1 72 THE MECHANISM OF LIFE 



that osmosis has played a predominant role in the historj 

 of our earth and its inhabitants. It is a matter of astonish- 

 ment that the scientist has taken no notice of the active part 

 which osmosis has played in the evolution of our earth. On 

 the effects of this most important physical phenomenon science 

 has hitherto remained entirely mute. 



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