This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 7th day of December, 1943, in accordance with request made by the husband - Mr. [...], recommended by Coronet.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. [3389]'s husband, W. N. Smith and Harmon Bro.

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1. GC: You will go over this body carefully, examine it thoroughly, and tell me the conditions you find at the present time; giving the cause of the existing conditions, also suggestions for help and relief of this body; answering the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Another cycle.
3. Yes, we have the body here, [3389].
4. As we find, there are conditions that prevent the normal functionings of the body. These at the present time are a complication of disturbances.
5. The sources arise from conditions that were induced from the exterior, or injuries to the body; that affected the distribution of activities of the glandular system and brought about a disturbance in the activities of the body.
6. The administrations caused an unbalanced chemical reaction that, not being able to be eliminated through normal channels, produced a contraction in the muscular and tendon forces of the body. All of the locomotories and the activities in same to a great extent are being involved, though not all are hindered in activity to some degree.
7. Hence at times there is produced a very slow pulsation, at other times quite fast.
8. As to the nerve forces of the body, it is well that some of these have been encased - though there has been a great suffering by the body at times.
9. Those administrations made in the present are allaying, though these are not healing.
10. There will be gradual improvements if these are continued and the control is gradually gained through portions of the body. Other portions may become atrophied unless changes are wrought in the activities.
11. As we find, these we would add to that being done in the present in part:
12. Through the areas of the lumbar and lower dorsal we would apply daily the heavy Epsom Salts packs, as warm or as hot as the body can stand; not to abuse or to cause undue pain but these are to break up the lesions and the encasements to the locomotories and to the areas that first began this disturbance for the body.
13. Leave on the Epsom Salts Pack until it becomes disagreeable by its very heaviness, or by having dried on body. Use at least three to four thicknesses of heavy toweling wrung out in almost a saturated solution of Epsom Salts. It will be hard on the hands of those applying same, but use gloves. These would be applied daily.
14. Each day following the use of the Packs, massage the body with this combination of oils:

    Olive Oil.................2 ounces,
Peanut Oil................2 ounces,
Lanolin (liquefied).....1/4 ounce.

15. This would be to prevent any irritation to the areas by such severe applications.
16. Do these each day for at least two weeks. Then have a rest period from these applications for almost an equal length of time.
17. During such periods of rest, begin and take one drop of Atomidine in half a glass of water each morning before breakfast, for three days in succession each week - say Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
18. After the second series, then begin again with the Epsom Salts Packs; this time applying these to the lower limbs as well as to the lumbar and lower dorsal areas. These we would keep every day for another period of two weeks; each time using afterwards the oil massages.
19. When this period has passed, rest a period and take again the Atomidine.
20. Do not leave off the gelatin. Do keep the vitamins that will add strength to the body.
21. When three complete series of these applications have been made, then (not before) begin using the ultra-violet light to aid in strengthening the body. Or this may be used at the beginning of the third series and throughout that period.
22. Then we would again give those suggestions necessary. We will find healing for this body, if these suggestions will be followed.
23. Ready for questions.
24. (Q) What causes the arthritis?
    (A) As indicated, it is a combination; first an injury to the lower portion of the spine that affected the activity of the glandular system as related to the organs of the pelvis and the lower brush end of the spine, and then the applications that were not properly administered - that took away the activity of the glands.
25. (Q) What treatment will help the nails where they have come off?
    (A) Let's don't bother about those yet! When we get to the glandular reactions, as will be aided by the taking of the iodine into the system (in the atomic form called Atomidine), they'll commence to grow again in their right time.
26. (Q) Should anything being done now be left off?
    (A) As indicated, only take the gelatin and those strengthening foods.
    Do follow these suggestions if we will find ease. Be consistent and persistent with these, and we may heal this body.
27. We are through with this Reading.

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    (See directions [which were enclosed] for preparing Epsom Salts Packs.
    Atomidine is distributed by The Atomidine Co., Atten. Harold S. Bisey, 1326 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., or you might get a bottle of it at Meredith's, 17th St., Va. Beach.)

