CHAPTER III. 

 THE CELL. 



We shall now investigate the inner life of the cell as 

 far as we can go with the evidence at hand up to the 

 present time. 



I shall try not to deal with the speculative side of the 

 subject any more than will be necessary to show up some 

 of the problems yet to be solved. Some of the theories 

 will'be referred to in order to show where we are at, and 

 which will point to further investigation of the facts. 

 This chapter will attempt to discuss the actions of the 

 cell in reference to his inner life, his methods, appearance 

 and actions. No distinction will be made between animal 

 building cells, single cells and plant building cells, as 

 there is no difference in their primary method of living 

 and reproduction. 



The reader must understand that in this short chapter 

 no complete history or description of cell life can be 

 attempted. All I can do is to briefly outline those facts 

 about the cell that now seem to be admitted, so that the 

 reader can see for himself what kind of an animal or 

 being the cell appears to be. We shall consider the cell 

 mainly under two heads : First Its general appearance, 

 structure and organs. Second How they multiply and 

 increase in numbers. 



In my investigation of books discussing the life of the 

 cell, I found Edmund B. Wilson, professor of zoology of 



