CONTENTS , v 



lA. K 



C. Compounds of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen MM 



D. Other Organic Compounds . t |qq 



£. The Characteristics of Organic Substances . MM 



F. The Sugars ^ 



G. Hydrolysis ^ 



II. Inorganic Chemistry .... Mr 



III. Thermochemistry .... W;j 



CHAPTER VII 



THE ARGUMENT 249 



I. Analysis of the Evidence . . . $50 



II. The Exhaustiveness of the Treatment . |fl 



III. Summary ag» 



CHAPTER VIII 



LIFE AND THE COSMOS 274 



I. The Significance of Fitness . 274 



II. Vitalism ^ Sl » 



A. The Vitalism of Bergson 293 



B. Vitalism and Teleology 298 



HI. Cosmic Evolution 30 1 



A. The Periodic System 303 



B. Teleology 305 



