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thinking unit, which, adapting it's thoughts
and acts to the thoughts and acts of all the
other cells in the community which const-
tute the man, governs the man S life and acts
as we'll as creates him.
"'rhe cell is a conscious, intelligent being,
and, by reason thereof plans and builds all
plants and animals in the same manner that
man constructs houses, railroads and other
structures. writes Professor Nels Quevli,
LIB, on the title page of his book called
Cell Intelligence" recently published by
the Colwell Press. Of Minneapolis MINI. In
submitting the evidence supporting his state
ment, Professor Quevli writes:
g A most wonderful experiment to test and
prove that every cell of the body has intel
liqence as well as the brain cells, can be made
with the decapitated frog. I have tried it
myself several times. Professor James de
scribcs it as follows:
AS good an instance as can be given is
the often quoted instance Of the decapitated
frog, which cannot, of course, see or feel. and
cannot consciously perform any movement.
Yet if drop of acid is placed on the lower
surface of the thigh of the frog in this state,
it will rub of the drop with the upper sur
face of the foot Of the same leg.
IF this foot be cut off, it cannot thus
act. After some fruitless efforts it gives up
trying in that way. seems restless. as though
makes use of the foot Of the other leg and
succeeds in rubbing off the acid.
" Notably here we have not merely
contractions of muscles, but combined and
harmonious contractons in due sequence
for special purpose These are actions that
have all appearances of being guided by in
telligence and instigated BY will, in an ami
NAL the recognized organ of whose intelli-
gence and will has been removed.''
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body and most infinitessimal brain, the pre-
historic dinosaur, was an illustration of how
small thinking part the brain cells play
in comparison with the great mass of cells
which compose the body. All its powers of
locomotion. offcnse and defense, were cen
tired in the bulky tail and enormous hinder
parts-as far as possible from that minute
head containing only the barest suggestion
Of brain cells Science, in the past, has theo-
rizcd that the dinosaurs real brain, with
motor centres governing the muscles Of the
great tail and massive launches. was located
at the base Of the spinal column. Tt is now
evident that the dinosaur, possessing intelli-
gence in every cell Of his huge body, could
pursue his numbering existence without any
cranial brain to speak Of
It is seen that their own intelligence, in
GLIDING will and memory, causes the cell
units normally to build up given animal or
plant on the same plan. Tt is only when
their processes arc powerfully interfered
with that there is any marked variation
from type. For instance, such human in
reference with the thoughtful architectural
labors Of the cells has produced frog with
two heads The cells themselves alter their
plans in detail in response to new needs of
tho animal created by changes in environ
mont or as a protection against new enemies.
When the primitive little fve-toed horse
Of the cocene marshes was compelled to flee
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