AMATEUR DIVINER.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13979, 14 August 1909, Page 3

AMATEUR DIVINER.

BOON TO ESSEX FARMERS

Some remarkable results of water " divining" have been achieved at Feering,, in Essex, by Mr Harry Guiding, the chairman ot tlie Hocking (Essex; L'rbanC ouucil. Mr Golding, who is a mat manufacturer, discovered quite accidentally that lie possesses the power of determining the position of underground watrrr, and Jie lias just completed some exhibitions at i'eering winch will prove of great value to the district.

Peering and its environs are noted as the best seed growing land in Kssex. The causci ot this is that the rainfall is, ou the average, about as low as-anywhere in England, and the dry conditions allow seed crops to be harvested to perfection. the lack of moisture in tlie air is accompanied by great shortage of water on uie eartn, and iarmers have had considerable trouble in obtaining supplies. lhe position Hits explained to a representative of "• 'j he jyaily Chronicle ov .Mr J. \\ . Muss, ol cnurch r arm, reeling, who is tlie largest larmer ami seed grower in the locality. Jjr Moss siatcu: —"1 cultivate a'uout loud acres ot land, and in tlie past liave Had g.-eat uiineuuy in obtaining water here, oome time ago 1 decided to use a portion or my freehold hum lor small holdings, lor wnicli I tuniK mere is a great u,ture in tVjsex. out as a precautionary measure X had a wen suiik to see i"i more was any water in me land, a w. 11-suiKer was engageu. Out e louiu ;uid no water; lie ..v_.it t.» a uepm el seventy ieet, ana ;;s no water wao lound my piojecL lor sinau noiuiiigs hail lo (.nopped.

"•.vi.. v-eil sinker suggested that 1 shotim asx a * diviner, a.io aithuugn i rigaided iiaier-uiiuiiig Ijy a rod as ljihl.joiery, 1 consented i.i call m .M r iruiumg. Jie came and used a hazi I ttt.g, and indicated two a pots. .\>, one ot t.use we lapsed a simply of water •vfiicii Jias yield jd iij) gan.,iuj per hour: at tne otiicr, near Jiui i 101.5.., a supply has been found tnat cannot he i ..- uausted. These places are quite near to where the well was sunk. Thanks t:> the diviner's rod, we have now overcome tlie water diilieultv.'

-M." 11. \\. Gokiiiig. ni ail interview, said: "1 was toki aiiui.'t water tlivjijnig Dy a man 1 met in tin.* tram one ua\, ;.nd upon getting bac.c to my lactory in liocKing, 1 decided lo try il. 1 ciit a large liuzel twig lrom a liedge, and tvalKiii round Iny lactory yaru, wlien the twig turned up at cerium places, i was aotoiuslied, and called los.r men out of my lactory anil told two of tlum to hold my arms and hands to present any movement. 1 then marche'.i over tiie places X liatl marked !><•- tore, and tiie twig, whicn was pr» vented trom turning, actually broke m two. 'I lie experiment.-. 1 liave mail;: at t'ccrmg thou Icm locate water. Ido not Know what the power is, but 1 am anxious to learn, and to tuat end 1 ha.e written to several distinguished scientists. asking tiicir help. i have also applud to toe Ideological Society to test the water divining in tiie most scientific way possible. The more thorough the investigation, the better shall 1 be pieascd. 7 '