Now these are conditions as we find them in this body here:
First, in the blood supply we find the nerve strain and
tension over the whole system tends to make the drain on the
blood supply. Instead of giving the full flow through the
body we force, by this tension, to produce the anemiatized
condition in the body, so that we find at times there are the
secretions over the body as of the tingling sensation to the
whole circulation, and parts of the body seem as if they were
separated from the rest of the system. This comes when the
reaction and the active forces between the nerve systems and
the mental force receive their reaction. The numbers of the
red blood cells are deficient in numbers rather than in the
quality of the blood supply. The hemoglobin in the blood
shows the lack of the vital forces necessary to supply the
active force of building cellular units, as it were. This
causes then the reaction in the nerves' centers, and the
junction of cerebro-spinal, sympathetic, sensory and
capillary nerve centers suffer the most at these times. In
the white blood supply the amount of secretions are reduced,
so we have the lack of the necessary functioning in lymphatic
centers to give the supply of the nutriment from the system,
hence the reaction of the circulation producing the condition
over the body, as we have given. This shows more in the
capillary than in the deeper portions of the body, for when
the reaction comes with the functioning organs we have the
contraction of the organs themselves. This is shown as we
have at times through the lower digestive tract, and the lack
of secretions being supplied through the lymphatics, the
emunctories become non-secreting, and the organ suffers in
its reaction as we have trouble at times with the liver and
with the kidneys in their reflex forces, you see, which
leaves inflammation in the bladder that forms the dryness
there, and the lack of secretion, you see, as we have to the
liver at times, reflex not organic condition produced by
nerve force and may be overcome by the mental action or
attitude to the body.
In the nervous system, these centers in the ilium plexus, in
the lower portion of the solar plexus, of the secondary
cardiac plexus, of the second and third cervical plexus,
these centers show their contraction from muscular
contraction through mental attitude by sympathetic condition,
for the body is over-sympathetic - takes all the burdens of
other people upon itself. In this contraction we have formed
not lesions in the sense of producing soreness to the body
from these centers, but rather as engorged centers from the
contraction of relaxation in the reflex action of the body.
In the functioning of the organs themselves we find through
the brain force the body, very good though not always acting
in the line as the body knows best, see. In the organs of
the sensory system we have the reaction of the sympathetic
condition through the over-stimulation in the cervical
center. This reduces the amount of secretions in the organs
themselves. Worry, which makes or forces the strain, as we
have the burning sensation at times to the eyes, to the
nostrils, to the various organs of the sensory system, the
dryness, as it were, to the throat from the lack of
secretions, rather than of organic condition - nerves, as it
were, you see. In the lung proper we find the body very good
organically. With the condition of the blood we find the
body here in the cells show the attempt of the organ to
gather the oxygen or life and the secretions as thrown from
the lung not always as good as should be. The cells close
spasmodically, not an organic condition or in the manner of
bacteria infection. In the digestive tract we find the
contraction in the pneumogastric spasmodically shown in the
amount of secretions as thrown in the system through both the
acid and alkaline formation, not sufficient alkaline in the
system. The secretions are so overtaxed as to give the
condition the reaction only as the organ attempts to
function, hence the smallness of the organ itself, the
stomach, we are speaking of. The duodenum forces, the acid
reaction in its cells. The liver, spasmodic in its reaction
on account of the nerve action and lymphatic forces with the
emunctories there. The intestinal reaction, not as
sufficient secretions to the body as is shown in the
condition in the ascending colon. Through the pelvis we find
the same reaction through the lack of or the over-stimulus
either through sympathetic action or with the reaction from
the nerve forces as is shown in the kidneys and in the
bladder in its secretions becoming acid, which produces the
strain in the organ.
To correct the condition would be first for the body to
change its mental attitude toward self and others. Without
that, we will not correct properly through the system. Drink
more water by about three times, see. Exercise in the open
and rest would be better than all medicinal properties. Take
as medicinal properties for the stimulation and for the
action, only this, and the dose would be teaspoonful every
other evening before retiring:
Tincture of Valerian............4 ounces,
Bromide of Potassium............2 grains,
Iodide of Potassium...........1/4 grain,
Elixir Calisaya.................4 ounces,
Tincture of Capsici.............3 minims.
Sufficient simple syrup to make twelve (12) ounces. Take
as given, you see. The exercise in the open, which be those
of the developing of the various portions of the body. Each
successive evening or morning use those for the individual
organ and not for the whole body, see, and change the mental
attitude thereby. We must localize and not sympathize so
much, you see. For the diet, let those be of vegetable
matter wholly, see - not meats. Do that [
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(Q) Is an operation necessary for this body?
(A) Had a been, we would have given it. Lack of secretions,
of dryness in the organs produces this condition. If we
would overcome these by these forces as we have given, we
would find this body would be better.
(Q) What kind of exercise should this body take?
(A) With the exercise, we would begin with the first
exercise for the head and neck. That is all for that day,
see. The next, for the arms and upper portion of the body,
see. The next for the trunk portion and abdomen. The next
for... [GD's note: Last few words missing. Apparently this
was the last page of the reading.]
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