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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/| work = The Daily Mail | location = [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]}}</ref> He was born to a German father, American mother, and was the third oldest of ten 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><ref>{{cite book|last=Barry|first=Joseph|date=1903|title=The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry - With Legends of the Surrounding Country|page=189-191|publisher=Martinsburg W. VA: Thompson Brothers}}</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/| work = The Daily Mail | location = [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]}}</ref> He was born to a German father, American mother, and was the third oldest of ten 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><ref>{{cite book|last=Barry|first=Joseph|date=1903|title=The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry - With Legends of the Surrounding Country|page=189-191|publisher=Martinsburg W. VA: Thompson Brothers}}</ref>

==''Family''==


==''A Friend In Need''==
==''A Friend In Need''==

Revision as of 13:17, 12 August 2023

Michael Zittle, Jr.
The Zittle Family of South Mountain.
BornOctober 5, 1798
Washington County, Maryland, US
DiedJuly 5, 1877
Boonsboro, Maryland, US
Resting placeBoonsboro Cemetery
Occupations
  • Occultist
  • poet
  • novelist
  • mountaineer
Spouse
Catherine Koogle Zittle
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(m. 1825; died 1872)​
Children2
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.[1][2] He was born to a German father, American mother, and was the third oldest of ten 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.”[3][4]

Family

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 Routzahn.[5]

References

  1. ^ Dahlgren, Madeleine (1882). South Mountain Magic. James R. Osgood & Co. p. 161-163.
  2. ^ "Tales of Early Residents with Strange Powers". The Daily Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland. February 26, 1974.
  3. ^ "Boonsboro Reflections: The Wizard of Zittlestown". Boonsboro Historical Society. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. ^ Barry, Joseph (1903). The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry - With Legends of the Surrounding Country. Martinsburg W. VA: Thompson Brothers. p. 189-191.
  5. ^ "Haunted History: The Wizard of South Mountain – Michael Zittle". Preservation Maryland. October 30, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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