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THE PSYCHIC LIFE 



EXPLANATION OF FIG. 7 E. 



In the Chilodon cu- 

 cullulus the following is 

 the series of phenomena 

 W!f ,,w ;3o -. presented (the row of fig- 

 ** i '<H~OV I ures given opposite, have 

 been procured through 

 the kindness of M. Bal- 

 biani, and will serve to il- 

 lustrate our description): 

 The figure A shows the 

 beginning of conjugation; 

 each animal is shown with 

 its mouth (f>), its multiple 

 contractile vesicles (v. c. ), 

 its nucleus (n), and its nu- 

 cleolus (nu)\ the nucleo- 

 l c'g jj lus will become the main 

 . 2 & 2 - seat of the modifications 



5F 3 , oc O C J3 



e 2 * B * o-- effected in fecundation. 



> l M ** * J3 



"Sbo 2 H % * 1 ^e figure .5 the prin- 

 cipal change pertains to 

 the nucleolus; in each of 

 the two animals, the nu- 

 cleolus has moved away 



. S^C-nJJ from the nucleus and has 



S * 9 n i: o 



begun to break apart into 

 two segments; the nucleus 

 commences to show signs 

 of regression. Between 

 the figure y?and the figure 

 C phenomena take place 

 of the highest importance, 

 but which are still the 

 subject of dispute. The 

 following appears from 

 present investigations to 

 be the most probable: the 

 two animals in conjuga- 

 tion exchange with each 



