In the modern doctrine of evolution the cosmic system appears as a natural product of elementary matter and its laws.
There are many substances produced by plants which can be synthetically prepared by chemical means, but, as with quinine, the process involved is too costly to enable the synthetic product to compete with the natural product.
The nitrate and borax deposits are extensive and productive, and common salt is a natural product of large areas in the elevated desert regions of the Andes.
No legitimate objection can be raised to this practice inasmuch as champagne in any case must be regarded in the light of a manufactured article rather than as a natural product.
Quina or calisaya is a natural product of the eastern Andes, and is found at an altitude of 3000 to 9000 ft.
