CHAPTER XIII 



The Divining Rod John Mullins Divining Methods Conclusions 

 arrived at Letter from a " Dowser." 



ONE day in 1888, when on the business of 

 the Bath and West Society, I was in the 

 Board Room of the G.W.R. at Bristol, 

 where I found the late Mr. W. J. Brown, of 

 Middlehill House, Box, a member of the Society's 

 Council and of other public bodies, and a man 

 whose integrity and capacity were beyond question. 

 Soon after my arrival some one called to see Mr. 

 Brown, and, after they had transacted their 

 business, the latter asked me if I had ever seen 

 a water-diviner, as he could show me one. I 

 replied that I had only heard of such persons, 

 and didn't much believe in their supposed powers. 

 He then introduced me to the late John Mullins, 

 of Colerne, who, he said, had been most successful 

 in finding water on his (Mr. Brown's) property. 

 After I had had some conversation with Mullins, 

 my friend asked him to leave the room for a few 

 moments. When he had done so Mr. Brown 

 informed me that, although Mullins would not 

 bind himself to find anything but water, he had 

 had proof of his capacity to discover hidden metals, 

 and he would test it in my presence. He then 

 took three sovereigns from his purse and placed 



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