Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-07-29
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HENRY GROSS

Henry Gross is a New Eng
lander with more than a mild
reputation. Henry Is a good
and dear friend of Kenneth
Roberts, the famous novelist,
and has received much acclaim
as the result of Roberts boost
ing of Henry as a water di-
viner. People like you and me
look upon water wjtching" as
an occult and perhaps slightly
wicked art but Kenneth Rob-
erts in his book, Henry Gross
and His Dowsing Rod" sets
down positive proof that
Henry possesses powers be-
yond our own poor compre-
hension.
In the first place, Henry is
able through the use of a will
low or apple 1uwsing rod
tshaped like a "Y" but with a
short tail) to point out the ex-
act location of water in any
particular locality provided
that there is any water there.
Henry, oyer period of many
years, has become so proficient
at his art that he is now able
to use q dowsing rod on map
and can locator water in To-
calities hundreds of miles
away from his home in Bidde-
ford, Maine. Impossible, you
say? Not at all, because
Henry Gross OWNED a map OF
Bermuda, an island in the At
lantic where scientists of all
sorts had stated flatly that no
fresh water could be found.
Matter of fact, there were no
fresh water wells on the is
land and all water had been
caught on roof tops and stored
I'm tanks up to the time that
Henry got busy with his rod.
This was the state of affairs
until Roberts brought enough
pressure upon the officialdom
of that British held island to
get several wells drilled. Sure
enough, up bubbled enough
fresh, pure water to supply
shat once arid Except for
salt water) island!
Like most other great dis
coveries, Henry's powers are
looked upon with derision and
doubt. But the facts as laid
down by Kenneth Roberts are
irrefutable if exacting proof
will convince you. Perhaps the
greatest attest to Henry's re-
markable feats is that he has
never failed to find water
wherever he has said water
WOuld hpi
During the great New Eng
land drought back in the late
4O's, Henry saved many a
farm and farmer from disaster
by locating water when regu-
lar wells had long since ceased
to produce. Henry locates
veins of water which are, in
reality. springs which will
never run dry barring acci-
dent. To bear this out, Rob-
erts cites the case of his own
farm on which all wells had
dried up. His friend, Henry
Gross, told him that water
could be found in several 10
cations about the place and
even told him the exact spots
in which to drill and exactly
how deep the water would be
found. As result of this,
Roberts did as he was told and
within a short time had pond
built which filled with tens of
thousands of gallons of water
when farmers for miles around
had not a drop!
The really heartbreaking
part of this whole fascinating
story Is that there is hardly
a person who, after having
had his farm saved by Henry,
does not believe that he would
have struck water anyway!
But Henry is a hardy soul and
cheerfully goes about his work
disregarding all skepticism.
Henry receives little or no pay
for his services but believes
that pay is not important SO
long as he can help a man
save his crops. Henry is a re-
markable fellow in every re-
spect.
If you would take the time
and enjoy a bookful of fas-
cination. get Roberts fine
story, "Hepry Gross and His
Dowsing Rod" You'll be glad
you read it even if you don't
believe it. And If you can't
reach us for a couple of days,
you'll know that we're out in
the country with a forked
stick trying out whatever
"witching'' powers we may
possess!