This is a\nshort, rather amusing account about the kind of practical dowsing that was\ncommon in the early journals of the BSD. (It contrasts sharply with the more\n\u201cspiritual\u201d accounts that one finds in more recent publications).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the\naccount, the author (a military man, many of the members of the early BSD were\nfrom the military) wanted to locate through dowsing, additional water supplies for\nthe city of Aden in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he\nwas a self-confessed amateur, having dowsed for just one well in his own garden\nin England. But despite holding the rather singular theory, that the dowsing\neffect was aided by uric acid in the blood, and therefore believing that success\nwould be enhanced by imbibing a considerable amount of whisky, he also held to\nthe idea that: \u201cThe tyro who has induced self-confidence is more likely to\nsucceed than he who is dubious of his abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite a struggle with the disbelief shown by his\nsuperiors, his amateur findings finally proved successful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article is \u201cDowsing in Arabia\u201d, by Commander C.\nCraufurd<\/p>\n\n\n\n