The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-17

esuss xs M56f61fy Wrought oT electric
~ sHe EofF..tafTk TkP4F fef whish
yetSalt0s 81 tsH, asd 10 which
every Thing ~ Jtetfsus IL new re-
ferrsd. HE numerous experimehtS
led him to adopt this explanation. and
70 eyork.ostfnthssry = sacfepnt for
witch haze, vas not absolutely neces-
sary, but that almost any kind Of q
twig, or even IN old barrel-heop, as
well 81 piece sf Wire Or .whfebone,
would snswer the same purpose. Dit
ssrsst individnale are differently
elnreA %ht ctteityssiyHywnby by
|ssissrss sxpefsm1S4 B61ie people by
simPiy walking qsickiy across . car-
pet become 90 highly charged that
they can easily light gas-jet With .
spark from the finger, while others
sesa 70 beydskeisnt ia sthise respec' !,
Gnd Q considerSbfe amount Of friction
is necessary qefore an effect is pro-
duced. 1t Is on this grouud that the
fact that the divlning-rod will not
wssk in Tie hands sf every one is ac-
counttd for.
Mr.. Lstimer gave long list of In
ssosess n which tho 1divfning-rod hsd
bees used by him with marked auc-
essa, nndsr the most varied sud trying
s.sremcs staur~s laev;u~ M no..,hpn
doubt sf The existence. Of the power.
HE experfnae1ts Had been 10 success-
ful- that he could now indicate not
eAy the spst At q which, water
wss ts bs found, bat tho distance
below the surface. He gave q
nsNtsr. ef eeses in which Ithe cor
rsetnsss Of this theory had been prsc.
tically discontinued beth by himself
and othsrs. He had also found tisst
the divining rod would indicate the
locality Of iron and other metals with
he s6A1s ssrsAtnrysss Ia kthe case Of
wstsr, and narrated . number of ex-
periments which he had made to prove
this TACT He. hsd slse found that
vhee 'ths sperAtpr. Y vtsEi 5splatss1 from
the ground, either by rubber shoe. or
glass. the rod wsnId not work, prov
ing to his mind that the movemeDt Of
tie fSfl91f assFd IF T6fP9 n eiec.
,ss's ssss'.sla 4 ',t'i 1a,ss 9ses.s s.s sss
been horne out BY the facts were nu-
osrous and extremely intersstingl In
ess cass he had discovered . subtsr-
ransaa lake enly = few fset below the
bottom Of . well, which had been dug
for the use Of . railroad company, at
Highland, On the Vandalia line. The
well Wa ferfy feet deep aud ten feet
wide, but At that depth a rock had
bsen struck, and the supply of W hter
deing deficient, the well was aban-
doned. On bsfisg through tho rock
the well was filed, and tie water rose
shove thu surface R,asother casS he
had traced the coarse OF . ,spbtsrra-
mean stream In the yard of q hotel I'm
Toulon, nlinSiS, as = test, one dark
night, and the existence or water waS
sfterward found. In conclusion, MI.
LAtimer was convinced -tilsts the SUBJ
jsct only needed q thorough, scientific
investigation to develop principles 81
great importance to mankind. He
could net, ~ yet, tell whether the di-i
vising-rod indicated water or metal,
but he was confident that with the
proper means Of noting the, action Of
the rod the distinction csald be made:
He believed that instruments would
yet bs invented fer this purpose, which
would not only indicate the particular.
substance hidden below the surface.
but would also show how deep'it was
buried. ZgVfs.s ~
The scientific world has only a very
slight knowledge Of the wonderful
agent known - electricity. NJ hich per-
v.dss III natsse, r.awh6ck Sccasion-
Any gives glimpsc OF its power in
the dcath-dealing thunder-bolt or the
flaming surora, and in this direction
IN imnssss field 10 open. 10 the inves-
dsstor.
Mr. Latiuer sxpsessd that his theo-
ries wsuid H. rsdioeled and rejected
by many. bsths - eosfident that be
was on the thrssheid asf |. great dis
csvsry, apd that ln.spits e all cayil-
ing and fsoiiIh oppssifion the old
maxim wonld ha yAr;fi>d. s.C uth (.