Eje5ts of their Eating, by Tajling. 83 



How long the natural Life of this Crea" 

 may be, I cannot pretend to fay, having a^ 

 yet had none that have died with me * : no^ 

 am I able to tell how long it can live with- 

 out Food \ though probably it may be able 

 fo to do for fome Weeks or Months. But 

 of this I am certain, that it will gladly eat 

 two or three Times a Day, in warm Wea- 

 ther, if it can get Worms fo often; and, 

 when it is fed frequently, will grow large, 

 and produce young Ones in Abundance ; 

 whereas fuch as are kept long failing, lofe all 

 their Colour and Subftance, are very little pro- 

 lific, and dwindle away to nothing, -—When 

 hungiy and empty, they appear lank, white 

 and tranfparent; when full, browniili or 

 reddifh, from the Colour of the Food with- 

 in them : and extend themfelves much longer 

 when hungry, than when full. 



'Tis of Confequence to take notice, once 

 for all, that the Form and Circumflances of 

 this little x^nimal, and much the greateft 

 Part of what I have related concerning it, 

 cannot be perceived or judged of without 

 the Affiftance of good GlaffeSj and proper 

 Conveniencies for placing it in Water, in 



* Mr. Miles afilires me, he has fometimes obferved ^ 

 Polype^ adhering by its Tnil to the Glafs, in the uiual Form, 

 and in Colour very little paler than common, with Arms 

 vifible, but not greatly extended ; which, on the Touch of 

 a Pen, has iniUutly diilblved into n line V^ipopr in the Wrter. 



G 2 fuch 



