6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times April 23,1971 A remarkable power


WE met a couple of weeks ago near the market and as we shook hands my friend began by asking if I had seen a recent TV pro­ gramme “Yeung scientists of the year”. I recalled seeing the particular pro­ gramme and the project concerning water divining but, as i explained, the conclusions were not satis­ factory. Such i matters are bound to be controversial


and I am afraid my own opinions do not conform to present day conclusions.


in. the programme a group of students took' as their project the question of water divining, a subject I have always found intriguing although it has never been my good fortune to be able to take part in or question an expert in this realm.


You will perhaps recall that


for 1 have known Mr. Jim Dowlc from the time he came to reside near Dunsop 3ridgc 11 years ago. He had also been watching the series and during this one, for some rea­ son, my name had been men­ tioned when he discussed the findings with his wife.


All of which is so remarkable


fore at once prompted conver­ sation on a matter we had never thought of mutual inter­ est.


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ting some insight into this elusive subject.


tea and freshly-made scones he was, for an unknown reason, reluctant in the use of a Chris­ tian-name the same as mine. I hastened to say that Horace and Horatio had in the past been very great figures even though, in 1971, their use was out of fashion.


As we chatted over a cup of


he first found out about water divining when he was 14 years of age—this being after read-, ing an article in a daily news­ paper. Greatest surprise came when, on procuring a suitable


I was interested to learn that


lised there is more to this water divining than just the hazel twig. As Mr. Dowie explained the successful diviner must understand rock formation and have a general knowledge of the landscape. He must also interpret the varied movements of his twig or medium. For, as he says, the pull varies con­ siderably.


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made arrangements to go down to Holme Head where, in that secluded cottage besides the River Dunsop, he resides. Here at last was a glorious oppor­ tunity to see at first hand a remarkable power given to few. Why the matter had for so long remained unknown was soon explained when he told that he had not been active in this water divining since coming


J p r wte . . Mr. Jim Dowie 1 * <


to Dunsop Bridge. However, as 1 went along


the narrow track to Holme Head I began to consider the the pros and cons of this strange craft or should I say— art. Could it be explained? Was it just peculiar to certain people? "Was it possible to acquire such a quality? I won­ dered and, need I say, was excited at the prospect of get­


other times very weak. A moderate spring near the sur­ face and a good supply deep in the ground cause similar reactions. And, how remarkable 1 thought, when the spring which may be over 50 feet below ground may also flow as a narrow stream a few inches in width. When we realise that the


Sometimes it is strong; at


hazel stick, he discovered that it moved. During our talk I soon rea­


or the diviner fail to have the required reaction when passing over a river or stream on the surface. Also a much better res­ ponse / comes when■ wearing nailed boots and there is no reaction when wearing rubber boots.


rent. Strange to say the hazel twig


be cries of—proof. Let me therefore assure those who doubt such gifts or ability that there can hardly be any ques­ tioning. Jt is only natural and Mr. Dowie related how he had been faced with this on several occasions. Cardigan University and others were curious. Many appreciated his qualities and found by using them they saved quite a lot of money and time.


Of course, there is bound to


land section of Monmouth County Council to divine water on farm land and had similar contracts with Hereford, Glou­ cester and Glamorgan County Councils who, following on" his decisions, employed two well sinkers.


Failures take place in every


reaction (a word meaning the signal between man, hazel twig and the water) must pass through some 50 feet of soil, clay, shale and, perhaps, a strata of rock, the peculiarity of the water diviner becomes appa­


sphere and walk of life but he has only had one failure out of many scores' of tests he has undertaken. Some may ask: Is this remarkable power peculiar to few? To this, I would say— very few. It is not easy and although there is no great physical strain 1 was assured that after a day’s water divining he is not fit for work on the following day. Before we went out of doors


He was commissioned by the


. mile to discover the actual cause of the trouble. But how, you may well ask, can that be achieved via a simple twig. As far as l am aware there is no rational answer. But this does not mean such power does not exist. On the contrary the evid­ ence is indisputable.


using the hazel .wig he traced the source and track of the underground stream for over a


stick he had just cut from a nearby hazel. Soon, as he held it firmly, there was a definite drop of the tip. I watched care­ fully to find that the twig was only moving from a point above his hands. The bend, or down­ ward twist, was only confined to the upper part. I held his hands and 1 was tempted to seek an explanation. Frankly, I have always been willing to admit such abilities exist in various people. There are more won­ ders about us than we care to admit. To ridicule is ridiculous;, these arc inescapable facts.


I then examined the simple


to some vibration or to a chemical stimulous gets us nowhere. For myself 1 have every reason to believe these powers are part of a mind instinct so often found in many creatures of the wild. Can it not be a subconscious


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to have a practical demonstra­ tion he told me of one very interesting task he undertook in Hereford. A spring, at that time used for drinking water, was found to be contaminated. By


manifestation of a supernormal power? Can it be similar to the faculty, as revealed in say a dog which can discover cannabis in a tin when placed under water? Can it be similar to that power which guides a young cuckoo to far away Africa many months after its foster parents have left our shores? There must be other Suggestions. But what think you of these things?


