Blue-grass blade., 1909-07-18
BLUE GRASS BLADE.

form and force Chemists succeeded in Analysing all known
bodies about seventy elements simple units; among the
principal oxygen, nitrogen, potassium sodium on
god The chemical constituents OF organisms are the same
differing only their formation structural units is the
modes of combination which rise to organic ana
inorganic bodies body organic and Inorganic by he IN
temperature be reduced to liquid and by further
condition In other words, all can be reduced
to their original Plants and animals composed oil
both liquids, the latter comprising the most OF the
organism union of solids and water IN proper proper
on mineral vegeta and animal bodies the result such
bodies product of the laboratory e. the chemist has
so far nature but he has failed to put vitality into
compounds he has failed to make his organisms assme
food obtain growth propagate their speces ne can make
man. make him move far he has failed TO put
life his compounds This equally applies to the vegetal
world.
Among the simple elements carbon stands the most i'm
poran in formation of vegeta and animal bodles can
unite with in infinitely manifold relations by
the union with oxygen hydrogen nitrogen sulphur
and PHOSPHORUS the abumnous body the rotean
which is the Indispensable substance OF vital phe
nomena from whence all life emanates In oner
words the the link between dead ana hVng
matter; their bodies consist Of nothing but semnud' ah
abuminous lump.
All organisms including and all other animals at an
early period of life found to be ger-eel OF eggce
mere umps Of abumen plasma protopasm they
differ from the only by having nucleus, vital center
In the find the little germ CELL the source Oh Nahy
the spark e the other absent the cell mas not YET
formed; this cell will later but from whence Science
so far failed determin the chemist has failed 10 put
there.
All fe vegeta and ANIMAL aceabe back to tins indicated
bopas These nonceua the process OF convert
ing the non-ceua unicelua the boplast has never
been From whence this germ OF feT ms source
of the animal world including man!
Here we find ourselves the very threshold OF life on our
globe Can anything be of interest to the student OIL
Has this vital spark usheed into existence by the
fiat of some heavenly monarch has the great law OF an
and gravtaon the work? While the mythooglan Will
affirm the former the scientist will adopt the latter hypothesis
What is this life cooperation OF molecules winch
have chemical affinity for each otherY Whence the ay
Even science fails discover. Why all these Atoms wch
make up the germ of fe revolving around each other, like
the binary stars of heavens cong only now and heh'
And by what power they mover Is gravtailon oDeyg
the affinity the union of sexualy! TO TINS ,he scen
world can give no direct RESPONSE left the alternative Oh
specuaton founded the reasonable hypothesis " our
command In the of planets the body increases OF
grows by foreign NATTER the crystal by accesoS
o. lie nrace the vegetal and by accessons from within,
INV the nrcess known Digestion the food after leaving ne
passes along ntene which take up and distribute
rouob the arteries the germs which become IN the organ
- Tho source of vitality growth locomotOn, the FOOD