60 WHAT IS LIFE ? 



Now we have seen the phases of one class of molecules, 

 namely water molecules. Every species of molecular 

 matter and all matter is atomic or molecular has 

 like phases, but differs according to the inherent pro- 

 perties of the special class of matter. 



1st. Each species of matter has its specific zero 

 atomic or molecular dimensions or volume, called 

 temperature in the mass. 



2nd. Each species of atomic or molecular matter has 

 its specific acceleration of absorption of Ether that is, 

 when Ether is presented to the molecules they get, as it 

 is called, hotter and hotter, or higher and higher in 

 temperature, or larger and larger in dimensions, accord- 

 ing to their inherent capacities or powers. 



3rd. Each species of atomic or molecular matter has 

 its specific rate of acceleration that is, some molecular 

 matter in mass picks up Ether more quickly than other 

 molecular matter. 



It will follow from the above formula that every class of 

 matter (i.e. atoms and molecules in mass) has its specific 

 temperature, called by the specialist i( heat of condition," 

 and these temperatures are always different according 

 to climate. This can be proved by experiment. 1 



we are not dealing with air but with a fluid called Ether. Call the 

 internal pressure " strain," then the strain is acting against a " stress " 

 which is inherent in the balloon always tending to contract. In 

 fig. E we have one stress for each atom, while in fig. D we have three 

 stresses to a similar strain. It is this increase of the power of stress 

 which causes the w r ater molecule in the vaporous form to contract to 

 the liquid form, giving out Ether as it does so. (See "Watts' 

 Manual of Inorganic Chemistry," 1889, p. 65, Dr. Hofman's experi- 

 ment ; and the author's work "What is Heat?" where the whole 

 of the reactions are explained by a great many experiments.) 

 i See "What is Heat?" p. U94. 



