The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching)

"The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching)" by Charles Latimer defends the practice of using a forked branch, or divining rod, to find water and minerals underground. The book is a scientific exploration written in the late 1800s, that challenges common doubts about water-witching by sharing real experiences and scientific tests. The author tells of experiments where divining rods successfully located underground water sources. Latimer looks at the idea that the rod moves because of electrical forces and gives mathematical ways to measure how deep the water is. He asks readers to be open to new ideas and to study water-witching without just believing the usual doubts about it.