Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-03

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trail diaphragm Of certain exceptionally delicately
framed persons"
About the middle OF the nineteenth century
Professor Won Riechenbaeh, Of Germany, believed
he had found the source of the power exerted
by any one using dvining rod in the radiation
OF very fine gas given off by many bodies and
which he called "odyllic force The Frenchman,
M. g. Cheyreul on the other hand, explained the
whole phenomenon as being a self-decepticn Of
the persons holding the rods their arm muscles
becoming excessively irritated by the peculiar
way of holding the rod, and their nervous system
likewise by the straining desire Of the diyiner
to find something
It was in the midst Of this somewhat general
skepticism concerning the actual power Of the
OWNERS and rather listess search for some real
explanation Of the phenomenon that Herr Won
Buelow became interested in search for sub
terranean water supply near the imperial wharf
at the harbor Of Kie Won Uslar, who was called
upon to make the experiment achieved such con-
elusive results even actually piercing water
veins, that Won Buelow brought the matter to the
attention Of the emperor, and it was then that
Won Uslar was sent by the government to south
west Africa.
For two years and half" said Herr Fran
zius to the writer won Uslar traversed that
country III Lll6 ulluSl vi uO5tuS
order to find at once constant supply Of water
for the troops and for the farmers in that region,
where for the most part water was lacking.
when he returned, in the spring Of 1905 he
had designated subterranean water courses In
800 places, and according to the official report up
to that time 1853 of those places had been investi-
gated by borings. Seyentynine per cent Of his
designations had proved to be correct. The Dor
ing continued, and up to June 1911, according to
an official government report which was issued at
that time, total of 206 Of the 500 places had
been investigated and in III Of them, or about
SO per cent, water had been found,
"In Germany many scientists became interest
ed in the art Beyerhaus believed he had found
the explanation Of the phenomenon In electricity.
Bom pinned his faith to radium. Professor w.
Kubler in Dresden, found that confined steam
or great masses Of ice had just the same nfu-
ence on the diviner. The physicist DR. G, Rothe.
attributed the influence to Reichenbachs odyllic
force; the physician, DR.. A. Voll, to electricity.
DR.. Aigner In Munchen, also practicing physi-
clan, devoted himself closely to an investigation
of the question and Is inclined to presume an
altogether unknown kind Of rays, or terrestrial
currents as probable sources OF the power
Meanwhile OWNERS in various parts of Ger
many devoted themselves to practicing the art
quite Independently of one another, and contin-
ued to meet with pronounced successes until in
1909 an effort was made to bring them and all
those interested in discovering the secret Of the
power together in sort Of convention at Ores
den. There carefully recorded experiments were
made before a number of professors Of the tech
nical schools Of Drnden and Munchen by the
OWNERS Won Buelow, Uslar and DR.. Vo
Not only were the experiments conclusive but
each Of the three men named, working indepen-
IDENTIFY Of one another, located in the same spot,
near Dresden, an extensive subterranean coal
field After this the use Of the OWNERS by mine
owners rapidly increased, and in 1911 another
convention lasting three days, and marked by
more startling successe, was held at Hanover.
Potash Is very abundant in this region, and the
discoveries of deposits of it made by the eight
OWNERS appearing before the convention we're so
astonishing that the formation of permanent
society to collect all available facts concerning
dlvning rods and, If possible discover the secret
Of their power was at once undertaken
'sThe society is seeking to gain the interest Of
wider circles for the Investigation of the riddle
Of the rods, and Herr Won Uslar and myself have
met with fair success In our efforts to arouse the
interest of scientists in this country"
Herr Franzius was modest in his claims as to
the accuracy with which the designations Of sub
terranean water and minerals could be made,
but declared In response to a question that this
accuracy was quite remarkable.
Not only" he says, can the diviner, by walk
ing about in circle, so that If he crosses vein
once he must necessarily cross It at least sec
ond time, determine the location Of substratum
Of mineral or water but he can also determine
in most cases the depth Of the stratum below the
surface, even when it is several hundred feet,
and also the direction In which the vein extends"
Herr Won Uslar, speaking through his friend,
Herr Franzius cited case after case where mine
owners had employed OWNERS to locate new
veins In Germany and railroad directorates had
employed them to find suitable water supply
at their various stations.
The two visitors hope that on rheir return
after the Landrats findings in Wisconsin and
Michigan have been investigated, the results OF
their discoveries in this country OF new deposits
Of coal iron and petroleum will rouse as much
interest in the mysterious power possessed by
Won Uslar as has already been manifested in
Germany 1t is only by rousing such interest
among scientists everywhere, the Landrat se-
lieves, that the answer can be found to the riddle
that yexes and tantalizes him day by day: What
is the true source Of the OWNERS nowas'