, 1880-01-17

4 nets SO Instantaneously in Iaateiip1anetariy,;
!; aept ;a 70 one unused ae to ah
light, 1,cat, and aound in thls xny; but the
i,as,ts Tcs'ls Of - dolnE f1y justify the r
'moldins up rocks, forming swater, tear
sloyly 9r . nt one stroke, and slowly 9r
science nf matter with biology, ihe science Of
life. Itat hnteflcs the eggs, gnr1ntnates
eer s!s sn iq bsr II ad fGais and s1e as1 e
grnyttatton, hent, light, electricity, and all
modes Of motion working. upon metter to
mold t into new forms o. !ife: All i!I plant
! This microscopic cell Is found to be identical
IN AL pla,,ts and anlnlnls. Front It bones,
Gn1sr re- I'M Scs pcryes ere hu ;ns sse r.
cNtctl where tic molecules most suitable to
the TISSUE 1t Is Intended. to become: are most
abundant: Thus one piece Of protopiasln, or
69x 6saeo aS q pdsps Spas's Il ass e eomnE H. e
way, and bony Tissue Ii the result; another
selects atoms most suitable for muscle cor-
sGlG ad t e Ills t bd1ase IS + ygv t. ee ke9g u
oxygen, hydrogen. md carbon, and has the
power Of absorbing similar atoms IND grow
ing Into new shapes, Sizes, and numbers BY
| such absorption.
Like produces like, and VIC are relate1 to
plants and lower animals Just as tlle slgnty
may by made Of tho salnc kind OF bricks
| which form palace. -
| Tho laws Of nre1nic Nature nre:
Nrst-Eash living thing, plant, or animal
grows to fl:l! development only by Increase
Of n,ass nnd Increased force consumption,
nradea 1sr ssass es a
III tte samc ratio the functional products arc
s'iS i&trd1rarts multiply in proportion as we
eolMplexity IN the. organic. niachinery. fol.
lows, because Of the diversity both OF func-
| tE0ns and organs.
Fo1trtlt-Hs parts and functions become
4 ig, capable Of doing one certain thing letter
than other parts, RS the lland cat1 grasp better
than the font.--these parts heconlo syncl,ron;,
VIC t r. sac he,Gh other @ i SX &C. c ex
tent TINT they work tremendously for tho
general good. while, ut the same, time, each
part q, mnst suffer With o. f2r the others .
circumstances, and eventually grow to ho
best suited apparently TO ssstch SurrouMtlnEs
among which they huve been compelled to
Str.h-Horetiity. or the law. Of fixity OF
species, whereby there is n tendency to Keep
up Il condition Of things which WIS at first
the result of surroundings, and 10 set VI, as Il
spirit Of Conservatism nntl pcrpetuation which,
makes y tldg beget dogs, and prevents or liin-
dels civilization of snvages.
Other subsidiary Developments. la~s ac-
cr,le, hut arc somewhat fully embraced lit
the foregoing. As TO tho Uses Of this new
science, or. rather new grouping Of old
sciences, they are inca1ctlahlo wien ,nnn
yes ryss te seas ,oer r s.,r W
anntlatea, and dies; when he Knows intt-
n,ntely the forces wlllcli become llfs friendly
allies when he Uses them. pftcn his rc}clItless
them, then and not TIL then viii he know tho
truth as To- why lie II here and whittier, he is
drift!ng, Biology, like other sciences, Il tl,e
trt; i must ne stlie Us s''g' and TT lts
llalii us hack to the Dark Ages. The pruc-
teal application 9f the stu!y are merely incl
along, benefited by every s,lcl, congMcst, hit
Indifferent, rs to. It's source: !Jtillzcrs Ut
scientific discoveries such as Edison, NURSE.
Or Flsld deserve all tho Eool FORTUNE tllnt
EAble investigator Is seldom rewarded rs
Tyntlall, FArntay, Proctor. 1tcrschcl, l1elnl-
holtz, Lfeb!g have been. More often l.e il in
Ewer donfa q pas sSs scopSd a VIE %o as psw
poverty. abuse Of TIC viiest Kind, repeated
losses ot bis collections, compelled to
Ills loved animals at night. This nut.
uTallst has done: as much as my single
individual, however circulnStanccd, to for
ward our knowledge OF animate existence,
and. in his declining yenls, hc Is rewarded by
liis Queen With recognition Int the shape Ut
E!9 pgr nrslum.
engines Of war Tor destroying life, 1t Is prob.
ablc big genius might llave won moro sub
10 rsturn to the subject. We mentioned tho
nf.ttt III 11
nltInnte tltan. immaculate: There arc ,nnily
leniable tat microscopic a4sae4aintance 4 ~! %a
art Gt ysciHs VIII aaote the a a a,ooy hey
Ing their treatment; biology lays down fixed
laws, rs ai,ls to such studies; further, 1t is
chasing will! lnyriad eyes such filings rs
il. tho . ssarch becomes ; i;cgativeiy useful by
showing us TINT sn1no other direction must l,e
chosen for investigation into the causes OF
discusses and their prevention. 1t tends to ell
tighten us % to tue propertics of everything
WHICH grOws or .!Huvcs Oh the face OF tho
earth, titus casually giving. 1ls new, better,
nnd cheaper foods and medicines md teaclt.
ssc a haS .sy S IT. rest ~ % IL
a better understanding between individuals
md nations, and foster spirit Of tolerNtion,
though engnl.ierlDE persistent search for
truth, even though tho search entails tile re-
linquisl,mont Ut eypr5.. pernirious dcluslon
We haye huggcd to our bosoms TOR ages.
"TIIE CALLED JADE"
TIIE 1tInuSE alluded last week 10 the dis
coycry Of a jude scraper Of great antiquity ut
Geneva. Now Max Miller writes TO tho
London Times "Scrapers or cutting instrl,-
lnents matle OF rcal jade arc very rare, LII
Switzerland and elsewhere, but l have my
self seen sevenll beautiful specimcna,-
Tie rest, ono found by DR.. Uhlmanli, OF
| Mf1nchcr.hlcl1sce NhoRe collection nf lacl,s-