336 CELL INTELLIGENCE THE CAUSE OF EVOLUTION 



cells through several stations or nerve centers, they 

 must first get a picture of the outside surroundings ; sec- 

 ond, the cells of the skin then arrange the color plugs in 

 the surface of the skin in such manner as to effect the 

 desired shade. The facts prove that it is first a vision 

 transmission by a method of telephotography. If the 

 cells can build instruments of that kind it is reasonable 

 to think that man will also be able to produce the same 

 kind of instrument. Not only will these fishes produce 

 the same color on their backs as the bottom of the sea 

 but will also produce the same appearances of stones, 

 pebbles and other features to correspond with their im- 

 mediate resting place. 



Now this should illustrate fully the idea that it is not 

 the fish, God, destiny, nature nor the devil that builds and 

 instigates the actions of plants and animals. Here we 

 have the cells arranging the pigment to conform to the 

 surroundings, as soon as they get a picture of it, so as to 

 have something to go by. Still Mr. Loeb believes, or at 

 least claims, that the cells have nothing to do with it, 

 that it is merely a chemical action, while the minister 

 says God's will or Divine providence is the cause. 



Let us consider some of the common emotions, like 

 love, fear, and jealousy. Take for instance the actions 

 arising from love. A person can be perfectly sane and 

 still be under the control of those passions or emotions, 

 and while possessed of them commit some of the most 

 absurd and insane acts. The cells concerned with sex 

 are given full control of the body. A picture of a certain 

 female has been transferred through the eye to these 

 cells and they have decided that the possession of that 

 particular female must be obtained at any cost. A very 

 singular but significant thing has been shown, that the 

 actions of the male and female germ cells in the acts of 



