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of ultimate units (positive and negative electrons), 

 but are built on different patterns. 



The structure of living matter invariably shows 

 this dual pattern. 



Living matter^ then, invariably is a dual system, the 

 constitution (or pattern) of which is partly material and 

 partly immaterial; the presence of the immaterial system 

 within the material system constituting the living state. 



Since "uniform relations" constitute a "law," the 

 expression of this fact, then, is a statement of the law 

 of the structure of living matter. 



This law of the structure of living matter defines: 



1. Living matter. 



2. The difference between the living and the non- 

 living: 



(a) The difference between inert and living; the 



essential difference between living organisms 



and inert matter. 

 (6) The difference between living and dead; the 



essential difference between living organisms 



and dead organisms. 



XI. LIFE 



Concerning life, summarizing the foregoing, it 

 follows : 



1. Life is a quantity. 



2. Life is not matter, and is unlike matter. 



