Both matter and life being infinite, and two infinities 

 being incapable of existing a1 the same time and place in 

 mutual contradiction, mallei' must be a form of life, and life 



;i form ui' ma1 ter. " 



"I believe that Science will ultimately solve every prob- 

 lem thai confronts the human mind and thai to despair is to 

 become absurd. So long as life is a phenomenon in Nature, 

 il miisl be amenable to human research and its origin sub- 

 ject to the knowledge of man. If then, it should prove to 

 be true that life after death is also a phenomenon in Nature, 

 then that life, its character, evolution and history must also 

 be amenable 1o human research and apprehension." 



The work of cleaning and mounting the fossils from 

 Rancho la Urea is proceeding with gratifying success, under 

 the direction of Professor Gilbert. At this writing, a sabre- 

 tooth tiger and a giant wolf stand in all the perfection of 

 their skeleton ferocity, and bones of a giant ground sloth 

 have been assembled, and work has been commenced on their 

 mounting. A finely mounted and perfect skull of a sabre- 

 tooth tiger, with sabres, eight inches in length, has been 

 placed in the office of the Secretary where it can be seen at 

 any lime by members of the Academy and their friends. 



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