7/25/44 EC's letter:
Miss [
2970]
Washington 9, D.C.
Dear Miss [
2970]
Thanks a lot for yours of the 18th. We have been wondering
what had happened. While we have had plenty of work on hand
and are just beginning to catch up on correspondence that
accumulated during Congress week, we were, of course,
anxious to know about yourself.
We wondered if we had said or done anything that made you
cut us off your list, but we are glad to know it was your
consideration for us, and not anything we had done.
I don't understand why more people haven't found out about
the Fume Baths. You know, if you could take a cabinet like
they give light baths in, and turn on one light on either
side, then put a croup cup with the witch hazel in, it would
be just the thing for a Fume Bath. Maybe you could do it
yourself. Or take an open cup and set it on a little hot
plate. Use one-half pint of water and a spoonful of the
witch hazel - let her boil - and you'll get the Fume Bath!
I am sorry to hear that you are not feeling any better, but I
hope that you will be able to get the Fume Baths, for one of
the doctors who spoke at the convention reported on her use
of this, and she said that while it was something new to her,
it was certainly most effective.
You are quite right. The only pattern we need is the life
of the Master, and His teachings. When we get this, and can
look within, everything else means very little.
Well, let's don't get too worked up. You know, maybe, if we
will try to put people in high places who have something of
the spirit of the Christ consciousness, maybe the big shots
and stiff shirts won't have quite so much political intrigue.
You are right, it is fearful to send boys out to get shot at,
and then pray for peace, but so many things are contradictory
it is hard to say which is which, but if we will do what we
know to do, maybe we will get along better.
You may have the answer to your problem in the Masseuse and
use of the electric blanket, but if you could get one Fume
Bath and then massage, you will find that you hit the right
thing.
I understand that Dr. Waters is going away. I was planning
on being there for a little while, but I will have to do
something else, now. I am going to have to go on a strike
for a few weeks. I don't know just how long, but I am trying
to get away the latter part of this week. I have to do to
Florida on some business, and I hope to get in one or two
days' fishing, if I can.
Yes, I was talking to Louis and Peg the other day; and some
of the folks from here were up there, and told me how fine
Peg was looking. I am glad, for everybody, even those
doctors, tried to tell her she was foolish.
Thanks a lot for letting us hear from you, and do write us
again.
Mother, Gladys, and all the rest send their regards.
With love from all,
Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:gp
8/09/44 [
2970]'s letter:
Washington DC
Dear Mr. Cayce (or whoever opens the mail)
Will you please finish addressing the enclosed letter to Hugh
Lynn and send it on to him in England. I had first intended
sending it for Mr. C to read and then send on but remembered
that he might be - "out of touch with the world, vacationing
in the Florida everglades." So I called Peg and read it to
her to see if she approved and she said she thought HL would
be glad for some of the ideas stirred up by his article, so
am sending it along.
Now will you also send me information about opening a study
group. If I have them here it would have to be small as I do
not have chairs to take care of more than 5 or six at a time,
and I think a small group do study better together, so is
there a limit to how Small the group may be? Do you have a
regular planned course or may we study the weekly readings,
the Search for God, The River, or whatever of his lectures
may be ready from the material you were working on this
summer? Would we have to have a Teacher, or can we read and
discuss together as some of the groups I have worked with do
and seem to get a great deal out of the lessons??
Hugh Lynn's article made me realize how very little most of
us really give toward helping the Association, in service
especially. Yet if we have the intelligence and will to USE
what we gain in the readings, they are of value to us beyond
estimate. I think the ideas for greater development of the
Association are excellent and I surely hope that I may be
permitted to assist in carrying them out, but in the meantime
I am going to see if I cannot do a little more in Living
what I have learned and trying to pass on to others the
opportunity to Learn, through Mr. Cayce's teachings.
I surely hope the vacation turns out to be one of quiet and
rest for you all and especially for Mr. C - I know Peg and
Louis will be sorry if you do not get to come up and Loaf
there for a week or so, and think that would be a grand
place to rest. But whatever you do to let up on the work
for awhile should be good.
I tried out a Dr. in hopes of finding one to take Dr. Water's
place while she is on vacation. In some ways he was very
good. A Dr. Barger, who is teaching Physio- something
or other at Georgetown. He is not an Osteopath though he
practically admitted that he knows just as much if not a
little more than a mere osteopath. And I could tell him if
he had the technique of Dr. Waters combined with his "mist
bath" he would surely have the best thing I have found yet,
but his "treatment" is just a Super massage. It is grand and
restful but still lacks the results of a good Osteopath.
