^HE TRIUMPH OF LIFE 



lent form. Animal and plant, the greatest op- 

 positions in higher life are not clearly separated 

 here. If life ever had a visible beginning it 

 must have originated in such simple primodial 

 forms. At the same time they are the dawn of 

 living creation, that, preserved through millions 

 of years, today glimmer to us out of these illum- 

 inated waves. 



(MAGNIFIED) 



I. NOCTILUCA MITIARIS. 



Among all marine animals it best shows the phenomenon 

 of phosphorescence. 



Each one of these primitive forms is com- 

 posed only of a single cell. It feels with the 

 whole surface. It eats and digests since it 

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