146 DEATH AND RESURRECTION. 



inaccessible to our immediate compre- 

 hension, we still possess means to as- 

 certain that it has the same funda- 

 mental qualities as man. We observe 

 manifestations of life in the cell corre 

 sponding to those of sensitivity, feeling 

 and will-power in man. The cell's com- 

 prehending faculty has been termed ir- 

 ritability and its power of action spon- 

 taneity. From certain physiological 

 phenomena the conclusion has also 

 been drawn that the cell likewise pos- 

 sesses memory. 



