COUNTRY LIFE
A Diviner's Problem
It is no wonder in a drought so long drawn out as this summer's that the dowser or diviner is working overtime. Whether belief in his art is increasing is another question. A considerable number of experiences by amateurs who have tried their 'prentice hand or have watched the professional at work have come to my knowledge. Some are curious, and_ suggest, so far as my knowledge goes, quite new problems. One Cornish amateur who had for many a year used the_ rod with success was disappointed_ to find after a longish period of abstention that the art had apparently deserted him, as- the art of poetry deserted Milton between the summer and the whiter solstice. Then it occurred to him that he was wearing rubber shoes. He doffed the offending insu- lators ; contact with mother earth, and water, was restored. and the rod acted as truly as a well-oiled vane in the wind. It would be of interest to know whether other dowsers have noticed the influence of the boot, for good or ill. Might not a bare-footed dowser obtain superior inspiration ?
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