AMERICAN ‘ 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS. 
[SECOND SERIES.] 
ART. XXXIV.—The Correlation of Physical, Chemical and Vital 
Force, and the Conservation of Force in Vital Phen omena ; b $ 
JosEPH LeConts, Professor of Geol. and Chem. in the South — 
Carolina College, Columbia. a 
(Read before the American Association for the sopamat of Sa 
- Springfield vee August, er 
force eedes its for sine a but is itself sal men Soa inca- 2 
Pable of meray and the same absolute amount — S 
force exists in the universe at all times and Srcvas — mu- 
tual convertibility of the various forms of force is called “ 
tion of forces.” "The invariability of the absolute amount in ‘the 
midst of constant ore ie is called “ conservation vat force.” oe! 
Principle of correlation and conservation of force m 
firmly gras It must be isnot 
ped, almost axiomatic. At must be ¢ L 
Necessary oa and as such is a legitimate basis of deductive 
the te i what 4 
