, 1877-06-11
TILE D1VINING-ROD.
Several Interesting Experiments
at Baltimore.
fta Practical Use Demonstrated In To-
eating Wel1,


eating Wells.
Spsetdi CnFrKtpanai4Hee ef re Tribune,
n&Lrtxons. Md. June III have tccn watching
To sec whether my Of the lhcnsophats and Hndd-
hfstA who hare maae t,eIr heh39uastcra At New
York, md who claim to be adepss Ia magic arts.
will give to Tho public any Information cunccrnux
the dtvinfng rod, bat 10 far nothing han arpenred
from them On shst subject. Whether or mt In
their Investigations into tho occult forces fNatnsc
they hare yet looked into The subject Of the
divtning.sod. know mt, but pending their fati-
ecree uin able 10 give fouao account Of
TtiR CsR or THE p1vtNtNa-hoD
bT wel1-known gentlemen Of this city wtoss char.
actsr and reputation fatso them nbove the slightest
suspicion Of tharlatansy. And, erriousy enough,
tbs chief pfaes!ea! use to which thc!s magic RstA
hsso lesn tas put waa ia thessr.ies Of the Meth
odlst Church, IN employment which goes far 10
confute the thtorJ of Bou,s worthy French theolo.
giAus, TINT tue motions Of the rod are dua to sa.
tanie agency. But bsfoSo proceed to the recital
Of ths facts which hare como within my experience
md observation, let ue Rixa hr1ct aketeh at tho
general features Of Tho subject
Dr. william 3. Carpenter. who Is generally rec.
ogatzcd As tho highest authority on mental phys.
olo9y. Il nt present contributing 10 Ffastfts Nag
d.tnta series Of articles on
"NRsMEatsA, opT1isn, TAnLE-ruRNlxo, AND
BriKlruALtsM,"
IN which the faculty Of ns!nR The vtnfng. rod will
come ur for review. Dr. Carpenters explanation
loe ntl these clashes at phenomena 10. that they
tlua IL tho unconscious activities of tho pcrron
unier w}soAc snprtansendence shsy appcas, anil he
shows with abundance Of Illustration how potent
maY 10 tho forces nnconsclousy c3cftcd by per.
sons unJcr ccrtain conditions, and how surprising
mhy bo the effects produced. fIe speaks appror-
9ss 2, = l ss' II 5 n xs s m IL ss sSsss sa
!sss as !e sa is!sse 'Ssa IS sssa
trlnc ht tho facts which hasn cpme 10 my knowl.
edgt. and which shall proceed to nstfato.
TliK ponM or TIE D,y1ntNo-nop.
szst ;ti ost s,o9n ;' te Fn5et M @ :tfjsts ard
forked twg thc mode IL 70 tako 'ola OF the rod by
The fork. ono prone IN zach hspi Tho end Of ths
city. who possesses lhs faculty Of using tho rod,
make4 uso Of two pieces ot sossan united at o1s snd
sssna. s,sa. s IT, hs sis "a: e. . sns q:
70 'thst his body fotins mo baso 81 triangle 81
fa 10 ssss "hsR J. s' i. p and motions III
Another gentleman of thie city 1nakct uAs Of two
Pieces Of wbatcbone similarly connected.
About ss.sn }est; .9o p meeting assocta
about seventeen mites from tho Ctr, on thc Wcst.
ssn Maryiund lsailros, for tho re ot the Mothoa.
shufshss e. I'll te stt Ts Eoty 0,oTs smE
in by nii ihe eongrsva,,ons ii Tic Methost cHatea
North Of tiiia cty. tieu. John y. lserry, prout'
orr, and A. l,s IL gentleman Of mcans, leisure,
ing @ tse sroaads fer a's fei eIieay 10 hin'. TSo
natural sprlngs Of watcv OH the gr0nn4 warc a!to'
gctber inadequate for ibs supply Of largo camp,
md 10 made arrangements Tor digging number Of
welis. hd kue# that
NT1&rf1NfA
means u ihc dtving- rod. aud ho asked him 10
III. cushtaa. i: ! achtlsman we'll Known III nIss.
e eSs y e u Sa,sss w H. Gty
sity but il now retired from Business. Nj .cu.a.
!nEa went out uron tho grounds with Con. t1erry,
sroands. II wsala H. osery = now ~'t and d. then s
Ss ssr roas HssisS L. ssSba oy did Is local. hs IL
~"tef nSa wond bo foan BIZ s,atatnsnts p1edicatcd
upon tho motions Of tle rod bolng verified bY tho
iits pumps now In uso on Kmofy Grove Camp.
I RE0nnd wcre located. Gen. Hefry. on masking =
q ~ ' e9Sa ss@, tst I s.i sss q T. a
'giaGa IL ordo: i,tt 70 IL .how whit TIT tho
THEORY or UNCONSCIOUS DIRECTION
Of the ro! br The pntson holding s VIII not at .he
;Ss Hssh r,ss, ~ : assnsa sssK iii &
xsik around Ia large e.seIe. 20 shss Il shs lvtusr
% points UPON w Il viii 10 oeated. thus snowns i. il:
faetson. la dolug 20 Qua da1 ten. ierry was sur.
psse 70 Ind TINT tho fod dipped Ut three paints u
10 account foE 1t, and kept making narrower cir.
cuita with tho same result until i,a reached spot
uauslly great. lls had a well dug thoro, and The
fact was llscoyered that two subtcFFaaoan atrcams
made Junction ht that point thus showing Tint t1
N1{tI ft,s1f hui hidnu
| have ha,l also .....
SOME rEnaoHAE ExrEr1EycKs
| which convinced nc that tho theory Of nHcon-
scona y"llton on t'lepart OF thu peson holding thu
rod viii not scco4nt fur II behavior. lwAs once
mcst!ng and Uen uersy con.sntsi to allow no tiie
process; .Te ~AfkGd together IN tho woods. and
ths ~: ,t q III th rod Sps
thsrs was indee4 sub.ersanean wata1s 1t Tic spots
indicated. FINALLY. wo approached brfaRc acrufs
a"aR iso s osSa. ~ q s @ sa s
ssp " ss S rsS;; %an dyxx,, sss sos
f. ss:!'ss II II :as~ - ,a.s II II IT, WIZ +: ;s:
= ~ aay ssovensss ~ tmpsstcd ty IT, 'aana. oss @
ncsty proposed that ! should ho!d ono Of lis sree
+ s:SS ss xs s a' @ SO :o ,ss oss
hold u tho end o. Tho plsec Of rattan which
iSts,sa 9ns .'as ot q: s,n!FEs. N! in holding !!
tho Grass eal,prd point Sf nc ansle rom bvutlinI
downwatd.. lsut nevertheless Il did 10,
POINTING p1KTcTLr m g powE pc, ~ To r!Ia WATER.
eursa, Il could t!l.tinct1y feel tts traction Of i
totse Tie !,; %s'ght II sna .nyls ct she roi,
I snI safIas. S Nov, IL tSy notjoa % Of sho ss1 ,ss
va communicated 70 i iron, our hanis. how was
that force opsthtsl tn ,lirectina directly opvo;
iie.,Ses Gea, berry an. Nj. Jo.eph ca.h!!as..