SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY IN ART 353 
reminds us of how we are lured on in our search after truth — 
simplicity and clearness at the start, ever-increasing dimness 
following. The high swells of the sea are coming on in a stately 
procession, each bending before the mighty rocky arch, and 
then rushing upon it as if to reach to its summit. These great 
billows are composed of small waves, and upon them rise 
smaller ones still, until the little ripples come, as a bright smile 
upon a loved face. The prevailing color-tones of greens, blues, 
and pinks offer a harmony of incomparable composition. 
One can sniff the fresh salt breezes, and hear the heavy thud 
of the waters coming against the rock. On viewing such a 
scene, we cannot but feel that we are looking upon more than 
nature has to offer in her cold way. We see and feel, in 
addition to the sea, rock, and waves, the thoughts which the 
artist had on painting this picture. 
The theory of triangulation should be considered at this 
stage. It was stated above that in No. 123 movement is for¬ 
cibly expressed by all the objects in the picture being painted 
along parallel diagonal lines. Motion can be represented only 
by ideas of force. Force is always exerted in straight lines, 
whether as initial or deflected force. The triangle is selected 
as the simplest figure enclosing space, and thus represents 
the lines of force in their simplest elements. 
The hypotenuse offers the opportunity of introducing the 
idea of dissymmetry. We owe to M. Pasteur the acknow¬ 
ledgment of presenting molecular dissymmetry in its widest 
bearing. Dissymmetry is essential to the conditions of life. 
The results of synthesis in the laboratory of the chemist 
are always symmetrical, because the forces employed are 
non-dissymmetrical. On the contrary, all chemical products 
made in the plant cell are dissymmetrical, for they are formed 
by forces of dissymmetry. How should the chemist break 
away from his methods, which are, from this point of view, 
obsolete and imperfect? He should have recourse to the ac¬ 
tion of solenoids, of magnetism, of the dissymmetrical move¬ 
ment of light, and the reactions of substances themselves 
dissymmetrical. A vast field opens here for future investiga¬ 
tions into the origin of life. Dissymmetry is not only the basis 
