Excerpt from The Theory of Ions: A Consideration of Its Place, in Biology and Therapeutics In the author's view of the origin of the living from non-living substances the ionisation of materials and formation of mares takes a great part. The formation of ions is observed in many ways. It occurs both in growing and disintegrating tissues. It is Observed in dead as well as in living substances. Some of the Observed facts have been noted in the following pages, in which an endeavour has been made to place the theory of ions before the reader, and to show that ions occupy an important place in biological processes. The continuous adjustment Of the internal relations of materials to the external relations is, in the author's view of the subject, brought about by the ionisation of matter, the transformation of energy, and the definite com bination of these heterogeneous changes, both simul taneous and successive; and these in correspon dence with external coexistences and consequences result in the development of the dead into the living, the inorganic into the organic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.