MECHANISM OF NATURE 



of force, the last ball of each series would fly out 

 at identically the same time. 



But they do not, and the experiment carefully 



conducted will show that there is an appreciable 

 difference. 



It is then impossible to convey force through any 

 space occupied by particles without consuming 

 time, unless these particles are both incapable of 

 change in themselves or in their relative position 

 to each other, because the force must act upon one 

 particle after another. 



Again, 'growth is the addition of one part to an- 

 other part, and the part that is added to this com- 

 ponent must necessarily be added later. 



But life and death are deemed instantaneous. 

 Because that change from the organizing to the 

 disorganizing must begin at same instant. 



But in a thing alive, we may see utter decay on 

 one end and vigorous life on the other. Can any 

 one tell when our most instant death takes place? 

 We cannot tell where death commences in our 

 apple tree. There is no part of our ox we can 

 destroy and say this instant he is dead. When 

 does the dead egg become a living chicken? But 



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