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rise to phasic variations in the energy processes 

 of the living cell, are only now somewhat 

 tardily receiving that attention and further 

 study which they so richly deserve. Many 

 of the hidden wonders of cell life undoubtedly 

 are clustered around the relationship of 

 colloid and crystalloid. 



Variations in minute detail of colloidal 

 arrangement in itself, and in relationship to 

 dissolved pabulum in the shape of organic 

 and inorganic crystalloids, lie at the root of 

 the varying activities of the cells, and of all 

 physiological and pathological changes. 



CHAPTER VII 



THE ORIGIN OF LIFE 



The origin of life is one of those primeval 

 questions that have agitated the human mind 

 throughout the ages. Some system of creation 

 has formed a basic part of every religious 

 creed in all lands, and the progress and ad- 

 vancement of a people at any given period 

 are reflected in their beliefs on this subject. 

 The general state of scientific thought and 

 knowledge at different times is also indicated 



