■^soiT in 



perfectly. 



THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE. 



463 



strongly alkaline. On microscopical examination, the 

 deposit was found to be principally made up of mere 

 amorphous granules 



formi 



legations of various sizes. H 



there were granules, both separate and aggregated, of 

 a much less refractive character, and more closely re- 

 sembling; organic 



particles. 



Short homogeneous fila- 



ments, having all the appearance of Leptothrlx^ were 

 seen to project from two or three of the granule heaps. 



. of Ammonlc 



Lct doubly- 



m showed 



about to 



^arc'ma-Wt 



at embry- 



■ht grains 

 of sodic 







be w 



rim'^l 



ell 

 of 



or 



^vas 

 the 



a 



verj 

 vessel' 



V 





/ 



JMXJ>- 



Fig. 37. 



r 



Bacteria^ Leptothrix, and Spore-like bodies found in a Solution of 



Amnionic Carbonate and Sodic Phosphate. ( X 800.) 



medium 



some- 



their long axis. 



what large and unjointed^ were observed, flitting across 

 the field of view with quite rapid undulating move- 



w 



ments, whilst others were seen rapidly rotating on 



There were also many figure -of- 8 

 shaped bodies which showed distinct and slightly pro- 

 gressive movements — quite different from those which 

 are called ^ Brownian ' — though many single particles 

 were seen which soon ceased to exhibit movements of 

 any kind. In addition, there were several spore-like 



