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'''Michael Zittle Jr.''' (October 5, 1798 – July 5, 1877) or '''The Wizard of South Mountain''' was an American [[occultist]], [[ceremonial magic]]ian, author, and mountaineer.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dahlgren|first=Madeleine|date=1882|title=''South Mountain Magic''|location=|publisher=James R. Osgood & Co.|page= 161-163}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date= February 26, 1974|title = Tales of Early Residents with Strange Powers|url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21991355/| publisher = The Daily Mail | location = [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]}}</ref> He was born to a German father, American mother, and was one of seven children. Zittle became popular in the area as healer, he would offer his services to alleviate a wide array of difficulties, such as compelling a thief to return stolen property, providing a “sure cure for fever," closing a wound from firearms, curing the bite of a mad dog and “dispelling the fear of the darkness of night.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boonsborohistoricalsociety.org/boonsboro-reflections-the-wizard-of-zittlestown/|title=Boonsboro Reflections: The Wizard of Zittlestown|date=December 14, 2017|website=Boonsboro Historical Society|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> |
'''Michael Zittle Jr.''' (October 5, 1798 – July 5, 1877) or '''The Wizard of South Mountain''' was an American [[occultist]], [[ceremonial magic]]ian, author, and mountaineer.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dahlgren|first=Madeleine|date=1882|title=''South Mountain Magic''|location=|publisher=James R. Osgood & Co.|page= 161-163}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date= February 26, 1974|title = Tales of Early Residents with Strange Powers|url= https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21991355/| publisher = The Daily Mail | location = [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]}}</ref> He was born to a German father, American mother, and was one of seven children. Zittle became popular in the area as healer, he would offer his services to alleviate a wide array of difficulties, such as compelling a thief to return stolen property, providing a “sure cure for fever," closing a wound from firearms, curing the bite of a mad dog and “dispelling the fear of the darkness of night.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boonsborohistoricalsociety.org/boonsboro-reflections-the-wizard-of-zittlestown/|title=Boonsboro Reflections: The Wizard of Zittlestown|date=December 14, 2017|website=Boonsboro Historical Society|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> |
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==''A Friend In Need''== |
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''A Friend in Need; Or, Secret Science'' was a [[Handbook]] written by Zittle in 1845 on how to perform witchcraft. According to legend, after publication of the book Zittle lost his powers as a result of trying to commoditize his supernatural powers. In 1975, a copy of his book was found by Boonsboro resident Pauline Routzhan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.preservationmaryland.org/haunted-history-the-wizard-of-south-mountain-michael-zittle/|title=Haunted History: The Wizard of South Mountain – Michael Zittle|date=October 30, 2020|website=Preservation Maryland|access-date= July 16, 2021}}</ref> |
''A Friend in Need; Or, Secret Science'' was a [[Handbook]] written by Zittle in 1845 on how to perform witchcraft. According to legend, after publication of the book Zittle lost his powers as a result of trying to commoditize his supernatural powers. In 1975, a copy of his book was found by Boonsboro resident Pauline Routzhan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.preservationmaryland.org/haunted-history-the-wizard-of-south-mountain-michael-zittle/|title=Haunted History: The Wizard of South Mountain – Michael Zittle|date=October 30, 2020|website=Preservation Maryland|access-date= July 16, 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:58, 20 July 2021
Michael Zittle, Jr. | |
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| Born | October 5, 1798[1] |
| Died | July 5, 1877 |
| Resting place | Body buried in Boonsboro Cemetery. |
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Catherine Koogle Zittle
(m. 1825; died 1872) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Michael Zittle Sr. and Mary Magdalena Hiestand Zittle |
Michael Zittle Jr. (October 5, 1798 – July 5, 1877) or The Wizard of South Mountain was an American occultist, ceremonial magician, author, and mountaineer.[2][3] He was born to a German father, American mother, and was one of seven children. Zittle became popular in the area as healer, he would offer his services to alleviate a wide array of difficulties, such as compelling a thief to return stolen property, providing a “sure cure for fever," closing a wound from firearms, curing the bite of a mad dog and “dispelling the fear of the darkness of night.”[4]
A Friend In Need
A Friend in Need; Or, Secret Science was a Handbook written by Zittle in 1845 on how to perform witchcraft. According to legend, after publication of the book Zittle lost his powers as a result of trying to commoditize his supernatural powers. In 1975, a copy of his book was found by Boonsboro resident Pauline Routzhan.[5]
References
- ^ "Find a Grave". findagrave.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Dahlgren, Madeleine (1882). South Mountain Magic. James R. Osgood & Co. p. 161-163.
- ^ "Tales of Early Residents with Strange Powers". Hagerstown, Maryland: The Daily Mail. February 26, 1974.
- ^ "Boonsboro Reflections: The Wizard of Zittlestown". Boonsboro Historical Society. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Haunted History: The Wizard of South Mountain – Michael Zittle". Preservation Maryland. October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2021.