New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
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can add something 10 TIC Information already
published in Tie Itmts on the interesting subject
OF "dIyluarOn '-Ielat,e TO discovering water
sources 0y the means of tWIEs in my earlier Gays
NV father had a ucighbOc-an illItetate farmer,
but az honest rel CIOus aAd gule.tss as any man
that ever lived. he was abou, iOrtJ live " men nc
came 10 reside in mined ate vicinity lie lVed
within 200 yards OF my fathers residence lot soAv
wears. hence had every opportunity OF JttoL IL
intimately acquainted with his ehaIacter lie was
noted for miles around Tor DIS ncNrria.lnS success
in finding available springs Tor wells, some ol Alo
feats that / witnessed were Simply udft eiious.
One of our nearest uel-nbors had been seaIcl NJ on
hi, estate during some months TOT wafer lie Ha4
ding many plt., but without success. Al last, WAcL
DISCOURAGED with his ll-luck AMI decided % dnai.-
don the undertaking, NJ tmIQ me ulFlh1,oI
volunteered TO find water for htul. in hd Houi ire
selected "a round hilltop. rising hlty feet abU' TIE
surrounding tTTGth-a dry. s1uOi-iOdn h.IucN,
where one would Is SOON expect 10 ana ouflrd
palace as "a spring OF water. The locality appeared
SO utterly absurd that We all laughed az tht sciec
ton. This excited The amour pFlipt OF our huhbt-
friend. and he declared thaI he Woulu pay lot t.e
work il water vas not found mere Wltuin t4lty
feet of the surface The hthertO-Dadel ueigLbor
decided 10 make the final attempt. He piL was
less than nifty yards from the A!gA-Ioai ana ven
r.,1ellher -tOpplug moruing and evening as went
to or returned from the scnOui ~ noi' lhe to-t
of the weil-sinEiug. To THE a>tonls1meuJ ol me
entire ueghboThOO' nc stream or sNIiu- o. water
was found at less than twenty Ieel aa-o" the sur
face and supplies 70 tins day the residence OIL tle
owner OF the estate. II was tyIueHtll 9unteI-
raue2u stream which had been forced upward AT
Tins u0int and there only. approached Tire surface
near enough to affect the rod. IIeVlOHs 10 l--.-
test my HtAer had been utterly sceplcSl on . ar.
PLIiOs mowers. This staggered Allu- anu LIE so -af
re.entel ~ to request IN essay on lbs own pIop-
ertv. Two localities ere select ted. ana heduillu'
clear water was found IN u0tA' WI'l,n ',H l lreD
below the surface OF the earth. NJ" one Ma" ever
dreamed there were any springs any mere near Jht
olace- selected. Mr.. Ihllo employed common
cherry tree fork the stump about bail nm lLch lA
diameter. .he two branches Iort eath III Ieu-t4
and a quarter o. an lncu A. lLt r.laI 'I|@.
was ar home on vacation at the time tue Two ---
per.meurs We're made on my faJAcr property. -nI'
Phio cut tie forked cheuy-twls from tee lA Gu.
garden aud, holding tine stump NeIt4caI5 ~ I,e
ar the two ends firmly bent ana ca~pru uuI7I l..a
little fingers bC gan walking across tue ''fH" I-'9
hands were held on q Cve4 with ms Vd4.Iuauui thc
elbows near the side. and Che ioitarl- Aorl@oL't.'
Ar Ienu+h the stump began slowly turning dow.
I3.t the stump turned completely upside Gown.
Tho place was marked. and there was the water. q
dozen persons we're present amoh- ln+u ny ii,1t
and two brothers; hey al urea Ile L"'- "i,u'u1
any effect. was tLen asked 10 MAKE l-.e essay
was veUV strong, hearty youth OF seventeen WIN
NV teuperaucnt IupTcruared with jAe u tIueHld'I-
eal training was receIvpL 10 scleutlc course at
University Therefore a. little inclined ID sU2t.9'
+,,,rs of ,II L ul~ q. any person could Dee. took
the rvir as directed. with the nrW ue'ernlAaJ ION
n ,Gould not tuiu If an ocean was ucuealh ny e.
[ was led by Dir. PhlO TO point ABOUT twenty
yards from his sele'tr" p'ce' w, " ,-o 49,,
SIDE thereof. 50 we apnroacIeu t4e apo' IRON.
dIaWetricaHy opposing ulitc .l'h'' " "ou -" l.''
tive or Six yards itlt the twl2 tW4'tin-' ~ lIo"=
some force was being applied 10 we stump /
crashed il SO tightly that as neared the place tne
..
bark began yielding on the tWlg-en4s. IN HihJe OBI
ms vlce-like grlu. the stump tUheo down nearly
vertical Mr. IhuO laughed AMI said: Oh are al
least a partial 'diyin9tOr' Perhaps II you me-!
eiven the iWi- fair chance. IL would have aci'
40 fully as with me- was rcrlett4 c'oFi-t. !
t67f there was some force acting between the earth
and the twig. | have never made second essay.
as very absorbing experiences ecIlQ-ed the rcmei--
brau.e OF this incident until 81" The 1iscaS'!ou IL
believe Mr. Philo is still living IN Saratoga
County. State f New-IOTk. lnltel states, where
Inc h. located hundreds of wells without. - FAR 81,
ever heard. sing e failure. There are thousands
OF psople who can relate personal experiences o!
ID, remarkable successes.
7 NAV add that subsequent experiments IL other
objections proved that possessed naturally an IN
usual proportion Ul what is usually called eieetri-
caI force BIT. PhilO never made any al ienPis 10
exu..u his peculiar power. lie h3- no tAc'IF; lie
-r,r knew IL was So AMI exercised las faculty 10.
tie benefit OF his acquanrduce~, az never near" oi
L.scnarglnr any lee for his services.
Your, very truly,
EDWARD MAXWELL GEANT, c. /.