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The following is given as the results of some exper- 

 iments made at the suggestion of the writer of this 

 article, and which are deemed worthy of especial 

 notice. There being a small stream of water beneath 

 the cellar of his place of business, formed by the 

 waste from a fountain, he requested the clergyman 

 alluded to above to find its locality with rods. This 

 was done with surprising accuracy ; not only was the 

 commencement of the rill pointed out, but its some- 

 what serpentine course towards the river accurately 

 traced. When the operator stood over the stream, 

 the rods with a sudden impulse turned over and 

 pointed directly downward. So strong was the 

 attraction that the resistance w^as sensibly felt when 

 its movements were opposed by the finger. In trac- 

 ing the course of the stream, any deviation from the 

 true one was marked by the quick uprising of the 

 points. So delicate and accurate was this attraction, 

 that the deviation of an inch was indicated by the 

 instrument. These motions were as marked and de- 

 cisive when two floors interposed between the stream 

 and the operator. As corroborative of these experi- 

 ments, I must not forget to say that this stream has 

 since been detected by others entirely unacquainted 

 with its locality. Neither must I forget to mention 



