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WITCHING FOR WATER. An Ancient Superstition Descril>ed in a Government Rejx>rt. The idea that a forked twig, socalled divining rod. is useful in locating minerals, finding hidden treasure, or detecting criminals is a curious superstition that has been a subject of discussion since the middle of the sixteenth century and still has a strong hold on the popular mind, even in this country. This is evident from the large number of inquiries received each year by the United States geological survey, tiepartment of the interior, as to the efficacy of such a twig, especially for locating underground water. To furnish a reply to these inquiries the geological survey has published a brief paper, by Arthur J. Ellis, on the history of water witching with a bibliograpnv tnai memoes a uuiy astonishing number of books and pamphlets on this uncanny subject. In the summary the paper states: It is doubtful whether so much investigation and discussion have been bestowed on any other subject with such absolute lack of positive results. It is difficult to see how for practical purposes the entire matter could be more thoroughly discredited. It is by no means true that all persons using a forked twig or some other device for locating water or other minerals are intentional deceivers. Some of them are doubtless men of good character and benevolent intentions. However, as anything that can be deeply veiled in mystery affords a good opportunity for swindlers, there can be no reasonable doubt that many of the large group of professional finders of water, oil or other minerals who ? r,*V\ ; take pay for their "services or ior the sale of their "instruments" are deliberately defrauding the people - and that the total amount of mone> they obtain is large. To all inquiries the United States geological survey V therefore gives the advice not to expend any money for the services of any "water witch" or for the use or \> purchase of any machine or instrument devised for locating underground water or other minerals. History of the Superstition. In tracing the history of the subject iUis found that divining rods / - have been used (1) to locate ore deposits, (2) to discover buried or hid. den treasure, (3) to find lost landmarks and re-establish property boundaries. (4) to detect criminals, (5) to analyze personal character, (6) to cure diseases, (7) to trace lost or strayed domestic animals, (8) to insure immunity against ill fortune by use as a fetish, (9) to locate well sites, (10) to trace the course of underground streams, (11) to determine the amount of water available by drilling at a given spot, (12) ' to determine the depth at which watpr nr nres noenr (13) to determine ? the direction of cardinal points, (14) to determine the height of trees and (15) to analyze ores and water. The origin of the superstition is lost in antiquity. What is believed to be the first published description of the divining rod contained in Georrgius Agricola's "De re metallica," which was published in 1553. "The device became common first in : Germany as a means /or locating , mines and also for discovering buried treasure, a matter of rather common interest in those days, when the prac lice of burying money and plate for ; "safe keeping was very general. It 1 was introduced into England by Ger- i man miners during the reign of < Elizabeth (1558-1603), and before < the end of the seventeenth century j it had spread through the countries ' of Europe. Everywhere it aroused < controversy. The rules prescribed : for the cutting of the twig partook j \ largely of heathen sorcery and as- < trology. There were indeed, to some < extent, unconscious reminiscences of 5 the old Scandinavian and even of the i Aryan mythology. But this heathen 1 influence was offset when the rod < was duly Christianized by baptism, 1 being laid for this purpose in the bed 1 " ? 11?-a j u.. ww-v* /n/h/v , witn a newiy Dapuzeu uuuu, u.v ?nujC Christian nam? it was afterward ad- \ dressed. It is readily conceivable 1 that the motive for surrounding this ; practice with a religious atmosphere 1 * might not have been altogether a be- 1 lief in its divine character, for at < that time anyone found engaged in < mysterious works was in danger of j -.being charged with sorcery and burn- < ed to death. Its Use in Detecting Criminals. The divining rod continued to be < a favorite subject with alchemistic ] writers until about 1660, when a ] new turn of affairs was brought i about by a Jesuit father, who de- . nounced it as in instrument controll- i ed by the devil. The subject was i then taken up by the church, and for ] more than 100 years it was hotly de- < bated by churchmen. Some