82 A Caution in moving Polypes, 

 ber of thefe, with a Coat of thick Paper ; out 

 of which Paper he cut, on one Side, the Figure 

 of a Chevron. Then covering his Glafs with 

 it, all Light was excluded, but what came 

 through the faid Chevron. The Confe- 

 quence was, that all the Polypes in the Glafs 

 came and placed themfelves within this Fi- 

 gure : and whenever he turned it about, as 

 he did feveral Times, they conftantly re-^ 

 moved their Quarters, and in a Day or two 

 would every one of them be ranged in the 

 Chevron on the other Side of the Glafs. 



Some Months ago, carrying a few Polypes 

 about a Mile^ in a Hackney Coach, in a Phial 

 about half full of Watery the Jolting of the 

 Coach, upon the Stones, daflied the Water, 

 continually, with fo much Force againft 

 them, that when I came to my Journey's End, 

 I found their Arms all broken off, and their 

 Bodies much contracted, white, and mo- 

 tionlefs: and the Gentleman with whom I 

 left them, told me, they did not recover^ 

 but feemed to diffolve away. 



As other People may poflibly have met 

 with the like Accident, without conceiving 

 the Caufe of it, I juft mention this Cafe for 

 their Information, and, by way of Caution, 

 never to carry thefe Infedls on Horfeback, 

 or in a Coach, without quite filling the 

 Veffel they are put into with Water ; that it 

 may thereby be prevented from dafhing fb 

 violently againfl them. How 



