THE REV. MR MASON’S POWER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 437, 19 September 1908, Page 2

THE REV. MR MASON’S POWER.

Somk remarkable stories are told of Mr Mason’s success in finding water in the most unexpected and unlikely places. The Auckland city authorities were boring for water at the Richmond hills to see if they could get a supply for the abattoir, and they put the bore down in a spot where it would have been thought there was every prospect of a great success. Mr Mason, who lives close by, saw the men working, and went over to have a look. He tested the place and found the bore was bound to fail, but that two streams converged some distance away further up the hill. His suggestions were laughed at, but when the bore was sunk to a great depth and no water was found, the authorities became interested. When at length they took Mr Mason’s advice they found plenty of water at a depth of 50 feet. Mr Mason’s theory is an interesting one. He rejects the idea that there is any magnetic influence at work, seeing that a magnetic needle is not affected, even when he himself is trembling violently. He thinks that the friction of running water generates energy that is not all absorbed in the form of heat. The energy rises through the ground, and finds Mr Mason a good conductor, It endeavours to return to the ground—to complete the circuit through his outstretched arms —and agitates him by the effort. He is not affected in the slightest when standing over stagnant water. Just now Mr Mason is endeavouring to ascertain whether it is possible to estimate the depth at which water is to be found. He thinks there may be some relation between the area over which he is affected and the depth of the water, his idea being that the wider the area of influence on the surfac;, the greater the depth ot the ground stream. He believes, also, that his sensations vary in intensity according to the volume of water. His successes have been many and striking, and he has no failure to record. His search for others possessing this peculiar power has not been well rewarded. One or two persons tested .found water with a rod, but only one, a lady, was influenced when she had no rod, and in her case Mr Mason was doubtful.