Hodgkin had just returned from his second visit to Paris, where he had learned to prepare and dissect cadaveric specimens.

Hence, factually and mathematically, the cogeneracy, intimate relation and actual likeness existing between the earth's life-blood and man's clearly appear in proportions of about 95 to 5, since animal blood consists of about 95 per cent. water—a fact which, in turn, may prove water at least 95 per cent. more lifeful than human blood, which, excepting water, seems essentially to appear the most lifeful substance yet found — save and except, possibly, iron, which, though hitherto considered dead, proves an enlivener of coursing blood, water, and hence animal life.

All these assume a kind of anentropy, a rising of order out of disorder, implicitly embodying a kind of anthropic intent, which Plato articulated as the soul, identified as the primal mover, the initiator of action.

Moreover, all were furnished with carbines and cartridge boxes, and the leader was armed with a sabre with a leather sheath. This was not so much amiss, and would do very well at a distance: but during the two hours' halt at the village aforesaid, I took it into my head, while the owners were enjoying their siesta under the shade of the gateway, just to stride in among them, and take a nearer inspection of the weapons.