Bernstein, Aaron, Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbücher, Bd. 12-16, 1897

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            komme. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1661" xml:space="preserve">Denn der Baum kann ohne Licht nicht leben. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1662" xml:space="preserve">Ein
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            Baum muß atmen. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1663" xml:space="preserve">Er nimmt Kohlenſäure aus der Luft auf,
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            und haucht dafür Sauerſtoff aus. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1664" xml:space="preserve">Dies aber kann er nicht,
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            wenn er nicht in jedem Augenblick mit außerordentlich viel
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            Luft in Berührung ſteht, wenn er ſich nicht in eine ungeheure
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            Oberſläche teilt, und deshalb ſtirbt auch ein Baum ab, wenn
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            man ihn der Blätter in der Zeit des Sommers beraubt.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1666" xml:space="preserve">Was aber macht der Baum mit dem, was er einatmet?
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1667" xml:space="preserve">Dieſe Luftart, die Kohlenſäure, geht in die Säfte über, welche
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            ſich in den Zellen des Baumes befinden; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1668" xml:space="preserve">dieſe Luftart iſt ein
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            Teil ſeiner Nahrung; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1669" xml:space="preserve">den Kohlenſtoff behält der Baum zurück
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            und bildet dadurch die kohlenreiche Holzzelle, die uns ſo treff-
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            liche Dienſte leiſtet, während er den Sauerſtoff zurückgiebt und
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            wieder aushaucht.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1671" xml:space="preserve">Der Bau und das Atmen eines Baumes hat alſo offen-
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            bar große Ähnlichkeit mit dem Bau und dem Atmen einer
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            Lunge. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1672" xml:space="preserve">Aber es iſt dies eine Ähnlichkeit zweier Dinge, die auf
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            ihr Gegenteil in Einrichtung und Ziel hinausläuft.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s1674" xml:space="preserve">Ein Baum iſt eine ungeheuere Verteilung einer einſtäm-
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            migen Maſſe; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1675" xml:space="preserve">in der Lunge findet ſich die ungeheure Ver-
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            teilung und Verzweigung eines leeren Raumes. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1676" xml:space="preserve">Ein Baum
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            ſtreckt ſeine ſaftreichen, blutreichen Äſte in die Luft hinein,
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            die ihn umgiebt; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1677" xml:space="preserve">in der Lunge iſt das Gegenteil der Fall:
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1678" xml:space="preserve">es erſtrecken ſich luftige Äſte hinein in eine blutreiche Umge-
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            bung. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1679" xml:space="preserve">Der Baum iſt ein Gebilde, wo die Luft von außen und
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            der Lebensſaft innen iſt; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1680" xml:space="preserve">in dem Luftbaum der Lunge iſt die
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            Luft innerhalb des Baumgezweiges, und der Lebensſaft, das
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            Blut, befindet ſich außerhalb in der Umgebung desſelben. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1681" xml:space="preserve">Und
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            wie ſich ſchon hierin bei aller Gleichheit des Baues ein Gegen-
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            teil der Einrichtung zeigt, ſo iſt dies auch in dem Stoff der
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            Fall, der in beiden Fällen ein- und ausgeatmet wird. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1682" xml:space="preserve">— Die
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            Lunge atmet Sauerſtoff ein; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1683" xml:space="preserve">der Baum atmet Sauerſtoff aus. </s>
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            Die Lunge atmet Kohlenſäure aus; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s1685" xml:space="preserve">der Baum atmet </s>
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