approved of it and authorized its use on ! church property; others condemned i it and threatened those who used it i with excommunication. In 1692. the ] year of the Salem witchcraft, its no- ; toriety was greatly increased by the 1 arrest and execution of a criminal i COllX MEAL. llv Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. . Corn meal is a cheap and valuable food stuff which is not in as general use in the American home as it ought to be. A pound of dry corn meal provides about five times as much energy and five times as much tissue-building protein as does a pound of raw potatoes. At present prices, a pound of corn meal costs from one-third to one-sixth as much as a pound of potatoes. When potatoes are scarce or expensive, corn meal makes an excellent substitute. Corn meal is not however, a perfect substitute for potatoes because it is prepared by modern milling methods; it contains fewer minerals and other valuable substances than do potatoes. When, Iff rt/\rr? mnfll i c r. 11 tuudC4Ucau^t v;ui 11 mrai 10 suuoiiiuied for potatoes, the diet should be balanced with another vegetable, a salad or a fruit. } Corn meal mush for breakfast or supper is a standard and palatable dish. Fried mush is an excellent substitute for fried potatoes. There are dozens of corn meal dishes in addition to the different varieties of corn bread. What is known in the North as Boston brown bread is composed of about half rye meal* and half corn meal. Polenta is another corn meal dish, extremely popular throughout southern Europe and in certain parts of the United States. The tomale is another corn dish which is in high favor when well made. If speculators corner the potato crop, or if the potato crop?as was the case in 1916?should be short, corn meal is the next best thing. Of course, rice is also a partial substitute for potatoes, but rice at present costs more than corn meal. Corn meal is a wholesome and typical American food. i The Allies' Fight for Democracy. The outbreak of the struggle took the president, in common with practically all Americans and most Europeans, by surprise. It was only after neutrality was announced that there was time to begin to study into the causes and possible effects. The public in the United States immediately crystallized its opinion about the responsibility for starting the war and the merits of the two sides. With the exception of a German-born, a portion of the Jews, and a part of the Irish, America hoped then as now that Germany would be defeated. But this hope was founded mainly on the belief that Germany and her satellites were wrong in their quarrel with the rest of Europe. It was founded very little on the belief that the struggle concerned America or American institutions. In various quarters, however, as time went on it became plain that, whatever other characteristics the struggle had, one thing was certain? if Germany won, world democracy would receive a terrible blow; if Germany were defeated, democracy would receive a tremendous impetus. Out of this perception grew the phrases that the allies or that EngJ ? finrhfinnr Alir Hottlo?thp IClIlU \> CU> li? U 11U5 V/U.& v^x/ battle of democracy.?World's Work. See our nice line of sample box paper. Herald Book Store. through the agency of a peasant who used a divining rod. Interest in this case was intense and widespread and called forth a large amount of literature. As late as 1 703 this peasant was employed to point out with his divining rod Protestants for massacre under the plea of punishment for crimes they had committed. The divining rod was in some respects closely related to witchcraft, as is suggested by the use of incantations in connection with divining, and to [his relationship may be ascribed in some measure the strengthening of belief in it. Witchcraft at that time bad become a frenzy, and anything which by any stretch of the imagina:ion could be suspected of implica:ion with witchcraft became a subject of discussion and the basis of irm opinions and beliefs. In 1701, however, the inquisition issued a detppi acainst the further use of the vv" **o ? divining rod in criminal prosecution, and this use of the device rapidly :ame to an end. Recent Discussions. In the latter part of the eighteenth century an attempt was made to explain water witching as an electric phenomenon, and and later it was discussed as a psychic phenomenon. A.t almost every step in the advance of science some one has attempted to explain its supposed operation by means of the latest scientific theories. Before the present war there were several societies in Germany whose sole object was said to be the study of the divining rod. In 1910 the department of agriculture of France appointed a committee to investigate the subject, and in 1914 this committee was still investigating. / LAM) MIGHT (JO DRV. 4 4 No Steps to liring About Prohibition ^ I*nless Crop Failure Demands It. 4 Washington. April 20.?Final de- 4 termination of the government's at- 4 titude on the production of intoxi- ^ eating liquors during the war will await the return to the United States 4 of Herbert C. Hoover, now in Eu- 4 rope, who will head the food board 4 named by the Council of National 4 Defense. . ^ Administration officials consider ^ the question pressing only as it concerns the protection of soldiers and 4 sailors from .liquor. 