PROF. LIONEL §. BEALE, F.R.C.P., F.R.S., ON VITALITY. 69 
seen in the nucleus, such as radiating particles and many geo- 
metrical figures, which I should maintain were not living. 
Dr. Scuorrenp.—Is the nucleus structureless when divided in 
that way ? J 
Professor Lions Beaue.—According to my belief the only 
living matter of the nucleus is structureless. I should be very glad 
to have a talk with Dr. Schofield on this diagram, but it would, I 
fear, take too long a time to attempt todo sonow. Kvery particle 
of matter that is alive I believe to be structureless, and the facts I 
have brought forward render this almost certain. 
Canon Girpiestonr, M.A.—I think we owe a great debt to 
Professor Beale for giving us a lecture on this subject. It is not 
only a vital subject, but it is vital to us in many respects. First 
of all I thank him especially for discussing the use of words, for I 
think that half the quarrels in science and in theology and other 
matters hang on the use of words, and if we could only attach a 
definite meaning to every word we use we should have no broker 
bones. But we shall have to wait, I fear, until we get into another 
world for that. For instance, when a young lady refers to the 
state of her heart she is not at all thinking of these little particles 
of living matter connected with the muscles and nerves of the 
heart. She has quite a different idea. The Professor told us that 
we shouid not think too much of our hearts, but still we are liable 
to think of other people’s hearts, or I do not think life would be 
worth living. 
One idea struck me in regard to the word Bios in Biology. 
It is rather a mistake, I think, though it is late to alter it, that 
a distinction is not made between Zoe, which stands for the 
principle of life, and the word Bios, which stands, really, for 
the external condition of life. Perhaps I see it rather from 
the Greek Testament point of view, but Zoe gives the idea of 
the principle of life which we all feel, and concerning which 
we owe much to Professor Beale for his lecture. But if we 
could remember the difference between the conditions under 
which structure exists and that process or power, whatever you 
like to call it, which brings about those states of structure, it 
would be a great help to us in our discussions. 
I sometimes think there is a difference between the process 
of construction and the structure which is its result. It seems 
to me that some of our scientific men have mixed the two, but 
