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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
DETERMINING A VEIN.

Not only" ne says. "can the diviner,
by walking about In a circle, so that II
he crosses a vein once he must neces-
sarily cross il at least a second time.
determine the location OF substratum
Of mineral or water, bat he can also de
termine in most cases the depth OF the
stratum below the surface. even when IL
is several hundred feet. and also the
direction in which the vein extends
Herr Won Us!ar. speaking through his
friend Herr Franzius. cited case after
case where mine owners had employed
OWNERS 70 locate new veins in Germany
and railroad directorates had employed
them to lind a suitable water supply at
their various stations In fact, he says
wherever any difficulty is looked for in
finding a supply of water for such sta
ton some Of the boards OF directors have
come to take it as a matter Of course that
a diviner shall be called in TO locate a
subterranean vein OF water. In such
cases. says Herr Won Uslar, the use OF
the rod is regarded as by far more GER
tain than ordinary means.
The two visitors hope that on their re-
turn. after the Landrats findings In Wis
consin and Michigan have been investi-
gated. 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. II is only by rousing such
interest among scientists everywhere. the
Landrat believes that the answer can be
found 10 the riddle that vexes and tanta-
Lies him day by day: What is the true
source Of the OWNERS power?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

that the douser's power lies beneath the
level Of any conscious perception and
that the function of the forked twg IS IN
act as an index Of some material or men
tai disturbance within him which other
wise he could not interpret
SIR ". u Preece. a celebrated Ens-
Iish electrician. taking part IN dis
cussiun OF the douser's power in Janu-
AIRY. l9O5 repudiated tine theory that
any electric force Vas involved and re-
corded his opinion that vater-hndins by
a douser was due 10 mechanical vibra-
ton. set up Dog the friction Of moving
water. acting upon the sensitive ventral
diaphragm Of certain exceptionally deli
cately framed persons
About the middle Of the nineteenth
century Professor Won Riechenbach. or
Germany. believed he had found the
source Of the power eXerted by any one
using diyiuing rod in the radiation OF
very fine gas given off by many bodies
and which he called "Odyllic force The
Frenchman. ~ H. Cheyreul, on the other
hand. explained the whole phenomenon
as being self-deception Of the persons
holding the rods. their arm muscles be-
coming excessively irritated by the pc
cuIiar way Of holding the rod. and their
nervous system likewise by the strain
inr desire of the diviner 10 ind some
thing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

Simmer have a warmer place in their
young hearts for the craven image OF
that ancient Indian warrior which rests
upon a pedestal in the academy grounds
at Annapolis That fgurehead Of the old
battleship Delaware has been feature
Of cadet life for nearly half century
II WAS on the L. s. S Delaware when
she was launched at Norfolk. in lS2O
and il escaped the flames when the snip
was burned and sunk at the time the
naval station at Gosport. Va, was aoan-
doned. April %. 1861. II vas afterward
removed from the wreck OF the Della aware
and taken to Annapolis II that stole
faced. carved sachem could talk, what
might IL not tell OF the early love al
fairs of our sea officers. II has been In
the shadow Of this warrior grim that
the cadets and mddies of generations
have pledged their troth and made II a
trusting place for the settlement of their
heart disturbing differences Never a
one OF these condolences has that old fell
low Of wood betrayed. and the wisdom
of gathered wears has esta blished his SUI
periority in this particular. Superstition
or the religious significance that inspired
originally the hgurehead In. faraway
times has nothing to DO with the esteem
i'm which that ancient bow piece OF the
Delaware IL held 1t is sentiment. pure
and simple. that exalts that grim visage.
We have reached a point in our naval
life where we realize the propriety Of
preserving some OF its relics. either build
ing these into new ships or placing them
here they may revive memories and be
n material source Of inspiration. Among
the first u the vessels OF our new navy
was the gunboat Concord. and after wear
ing herself out in active service she has
been retired and sold The Concord had
an ornamental bow decoration of "A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
MAILING GERMS.