His office is in his home, Mrs. B gives the bath. It is a
cabinet affair, and I have a hunch he is the inventor as the
place was full of "Gadgets" that were home-made and some one
told me he was quite a genius. One that appealed to me was a
time saver in the bath room, a gadget that was a combination
of a music rack, magazine holder or something for holding
book or magazine while in the tub or otherwise occupied in
the bathroom. It was on a hinged arm that could be adjusted
wherever desired. That was my first inkling that I had
discovered a genius. But back to the bath.
You are placed on this high narrow cot, and shoved into the
oven like an over-sized loaf of bread, the head is left out,
covered with cool towel and a mist of vapor sprays over the
body at whatever temperature he indicates and for the time
he indicates, with Mrs. B in attendance. It is the most
soothing, restful feeling imaginable. Then you are rolled
onto another table, with heavy towels and left to dry. The
massage of Olive Oil and camphor, I believe he said, follows.
$7.00 for the first and $5 following. He said he "did not
know what advantage would be in using the Pine Oil rub over
what he used and he did not know of any special value of
Witch-hazel." In other words he felt that his method was
not open for any improvement. I said I did not pretend to
know why or How the things recommended would be of special
benefit, but I had seen the diagnoses work for others so
completely that there was no question in my mind they would
for me if I could find some one willing to give them as
indicated. So I tried it out and it is a very superior
vapor massage. It would not take the place of Osteopathic
adjustment. Dr. Barger, 1125 Bucannon St. NW Washington.
I found a little electric stove which belongs to a glass
coffee drip and with that as my heater I have my Fume bath
organized and will let you know what the results if any,
after I try it out a week or so...
Now it is getting late and I am finding this 9 hour plus two
more in route add up into pretty long days, and of course a
lot of grumping about it as only about half of the people in
my office really work, and the other half already were
working only half the time, because of lack of work... The
added hour of loafing does not make good sense in anyones
language, SOooOOoo??
I hope this finds you all rested and well and happy.
Lovingly [
2970]
8/16/44 EC's letter:
Miss [
2970]
Washington, D.C.
Dear Miss [
2970]
Thanks a lot for yours of the 9th, and for your writing the
letter to Hugh Lynn. I forwarded it on to him when it was
received.
Yes, I had a very good vacation, and think I got some work
done that was needed for some time, but came home not feeling
any too good - in fact, I have been home a week and haven't
yet been able to get back to work, and unless some great
changes come about, it will be some days yet.
I am sending you the little booklet about Study Groups. I
am glad that you are considering organizing a Group. Five or
six is an excellent number to try to work with, and I am in
hopes you will be able to carry on just like you want to.
Know, if there is anything that we can do, we will be most
happy to try to help out. I believe the little program that
is set out in this booklet, prepared by Miss Wynne, is about
the best, so far as we have found, and if there is anything
that you want to know, write to her direct, here at the
office. She has charge of the Weekly Letter, as well as
the Bulletin and Study Group work.
Yes, we often find quite a number who have improved on
osteopathy [chiropractic, physiotherapy?], but it doesn't
always show the results as a good osteopath does. It
sounds like quite an interesting cabinet that he has. The
information has suggested, and we built one here, once, at
the hospital, a cabinet for such a bath, but a Fume Bath, in
which various types of medication could be given, such as Oil
Spray using Olive Oil or Peanut Oil and Witch Hazel, Iodine
or Atomidine, and such other things, in most cases have
proven most helpful. The Fume Bath ought to be quite
good, even applied in something like you suggest. That is
something of the same character as have been used in some of
the cabinets that have been made.
Thanks a lot for letting us hear from you, and with every
good wish and love from all here,
Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:gp
7/01/45 [
2970]'s letter [First page of this letter is in Life
Reading [2970-1]]:
Now for a few nibblets on the results of the Physical
reading. These may or not be of any value, but they
can at least be a bit more definite.
I did have the osteopathic treatments as advised, the Vapor
baths and massage I did not find such that I could take
without losing too much time at work or some of them I
visited I did not like the appearance of the place and was
afraid of unsanitary conditions... So I started inventing.
