The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-09-15
THE OWNING ROD.
Something for the Scientists-Th Slngu-
lar Power OF the Sixth Sense.

lur fOWor OF the Slxtn sense.
From The c'ereiaHd Leader.
"rhe time is coming" said Mr..
Charles l.atimer, "when scientific gen.
tlcmcn and others will be compelled to
recognize the sixth sense. read your
article on dreams, which you published
to-day, and desire to add another in.
stance which can vouch for. have
an aunt living in Georgetown. DC. A
short fine since, while engaged in knit
ting, she fell asleep in her chair. She
awoke suddenly, and, turning to 4 rela-
tive, said: Mrs. Abbott has been thrown
from her carriage at Bladensburg and
has had both her arms broken Mrs.
Abbott is very intimate friend of my
aunt, but is not relative. Two hours
later messenger announced to my
aunt's household that Mrs. Abbott had
been thrown from carriage at Bladcns-
burg and that both Of her arms had
been broken. Now, sir, belicve-yes,
| know-that can 60 to Brooklyn
Village, examine the blood Of the
burglar who attempted to rob Mayor
Jones and whom the Mayor wounded,
and, by the aid OF the sixth sense, dis
cover the thief. have book, publish
ed in France over two hundred years
ago, in which is related the discovery
of murderer, who, during his crime,
was wounded and whose blood stained
the ground where the struggle occur.
red. y detective, who had discovered
what term the sixth sense, examined
the blood and by means OF the elcc-
trical current traced the murderer to a
prison. He entered the Jail, looked
over those confined therein, and, plac-
ing his hand upon the shoulder OF
burly fellow, said: This is the man.
The detective took the prisoner back to
the scene of the crime and the villain
confessed.
"The divining rod is only another
exemplilication of the existence of
power not yet recognized. With 4
piece Of witch hazel discovered the
coal mines which bear that name. /
told the number of feet a shaft would
have to be sunk in order to reach the
coal and even gave the thickness of the
vein. Yet people say there is nothing
in it and that the divining rod is
superstition. II | have an idea that
brings me in money, then the public
pronounce it good one. Money is
the foundation upon which people base
their declarations. got $1,000 for
locating the Witch Hazel mines and
am paid besides twelve and half cents
for every ton Of coal taken out Of them.
Superintendent Whitelaw, OF the water
works, did not credit my ability to
locate water pipe He came TO my
residence one evening and went with
him through several streets and with
the aid of the divining rod told him
exactly where the pipes were located.
! offered TO make 4 map OF all the pipes
in the city, giving their connections
and branches. Finally lie asked me to
go with him to the Public Square. |
traced several pipes for him there,
when he asked me TO find the big one.
! not only found 1t, bu, told him how
far it was below the surface Of the earth.
| have letter in my possession from
Mr.. Whitelaw verifying my experiments.
| once went TO the residence OF noted
scientist in Philadelphia were | made
another test of the power Of the divi-
ming rod. walked across his library
floor and traced pipe. He said was
mistaken, as there were no pipes Of any
description beneath the floor. Insist.
cd that there was one at least, and
told him should be compelled to leave
his house with the firm conviction that
he was wrong and ! right Finally he
made an examination in the cellar be-
meath and discovered tin pipe fifteen
inches beneath the floor, the existence
of which he had forgotten. The divi
ming rod shows the superiority Of mind
over matter. stand over vein OF
iron ore, and the rod turns. My sixth
sense realizes the presence Of 4 mineral,
and the realization moves the SWITCH
Here is feeling that must sooner or
later be recognized. Men cry fraud
and superstition, but | know what !
know. know that the switch turns
when / walk above 4 metal, that is
indisputable, and to me satisfactory
The same sense comes into play when
people dream OF certain things which
are happening to friends, or are about
to. / prove the correctness of my
theories to men. They say yes, and
look mys,ified. If catch them in
public they throw their heads back and
decline to believe, simply because they
are fearful of their friends ridicule.-
But the time is coming when all must
believe -