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action. It passes indifferently through all bodies r 

 and it cannot be turned on one side. 



These energies are correlated, inasmuch as any one 

 of them can by degradation of itself, give rise, either 

 directly or indirectly, to any of the others. How- 

 ever, although molecular movement may bring 

 chemical affinity into play, and molar movements 

 may do the same for gravitation, in neither case can 

 a transformation of one into the other be said to 

 take place. Consequently gravity and chemical 

 affinity remain invariable in quantity and intensity, 

 while vibrations and molar movement may vary. 



Gravity and chemical affinity are not movements, 

 but attractions or repulsions of other matter. 

 ^Etherial vibrations are inexhaustible; but, as the 

 molecules of matter have inertia, work has to be done 

 to move them , which entails loss of energy ; these 

 energies gradually decline in power and finally come 

 to rest. In other words molecular movements are 

 exhaustible. 



Matter and energy are absolutely thoughtless, and 

 implicitly obey the laws which have been impressed 

 on them. Matter, when moving, goes straight on, 

 unless its direction is altered by a new action of 

 energy. From this it follows that when two ener- 

 gies meet, the action and reaction are equal and 

 opposite. And, if we know the direction and 

 amount of the energies, we can calculate the result. 



It thus appears that gravity and chemical affinity 

 are inherent in matter. We cannot think of one 

 without the others. The physical energies, on the 

 other hand, are products of gravity and chemical 



