X-RAY EYES EARN BOY £3OO IN 36 HOURS
JOHANNESBURG, April 27. By divining water on 11 farms in the Paarl district in 3li hours the 16-year-old Potchefstroom schoolboy with the X-ray eves, Peter van Jaarsveld, earned £3ol)'. His fee is 25 guineas a lime without guaranteeing any results. Despite complaints of failure in the Kuruman dis trict, Western Province farmers are j satisfied. Watching Peter in action, one saw ! him shutTle along slowly, his eyes lixed in an intense stare on the ground. Suddenly all semblance of lethargy was dropped and he quickened his pace. It was evident that he had “seen” something beneath the surface, and j soon afterwards he pointed to a spot j where he said water would be found.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22658, 8 June 1948, Page 4
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123X-RAY EYES EARN BOY £300 IN 36 HOURS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22658, 8 June 1948, Page 4
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