JO Polypes, how found, 



the Fucerom through the Skin of the Polype^ 

 and that in the Stomach of fome he could 

 difcover five or fix. 



Thefe Pulices aquatici are plenty enough 

 in many Ditches in the Country ; and it is 

 not improbable that in the fame Ditches Po- 

 lypes may be alfo found : the Way of know- 

 ing which is, to take out gently the Roots or 

 Stalks of Water-Plants, Leaves, Sticks, Stones, 

 or any thing elfe that lies below the Surface: 

 and putting them in a Glafs Veflel full of 

 Water, if there are any Polypes you will foon 

 perceive them adhering by their Tails, and 

 waving about their Arms. For when their 

 Tails are faftned to fomething, as they mofl 

 commonly are, they do not eafily quit their 

 Hold when in the Water, nor drop off, tho' 

 what they flick to be taken out of it : fo that 

 Thoufands of Polypes may be hanging to the 

 Weeds, Stones, ^c, every where in the Wa- 

 ter, and yet by meer dipping you may not 

 perhaps find one. The Want of knowing 

 this has been, I believe, the Reafon of many 

 Difappointments in fearching after them : 

 for as they do not fwim, and are very rarely 

 loofe in the Water, taking up Water only 

 can fignify but little, unlefs by fome violent 

 Motion or other Means their Tails could be 

 difengaged; and even then, except they could 

 be got up indantly, they would fink to the 

 Bottom, and fhiflrate all our Pains. 



It is impofiible to make fuch Obfervations 



oil thefe Creatures, kept in fmall GlalTes, and 



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