My osteopath explained something of the lymphatic system, its
functions and locations to enable me to give myself a fairly
good stimulating massage after my bath each morning and
evening. These improved in value and effect as my hands got
better and stronger, at first the rubbing was very painful
for sore hands and arms. However my reading said this
type of stimulation was very essential to clearing up the
arthritic like soreness in hands, arms and legs. That is was
due to lack of proper functioning of lymph in throwing off
certain poison, this I have seen in many reports on causes
and cures for arthritis and rheumatism also. The warm soak
of ten minutes, a good soap rub, rinse and cool shower, night
and morning, were not Mr. Cayces reading, but this I find is
good to prepare me for the 5 minute massage.
For the Witch-hazel vapor baths, which were recommended, I
did not find anyplace where they would give this, or in fact
knew what it was. So I found a vaporizer which is used for
treating croup etc, a little electric gadget which will make
steam out of water and whatever other liquid is put into it.
the tent I made by hanging a sheet up over a line. This made
low enough that I could sit on an ordinary kitchen chair,
which would not be harmed by the steam bath along with
me. The opening in the tent allowed me to leave my head
outside and read a book which I managed to rig up a- la-
Rube-Goldberg. Of course I did put the little electric
steamer under the tent along with me and the chair. I
used a mixture of half and half witch-hazel and water.
Altogether the results have been very good. I have continued
to work with the heavy books, which I thought might be
responsible for my trouble. But my arms are entirely free
from the soreness, and no soreness in knee joints. Since I
started this treatment, and after the 12 or 15 osteopathic
treatments, I have done the rest for myself, and still
continue the Baths, exercise, massage, walks but not the
vapor baths. It has been about a year now since I had the
Physical Reading.
1/29/53 Report:
The reason for seeking this physical reading was that severe
pain had ben bothering me in arms especially - fingers,
elbows and some in the legs - apparently in the joints but
still no stiffness of the joints just severe pains at
times...Doctors called it rheumatism. Doctors had advised me
that this might be due to the work of handling the large
books which were used for the filing of the photographs in
War Dept., where I was working at the time...
General health seemed good but do remember that several
years before I had a severe case of Psoriasis. Several kinds
of treatment such as soda baths, starch baths etc etc were
given all increasing the condition if anything...finally
osteopathic treatments with salts cleaning both ex and
internal cleared up the condition... Think was given
some advice about diet but do not remember what it was.
The above is only connection I can find with the reading
reference to the condition at times producing "rash" - after
the condition cleared I had not been subject to returns of
that or other rashes. But this in its origin may have been
due to the condition which he found.
The condition which really was causing me worry was the small
growth over the eye, on the lid, which had continued for
several years, sore at times and growing, very slowly but
refusing to dissolve by any of the salves or treatments that
I had tried - just applications of ointments etc... But
since it continued to bother me I wanted to know what it
was and if it should be worked in by surgeon etc...
The sleeplessness had been bothering me though not to an
alarming extent, but since my work was heavy and exacting
- as every one's was during these war conditions, I did not
want it continuing since felt it might cause serious trouble
- and might be the cause of lack of energy which I had always
had to such an abundance... And with the special work of
handling the Horror pictures of War constantly I knew there
was being put upon my nerves a very heavy load - I was in
the habit of spending the wakeful times in reading and that
mostly on metaphysics of some sort - and friends gleefully
advised me that I was doing entirely too much study along
these lines and "no body can stand" such etc etc suggesting
that it would cause a mental crack up - the idea did amuse me
but for that reason I ask about the danger of so much study
along this line...
The entire lack of out of door exercise, due to the extremely
long hours of work and getting to work - had resulted in
that ugly "matronly spread" in the middle which prompted
the request for an exercise for the "mid section".
I did not find it possible to follow my reading just as
outlined, and in about one years time of trying to get the
suggestions carried out properly, I began to massage myself
all over with Witch Hazel, giving special attention to the
emonctry [emunctory?] centers. This is still used as a part
of my daily routine. The growth on the eye had been quite
evident for a matter of ten years - it would come and go but
never responded to treatment. After using the castor oil for
a period of two months, the growth completely disappeared.
Did not extract teeth. I did follow through with the
suggestions for the eyes, to the point of emphasizing the
diet suggestions, and felt that my eyes were helped, though
I still wear my glasses. As a matter of fact, I followed
everything in the reading that I could do for myself, with
the exception of the exercise for the stomach. This created
a soreness, and since I was not able to get the rest of
the reading as outlined, thought it best to leave this off.
I began by walking about one mile a day and became much
improved gradually.
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