Uncle Sam allows live germs OF Nphoid
and diphtheria. scarlet fever ana Group
snd other contagious diseases TO be mailed
lust like so many samples OF soap Vi
shoes or sealing wax. He draws the line
a. uIasue and cholera. If you are doins
research work out I'm Dakota and want d
,,nfIy Of live plague or cholera, you nave
cot ~ come 10 New York and fetcn IT, OF
have a messenger bring IL.
Though the germ farmers all MAINTAIN
tho Same prices. it would not be falr 10
.hroa,.n them with the Sherman law.
.rv-tovins and bacterial vaccines-dedu
,,,ms-sre one Of the few conihouiue'
NOWADAYS that pull down the h'sh cos
~ living Several species are SOLD ioi Q.
ca,ts the four thousand million ana il
90, end seventeen or eighteen more
~, you'ye counted them, the germ
,orr,er generously makes you giit OF
than, Narrower. as anti-toxins Kept io'
a ,.ar beRn 10 deteriorate the eusto'iiei
NAV return them and have the'n
changed free OF charge for fresh "e'o0
tons .t-,ovtp
Arcr all. the principles OF ahu-toNi"
iroculation were being DEMONSTRATED ~
years before their use was
poe.keeners are case In point Ger
-, .c,onti6c journal queried lars'
number Of these persons IL" Se"''
and IA replied that they were no" -, ~.
,,,,re from the III effects oil stiiIss' o''''
% we're still susceptible. ABOUT |" s''''e'
a, the rate OF three or four cay wiz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
a CONFIRMATION.

Then ono Of the older member Of the
club who was present remembered and
told how. when the clubhouse vas being
erected the contractors laying the ioln-
datious had great difficulty in controlling
tho rush Of water from vein that was
laid open directly under the SPOT wher"
the billiard room was afterward located.
Another day the two friends were guests
~ the American Yacht club. a. Milton
Point. Rye. y. Y. The club has had a
good deal OF trouble recently trying 20
get sufficient water supply. Franzius
and Won Csar found this out when they
turned on the faucet in their bedroom IN
the second soor and go no water. Al
the breakfast table Franzius rallied MS
hosts "A bit. ana then asked.
why don't you get Won tslar mere 70
find you some water
IL was agreed that the Landrat not Only
located a subterranean vein Of water
near by. but discovered that 1t led almost
under one corner OF the clubhouse, where
il would be easily accessible by boring
The so-called rod" that Won Cslar uses
is a very simple device. The metal rod is
merely two pieces Of rather fine wire
each about foot long, held together by
flexible Joint The divine grasps the
two free ends. one In each hand "hich
he holds palm upward The wooden RODS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATIONS.

In Germany many scientists became
interested i'm the art Beyerhaus be
lieyed he mad found the explanation or
the phenomenon in electricity B!om
pinned his faith 10 radium Professor
w Kubler in Dresden. found that con-
fined steam or great masses Of ice had
inst the same influence on the diviner.
The physicist. Or g Rothe, attributed
the influence to Reichenbach's 'odyllic
force: the physician Or. A. Noll TO
electricity. Dr. Aigner. in Mhnchen'
also a practising physician, devoted him
SELF closely 70 an investigation Of the
question and is inclined 10 presume an
altogether unknown kind OF rays, or
terrestrial currents, as probable sources
Of the power
Meanwhile OWNERS in various parts
Of Germany devoted themselves 10 prac-
Using the art quite Independently or
one another. and continued 10 meet with
pronounced successes until in 1909 an
effort was made to bring them and all
those interested I'm discovering the Sc
cret OF the power together in a sort or
convention at Dresden. There carefully
recorded experiments were made before
"a number OF professors OF the technical
schools OF Dresden and Mdnchen by the
OWNERS Won Bulow, Won Usar and Dr..
Vol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
AND LEGEND OFFIGUREHEAD

