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common and widespread phenomenon, namely the 

 evolution of plant life i it is always life evolved from 

 inorganic matter, i.e. spontaneous generation. Prof. 

 Verworn properly lays much stress upon this. 



Nor must we overlook the scope of Prof. Verworn' s 

 book. It is not a " one-man " work. It contains the 

 observations and experiments of numbers 1 of earnest 

 workers, and when we reflect that these workers arc 

 generally professors having a working staff a school, 

 which also is observing and experimenting, it is not 

 probably overreaching the mark if it is stated the 

 book is the outcome of many hundreds of observers. 



And more, the book is one essentially "made in 

 Germany." Prof. Verworn barely recognises workers 

 in England and elsewhere in the civilized world. Add 

 these, and then some vague idea may be formed of the 

 vast enquiry taking place to increase our " knowledge" 

 and the evolution of " truth " to understand our life. 



Unfortunately at the present moment the religious 

 world, the literary world, and the general public are 

 little aware of this profound enquiry, and more, little or 

 no weight is given to the pure and disinterested efforts 

 of the physiologist. It should be always remembered 

 that there are no patent laws in favour of such enquirers. 



But there can be no doubt this enquiry will result, 

 in the near future, in a most grand mental revolution 

 a revolution which will alter our actions domestic, 

 political, and international. 



How much human suffering will be eliminated when 

 this mental revolution takes place ! 



1 The Bibliography attached to Prof. Verworn's book refers to 

 198 observers. 



