SYNOPSIS 



Introductory 



Trying to get back to the beginning of some form of 

 life. The animal foetus and the seed. Sexual repro- 

 duction in the plant. Fertilisation of the ovule and 

 development of the embryo. Motile and non-motile 

 egg-cells. The placenta common to both animal and 

 plant. Cell-division electrical in character. What is it 

 that enables the newly born child to live independently 

 of the mother ? Its circulation and generative power. 

 Is the air a vehicle of energy ? Light-frequencies and 

 the question of the energy exerted by them. Instances 

 of adventitious vegetative and sexual reproduction. 

 Theory that life is a product of chemical reaction 

 examined. The researches of Dr. Carrel. Reasons 

 why the theory is untenable. Growth of excised 

 tissues rather a manifestation of electrical energy than 

 of chemical reaction. Argument. Professor Schafer 

 and his statement that there is not a great difference 

 between dead and living matter criticised. Dr. "Waller 

 and dry seeds. Potential and not latent life. Reasons 

 for opinion. Dissertation upon botany, embryology 

 and physiology. Chaotic state of theories of life and 

 action. Not chemical or electrical, but both. Chemi- 

 cal theory alone fails to explain vital phenomena. 

 Appeal for investigation. 



