Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-21

In the present season of almost uncXam-
pied winter drouth, many of our readers
arc, no doubt, casting about in their
minds for some surer water supply, and
making strong resolves for securing such
supply the coming summer. We print
below an extract from the Massachusetts
Ploughman, bearing on this subject
though we confess to being quite as skep-
teal about the matter rs the writer ever
was, and echo his suggestion at the close
of his article:
my own experience in this matter is
as follows: Some twenty-five years ago,
wishing to procure Il supply of water for
my barnyard, thought of tCo ways--one
to dig a well in OF near the yard and put
in pump-the other to dig well on u
hill of mine some thirty or forty rods dis
tant and bring the water into the yard by
aqueduct. | finally decided upon the lat
ter, and upon mentioning the matter to Il
neighbor, he advised me to get citizen
of our town to come with his rods, and he
would tell me where to dig so us to find
water; but being as skeptical about the
matter as the Quaker farmer, before men
toned, laughed at the idea of any per
sons telling where TO find water by any
such unreasonable way, but after some
consideration of the matter ! concluded to
crafty my curiosity at least if nothing
more. So | got him to come with his
rods, and although he WAS Il man of intel
]igence, being n graduate of one of our
colleges, yet he didn't claim to know why
the rods would work in his hands and not
in the hands of some others. lie fixed
upon spot-the most unlikely one to
look at of any place on the hill it being Il
ridge of the hill about forty feet above the
level of my barnyard. When IL dry time
came | dug, found water at the depth of
twenty feet, dug twelve feet more, stoned
it up, put in an aqueduct, and never have
failed since of Il supply for some twenty
head of cattle and horses, besides con
siderable amount used for domestic pur.
poses in the house, especially in u dry time,
when my well at the house usually fails.
After the gentleman with his rods left !
H"u UiID Oul !VsItl w " IlleIu Hl|Scll, anu
to my surprise found they would work in
my hands, but being tried by several per-
sons present, no perceptible movement OF
the rods was seen or felt by them.
Now if it is fact that these veins or I'M
derground currents of water can be found
by these OWNING Rods" as the are
sometimes called, and | firmly believe
they can, being based rs think they are,
on scientific principles--that of electricity
how important it is that knowledge of
such II method of finding water should be
more generally diffused, that all who wish
may avail themselves OF the benefits 10 be
derived therefom, instead of digging at
haphazard, as has often been the case
heretofore, and which many times has re.
suited in failure, disappointment and a
useless expenditure of money. | have
written this to stir up some ADLER pen and
draw out the knowledge of those who have
had more experience in the matter than
have, Would it not be legitimate mat.
ter for investigation and experiment at the
Agricultural College Farm? Let us have
the truth and facts in relation to this mat.
ter"