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to accepting his views. In P^ngland this hostility was slight 

 on account of his great personal intluence, but on the Conti- 

 nent there was many a sharp criticism passed upon his work. 

 His views were so illuminating that they were certain of 

 triumph, and even in his lifetime were generally accepted. 

 Thus the new conception of vital activities, together with his 

 method of inquiry, became permanent parts of biological 

 science. 



