Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-10-04
WORK At pooa FARM,
THE HAZEL WAND.
Faith In Its Power to Locate Water
Fast Passing Away.


(Fron the Bangor Nsscs.l
More and more, il II becoming evident
that the mon with drsamful eyes and long
hair, who wandered about the country,
with bundles OF swestappls forks or basel
propgs under their arms, to locate ''living
water" for the farmers and promoters, are
losing their grips upon human credulity.
Nobody claims they are liars. The be-
liefs, which our ancsstoss bald In the
efficacy Of the basel wand are too recent
and too arm to found any Suspicion Of un-
truth upon those Who peactics the art.
There ere dossns and SCORES Of good msn
in Bangor and vicinity, who mos only BE-
lieve in this form Of conjuring wstsr from
the depths Of the earth, but thsrs are
many who practice the Art with apparent
success. There IL . Protestant clergyman
in Bangor, who, the gossipa say, not only
has hfm faith In this form OF ssnnding
water", but who often wandsrs Tar afeld
to prove his power over the elements and
the forces OF nature.
Another case 10 that Of very aged man,
who resides near the town Of Holden, who
has .found water" for himself and for his
neighbors, since the days which passed
over Maine away back in the early years
Of the last century. With less authentic
surety, the late John Norton, of Winter
port, claimed for more than half a CEN
tury, his skilled services were in demand
all over eastern Maine, for finding springs
and for discovering wells of living water.
The late William Brown, who lived and
died at Eagle Lake, Aroostook county, as
serted that, through the marvellous powers
conferred upon him from being "the-
seventh SON. of-a- seventh-son'', he could
not only cure toothache, relieve an ulcer
ated tooth, remedy numb palsy, heal
kings evil and stop the worst case Of fits
in Aroostook county, but that he was able,
with the same power, to find hidden
waters, and discover and bring to justice
the thieves who robbed pens OF poultry,
dismantled orchards and left exposed
patches Of squashes bare and tenantless to
the light Of the autumn moon.
When any man claims to sknow" .
given thing, it u useless to engage him in
debate, be he mesmerist or clairvoyant or
mot b convinced to the contrary, and
time which u spent In argument il
wasted.
The federal dsnartmant Of asricui-
ssnr,. -. CITY And STAT. hn.rd.
o., ls1lths ; kSusde the famous old
$50 hnuhsAsIu.v unponuiar - : con-.
stant eou.oe Of aunulv Tor mar, drinkin~
water. Asa rule. the old wells are tina
most infected with e,rms Of tvphoid
fever. The question Of ass simnav en-
hances the pisk from diseases.
Questions Of ANALYSIS by state ..savists
or state chsmists too often prove nothing
a. to purity or impuritv. A c.refui
anslysis tells yery accurately the mar can't
of mineral ingredients. a we'll "A the ner
cent Of animal and veeeta ble inpredients
in wells. springs. etc. But nothing ia said
=
ABOUT 'ypnolo germs OF "'as"s germs, Oh
about any subject OF which the public de-
sires accurate knowledge. A ton of
chor,;c., cart;ac.ta. c.pnot h;t ~. ~.
one. o' "is 'no one
vital point.
Typhoid has been traced to boiling
snrinps- tn rivers and tn many sourcae n
-, - ....,.. 80. s -
80,
when Bangor was nearly in q panic from
an epidemic of typhoid. DIR. Woodcock
III. - ana ~. oh;., .cr,.. - ~
vs. sDAe " NV sA' o..o. so110e VI III
lection In an encaent well IN the town OF
Orrington from which COWS and human
b.;nr. had DRINK for nearlv . c.n.nrv
~ 49,. ..-.,-S..-
Inc lstsss oonclusaons OF nssitn omceEs
In America are that water from wells that
have been bored deeply to 4 uernetusl
..-..,- - .na....,,nS .s-s =
suPt3y VI ~.s1o~ s'.S' WHICH y
clean-and II possible, u In perpetual
motion IL the safest and healthiest
.onrc. of drinkine vatsr To ~ had r. NJ
rr.,.,S - - - - ~"