Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-09-26
WHOLE NO. 2l3S.
THE OWNING ROD.
Something fof the ScientiSs-The Singu-
lar Power OF the SIKH Sense.


Charles Latimer, "when scientific gen.
tlemen and others will be compelled
to recognize the sixth sense. ] read
your article on dreams, and desire to
add another instance which l can
vouch for. have an aunt living in
Georgetown, D. G. A short time SINCE
while engaged in knitting, she fell
asleep in her chair. She awoke sud-
denly, and, turning to relative, said:
Mrs. A bbott 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 a messenger announced to my
aunt's household that Mrs. Abbott had
been thrown from her carriage at Bla-
densburg and that both Of her arms
had been broken. No, sir, l believe
yes, I know-that / can 60 to Brook
lyn 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 a book, pub
lished in France over twohundred years
ago, in which is related the discovery
of a murderer, who, during his crime,
was wounded, and whose blood stained
the ground where the struggle occur
red. A detective, who had discovered
what ! term the sixth sense, examined
the blood and by means of the electri-
cal current traced the murderer to a
prison. He entered the Jail, looked
over those confined therein, and, plac-
nghis andupon the shoulder of .burly
fellow, said: This is the man. The
detective took the prisoner back to the
scene of the crime and the felon con-
fesged.
"The divining rod is only anotherex-
emplification of the existence of a
power not yet recognized. With
piece of witch hazel l discovered the
coal mines which bear that name |
told the number of feet 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 a superstition. If l have an idea
that brings ne in money, then the
public pronounce it good one,
Money is the foundation upon which
people base their declarations. L got
$4,000 for locating the Witch Hazel
mines, and am paid besides twelve and
a half cents for every ton of coal taken
out of them. Superintendent White
law, of the water works, did not credit
my ability to locate water pipe. lie
came to my residence one evening, and
went with him through several
streets. and with the aid of the divin-
ing rod told him exactly where the
pipes were located. l offered to make
a map of all the pipes in the city,
giving their connections and branches.
Finally he asked me to 60 with him to
the Public square. l traced several
pipes for him there, when he asked me
to find the big one. l not only found
it, but told him how far it was below
the surface of the earth. | have a
letter in my possession from MIR.
Whitelaw verifying my experiments
| once went to the residence of a noted
scientist in Philadelphia where | made
another test of the power of the divin-
ing rod. / walked across his library
floor and traced pipe. He said | was
mistaken, as there were no pipes of
any description beneath the floor. L
insisted that there was one at least,
and told him / should be compelled to
leave his house with the firm convic-
ton that he was wrong and | right.
Finally he made an examination in the
cellar beneath and discovered a tin
pipe fifteen inches beneath the floor,
the existence of which he had forgot
ten. The divining rod shows the SUI
periority of mind over matter. 1stand
over q vein of iron ore, and the rod
turns. My sixth sense realizes the
presence of mineral, and the realiza-
ton moves the switch. Here Is feel
ing that must sooner or later be recog-
nized Men cry fraud and supersti-
ton, but | know what | know. l
know that the switch turns when |
walk above a metal that it is indispu-
table, and to me satisfactory. The
same sense comes into play when peo-
pie dream of certain things which are
happening to friends, or are about to-
l prove the correctness of my theories
to men. They say yes, and look mys-
| tifad IF 7 catch them in nublic thew
throw their heads back and decline to
believe, simply because they are fear
full of their friends ridicule. But the
time is coming when all must believe
-Cleceland Leader.
An Eccentric Will.
| During the reign of the Emperor