NATURALIST. Home from sun-drenched Bermuda


A CLITHEROE man, Mr. Roger K. Snowden (24),‘ who has just completed the first six months of a three- year teaching contract in Bermuda, returned home at Easter to attend his broth­ er’s wedding. After a three-week stay at his


parents’ home Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Snowden, of 17 Claremont Avenue, lie flew back to Ber­ muda for the start of the sum­ mer term. “1 promised my brother Ian some time ago that I would be best man at his wed­ ding,” lie said. "But I don’t know whether I will come back for any more holidays here before my contract ends. In the summer 1 am hoping to visit the U.S.A. with a friend.”


warm weather, Mr. Snowden has been feeling the cold, and is looking forward to the hot sun of Bermuda once again. The climate is fairly invigorating, with summer temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and winter temperatures in the low 50s. There are no built-in heat­ ing systems in the houses, but one can buy a heater if needed.'


In spite of the recent spell of Lazy


• Bermuda, so that on average it rains every few days, and quite often at night. There is no drizzle, but short sharp show­ ers, like tropical storms, which only last about half an hour. The official date for the be­ ginning of the bathing season is


changeable, and it is unwise to go 'out without an umbrella. It is surprising to learn that there arc 70 inches of rain a year in


However, the weather is very


ROGER KEF,PS HIS SHORTS OUT OF SIGHT!


May 24th, although the water is warm all the year round. On Christmas Day the w a t e r and air temperature was 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and Mr. Snowden was able to enjoy a swim. But the locals never bathe in the winter, only the mad English go in for a dip!


water to the houses, and rain runs off the roofs into tanks, if a householder's tank runs dry, lie can buy water from one of the collecting plants run by the Government. The roofs have to be specially coated with lime every year. There is very little pollution, so that the water is fairly pure, but it is advisable to boil it before drinking.


There is no supply of piped M


Bermuda is one of laziness— n o b o d y hurries — and Mr. Snowden finds that this is re­ flected in the schoolchildren’s work.


The general atmosphere on ROGER SNOWDEN


easy casual approach to life is due partly to the hot climate, and partly to a determined attempt by the island to recover from its traditional image of authoritarianism and colonial­ ism.


The reason for the free and


graphy and maths at the Berk­ ley Institute, in West Pem­ broke, a co-educational second­ ary school, where only three of the 550 pupils arc white.


Mr. Snowden teaches geo­


coloured children, aged 14 and 15, so he has not :yct encoun­ tered any problems of discrimi­ nation, although these do exist.


His class consists of 31


generally been used to schools in England," he explained, “so


“Tho few white children have


they tend to work much harder than the native children, who then resent the white children coming top of the class.”


Costly


English grammar schools, such as school uniform, arc still observed, and on the whole the schools are fairly traditional and slow to accept change.


Some of the traditions of the


lively and noisy than English pupils. They arc very open and on familiar terms with every­ one.


The children arc much more


coloured pupils were segregated in different schools, and a great deal of controversy has recently been aroused by the Govern­


In the past, white and


ment’s attempt to work towards ■integrated education.


which he shares with another teacher, is only four minutes away from tho school by moped. Like all other flats and houses in Bermuda, the apart­ ment is equipped with a ’fridge which has a large freezer, essential for keeping the food fresh.


Mr. Snowden’s apartment,


high in Bermuda, as import tax is levied on all goods coming into the country. Virtually everything apart from vege­ tables and fruit is imported. Prices range from 11-jp for two pounds of sugar, and 50p for a dozen eggs, to 5p for a daily newspaper.


The cost of living is fairly Clothes are also imported


and therefore expensive, but electrical and optical goods are a reasonable price because they arc mainly imported from Japan, and arc not subject to purchase tax.


sive, with a hospital bed costing £22 a day, but a new govern­ ment health scheme has recently been started to provide medical insurance.


50,000, similar to that of Nel­ son and Colne combined. Tile island is only 22 miles long, and the few roads arc narrow and twisting, with hardly any pave­ ments. The standard of driving is poor.


Bermuda lias a population of Fashion


on cars, which arc limited to one per family. Restrictions on power, length and width arc enforced by the police, which accounts for most of the. 8,000 vehicles being of European or Japanese make.


Very strict controls arc made


island are 20 m.p.h. in the country and 15 m.p.h. within the “city" boundary of Hamil­ ton.


Maximum speed limits on the


view, Bermuda is largely influ­ enced by England and Europe, and as one might expect' in a hot climate, the clothes are very colourful, says Mr. Snow­ den.


From a fashion point of


worn by the - ex-patriots from England, Canada and the U.S.A., and not by the local coloured people.


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Mr. Gardiner is going is fam­ ous for its strawberries, Sutton Valence being known as the strawberry capital of England. Tile other main farming inter­ ests are hops, fruit and sheep. Staplehurst is a Small village that has been developed con­ siderably in recent years and the church lias already begun to make itself felt in the district it has a Sunday school of over 100 scholars and an increasing church membership.


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