286 CELL INTELLIGENCE THE CAUSE OF EVOLUTION 



able to present the female to the thinking cells as the 

 only thing worth living for. The nerve centers directing 

 the muscular movement of your arm steering the automo- 

 bile must have a mental picture of the ground ahead at 

 all times just as your conscious mind must have. The 

 picture of the ground is transmitted direct to the nerve 

 cells in charge of the special business of guiding the auto- 

 mobile. In the same manner the picture of the surround- 

 ings is transmitted direct to the skin cells of the fish that 

 is able to change his color at will. This shows clearly 

 how the cells are able to keep each other informed in 

 every line of action. 



As bearing upon heredity, it is interesting to note that 

 the cells in the sex organs set apart to build another being 

 at the proper time are in very close communication with 

 every part of the body. They are in close touch with 

 each other. Every cell has the same power of memory 

 as the other. We know mind cells can remember acts 

 performed by the individual in his childhood. The cells 

 build from memory. That is also proven by the fact that 

 no living being or animal is able to remember just ex- 

 actly, but he will remember well enough so that his pro- 

 ductions will resemble his previous productions or the 

 place he came from more closely than any other produc- 

 tions. He cannot produce a structure just exactly like 

 the place he came from, but it will be as near to it as he 

 can remember. This fact will apply to all living beings 

 from the cell to man. You can generally tell by the ac- 

 tions of a person and from his business what he is, what 

 his experiences have been and what is recorded in his 

 memory. When we remember the manner in which the 

 cell multiplies we can see that his past experiences are 

 passed on from generation to generation like a continu- 

 ous record. It seems to me very clear how one individual 



