Address of Professor Hualey. 395 
science, the alternative is offered us, either germs can stand a 
greater heat than has been sup osed, or the molecules of dead 
matter, for no valid or intelligible reason that is assigned, are 
able to rearrange themselves into living bodies, exactly such as 
can be demonstrated to be frequently ohaiabe in another way, 
I cannot understand how choice can be, even for a moment, 
doubtful. 
But though I cannot express this conviction of mine too 
have pechantsy would be using words in a wrong sense. 
expectation is permissible where belief is not; and if it were 
rere me to look beyond the aoe of geologically recorded 
tot h 
iy ie | . alkaline 
and earthy hosphates, ands <r per the a of light. 
That is the a to which analogical res z leac ze 
but I beg you once more to recollect that I rardeoruness all 
my opinion anything but an act of philosophical faith. 
So much for the history of the fina of Redi’s great doc- 
trine ps tn ay ana appears to sa ola the limitations I 
have e to be victorious pi wns whole line at the 
ee con lem offered. to us by Redi, whether 
is obtains, ade. 86 side with cs ee Ww. 
that 4 is “there exist not only the ordinary | ving ‘things, giving 
