The man was referred to the Reilly Health Service for the following treatment, which cleaned out his system, and his many ailments disappeared. The Cayce prescription for treatment went like this:
Begin, then (under the existent conditions) and prepare this: To a gallon and a half of distilled water, add—in the order given—the following:
| Wild Cherry Bark | 1 ounce |
| Sarsaparilla Root | 1 ounce |
| Yellow Dock Root | ½ ounce |
| Burdock Root | ½ ounce |
| Indian Turnip | 10 grains |
| Mayweed | ¼ ounce |
| Dogwood Bark | ¼ ounce |
| Prickly Ash Bark | ¼ ounce |
Reduce this by slow boiling, until that strained off equals to 1 quart.
Cut 2 drams Balsam of Tolu into 3 ounces of grain alcohol and add to the solution, as a preservative and to stimulate the activity.
The dose of this would be half a teaspoonful 4 times each day, before each meal and before retiring.
After this has been taken for 3 to 5 days we will then find it necessary to use high enemas for the alleviating of distresses through the alimentary canal. These high enemas (which should be taken as colonic irrigations) should be taken (after the 5 days) at first, 2 the first week—see?—one, we would say, on Monday, the other on Saturday—see?
Then skip 2 weeks before 1 or more would be taken, but continuing to take the medicinal properties throughout this period—see?
Then we would begin with the thorough manipulations, or the massage that would follow sweat baths which—preferably—would be medicated, see? or, as this:
Before the body goes into the cabinet for the sweat bath, massage into the body those properties of olive oil, tincture of myrrh and sassafras oil—equal parts (heating the olive oil and adding the other ingredients). This would be massaged all over the body, and especially along the cerebro-spinal system, through the shoulders over the head, and all portions of the body.
Do not raise the temperature of the cabinet other than that which creates the general perspiration, see?
The bath would be followed by a general rubdown, with the stimulation of those oils or properties combined in this manner:
| Russian White Oil | 1 pint |
| Rub Alcohol | 1 pint |
| Witch Hazel | ½ pint |
This would be massaged thoroughly into all portions of the body, arms, neck, torso, legs, feet, hands—all over the body, see?
Then there should be the general rubdown following same.
These sweat baths would only be taken once a week, in the manner outlined; continuing, of course, with the medicinal properties throughout the period.
Follow this, then, for this time—and after the fifth of such treatments we would give further instructions in this direction.
During this period there shall be, of course—and especially when the baths are taken, or the sweats—plenty of water taken at all times! Drink at least six to ten glasses of water each day! This doesn’t mean beer, or other things—but water! If other drinks are desired they would not be harmful—if taken with meals, but not at other times!
The diet—let this be as an outline, which may be altered or changed to suit the tastes; but this may be used as a general outline:
Mornings—first a little tea or coffee may be taken; a very small quantity, as a demitasse.
Twenty to thirty minutes later there may be taken citrus fruits or stewed fruits, or cereals; but when fruits or cereals are taken do not take the citrus fruit juices. Citrus fruit juices are preferable to the other two.
Following this there may be taken small cakes or dried toast (rice cakes, buckwheat cakes, or the like) with a little honey—see?
Or, occasionally, there may be taken an egg with some very crisp bacon.
Alter these, to be sure.
This meal should be taken by seven-thirty or eight o’clock in the morning, or before.
By nine-thirty or ten o’clock take a malted milk, with egg in same—see? To it may be added a few drops of rum or of spirits frumenti, but not too much; just sufficient to take away the taste of the egg. Do not include the white of the egg in this, only the yolk, see?
Noons—preferably meat juices, or vegetable juices. With these there may be altered from time to time the whole wheat, rye, or any of the whole wheat crackers, wafers, or the like. Not those that carry white bread, nor white crackers, with this particular meal—especially.
Evenings—the whole vegetable dinners, which would include meats; and, at least three times each week, include among the meats those of calf’s liver or of tripe—and pig knuckle. These may be altered, you see. At least three times each week these should be among, or on, the menu—in the evenings. (274-2)
Case 274 wrote to Mr. Cayce on July 8, 1933, that he was delighted and enthusiastic with his reading: “I am keeping up the suggestions, adding some light exercises under the care of Dr. Reilly. I’ll be glad to let you know how I am getting along.”
In the same reading he asked: “Are any laxatives necessary; if so, what special ones are best for me?”
Mr. Cayce answered, “We are