242 CELL INTELLIGENCE THE CAUSE OF EVOLUTION 



nearly flat surface, they develop discs these adhere by 

 the secretion of some cement to a wall or even to a pol- 

 ished surface. The rapid development of these adherent 

 discs is one of the most remarkable peculiarities possessed 

 by any tendril. In the first species, the tendrils resemble 

 in shape a bird's foot, they can seize firm hold of a twig 

 or branch." 



I have myself conducted some very interesting experi- 

 ments with climbing plants, which have lead me to be- 

 lieve they can both see and feel like an animal ; in fact, I 

 have no doubt about it, as they will change their direction 

 and move towards and find a stake or plant. When we 

 consider the fact, however, that cells build these partly 

 stationary and partly moving structures, we should not 

 be surprised at their actions. You will have to admit that 

 anything that will build these feeling and grasping struc- 

 tures with the idea and purpose of climbing up the side 

 of other structures and thereby fastening themselves per- 

 manently, and with the one purpose in view of getting 

 into the sunlight, must be possessed of a guiding and di- 

 recting mind. 



You can not believe that matter alone can climb up and 

 grasp hold of a twig, or side of a wall. They wish to climb 

 up into the sunlight and make carbohydrates, and they do 

 it. You might say that a plant does not possess those or- 

 gans wherein will, intellect and instinctive action reside. 

 That is to say that a plant has no brain. What is a brain 

 but a community of cells? And what is a plant but a 

 community of cells? 



This being a fact, we should expect to find the same in- 

 telligent and purposive acts in one place as in another. 

 Mr. Haeckel makes the following comparative statement 

 between the social organization of man, and that of the 

 cell: 



