Rough sketches outlining germ warfare devices of 1940s

Usage examples of doodlebugs.

And since doodlebugs were right scarce, mostly being found among seventh sons or thirteenth children, Hank never wished anymore that he was a doodlebug instead of just a dowser, or not often, anyway.

And if he was doodlebugging, then he had to wonder if folks was right who allowed as how it was the doodlebug's very soul that slithered under the ground, and there was tales about doodlebugs whose souls got lost and the doodler never said another word or moved a muscle till he finally died.

It was like what doodlebugs said they did, sending out their bug to go searching underground and see what it could see.

And if he was doodlebugging, then he had to wonder if folks was right who allowed as how it was the doodlebug’s very soul that slithered under the ground, and there was tales about doodlebugs whose souls got lost and the doodler never said another word or moved a muscle till he finally died.

He had no notion that he was doing what doodlebugs do, when they let their bug go out of their head and travel on its own.