THE PATH OF EVOLUTION 



result of molecular movement in the Ether is more 

 than probable it is almost a certainty ; but as New- 

 ton delayed the acceptance by his own mind of the 

 operation of the laws of gravitation until the actual 

 diameter of the earth was truly ascertained, corrected 

 the apparent discrepancy in the calculations of the 

 moon's orbit, and finally established the truth of his 

 theories, so must the " Nature of Gravity " wait for 

 further knowledge before it can be finally removed from 

 the realm of occult causes, and brought within the com- 

 prehension of the human reason. Until this is done 

 the doctrine of the correlation of forces is incom- 

 plete, and the action of gravity remains as an unex- 

 plained anomaly in our philosophy. 



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