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to the British Association was suggested by the experi- 

 ments of Dr. Bastian, which were directed towards 

 proving spontaneous generation. Huxley reviewed 

 the evidence for this theory and that of precedent 

 Ufe, and expressed the view as his own opinion that 

 probably at some remote age life had sprung from 

 inanimate matter, at the same time stating that 

 there was no evidence to show that this took place 

 now. 



