THE CELL 101 



general but in addition has others, the purpose of which is 

 not yet understood; and that it performs all the actions 

 and functions of life performed by animals. It must begin 

 to appear to the reader at this time that the cell must 

 have a mind and intelligence similar to our own. How- 

 ever, the scientists of today do not seem to so consider it. 

 Therefore, I must use these statements of others in refer- 

 ence to the actions of the cell to demonstrate my conten- 

 tion. 



We shall now consider their method of nutrition and 

 respiration. The reader must remember that the cell is 

 a perfect and complete animal, that it must have food, air 

 and protection from the elements in the same manner as a 

 human being. While it has been quite conclusively 

 shown heretofore that the cell must have oxygen from 

 the air and also food in order to exist, I shall quote a few 

 statements from scientists to show the actions and re- 

 quirements of the cells. "There seem to be three classes 

 or methods by which cells obtain their food, viz : 



First The plant cells that make their own food from 

 the raw material of earth, air and water through chemical 

 action brought about by the aid of sunlight. 



Second Saprophytic beings who live on decayed or 

 dead matter. 



Third Those that live on other lives. The second 

 class are called scavengers and the third class parasites." 

 I shall here quote Mr. Binet, who makes the statement, 

 that the actions of the cell show choice and discretion ; 

 and this is what he has to say in reference to their mode 

 of nutrition : 



"Nutrition by endosmosis, or saprophytic. The organ- 

 ism nourishes itself by absorbing through the whole sur- 

 face of its body, liquids containing the products of yege- 



