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Chapter I. — Life and Electricity - - 12 



What is life ? An American definition. Upon what 

 is it dependent for its continuance ? Resuscitation 

 after certain forms of symptomatic death. Frozen 

 fish. etc. The death of the body. Warmth and moisture 

 in electrical operation. Cell reproduction explained. 

 Theory of the propagation of electric force by molecular 

 action. Physiological argument against physical 

 theory of propagation of nervous impulse and a reply 

 thereto. Condensers and electrostatic capacity. 

 Ganglion cells ; unipolar, bipolar and multipolar. 

 Arborisations and their function. The heart a pump. 

 What supplies it with energy ? The lungs a generating 

 station. Oxygen intake. Regulation of the heart's 

 energy during sleep. The brain the seat of highest 

 potential. Cardiac branches of the vagus nerve. 

 The nerves and their insulating processes. The vege- 

 table world. The edible Chestnut similar to animal 

 foetus. Nature's electrical system. The edible Chest- 

 nut in its pod, illustrated and described. Conditions 

 essential to germination. The Leyden jar formation. 

 Study of plant life. Striking analogies. 



Chapter II. — The Structure of the Seed - 26 



All seeds constructed upon the same principle. Report 

 upon Wolfryn process of seed electrification. The 

 structiire of seeds described. Effect of electrical 

 stimulus to advance development of the embryo. 

 Treatment of seeds in various solutions and the 

 effect thereof. The Horse Chestnut, or " Conker." 

 Fundamental principle governing germination. The 

 Horse Chestnut seed in its pod, illustrated and des- 

 cribed. How it is electrically stimulated. The Acorn 

 and its structure. Acorns always connected in series 

 upon the parent tree. Static electricity defined. 

 Insulation test of a submarine cable. Leakage. Ger- 

 mination and expenditure of energy. Absolute insula- 

 tion of the seed substance. Puncture of the 



