SPIROCHMTA BALBIANIL AND SPIROCHETA ANODONTH. 63 
Appenpix II. 
Some Remarks on Wave-like Motion in Organisms. 
The transverse vibrations set up by the myoneme fibrillee in 
the membrane of Spirochetes—while moving through the 
somewhat viscid, colloidal substance of the crystalline style, 
or the gut-contents of that region containing the dissolved 
substance of the style—which vibrations were discussed in 
a preceding section, resemble those of light waves in the 
ether. The ether is, I believe, considered by physicists to be 
a viscid stuff and may be compared with the colloidal sub- 
stance of the crystalline style. The transverse vibrations 
of the light waves in the ether bring about longitudinal 
forward motion, just as the transverse vibrations of the myo- 
nemes of the membrane set up pressures inwards on the organ- 
ism, and so propel the organism longitudinally forwards. 
Regarding the sudden reversal of movement in the Spiro- 
chetes this might be due to an accumulation of electrical 
charges at theanteriorly directed end or “ pole” of the organ- 
ism and its sudden liberation thereat. This spontaneous 
liberation of energy would induce or stimulate movement in 
the opposite direction. 
Surface tension might also aid in the movements of these 
organisms, but it varies with the temperature. 
Possibly some of these statements may appear a little crude 
to physicists, but I think they offer legitimate lines for further 
thought and elaboration. 
Apprenpix III. 
On the Possible Formation of Myonemes in 
Spirochetes. : 
Chromidia are capable of active migration, and such migra- 
tion may take place towards the poles of the organism. 
During such a period as in division, a number of chromidia 
may thus move forwards and concentrate at the ends to form 
