPENTINE CAMPHOR CHANGING EVERY HOUR UNTIL QUIET KEEP SYRUP IPECAC HANDY BOIL IN ROOM FUMES FROM WATER IN CROUP CUP CONTAINING TEASPOONFUL TINCTURE BENZOIN HALF TEASPOONFUL OIL EUCALYPTUS TAKE CASTORIA FOLLOWED BY GLYCO WITH FEEDING ONLY JUICES LIGHT CEREALS.

BACKGROUND

1. 1/27/41 Mother obtained 2299-4 for general care, especially concerned about cold and much phlegm in his throat on awaking of mornings.
2. 3/04/41 Mother wired: "Baby has bronchial cold, severe wheezing cough. Give reading if possible. Wire by W.U."

REPORTS

1. 3/06/41 Letter of mother see under 2299-6, as it was not rec'd until after the reading.
2. 3/07/41 Wire from [1306] 11:42 A.M. to EC: "PLEASE GIVE CHECK READING TODAY IF POSSIBLE FOR BABY WIRE BY WESTERN UNION."
3. 3/07/41 See 2299-6.

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