INTELLIGENCE OF THE CELL 239 



They are able to distinguish between the different shades 

 of light. They move about up and down until they get 

 into just that degree of light which seems to them about 

 right, and then remain as nearly stationary as possible, 

 and while in such position, cause their starch machinery 

 to work full speed. 



It is clear that this cell can see, although his eyes have 

 not yet been discovered. It has the motor apparatus, with 

 which it is able to go to the place where it can obtain 

 energy from the sun with which to run its starch factory. 

 It has a mind with a will to go to the place when and 

 where it is necessary to go. It has the skill to run the 

 starch factory. It has the keen sense to distinguish and 

 discover when it is in the right position and place where 

 the radiant energy of the sun is not too weak or too strong 

 for it to operate its starch machine in the proper manner. 

 Thus we see life is not sunlight, heat, cold nor electricity 

 nor any other of the forces of nature, with which we are 

 acquainted. All life that we see such as plants and ani- 

 mals, is caused by intelligent acts of the cell. These in- 

 telligent beings are able to take advantage of all these 

 different forces of nature and turn them into some useful 

 purpose for themselves. They understand how to effect 

 chemical combinations of crude matter, like earth, air and 

 water, so as to mould them into such structures as they 

 need for food building material or for other defensive pur- 

 poses. 



The sun's heat is a wonderful kind of energy with 

 which to effect chemical changes in matter. The cells 

 have had a chance to experiment with this energy for mil- 

 lions of years and they have discovered how to set up 

 molecular disturbances and activities in matter and to 

 direct the actions of atoms and molecules, so as to be able 



