, 1878-11-23


You will pardon the digrc.-i0n. !
rnrrrly ,ndcavurd to illustrate Fore,
which, SUI jrci to various conditions ,Iill
remains constant. Although much al
tyu,ion has ten given t. an analysis oi
Force. No more satisfactory rni has teen
reached, than that IL exists snd that We
are cnguisant Of some ni i,s phases, such
as Heat, Light. Electricity AMI Sound
This force rx,rts itself ou the living
organism; phase OF condition at It Is
dispersed through every hyng atom; it
gives vitality Ia the intinitcsimaly mi
mute animslculc.
1his Free Affects the vegetable aud
mineral world as well rs the animal.
BAsTIAN's PusITIrN.
Baslisn. thea. argues that this Force.
in it, .ntrrmihgling with the PARTICLES at
all organic or ipnrgAuIc matter. 10y cans
ing molecular disturbance. rngrndrrs
slsci.s oi living organ sms. We will
take nne ct the species far the sake uf
illustration.
That mos, usual and capable Of b,ing
Submitted to experiment is embraced
un,l,r the generic name uf Bacteria.
When fluid containing an organic
sub>tabre in solution is allowed To- re-.
main in cnntact with ali during nod,r
Atrly warm Weathrr. il snon undrrgucs
changes oi pu'r ia.iive or frmrntative
character. Airr the liberation nf ga-,
after time slight, whiii>h scum rr
prllicle that sn"n ihirkcns into mem
bHne, makes lis hppcarau upon ine
surface of the fluid.
''on examination with microscope it
will I've found swarming with murirud,s
oi mere moving sl~cts, intcrmxcd with
short staff like hudirs, ssD in motion.
These latter ARE Bacteria. The specks
nre MOnRds," or ns Bastian terms them
"Hnstide PARTICLES"
Bacteria seem to I've a higher organism
0r dcvel"pcmcnt OF these Monads. which
latter are taken MS the lowest form OF
living matter.
The Bastian school attributes the gen
Grafton of the Mnnads to the exercise of
Force, by bringing together particles OF
matter, the aggregation resulting IN
living organisms.
have said enough from the Bastian
standpoint to give you clear comprc-
hension of the following questionings OF
the Ienable character OF the theory Of
Spontaneous Generation.
EXPERIMENTS.
We find experiments ON this subject
Ivy Spalanzain in 1877; Schullze in
1886; ny Helmholtz 1S43; Schroeder and
Won Duscli in 1854; Postrm in 1862 ana
during the past year by Prof. Tyndall.
All are eminent men OF science and
their convictions, founded upon the re-
suits of their labors carry weight with
them.
We will continc ourselves to Tyndalls
experiments us being the most recent.
FIRST ot all, | will call your attention
to the B,ctcria or germs Of life. The
opponents OF the Spontaneous Genera
ton theory hold that these germs exist
in great numbers, every where, alsa in
the air, and That NIL matter receives the
life which is attributed ton Spontaneous
origin from these floating organisms.
With the view of determining this
point, that they already exist, without
spnntAnrty. have all the exrerimcn
been conducted, Tyndall repeating the
experiments of other investigators, filters
hs mir through cotton w0nl; calc mes il ly
high temperatures; allows the floating
pWiiclrs to settle by avoiding agitation
at the vessel containing them; aud also
uses air filtered hy the deeper cells of the
human lungs.
Through this mir, cleared by these WI
rious methods, he passes beam of light.
Array or LIGHT.
Be il understood that tie path of
ray Ol light is rendered visible by the
number OF rejecting surfaces Offered by
the particles OF matter in suspension in
the air. when these are removed hy any
artificial means We can no longer follnw