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A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga728
the bottle is corked the copper wire immediately begins to surround itself
with a growth of metallic lead resembling fine moss. From this moss spring
branches and limbs, which in turn manifest a growth similar to foliage, until
at last a miniature bush or tree is formed. Similar “metallic vegetation” may
be produced by other metallic solutions.
All of you have noticed how crystals of frost form on window panes in
shapes of leaves, branches, foliage, flowers, blossoms, etc. Saltpeter when
subjected to the effect of polarized light assumes forms closely resembling
the forms of the orchid. Nature is full of these resemblances.
A German scientist recently performed a remarkable experiment with
certain metallic salts. He subjected the salts to the action of a galvanic
current, when to his surprise the particles of the salts grouped themselves
around the negative pole of the battery, and then grew into a shape closely
resembling a miniature mushroom, with tiny stem and umbrella top. These
metallic mushrooms at first presented a transparent appearance, but
gradually developed color, the top of the umbrella being a bright red, with
a faint rose shade on the under surface. The stems showed a pale straw color.
This was most interesting, but the important fact of the experiment consists
in the discovery that these mushrooms have fine veins or tubes running
along the stems, through which the nourishment, or additional material for
growth, is transported, so that the growth is actually from the inside, just
as is the case with fungus life. To all intents and purposes, these inorganic
metallic growths were low forms of vegetable his.
But the search for Life does not end with the forms of the mineral world as
we know them. Science has separated the material forms into smaller forms,
and again still smaller. And if there is Life in the form composed of countless
particles, then must there be Life in the particles themselves. For Life cannot
come from non-Life, and if there be not Life in the particles, the theory of
Omnipresent Life must fan. So we must look beyond the form and shape
of the mineral—mist separate it into its constituent parts, and then examine
the parts for indications of Life.