130 DEATH AND RESURRECTION. 



results would probably be obtained 

 from similar experiments with him. 

 Though such experiments are out of 

 the question, we can, however, in many 

 different ways ascertain that the soul 

 of man is also inactive in the vegeta- 

 tive functions of his organism. In 

 earliest childhood this is perfectly evi- 

 dent. To possess a soul that has no 

 functions is, as far as the result is con- 

 cerned, identical with possessing no 

 soul. 



If we observe a child during the very 

 earliest period of its life we will find 

 that it behaves essentially just as the 

 animals referred to above. Even the 

 child remains in the position it is given 

 and is unable to comprehend what 

 happens around him. The child would 

 likewise starve to death unless food 

 were brought to his mouth, but he 

 swallows and digests the nourishment 

 normally. The movements of the heart, 

 the circulation of the blood and respir- 

 ation all take place as normally as 

 with the fully developed man during 



