TEXT OF READING 348-8 M 47
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Date: 9/24/1930 Sex: M Age: 47 ReadingID: 2715
This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his office, 115 West 35th Street, Virginia Beach, Va., this 24th day of September, 1930, in accordance with request made by self - Mr. [348].
[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mr. [348], Mrs. [340], Mr. [1001], and L. B. Cayce. Also Mrs. [310].]
Time of Reading 3:50 P. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, Va. (Physical Suggestion)
- EC: We have the body here - [348] - this we have had before. The general physical forces of the body indicate there have been bettered conditions than exist in the present. Taxation mentally, and worry - with the activities of the physical forces - show a return of those indications as seen in the intestinal system, and as affect the kidneys directly in their functioning. Prepare as this, and keep it along with you as you use same, in the activities of the body:
To 8 ounces of distilled water, add:
Alum Root…1 ounce, Indian Turnip…1/2 ounce, Wild Ginseng…1/4 ounce.
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Reduce by low simmering, not boiling, to 1/2 the quantity. Strain while it’s warm, then add 1 and 1/2 ounces 85% alcohol, with 1/4 dram Balsam of Tolu cut in same. Take it - just a little swig - not a mouthful - not a spoonful - two or three times each day. Then eat anything you want!
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(Q) What causes apparent catarrhal condition in throat and head? (A) Poor elimination.
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(Q) What remedy? (A) We have given it! Do that!
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That is all the questions.
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We are through with this reading.
Two copies to Self Copy to Dr. Lydic ” ” Ass’n office ” ” Research Department
Reports
Reports & Follow-up
R1. 9/25/30 Mr. [348] went to N.Y. to look for a job. The next thing we heard was that he was in the hospital and had received surgery for the stomach ulcer condition. [Ruptured ulcer of duodenum]
R2. 10/9/30 He obtained Ck. Physical 348-9.
R3. 10/27/30 See 348-10, Par. 5-A advising that the medicine prescribed in 348-8 not be taken now, but later on, after wounds from surgery are completely healed, etc.
R4. 12/1/30 See 348-12 saying it would be well now to take the Alum Root, etc., “to change the vibratory forces of the body.” [See subsequent Ck. Physical Rdgs.]
R5. 7/47 We heard he had just had surgery again for bleeding ulcer in the duodenum.
Background
Background
B1. 5/14/29 See 348-6 giving further advice for continuing improvement of stomach [duodenal] ulcers.
B2. 9/24/30 A.M. He obtained Business Rdg. 348-7 seeking employment, as he had just been let out of his job and needed to find something else immediately. He sought health advice because his old stomach trouble was acting up again, possibly brought on by worry about losing his job, etc.
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Summary
A physical reading for a man with stomach and duodenal ulcers, recommending a herbal tonic and addressing catarrh due to poor elimination, with follow-up notes on surgery and later advice.
Conditions: stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, catarrh
Remedies: alum root, indian turnip, wild ginseng, alcohol, balsam of tolu
Concepts: physical health, mental worry, elimination, vibratory forces
Referenced readings: 348-6, 348-7, 348-10, 348-12
Mentioned Entities
Book of Job, Physical Body, Gertrude Cayce, Gladys Davis, Vibration, Virginia Beach
Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 348-8, ReadingID 2715.