modest nature but she was otherwise dis
tinguished by the possession OF a replica
OF Daniel Chester Frenchs noted work.
The Minute Man"-unveiled at Concord,
Mass This appropriate adornment of the
L. S. s Concord would probably have
been sold as scrap metal had not the
chief OF the Bureau of Navigation. then
Rear Admiral Andrews. actively inter-
posed. His proposal was that the navy
preserve its historic names through as
ISOLATION with war craft from time TO
time and he recommended that the Con-
cords statue Of minute man be held
for the day when another ship should be
built bearing the same name In this
fashion he urged that the navy keep all
other statues. fgureheads and like de-
vices which have been on our battle craft
that have helped to make history, and
there are a good many more of these than
most Of us are aware. For the present
the figure of The Minute Man will be
deposited in Memorial Hall at Annapolis
Perhaps the figurehead will never be
again what IL was so conspicuously In
the past. but why shouldn't our fighting
craft that battle for the honor Of the fiaS
bear emblazoned upon their bows a token
OF their nationality that storms may not
blow into tatters and which only the shot
and shell OF foe can disturb? Let only
that part of our ships point ever toward
our enemies. and may the meaning OF that
symbol be token Of the spirit behind
the guns that stand ready for its defence
Then. but for another reason. like the fore
part Of a Chinese junk. the prov OF our
battle craft shall be its most honored spot,
and the baptismal service at the stem VIII
be indeed its conservation TO the service
Of UNFOLDING the nations honor. The
fgurehead, then. will have deeper sig
niticancc ana a better excuse than II had
In the days OF superstition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
FEAR OF CONTAGlON.

\ needed word of warning has been
given by Dr. Alvah Doty former Health
officer Of the Port OF New York, in re-
gard TO fear of contagion from the
bordes of germs that enclrcle US. lie
pooh-poohs the constantly recurring fears
that are voiced as 10 dirty paper money
and books carrying contagion. The sta
tistics prepared by the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington. he says, show no in
crease OF contagious disease among the
clerks regularly handling filthy biils' nor
are library clerks. who are constantly
handling books. especially prone TO con-
tapious sickness.
Even the dreaded smallpox and typhus
are not 80 prone 10 spread as is often
believed During 1892. he points out. out
breaks OF typhus and smallpox occurred
simultaneously in New York city. The
epidemics continued until the early part
of 1893 and included almost one thousand
cases OF smallpox and more than seven
hundred cases Of typhus. The corps OF
physicians and employees connected with
the Bureau of Infectious Diseases of the
Department OF Health then numbered
more than eighty persons. consisting OF
diagnosticians. medical inspectors, amou-
lance drivers. helpers. etc. who were con
stantly exposed to and frequently In pro-
longed and close contact with cases oil
these diseases. No gowns were used Tor
protection. and these health department
men went frequently and freely to ana
from their homes. but IN no instance ala
they transmit typhus fever OF smallpox
20 any Of their families or friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
LOCATING A COAL FIELD.

Not only were the experiments con-
elusive. buJ each Of the three man named
working entirely Independently of one
another. located in the same spot. near
Dresden. an extensive subterranean coal
field After this the use Of the OWNERS
ty mine owners rapidly increased. and in
1911 another convention. lasting three
DAYS and marked by more startling sue
cesses. was held at Hanover. Potash Is
very abundant in this region and the dis
coyeries OF deposits OF II made by the
eight OWNERS appearing before the con-
vention were so astonishing that the
formation Of a permanent society TO COL
Iect all available facts concerning divin-
ing rods and. If possible discover the
secret OF their power was at once UNDER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
Continued from third page.

old sailors E the navy quite properly
thought she should again have the orna-
mental token Of her years OF undimmed
supremacy In battle. You will prooaoly
call this superstition. but our old jackies
called il sense. while their superiors just
ICED IL on the score Of sentiment.
There is another fgurehead OF that
same war which. unfortunately u not
now In our keeping We speak OF the
how ornament Of Lawrence's Ill fated
craft the frigate Chesapeake. As you
know. she was towed by the victor tne
shannon. 10 Halifax after that memoraole
fight outside OF Boston Harbor. In lSl'
the Chesapeake was taken to England
and 1--WE wears afterward was sold for the
raltrv sum OF $500 Still bloodstained ana
shot-marked. she was broken up shorty
afterward and the bulk OF her umpers
sold IN British miller. These sturdy
parts Of the old ship were built into the
structure and floors Of the mill now
standing at Wickham and doing server
as NJ wore. The figurehead OF the Chesa-
peake is also there. but the stress OF
time and weather has dlmmed the grace
Of that wooden image OF a beautliu!
Indian maiden. although she holds her
head as dehantly aloft as she did when
Lawrence courageously gave battle TO
foe he knew was better prepared than ne
for action.
There is still preserved for the inspira-
tlon Of our future admirals the bow or
narnent OF the old Hartford, that Farra-
gut led through so many baptIsms OF
fire. and it probably will seem sisnlh-
cant that the bilethead Of that famous
ship was very much like the simple scroll
which the Constitution carried In the
days of her greatest glory. But our mid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
A SAFE ASSUMPTION.

