A HUNDRED YEARS AGO

     A century ago when telephone lines were not yet established everywhere, it was not unusual to have a salesman drive into your street or yard, tap at the door and ask the home owner if he could come in and display his wares.  The Watkins and Rawleigh salesmen were typical examples.  It was not unusual to have a neighbour tell others about a person known to have been healed when regular doctors were many miles away and roads closed during heavy snows during the winter months.  My own parents lost a four year old son from Scarlet Fever during the mid nineteen thirties.  Even the young mounted policeman (RCMP officer) died of Scarlet Fever during that epidemic.

    There were also men who travelled throughout the U.S., and held meetings during weekday evenings and people would be invited to come up to the stage hoping to be healed.  Edgar Cayce had been prescribed too strong a sedative to treat a migraine headache and could speak only in a whisper.  Today this article will take us to Kentucky to visit with Edgar  Cayce who taught Sunday School on weekends and worked at an art studio during the week.  The leader of the meeting quickly put Mr. Cayce into a trance at Hopkinsville, Kentucky accompanied by the local publisher of the Kentucky news paper.  Edgar began to speak in his normal voice but as soon as the leader of the meeting gave the signal to awake, Cayce's voice was reduced to a whisper.  He then decided to offer to cancel his engagement with his girl friend since he had no way of making a proper living but with the support of both families the door opened.  The leader of the next meeting said, "You are now asleep and will be able to tell us what we want to know.  Describe Edgar's condition and tell us what is wrong."  Cayce's throat cleared..  All the family were there and one of them rushed for paper and pencil as Cayce said "We can see the body."  In the normal physical state, Edgar said, "this body is unable to speak due to partial paralysis of the inferior muscles of the vocal cords, produced by nerve strain.  This is a normal psychological condition producing a physical effect and may be removed by increasing circulation in the affected parts by suggestion that increased the circulation to the affected area while in this unconscious condition.  That is the only thing that will do it..  The circulation through the body forces through it here and as the circulation  passes along it takes that away, puts new life to it, and makes the supply to the nerve force."  The leader was curious that Edgar should be addressing himself in the third person.and supply to the nerve force was given.  Edgar replied, "The circulation is beginning to increase.  It is increasing."  Cayce's father unbuttoned his son's shirt and showed his chest, then the throat slowly turned pink that deepened to rose, then to bright red.  "It's all right now, " Cayce said, still in trance.  "The condition is removed and the body will awaken."  Just a drop of blood came out but enough to soak through the thin cotton cloth, turning it crimson red.  "Hello," Cayce said in a clear voice , "Hey, I can talk," Cayce said with a smile as his father repeated "Good boy," with a joyous smile.  Edgar Cayce married his girl friend and they had two sons who helped carry on Cayce's work..  During the years ahead Cayce gave more than 14,000 readings and many were restored to health as they learned to eat nourishing foods, now often referred to as the Mediterranean diet and one of the main things is to avoid most sweets.