Science: Dowsers

When a pure-hearted scientist meets a phenomenon which he cannot explain, he humbly admits his ignorance, asserts his hope that future Science may be able to explain all things. But many a scientist of high standing and great ability is quick to discredit what he cannot explain.*

Last week some scientists scoffed at, others read with interest, an article in Science concerning divining rods by Dr. Charles Albert Browne of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Recently returned from a tour of Europe, Dr. Browne stated that...

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