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TEXT OF READING 1240-1 M CHILD

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Date: 8/14/1931 Sex: M ReadingID: 6812

This Psychic Reading given by Edgar Cayce at his room in the Hotel Victoria, New York City, this 14th day of August, 1931, in accordance with request made through Mr. [279].

[Edgar Cayce; David E. Kahn, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. A. C. Preston and wife, [279], and others.]

Time of Reading … Ave., 9:15 A. M. Daylight Savings Time. …, N.J. (Physical Suggestion)

  1. EC: Yes, as we find with this body, conditions are very serious. There is that infection which attacks the locomotories of the body in their actions, and a contraction to the cerebro-spinal nervous system proper, affecting naturally all activities in the system as related TO the cerebro-spinal action, either as to brain forces or as to locomotion. While the central nervous system is not so much under distress, there are inflammations in some at the present.

  2. With the applications as are being made, these SHOULD be effective; save there ARE those conditions that there should NOT be as much of the activities ABOUT the BODY as there has recently been, for the responses of the body mentally under strain is not WELL for that inflammation as occurring in the central system. We would not change from what is being applied. Ready for questions.

  3. (Q) Is this a special type of the disease now prevalent? (A) Of A disease now prevalent. It is a type of same.

  4. (Q) Is there any special treatment that we can offer the medical science for the assistance of this prevalent condition of the specific disease? (A) That possibly may BE, but it would require working from conditions before there were applications made; for, as is given, all is being done that may be, will they prevent too much activity - else we will find conditions cut off.

  5. (Q) What is the medical term for this disease? (A) Paralyses - Infantile.

  6. That is all the questions regarding this body.

  7. We are through for the present.

Copy to Mr. Bulova ” ” File ” ” Ass’n


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Summary

A reading for a male child with infantile paralysis, describing the infection’s effect on the cerebro-spinal system and advising against excessive physical activity to avoid worsening the condition.

Conditions: infantile paralysis

People: mr. bulova, a. c. preston, King David, mr. 279

Places: New York City


Mentioned Entities

David Kahn, Gladys Davis, King David, New York City


Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 1240-1, ReadingID 6812.

Citation and provenance

Edgar Cayce, Reading 1240-1, 8/14/1931. Cite the numbered paragraph when available and include this page’s URL and your access date.

Transcript wording and paragraph numbers are retained. Topic links and the generated synopsis are research aids, not part of the original reading; associations may be mistaken. Historical medical material is not current treatment guidance.

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Psychological and Dream Interpretation Readings
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