IN THE NERVE SYSTEM, in this we find the seat of the trouble.
In times past, in the beginning, as it were, of this earth's
existence, we find the seat of the trouble - not a prenatal
or co-genital condition, yet one produced at the birth of the
individual and, not corrected, has gradually reached those
proportions, by the system attempting to adjust itself, and
by the pressure as brought to bear in specific centers - this
has produced, through the activities of the system, those of
distortion to impressions reached in a portion of the nerve
stream, for we find, in the nerve body itself, this composed
of different elements. In the main, these are of two
different conditions of the same material, yet of different
structure in their action in the system. The nerve system
proper being a portion of the central nerve center, the
brain, with improper distortion - these elements, the gray,
the white tissue itself - sets in motion, and when these
become unbalanced, or distorted, the reaction in the brain,
and hence the activities to those incentives of the physical
forces in body become distorted also, and to another mind
becomes unbalanced. In this body, the pressure as produced
at birth was in the presenting of the body itself, in that
known as breech birth, and the pressure was produced in the
last lumbar, and the 2nd portion or structure portion of the
sacral, and the sacral then producing a pressure to those of
the generatory system brought about that enlargement in those
centers about these organs in pelvis, that direct connect
with the base of the brain in this gland situated there. The
thread of same, which traverses the system from brain to the
end of the cerebro-spinal cord proper. With the pressure
created in this position in this body, with the gradual
development of the body, we have then this condition becoming
aggravated. In the passing years, we find, as the body
developed to the womanhood, this incentive has remained,
making or producing in its reaction that of the eccentric,
high strung, over activity in every exercise of a mental
prodigy, as might be termed. In later years, there came an
accident to the end of the spine (four years ago - sixteenth
of September, four years ago) which was to the end of the
coccyx, that which excited, as it were, these centers in the
sacral and lower lumbar. Those reactions, then, are produced
through this reaction to the base of the brain - a fullness,
or an enlargement, that produces first headaches, then
nervous indigestion, then a racking, as it were, to the whole
sympathetic system, and an unbalanced mental reaction, and an
unbalanced system throughout, see?
This the cause, this the condition, and the reactions in the
rest of the system produced by those, either that have been
applied in properties to RESIST this condition, or those
as have been applied through force (which has been very
detrimental to the body).
To bring about the relief for this condition (for this may
be relieved), first the body should be removed from this
surrounding, and from this restraint, and through those of
perfect relaxation of the body physical, by those of sweat or
of wet heat applied - relax the body thoroughly. After such
relaxation, OSTEOPATHICALLY, correct by adjustment those
conditions in the coccyx, and in the sacral and lumbar
region, see? It will be necessary that the relaxation occur
at least four to ten times before the correct adjustment may
be made, and the whole system relaxed will allow the nerve
adjustment in same to become near normal.
Give then, internally, after these adjustments have been
made, those properties as are found in Mayapple Bitters,
in small quantities.
Keep up, then, the adjustments osteopathically, and applying
once each week, for at least five weeks, those of the
rays from the Alpine, set at least twenty-four inches from
the body - though these adjustments may, necessarily, be
changed, according to the reaction of the body to same.
In six weeks the body should be perfectly normal.
We are through for the present.
BACKGROUND
8/06/26 Aunt's letter to EC:
Mr. Edgar Cayce
My dear Mr. Cayce
I am writing you for help. My niece [
4342] is in Bryce
Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Am sure there is some physical
cause for her yearly nervous breakdown. So please arrange to
give her a reading at your earliest convenience. Don't know
if can give you anything more definite to what her location,
except she is in the old building. Dr. will not cooperate.
So if there is any thing I can do let me know. Am inclosing
check for $10.00 will send more when I hear from you.
Sincerely, Miss [...]
REPORTS
8/21/26 EC's letter to Aunt:
Miss [...]
..., Alabama
Dear Miss [...]:
I enclose you the reading as was gotten this morning. I
certainly am in hopes that it's going to be possible for you
to have these suggestions carried out, for I believe that you
will find this condition would be corrected by doing this. I
certainly wish it was possible for the doctor whose name you
see on the reading to examine the patient, as he has had
several years' experience in the State Hospital in Kentucky.
Naturally, the case is very interesting to him, he being,
perhaps, one of the first physicians to apply osteopathy and
medicine to conditions of this kind and character. I'm
hoping we'll have our place started in the next few months.
If we only had it now, I'm sure we would have Miss [
4342]
perfectly well in six weeks.
Minnie Priester seems to be getting along [Visiting EC's] the
nicest kind. Agnes appreciates your remembering her.
Hoping to have been of some service, and assuring you I
desire to be of help if possible, and please don't hesitate
to call on us at any time, and with kindest personal regards
from Mrs. Cayce and myself, I am
Sincerely, Edgar Cayce EC:GD
9/01/26 Aunt's report: "I have all kinds of faith in your
reading but have not been able to follow suggestions, or
can't get any hospital to follow suggestions, but if you
complete your hospital and she should have another spell in
Spring hope to send her to you."
7/03/28 Aunt's friend Mrs. [
2457] wrote: "Miss [...]'s niece
[
4342] is at Tuscaloosa [hospital for the insane]."
6/16/32 Mrs. [
2457]'s letter: "[
4342] had her annual break
[from the institution]. She is in D.C. this time, visiting
her Dad and sister."
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