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chine can do its share only when in 

 right position and in right order. 



The most obvious similarities are now 

 exhausted. The parts of the machine 

 are actuated by external, but the or- 

 gans by internal, forces. The organism 

 is a living machine. No organism, 

 whether organic or mechanic, labors for 

 its own sake. Every such apparatus 

 exists for somebody's use. But while 

 those that employ a machine stand in 

 outer relation to the same, those who 

 utilize an organism are beings that 

 themselves constitute the organic ma- 

 chine-parts. These are not composed 

 of dead atoms, but of living individu- 

 als. The organism is a society which 

 puts the organic machinery into serv- 

 ice. It is the social tie that connects 

 the individuals which otherwise would 

 be a multitude of isolated beings. 



In all organisms there are as many 

 organs as actual wants among the in- 

 dividuals that compose it. Because 

 these individuals are kindred, they have 

 common needs and are therefore able 



