Maybe that stick will turn down when it found whatever. & if it goes to the right or left, that means male or female.  LOL ________________________________ From: Palmertree Listowner <palmertree.listowner@gmail.com> To: palmertree@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 1:01 AM Subject: [PTREE] Witchcraft Nova and all: That "stick" is called a divining rod. It's been used for centuries for different things: to find water sources, etc., but I've never heard of it being used for finding lost graves. Very  interesting. That would make a good thesis for college. I do know that it has to be made of some certain wood (I want to say from a peach tree limb), and it is "forked". I understand that it truly works for whatever you are using it for. I think you hold the two "forks", one in each hand, and the other, straighter end is straight and is drawn down, indicating you have found what you are looking for. I'm sure Janie can tell us all about it, since she has encountered it firsthand. I am curious how it can determine the sex of a dead and buried person. It would be really great if it could tell more about the person - like their name (ha ha) and if and who they married and when. The stick might could even test the buried bones for their DNA to see if we are related or something... Getting a little loco on you tonight, so better close this  and send it before I find something else stupid to say. Ken ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Would you tell us a bit more about the "grave rod" for finding  unmarked graves. That sounds really interesting. and how in the world did  they determine the sex of the person? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message