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Show Power of Divining Rod Known in Olden Times Knowledge of the divining rod evidently evi-dently was possessed by the ancients, for a suggestion of the forked stick, the vlrgula divinatoria, Is to be found In the wand of Mercury; In the rod of Moses who drew water by striking the rock on Horcb ; the magic rod of Circe, and the rod which the Greek historian Ctesias claimed could attract at-tract gold and silver. Agricola, discussing dis-cussing In lfiofl the use of the rod ns a divining tool, gave It ns his opinion that the behavior of the rod depended depend-ed upon the person using it, since the rod was not attracted In the hands of all men alike. According to a translation trans-lation of Agricola's hook by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, "The twigs will not move for everybody hut only for those who employ Incantations and craft." This, It might be mentioned, Is the modern opinion the rod works best In the hands of those who employ craft, although the Engineering and Mining Journal admits the rod has undoubted successes to its credit. Detroit News. |