On the Divining Rod. 103 
My class-mate, the Rev. Mr. Steele, of Bloomfield, N. 
¥. called on me, a few weeks ago, and, in conversation on 
the subject, informed me that the rods would “ work” in 
his hands. We made the experimént. A twig of the 
peach was employed for the purpose. It was at once man- 
ifest that it bent, and often withed down from an elevation 
of 45° to a perpendicular, over particular spots; and when 
we bad passed them, it assumed its former elevation. At 
one spot in particular, the effect was very striking, and he 
at once said there must be avery large current of water 
pane under that place, or it must be very near the surface. 
informed him that a large. p pone spring issued at the 
distance of perhaps fift and requested him to sae 
the current, without infenand n of the direction of 
spring. . He did so, and it led him, in nearly a fee AP os 
to the spring, which was so situated as to prevent his’ es ? 
ores it tll within one or two rods of its mouth. ’ 
Fs. his tracing it, resembled that of a dog on his pen 
~~ ter’s seal crossing back and forth, and he proceeded with 
as little hesitation. The result, however inexplicable, re- 
moved all my doubts. It was in vain for me to reply 
against the,evidence of my senses, by saying, How can this 
be? and why should not these. rods Ppa in the hands of 
one as well as another as 
On a journey I have since skew to the south-east partek 
tig ounce I was yes to learn the pravicalinte 
this pu h- 
Instance. I will recite one case 
onan number which were told me. A man a 
flection, he was loth to sacrifice the tree, and concluded. it 
would answer as well to dig pretty near it... He dug ; 3 and — 
after sinking the shaft much h deeper than had been std 
