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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 was 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 