Apropos of a marriage that threatened
10 turn out badly. Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth uttered an appropriate and very
true epigram.
so Mr. Blanc" she said, lis saying AT
the club that he's sorry ne ever married"
Mrs. I.ongworth smiled and added:
Well when a man tells his friends he's
sorry he married it's safe 10 assume that
his wife is sorry, too"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

II was then that Won Uslar was sent by
the government TO Southwest Africa.
"Tor.two years and d half said Herr
Franzius 70 the writer won Uslar trsv-
ersed that country, in the midst OF the
hostile Hottentots in order 20 find at
once a constant supply Of water for the
traors and sor the farmers in that re-
Giou. where for the most part water was
lacking
When he returned. IN the spring OF
1915. he had designated subterranean
water courses in eight hundred places
and according TO the official report up
10 that time 1853 of those places had
been investigated by borings. Seventy
nine per cent Of his designations had
I proved to be correct. The boring con-
tinued. and up to June. 1911, according
10 an Official government report when
was issued ar that time. total Of 700
Of the 500 places had been investigated
and i'm III OF them, or about So per
. cent water had been found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
Won BULOW INTERESTED.

n was in the midst Of this somewhat
general skepticism concerning the actual
power Of the OWNERS and a rather list
less search FOR some real explanation or
the phenomenon that Herr Won Bdlow
became Interested in search for SUD
terrancan water supply near the I'M
perial wharf. At the Harbor of kiel Won
UsIar. who was called upon 10 make the
experiment. achieved such conclusive
results even actually piercing water
veins. that Won Bulow brought the mat
ter 10 the attention Of the Emperor, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
EPIGRAMS ON YOUTH.

Lillian Russell in toast on Youth
at a luncheon in Pittsburgh scattered
epigrams like pearls.
In the END" she said. in our
struggle TO keep young, we are all. alas
defeated. The scene Of our defeat is
marked with white stone.
I'VE fight against time, but time fights
twenty-four hours a day.
More people fail in the attempt 70 be-
come centenarians than in any other
business I"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
ROMANTIC and fascinating st

n Of modern masic. accredited ny
4 n the German Emperor. lies be
hind the recent visit to this country Of
two distinguished looking Teutons. sew
e-al chapters were added 20 the tale Of
mystery and power during their stay OF
three weeks In the late summer or early
fall they will return, they say. 70 observe
the startling results Of a secret demon
s,ration now Under way.
To locate rich deposits Of coal and iron
deep down in the earth by walking about
on the surface holding in ones hands
biz Of wire or a twig Of birct seems fit
material for an old wives tale. Yet that
is what the Landrat Won Uslar. a friend
Of Kaiser Wilhelm. announces he has
accomplished In the farrcaching wilder
ness OF Northern Michigan and Wiscon-
sin And more. In region in this coun-
try where the presence Of petroleum hdd
never before been known or even sus-
pected he has OWNED by the use OF MS
little metal rod the existence IN vast
quantities OF the wealth bringing crude
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
Continued from fourth page.

Ia water are killed. Generally speak
Ing it stops them breeding that's an
ierms cluster thickest IN surface iCe'
4 cubic centimetre Of chunk tsAe"
rom the upper Hudson has SHOWN dc
Don a. melted. ,O2O harmful bacteria
these had increased 10 100000 in eleven
lays Nor Is a dirty icebox a safeguard
Rather is il a death trap, for germ
nay grow IN an icebox among the py-
PRODUCTS OF other germs that "ouiu
iaicAy prove fatal 10 IT at hlshei
smpersture.
PLAGUE VACCINE RUSH ORDER.
One OF the riskiest jobs the Lederie
ssrm has had was the preparation u
rush order last summer Of twenty thou-
sand doses Of Hankine's plague vaccine
WITH which the federal hospital service
Niped out the outbreak Of bubonlc AT
7orto Rico Many thousand mliiioh
hague germs were raised in culture
aedia tubes in the plague house lncu-
e'or adjoining the laboratory. ne
am also supplies the Ellis lsland nos
N'al authorities with plague waco me- III
.saalness 10 fight the next cases .na'
'hps bring 70 the doors Of New fork'
laboratory accidents at germ farms
.'e rare and fatalities very rare II d
.aoe Of bacteria were TO be dropped on
voc hoor Of the Incubator room. the MOOT
1ould be flooded Immediately with some
.U'ng chemical such as bichloride Oh
"steury or carbOuc acid. If oa'-
.N,lolcgist cut his hand with a breaking
,sOe' he would instantly take an inJec-
Noh Of anti-toxin. witch would greatly
r..'H'aize the chance Of serious deveiop-
ss. But g.. s. not usual for the SCI
r'~ conducting germ farms to moe
themselves solely with We" 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

