CONCLUSIONS 441 



seizure, capture and digestion of insects by plants require 

 precisely the same intelligence as do the capture and 

 eating of an animal by man. There is no difference in 

 the general appearance of the plant building cells and the 

 man building cells. The only difference in them is their 

 general knowledge, experience and education recorded in 

 the memory of the individuals. In the past ages the cells 

 have each accumulated the special experience and knowl- 

 edge which now guide and direct their actions in the same 

 manner that the experience and knowledge of every in- 

 dividual determine and guide his actions. In the insec- 

 tivorous plant called the Sundew, the tentacles with the 

 sticky material gradually push the insect over to the 

 center of the leaf where he is covered with a digestive 

 juice similar to gastric juice and digested. It is observed 

 that the juice begins to flow into the center of the leaf 

 where the plant expects to land the insect as soon as he is 

 fairly well secured. Intelligent man will act in a similar 

 manner. As soon as the animal is caught those who have 

 charge of preparing him for food start their work, an- 

 ticipating and knowing that the others in due time will 

 land him in the camp, ready for the kettle. 



The plant is not fooled by other objects falling on the 

 trap and the trap is again set for another insect as soon 

 as the entrapped one is digested. This is precisely what 

 man would do under a similar circumstance. The amount 

 of digestive fluid produced will always be in proportion 

 to the size of the insect and no digestive fluid will be 

 wasted. If the trap is fooled into making a closing move 

 by some other material than food, no digestive juice will 

 be produced and it will very quickly discover the decep- 

 tion played on it by man and again open its trap. It 

 behaves exactly as man would under a similar circum- 

 stance. The individuals of this colony of cells known as 



