DIVINING FOR GOLD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27059, 19 April 1949, Page 7

DIVINING FOR GOLD

Sir,—The ideas put forward by your correspondents have prompted me to present my opinions as a keen but unbiased student of “ divining.” The name

“ divining ” is really misleading, because it conveys the idea of witchcraft, thus being automatically condemned by many who know little else about it. Divining is a science and a physical power which is possessed in varying degrees by almost every human being. Some have developed the power to the extent of limited knowledge, while other enthusiasts, studying it from a scientific angle, have obtained remarkable results with the divining rod or pendulum. Of course, these men have made numerous mistakes in their experiments, but these do not entitle the scoffers to dismiss the claims of diviners as a lot of “ bunkum.”

Many orthodox scientists condemn divining, but if they could study its powers in relation to the powers and qualities of the ordinary human body and mind, official opinion might be drastically revised. The human being is the greatest “ mechanical contraption ” ever " invented.” Every one of the worldshaking inventions of the modern world —camera, telephone, radio, etc. —has its original replica in the faculties and organs of the human being. The amazing radar machine is merely the counterpart of the human ability for physical “ divining," but those men of scientific genius who conceived radar would probably be incredulous if they realised the same power was contained in their own human make-up.—l am etc.. Student. Invercargill.

Sir,—Your correspondent, T. W. Sime, considers I am slow, evidently because I have not proceeded with haste to rich patches in reefs and pegged off claims. I would like to be well-off enough to be able to do this; but, as I stated perviously, I have not the money, and without it I can do next to nothing. My second point is that what I propose is something new in gold mining, i.e., mining only the rich patches. If I wish to obtain the co-operation of men with finance or equipment or both, I must demonstrate to them that I can do what I claim to be able to do by locating at least two patches of the richest portions of a reef, or reefs. Only by doing this could I establish confidence in my ability to be able to do my part of the business sufficiently to make them willing to go on with the venture. I still think, therefor, that my method of handling this is the best under the circumstances. —I am, etc., R. Fleming.