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Of forces which have ever since co.er;stad !;
seems impossible to conceive Of auy instanc,
oi tne operation Of single force, except il
the instance cited, VIZ: the law Of attraction
acting On universally di1used matter. But
u this would produce no result whatever. and
II, In all other instances, the force Is mt ,
unit but composite, then Ar. spencer's fun
! oatnen:al theory cannot be proven. Between
forces that are go complex as to be beyond
the grasp of the human mind and effccts
which are also 30 complex as to be incapah1e
Of being comptehended, 1t Is as impossible 10
determine scientifically whether the effect a
are more complicated than the CAUSES as r. il
Of two unknown quantities to determine The
greatest. Take Mr. spencer's illpstrati m of
the law that every causc produces more than
one effect:
"When one body Ia struck seainst smother. +h,t
which &c usually regard as the eject, is change
o. potlnon u motion IN ooe ot both bodies- BIT
a1 amosats though. shows us that this is careless
the Saszble mechanical result sound is ptotnren ;.
o.. 10 tpesk accurately, vibration In one Or hnTh
~ fs, IT, ~ aad nnder
oytr, the air has not only been made 10 yihrste
% nat Lay aaa snndIy currents caused in it By me
rapgemett OF the particles uf The lwo bodies II,
smonn,1aq n 3na o. ssaeH point of collision
non Yef more lii coodensston IL s11aensa asea
nied 2y re Encouragement Of heat: In some cases
ueseenct Q! portion struck Off :; and sounstl -es
combination" 's04
Here the sound and vibrations md curren4s
@! ar are introduced TO comp1icate the effects
OF simple collision between two bodies.
but they only result from collision Of those
oooies IN hs air. In vacuum they do not
result. Hence this complex effect requires
an equally complex cause. Further, to throw
opt neat and Light the bodies must first have
oeen h1ghly condemned. Flint would do 1t
"ale 1sathers would not. So it,must be
feeas3s4y eoadesastd bodies I. e.. complicated
1ofces mat produce this complex effect.
WINE spencer, despite these objections,
AnoAee powerful argument, 1t remains to be
eeen "neenesa great deal could not he In
eenlous'y eala IN support Of The theory that
pfostess may consist IN q change from the
= heterogeneous INTO the homogeneous. Hso,
SPENCER ne" System Of PHILOSOPHY would
wholly explode, az nobody will deny that
progress consists in change Of some Kind and
I'll cnaRee must be either from the h-mo-
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netefoeeneous to Tie homogeneous.
As instances Of the latter hypothesis, take
Inc tc1lo"1ng: ihe lower the order Of being
me lever aud more homogeneous the sub
stances which enter into its composition.
4"o OF tnlee sumce Tor q mushroom, yet, in
i1e Issue tne'e rs conversion Of heterogene-
oos snneuts o' tne sou ana ar INTO that no.
moeenehs' OF anats1anahty, which We calt
tne tpasnloom. Into Inc Tree I'M more hets-
eas taemen1s enter g1vang 1t strength
up.s ',pn. ana aotaoaltS. 1hcss carbon, Oxygen,
'ignt' neat' wafer &C., are converted into
lne eompaausels homogeneous article
:ooo@, '. an'Ha!s enao"cd Win powers Of mo- !
t,on 'o ano sensation, 1--we on Diet more diver
slaeo as tney ascend In the scale Of
'e'ng' IN shoft there Is q greater
Of heterogeneous into the
homogeneous N the conversion Of their
a'et INTO the1r hcsh-man exhibiting this
aet IN the most marked degree, as thsre en-
[efs into his homoecnelty as man not only q |