BACKGROUND

1. 9/09/43 Husband's ltr. to EC:
   Mr. Edgar Cayce, Virginia Beach, Va.
   Dear Sir:
   A friend just told me of your marvelous work this evening, in the finding of trouble in a sick patient and giving the cure for same.
   This friend read the recent article in Coronet and was telling me of it. It seems strange that two cases could be so much alike, so I will tell you my story.
   My wife [3389] fell in the summer of 1941 while playing soft ball and fractured her left knee cap. She did not go to a doctor until in January 1942 at which time the doctor placed her left leg in a cast and this remained there for five weeks, after the cast was removed she went back to work and worked until June 1, a period of about three months. On May 30, she went to a parade to see some of the boys off for the Army, the streets were crowded and during the parade a shower came up and she was caught in it, and a few days later the pain that had only been in her left knee was now noticed to be in all of her joints thus making her disable to work. Between May 23, and June 1, we had been married, I left on May 28, for Army and did not get a leave until four weeks later and when I arrived home I found my wife sitting in a chair and unable to move as freely as in time prior to my leaving for the Army. In the meantime her doctor had been treating her for the pain in her knee which he told her was Arthritis, this treatment consisted of two shots a week, which he said would cure her. After my second leave of absence from the Army I learned that she would be disable for some time, and I proceeded to get a discharge from the Army, which was granted in about six weeks from that date. Upon my arrival home my wife could manage to get from one room to another by supporting herself on the back of a chair and pushing it in front of her, she could still get back and forth to the doctor's office along with my helping her to and from the automobile. She remained in this condition for about three months at which time the doctor thought it best to change to a stronger medicine known as Gold Shots, and she began to take them but after the first one she was completely thrown off her feet from severe soreness and pain and from then on began to get worse and the doctor had to give the Gold Shots to her at home, these she took some forty of, and on one occasion the doctor tried to step the shots up from one a week to two, but the quantity was too great for it made her break out in what was called a drug rash, and the medicine had to be stopped for two months, and then started again at only one shot a week, this was kept up until August 1942 when her doctor went into the service of the Navy. Then our family doctor took over and he very frankly told us that it was little known about Arthritis but he would do his best to help her. He was awful discouraged with the Gold Shots and believed that they would not help, in fact he said he would not have given them to her if he had been on the case, and the ones that I had bought were returned to the druggist. Now our family doctor has been on the case for over twelve months, and just recently had a serious heart attack of which it is not likely he will recover. But before I go any further I would like to state that I went to him in August of 1942 when he was first taking the case from the doctor who was going into service and consulted him about taking my wife to a local hospital (University of Virginia) but was informed that it was nothing that they could do since everything had been tried here at home that they could do over at the University, in fact he said the case was hopeless. I have had another doctor who also told me the same thing. But I think they are all wrong, or rather just unable to get to her real trouble that is causing the Arthritis. Her teeth have been checked, rather were checked in 1942 and only one was found that could be giving her any trouble, it was pulled, her tonsils were removed also. Thus the fact finding stopped and that is where you come in.
   Now I want you to try through your strange and wonderful power to see if you can give us what medical science cannot, that is, what is standing in the way of her getting better and how to go about the cure.
   I understand that you are reasonable on your charges of same, but I am ready to meet those only to have her up and about again.
   I am an Insurance Agent for ... Company, located in the ... Building, ..., Virginia, you may get reference from them if you wish and through our local Retail Merchants Association also.
   In closing may I add that one with a strong constitution has held out this long I feel sure that if one knew the trouble causing her this terrible suffering that she could be treated for same and cured.
   May God wonderfully bless you and keep you, and may he use you as a servant through which he may heal as his Son once did.
   Sincerely yours, [...]
   P.S. She has also had two treatments a week for about ten months from a Chiropractor, this seems not [to] help either.

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