Project Gutenberg 2018-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 238 Mayo, Herbert 1796 1852 10033698 Popular Superstitions, and the Truths Contained Therein With an Account of Mesmerism Produced by Chris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Popular Superstitions, and the Truths Contained Therein" by Herbert Mayo is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work explores various popular beliefs and superstitions, aiming to expose their underlying truths through scientific reasoning and meticulous observation. Mayo seeks to bridge the gap between ancient superstition and modern science, particularly through the lens of phenomena like mesmerism and the divining rod. At the start of the book, the author shares his realization that many of the thrilling tales of ghosts and supernatural occurrences he once enjoyed are based on misunderstood natural phenomena. He expresses a desire to investigate the scientific explanations behind these beliefs. Specifically, the initial letter focuses on the divining rod, describing its traditional use and the evidence supporting its purported power to locate water and minerals. Mayo recounts anecdotal experiences and observations from himself and others who claim to have experienced the divining rod's movement, suggesting that there might be a genuine phenomenon linked to this device, prompting further inquiry into the nature of superstitions themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Superstition Mesmerism Parapsychology and medicine BF Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 504002 2025-07-23T07:54:23.633944 text/html 501584 2018-10-30T08:47:12 text/html 463154 2025-07-23T07:54:29.399942 application/epub+zip 459856 2025-07-23T07:54:24.671916 application/epub+zip 276118 2025-07-23T07:54:24.084941 application/epub+zip 585759 2025-07-23T07:54:33.337365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550129 2025-07-23T07:54:28.962953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367655 2022-09-26T11:02:13.975589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470828 2025-07-23T07:54:23.159955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 471086 2018-10-30T08:47:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19147 2025-07-23T07:54:33.471356 application/rdf+xml 21224 2025-07-23T07:54:24.170915 image/jpeg 1804 2025-07-23T07:54:24.127924 image/jpeg 174782 2018-10-30T08:47:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 412366 2018-10-30T08:47:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 417148 2025-07-23T07:54:23.683972 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia