An edition of The Divining Rod
(1917)
The Divining Rod
a history of water witching, with a bibliography
by Arthur J. Ellis
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The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching 1938 (Water Supply Paper)
October 15, 2004, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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The Divining Rod: A History of Water Witching
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The Divining Rod: A history of water witching
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Table of Contents
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
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