Subject matter relating to a forked branch or stick alleged
to reveal hidden water or minerals by dipping downward.
(1) Note. The existence of this subclass should not be taken to indicate that the Patent Office believes that divining rods are operative. Attention is directed to the evaluation of the divining rod in the following official government publication: Water Supply Paper 416, published by the United States Geological Survey and available at cost through the Government Printing Office. The title of this paper is "The Divining Rod", and its author is Arthur J. Ellis.
