CONCLUSIONS 445 



the fact that man builds houses and ships for his own use 

 and purpose. One shows precisely the same intellect, 

 wisdom and foresight in his place in life as does the other. 

 They mold and form the crude matter and direct the blind 

 forces in the universe for their own use. The cell is the 

 builder and thinker in man as well as in all other living 

 individuals. We know that the cause of man's ability to 

 produce things is his intelligence, and we know that the 

 intelligence of man arises from the thinking cells in his 

 head, hence it seems to me there is no room for argu- 

 ment. 



When we understand life correctly, that the cell is the 

 cause and builder, that he is intelligent, that he has mem- 

 ory and knowledge, that he can only act from experience, 

 just as we do, the mystery of heredity disappears and the 

 inevitable development of a kernel of corn into a corn- 

 stalk and not into a sunflower becomes perfectly clear. 

 These cells have never had any experience or knowledge 

 of how to produce anything but the corn plant. For that 

 reason, the corn stalk must necessarily be their specific 

 production. The cell lives in a different place in life in 

 a different world, the microscopic world, but nevertheless 

 we can tell by his actions what he is and what he does 

 "By their acts we shall know them." We know that the 

 thinking cells in our brain have the power of memory. 

 This gives us a fairly good understanding of what mem- 

 ory is in the cell. Why like will produce like and why, in 

 many cases, like bees and ants and caterpillars and butter- 

 flies, they produce not only like but also entirely unlike 

 descendants, is clearly understood because, like man, they 

 produce what they consider is best and necessary, and 

 what comes within their knowledge and experience. 



We do not know the cause of chemical force, electricity 

 or gravitation; we do not know the details in the con- 



