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ditions  supervene  the  isolated  elements  following  their  native  affinities 
are  again  homogeneously  segregated.  This  shows  that  the  immanent 
forces  determine  the  states  which  persist  relative  to  their  degree  of 
homogeneity.  Hence  changeability  characterizes  those  conditions  pre- 
senting stages  tending  to  more  stable  adjustments.  From  this  it  is  evi- 
dent that  the  so-called  ohemical  affinities  are  but  secondary  qualities, 
and  that  the  tendency  is  rather  towards  a  final  isolation.  The  known 
properties  of  the  chemical  elements  show  them  to  possess  interrela- 
tions independent  of  so-called  chemisni,  indicating  that  ultimate  segre- 
gation separates  them  into  more  and  more  related,  that  is,  more  and 
more  similar  and  simpler  forms. 
The  work  of  the  higher  agencies,  although  continually  renewed,  is 
ever  suffering  degradation.  This  extreme  changeability  is  a  char- 
acteristic of  exceeding  heterogeneity,  and  the  conflict  results  from  the 
selection  of  the  relatively  similar  into  more  homogeneous  groups. 
These  adaptive  actions  or  adjustments  are  therefore  contingent  upon 
heterogeneity,  since  the  homogeneous  presents  no  differences  for 
selection  to  assimilate.  This  makes  it  manifest  that  the  higher  activities 
can  only  prevail  in  the  correspondingly  heterogeneous,  and  that 
an  ultimate  diversification  into  the  most  homogeneous  precludes  their 
existence. 
Vital  redistribution  is  dependent  upon  the  highest  order  of  unlike- 
ness,  and  consequently  many  of  its  products  are  comparably  intri- 
cate. A  very  active  selection  is  therefore  implied,  although  the 
groundwork  of  the  various  agencies  involved  is  notably  similar.  It 
is  only  in  the  transitional  stages,  however,  that  this  unwonted  com- 
plication of  products  is  found.  In  the  final  stages  their  simplicity 
and  uniformity  is  equally  noteworthy. 
The  products  elaborated  by  plants,  for  instance  when  intercepted 
during  the  intermediate  phases,  constitute  not  only  means  of  sus- 
tentation  for  other  plants  and  chiefly  animals  in  their  normal  states, 
but  are  importantly  energetic  in  correcting  or  inducing  various 
abnormal  conditions.  As  segregated  in  the  plant  body,  many  vege- 
table products  are  confined  to  peculiar  surroundings,  whereby  a  native 
supply  is  maintained.  When  these  substances  are  naturally  merged, 
or  where  this  occurs  artificially,  as  in  case  of  the  galenical  products 
of  pharmacy,  further  reactions  occur  and  ulterior  changes  take  place. 
Thus  an  aqueous  or  more  or  less  alcoholic  extract  of  an  organic 
drug  may  at  first  possess  a  fastidious  transparency.    Very  soon,  how- 
