THE BEG1XXIXGS OF LIFE, 



tive influences to which the p^MVar 



had been subjected by the previous boiling of the 



fluids. When organisms *re 



tions which have been 



conditions inrotred in Schwamr*s 



one of two things is proven: either the 



winch was hitherto deemed ^^pfftr to 



pre-existing dfriniuit* is in reality not 



efee the organwrK found must have been evolved Je 



*rx, as the evolutionists suppose. Unless, therefore, 



tbc standard or vital *^^ j ^4f*iM*f to FFf M can PC shown 



to be higher than it was formerly supposed to be, any 



single positive result when Sdrwann's 



been legitimately performed, is of far 



towards the settlement of the question in dispute than 



five hundred negative results. It would tend to 



that in the particular fluid employed, 



be evolved de 



7.1 = 



believed by many to be altogether in favour of the views 

 of the pi iiipi' rmatists. "Those who read his mrmnir 

 will find, however, that he did not fail to obtain tiring 

 sms in mil 



fluids were such as weie capable of 

 alcoholic fiiim wlilinn on exposure to t^ air 

 ipy*"""^ were, in spite of all 

 found within his flasks. And 

 investigators had 

 even when other 



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