The divining rod : a history of water witching, with a bibliography

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Title
The divining rod : a history of water witching, with a bibliography
Author
O E Meinzer
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1917
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The divining rod : a history of water witching, with a bibliography

Author: Ellis, Arthur Jackson, 1885-

Year: 1917

CONTENTS. Introductory note, by O. E. Meinzer 5 Form of the divining rod 7 Origin of the divining rod 8 Spread of the delusion 12 Origin of "water witching" 15 Ecclesiastical controversies 16 Use of the divining rod in detecting criminals 16 Scientific controversies 18 Le Brun and others 18 Thouvenel 18 Chevreul and Faraday 21 Latimer 21 Raymond 99 Barrett 22 Mager 23 Recent investigations 23 Mechanical water finders 23 Bibliography of "water witching" 26 Index 55 ILLUSTRATIONS. Figure 1. Ordinary divining rod held in the usual manner 7 2. Less common manner of holding the divining rod 7 3. Various old types of divining rods and the ways in which they were held ; after Vallemont (1693) 8 4. Use of divining rods in prospecting for ore; from Agricola, De re metallica (German edition, 1580) 13 Digitized by Google.

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