The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-18

lines radiating from centers. The eel
 then takes on the protoplasmic or jelly like form. During subsequent changes
 one or more nuclei or kernels make
 their appearance in the cell. The eel
 soons begins to flow hither and thither
 like an amoeba, and to assimlate sub
 stance from the solution. The mother
 cell splits up into several daughter cells
 all continue their amoeboid activity fol
 their brief spell and then they die, un- able to produce third generation.
 T was led into this investigation sev- en years ago through curiosity as to
 why crystals formed" said pr. Tough
 ton. 'I found ways of retarding the
 process of specialization, which ena-
 bled me to study its various stages. In the transformation from fluid to crystal there is definite series of evolutionary steps. specialization which ordinar-
 .ily takes place in minute 1 can re- tard for week. l discovered methods of stopping the process at any stage ! and of fixing it there. This led me into unknown territory. I found also that electricity, light and heat exercis- ed marked modifying influences on cry | stallation Electricity caused tortion and produced a twisted angle of crystal lization In silicate of soda it produced spiral form. I thus stumbled upon natures secret of coating living cre- atures with shells. I have succeeded in making many shells without any ani- maj taking part This is done by action on solutions of a colloid nature, such as urea in alhumen or potassium carbon ate in gum arabic, in such way as to produce tortionGl specialization in the presence of an enzyme, which is an un- organized, soluble ferment.
 There are several theories as to the origin of life The evolution and me chanical theories start with the as- sumption of a creation. l am inclined to the geological theory, which boldly declares life was developed de novo. It is the only theory which does not hold that every cell is descended from an ancestral cell. Science teaches us that the earth once was azoic, without life. At one time it was only gas, but in the course of the ages the lower forms of life made their appearance. Whence did they come?
 Investigation shows that crystalliZa- tion has some mysterious relation to life. We know that haemoglobin crys- tals of various forms can be produced from the blood of many animals. Haemoglobin is the coloring matter of the blood and is a colloid or jelly-like substance. Here is substance in so- lution that we know possesses crystal line forces We find crystals every where present in decomposing matter, May it not be possible to reverse the process and from crystals produce life?
 Dr. Houghton is tall and thin, with a pale, intellectual face. He is appar- ently not more than 35 years of age, but he has been an earnest student of sci ence for many years. He is a native of England and came to America il years 1 ago. Though he has no degree he pass i ed such satisfactory examinations that 1 he was not only licensed to practise | medicine but was invited to join the [ faculty of the University of Illinois Medical School. He joined the staff of | the Hahnemann College at the request of the faculty. He is a praetieing phy- 5icain.