4 No steps to bring about general 4 prohibition will be advocated unless 4 the grain shortage makes such a ^ course essential. * 4 Scraps. 4 4 Thousands of Mohammedans know the Koran by heart. Vienna reported a saving of $142,- 4 000 Wnrth nf aac nn^or locf 4 v w v .. v- V*4. W4 o*-*.o uuu^t iaoc JXZCLl d T new time schedule. Rudyard Kipling and Conan Doyle are confident speakers, and dp not seem to be troubled with nerves. The Talmud enumerates rue among the kitchen herbs and regards it as free of tithe as being a plant not cultivated in gardens. The name rue occurs only in Luke xi, 42. A blow on the jaw by his cousin, John Liskas, in a friendly boxing match at Newcastle, Pa., brought Mike Liskas's voice back to him after he had been unable to speak for a yea?. The million-dollar insurance fad didn't last long among Gotham's gold kings. It's the two-million-dollar habit now. J. P. Morgan took out $2,500,000 and H.' P. Davison, his partner, took out an extra million. Lachnite, mounted and cut in the approved fashion, can scarcely be distinguished from the real diamond. This imitation is said to be able to stand every diamond test?fire, acid and the diamond file. We know that, the 10,000 verses of the Rig-Veda have for 3,000 years been accurately preserved in the memories of the Brahmins, and that not one Brahmin alone, but thousands can today recite it word for word ji An Italian grape grower accident- < ally discovered that the presence of ^ tomato plants in his vineyard made ^ short work of the phylloxera, with ^ which his vines were infested. This ^ insect destroys both the root and the * stem of the grapevine. \ Texas produces in the neighborhood of 5,000,000 bales of cotton a i year, yet the State turns out only J enough cotton goods for her own use. This is not because her mills are so few and far between. V When the authorities of an Alabama town had reason to believe that in certain quarters whiskey was be- I ing sold illegally, they started an in- h vestigation. This ended in hundreds ^ of barrels of the liquor being drag- 8 ged .out of doors and broken open. ^ The stream of whiskey which flowed j down the main street of the town is said to have been worth $150,000. c "Miss Rose Thibault," known to p the employment agencies and the a Salvation army, of Fall River, Mass., and Providence, R. I., as a house ^ maitj, has turned out to be Arthur k Legrasse.- The young man, who had been arrested for stealing from his ^ employers, said he found six years 0 ago, when he was fourteen, that be- j cause of his frail physique he had n to don dresses to obtain employment, u The custom of lifting the hat is a traced back to the age of chivalry, 13 when it was customary for knights s never to appear in public except in armor. It became a custom, how- ^ ever, for a knight, upon entering an e assembly of friends, to remove his a helmet, signifying, "I am safe in the presence of friends." The age of 8 chivalry passed away with the fif- * teenth century, but among the many * acts of courtesy which can be traced ^ to its influence none is more direct in its origin than the lifting of the ? hat to acknowledge the presence of J1 a friend. Humane Way to Kill Flies. I noticed in Sunday's Journal a cut of a valuable device for killing flies invented by Irving P. Lorentz. The ti idea is excellent, but I have a very serious criticism to make regarding 0j it. Mr. Lorentz instructs that when yj the trap is filled it be dipped into vi boiling water. This would be most _ i i j ~ norriDiy cruei, ana is uub uuuuuess to lack of thought on Lorentz's part. b< I did this some years ago. I had caught some hundreds of flies in a similar trap and dipped them into a pail of boiling water, and left them in it about an hour. On taking C them out about one-tenth were alive. ^ The thought of the agony they en- _ dured has not left my memory yet. While they are pests, they are innocent and should be put to death painlessly. Immersing them in cold water and leaving them a few hours will be effectual. 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