4 GERMINATION 



fruit stalk, falls and bores into the mud. There is also an 

 analogue, in vegetative reproduction, in the sporophytic 

 budding of the Asplenium Fabianum ; A Bulbiform and 

 A Viviparum, all of which produce buds on their laminae. 

 These develop into small rooted plants, which then fall off 

 and complete their development. Adventitious budding is 

 fairly common in vegetative reproduction but I have not 

 heard of an instance, other than that mentioned, of adven- 

 titious germination in sexual reproduction. This, however, 

 is digression. 



In the act of breathing, oxygen is brought into association 

 with haemoglobin and the force which actuates the human 

 organism is generated. The heart continues to beat, driven 

 by the infant's own power, the blood carries energy as well 

 as oxygen in the arterial stream to every cell in the body 

 and the processes of anabolism and katabolism proceed. 



And this gives fresh food for thought. The atmosphere 

 is admittedly positive, as the earth is negative. By what 

 is the air positively charged ? We must, I think, assume, 

 in the absence of any other explanation, that it is by energy 

 from some supermundane source. And if it is so charged 

 do we — and I include the plant — inspire oxygen and nitrogen 

 — plus some other gases — only, or is that oxygen and 

 nitrogen mixture charged with the same form of energy ? 

 Is it air, or vitalised air ? 



I do not see how it can be otherwise than vitalised, if 

 vitality and energy are in any way related. Nor is that 

 all. Are we not to take into consideration, if not into 

 account, the possible evolution of energy from light- 

 frequencies ? 



I do not know of any method of measuring the energy 

 exerted by, for instance, sunlight, until it is transformed 

 into heat. But that it is a force in motion is unquestionable. 

 Sunstroke cannot be produced by artificial means. Heat 

 alone does not originate the symptoms which, however, 

 closely resemble those due to concussion of the air and are 

 known as " shell-shock." They are probably caused by 

 light-vibration — ^possibly by ultra-violet rays — but while 



