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C. Compounds of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen 202 



D. Other Organic Compounds .... 208 



E. The Characteristics of Organic Substances . 209 



F. The Sugars 222 



G. Hydrolysis 232 



II. Inorganic Chemistry 237 



III. Thermochemistry 243 



CHAPTER VII 



THE ARGUMENT 249 



I. Analysis of the Evidence 250 



II. The Exhaustiveness of the Treatment ' . . 253 



III. Summary 267 



CHAPTER VIII 



LIFE AND THE COSMOS .274 



I. The Significance of Fitness .... 274 



II. Vitalism 282 



A. The Vitalism of Bergson 293 



B. Vitalism and Teleology 298 



III. Cosmic Evolution 301 



A. The Periodic System 303 



B. Teleology 305 



