Reading 786-1

TEXT OF READING 786-1 M 1

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Date: 1/9/1935 Sex: M Age: 1 ReadingID: 4822

This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at his home on Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 9th day of January, 1935, in accordance with request made by the grandmother, Mrs. […], new Active Member of the Ass”n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc., recommended by Dr. W. H. Ketchum.

[Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno. Mildred Davis and L. B. Cayce.]

Time of Reading 11:30 to 11:45 A. M. Eastern Standard Time. …, Calif. (Physical Suggestion)

1. EC: (“Yes, the same place. [Same place as [785]] Isn’t up yet!”) Yes. As we find with this body, [786], the affectations are from the activity of not the stomach but intestinal infections - from a form of worms, that make for the irritations, for the lack of appetite and at other times an over appetite; at times the belching up of foods and the spitting up, restlessness at night, the inability for the body to be as active - and tendency for the cold and congestion through the system. These are the conditions as we find that affect the body; these make for the quick pulsations at times, a little rise of temperature that comes at times, irritation in the throat, the irritation in the mucous membranes of the nostrils and face, the overactivity at times of the kidneys, the effect produced upon the eliminations, and especially a peculiar color and odor that is indicated from the stool.

2. In meeting these conditions for this body, as we find, we would first give that for a whole day the body should be fed only - with some malted milk, or the like - green lettuce and green cabbage. Then in the evening of that same day we would give, under the direction of a physician only, a small dose of calomel and santonin; about four grains of the calomel with about one and one-half grains of the santonin.

3. These we would follow in the next day with very small broken doses of Fletcher’s Castoria, to make for the settling of the stomach and for the toning of the digestive system. Give about a quarter to half a teaspoonful every half hour until there has been indicated the activity from the system of the Castoria - by the change in the color of the stool, and the change in the temperature and the quietness to the body, see?

4. Then we would begin with a body-BUILDING diet for the body.

We would give every day (this is outside of the other meals, you see) at least two tablespoonsful of beef juice and liver juice; these NOT mixed, but given at different times. Give the juice WARM, of course, but not a large quantity at a time; half to a teaspoonful, or half a teaspoonful given at a dose - first one and then the other, you see - and this may be done two, three or four times in the morning and in the afternoon. Graham or whole wheat crackers may be eaten with same.

5. As to the regular meals:

6. Mornings - a cooked cereal that is rich with vitamins A, B and D, which is preferably found in the Maltex - a combination of wheat or barley combined together. Also we would have preferably not cows’ milk but that prepared with the DRIED milk, which will make for the better assimilation of the active forces; and may be prepared with the regular combination of malted milk, you see - but may be altered at times from the plain to the chocolate flavored, as they are prepared in both ways and manners. We find also that Coco-Malt would be a good drink at times for the body; well prepared - and when it is prepared, let it be prepared with skimmed milk; not too rich a milk for the body in the beginning of the increasing of the weight and the diet for the activities in this body of [786].

7. Noons - a part of this meal should consist of the vegetable juices, as Gerber’s - or they may be combined from fresh vegetable juices, but not where they have been cooked with greases. Better that these be the juices taken from vegetables prepared in a steam cooker or Patapar paper, then only seasoned for the strengthening forces that may make it palatable to the body. And a little fowl or wild game may be given at times to the body.

8. Evenings - principally either milk that is combined with buttermilk or that which is made into same with the use of the tablets for making same, you see; or the hot milk, or the warm combinations of milk, whole wheat toast, and the like.

9. Do these for thirty to sixty days. Then we would give further instructions.

10. Ready for questions.

11. (Q) How may you get a child of this age to eat green lettuce and green cabbage? (A) It’ll have to be cut up and seasoned, and taken. It won’t take a large quantity, but it is the effect of these that we need for the activity of the calomel and santonin to have its effect upon the infesting forces of the body.

12. (Q) Should this quantity of calomel and santonin be given as one dose? (A) As one dose, or it may be given in broken doses if it is so desired - which would require that it be given, of course, half to an hour apart, if broken into one grains, you see.

13. We are through with this reading.

Copy to Grandmother ” ” Ass’n file

Reports

Reports & Follow-up

R1. EC awoke [from 786-1], looked surprised and said, “What’s the matter?”

R2. 2/11/35 Grandmother referred Mr. [855] for a Physical Rdg.

R3. 3/30/35 Grandmother’s letter: “So sorry not to have written you sooner to thank you for the readings which you sent my little grandchildren. We started right in with the work as directed and have had very good results…We gave the calomel to [786] as directed and he had his first good night’s sleep in months. But it didn’t seem to get the worms as he showed the same symptoms soon afterward, so in three weeks time we repeated the dose and got a quantity of pinworms…” [See complete letter under 785-1 Reports.]

R4. 4/15/35 Mother’s letter:

Dear Mr. Cayce,

I would like to add just a note to Mother’s to tell you how deeply grateful I am for the tremendous help you’ve given us with the babies. They have improved tremendously and we all feel better in spirit and health because of it.

I hope I have not burdened you with too many questions - some of them may be unnecessary after your next reading.

Again, I do thank you - it must be a source of great happiness to you to be doing so great a service - I hope that we may soon be able to properly recompense that service.

Sincerely, […]

R5. 5/1/35 See 786-2 and 785-2.

R6. GD’s note: Case 786-1 was reported in 6/35 A.R.E. Bulletin article, “Checking the Readings.”

Background

Background

B1. 12/18/34 Grandmother’s letter: “You will remember having done some work for me in behalf of my husband, [4827], some 3-4 years ago. Through Dr. Ketchum [Wesley H. Ketchum, M.D.] we followed out your instructions which greatly improved his condition. I now have two little grandchildren who are needing medical attention badly but we are unable to obtain a correct diagnosis for them. [785], a little girl of 2 yrs., and [786], boy age 1 yr.”

B2. 12/28/34 She verified appointment but did not mention any symptoms or questions to be asked about the children.

B3. 1/9/35 A.M. 11:15-11:30, EC gave the little girl’s reading, 785-1. Immediately following it the following reading [786-1] was given for [786].

Mentioned Entities

Wesley Ketchum, A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment), Beef Juice, Gertrude Cayce, Gladys Davis, Virginia Beach

Source: The Complete Edgar Cayce Readings, A.R.E. CD-ROM (2006). Reading 786-1, ReadingID 4822.