The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-24
IAN ATTRACTION PARTIcLE.D
interesting Disclosures Made at the Con,
venfion of the I:ritish Association.


vention of the british Association.
The annual disclosure of the latest
discoveries in various branches of science
being made at the convention of the
British association, Oxford, is an inter-
esting budget. Lord Salisbury's address
at the opening Of the conference at
tracts widespread attention. He pro-
claimed himself scientific agnostic,
but the most remarkable feature OF his
paper was his outlining of the marvels
of unsolved problems to which modern
science is now devoting itself. He paid
a sympathetic tribute to Darwin great
work, but refused to acknowledge the
jellyfish as his ancestor on any evidence
vet offered. He attacked Weissmann' S
theory of natural selection in evolution
and affirmed that the present day has
brought a return to the belief that crea-
tive design was supreme.
1t has been in these meetings of the
several divisions of the convention that
the latest discoveries and theories have
been presented. A year ago the biolo,
gists, who lad believed for years that
they were on the point Of solving the
mystery of life, acknowledged them
selves baffled. Now Professor Schaefer,
president OF the section Of physiology,
announces the discovery in each ting
animal cell containing life OF what he
terms IAN attraction particle. Itshould
| be remembered that when the biologists
discovered the cell principle of life they
| Thought it impossible to subdivide these
! infinitely small atoms, but the micro
scope has shown the existence OF this
small particle in each cell, which Is
itself structure sui generis, having
lefnite existence and definite function
81 its own. 1t is almost as minute an
object as it is possible to conceive. LII
a cell which is magnified 1000 diane
tiers the central particle appears merely
IF the size of pin point. Yet this al
most infinitely small object exerts al
extraordinary influence over the whole
cell. which may be many thousand times
its size. 1t initiates and directs those
processes which result in the multiple
cation of cells, and indirectly therefore
it is concerned in directing the genera
growth of the individual and ultimate
" the propagation of species. 1t il
shown, then that the principle OF lit
is contained in a particle 1000 times
smaller than the smallest object which
the best microscopes of few years agC
were able to perceive, and the lates
name for the unsolved mystery OF lit
is IAN attraction particle. w. New IoEt
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The Cleveland Electric hallway com
pany is now laying continuous raj
without the breaks that are usually be
tween lengths. The ends of the rails ar
carefully welded together with entir
disregard of expansion and contraction
4 feature of the welding, as explained
by the superintendent, is that it can b
done only in streets that are paved. Th
stone, brick or asphalt holds the rail il
position and covers it so that it is no
subject to heat and cold. Experiment
show that under these cCaditions TIN
welding can be done without injury t.
the track and with great increase o
comfort to passengers. Columbus Dis
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