Franzlus and Won Uslar we're being en-
terta.nCd II the clubhouse ~ proml-
ueut German society iu 18th street Con
tersaticn turned 10 the Wunsche!rute, or
oivinng rods and the Landrat was asked
II be had not q rod with him. so that he
could exhibit his power. He did not have
one. bat offered 90 soc what he nigh,
find II they Would furnish him with a
piece Of ordinary wire.
\ long hunt 40 last unearthed the de-
sired wire. and with this in his hand
Won Uslar wandered from room 20 room
about the clubhouse. Nothing cccurreI
until he reached the billiard room. when
the rod began 90 turn rapidly. Some Of
tie club members era nd the end. u
the wire and tried 20 stop ms motion hr
gripping i with all their might. but tho
could not
We'll. Well" exclaimed the German.
II don't know what's COINS on her -
there are so many pipes and wires u"-
derneath your streets in New York but
think there must be water here some
where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
THE EMPEROR TAKES NOTICE.

THE EMPEROR TAKES NOTICE.
II was through the interest Of Herr
Won Bslow. who in 1865 became an en-
thusiastic convert TO the art Of locating
minerals. water. etc. by the ain NJ the
rods. that Herr Won Uslars natural gift
was brought TO the attention OF En-
peror William. Then followed an inn
pcrial expedition, headed by Won Uslar to
the German desert colonies Of Southwest
Africa. which lasted two years and .
half and demonstrated so conclusively
the reality Of the Landrats mysterious
power that the Emperor was thoroughly
convinced.
The writer called on Herr Won Uslar
and Herr Franzius at the Hotel Aston, IN
this city. befors and after their recent
trip 70 Wisconsin and Michigan. At the
first visit they spoke vaguely OF planning
tour TO the Yosemite Valley. At the
second the Yosemite vas not mentioned.
Inste cad. they described the difficulties OF
climbing over fallen trees I'm the track
less forests u Northern Wisconsin and
Of the delightful qualities of easy friend
ship found among the men in charge Of
certain mines I'm the same region
Herr Won Uslar would At well into a
story book as an austere country squire
He is tall and slender and straight a. an
arrow. Under his aqulne nose hristes
black mustache that contrasts strange
~ with his silver hair Although when
the writer first clapped eyes on him Pc
sat in plush-covored chair IN LOFTY
marble lobby. the picture Of him that re
mains most vivid is an imaginary one.
In it he comes down pair of stone STEPS
from the door OF an ancient mansion and
strides across a sweeping lawn. shaping
his bootleg with his riding crop. while a
pair of hounds race al his heels.
The Landrat is a strange TO English
but the deficiency was supplied by Herr
Franzius. who speaks it fluenuy. Their
visit here had not been without humor-
Gus interest. for 1t appears that Won
1-slar takes a boyish de.igh, in exhibit
ING his power for the entertainment a.
well as profit Of his friends. One evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

taken Professor T. r. Weyrauch. OF
Stuttgart is the head Of this society,
which has already published three re-
ports. covering some Of the recent dis
coveries made with the divning rods.
THE society is seeking 10 gain the in
terest OF wider circles for the investiga-
ton Of the riddle Of the rods. and Herr
Won Uslar and myself have met with far
success i'm our efforts 70 arouse the in
terest of scientists in this country
Herr Franzius was modest in his claims
as to the accuracy with which the desig
nations Of subterranean water and min
erals could be made. but declared in re
Spouse to a question that this accuracy
was quite remarkable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03

nosslble accidents. They are careful
and work steadily along without heed
ing their constant proximity 10 death IN
ia most h!deous forms. incidentally, A
man can be treated simultaneously with
number Of anti-toXins and bacterial
ysccines. TO fight d number Of diseases
an effects