First Parents. 



II 



II. 



FIRST PARENTS. 



THE living being is constantly changing; 

 unlike the crystal, which, once formed, 

 remains fixed, it continues to 

 change as long as it continues to 

 exist. It has the motion of life, 

 is always wasting, always needing 

 renewal ; and this whether it be of 

 microscopic or colossal size. For 

 its renewal it constantly demands 

 food, and whether it be animal or 

 plant, lives only upon condition 

 that it have its proper supply. 



The first, the strongest, the most 

 urgent cry of life is the cry for 

 food. 



The second great necessity of 

 life is reproduction. Be it never 

 so well nourished and carefully 

 guarded, the individual must sooner or later wane; 

 it loses its initial vitality, and, making a supreme 

 effort towards continued existence, provides for 



