88 Ohjervatlom and Remarks 

 I have made it contra6t and lie according to 

 my Deiire, I drain away the Water, where- 

 by its upper and under Sides collapfing, it 

 becomes fpread the broad Way, and remains 

 fixt upon the Paper; by v/hich means, I 

 obtain a great Advantage ; for by cutting 

 through both Paper and Polype^ I can make 

 the Section more fteady and certain than I 

 could otherwife do. The divided Pieces ad- 

 here to the Paper like a Jelly 5 and there- 

 fore I throw them inftantly into Water, 

 where in a few Minutes they fall from the 

 Paper without any farther Trouble. 



But if I want to cut a Pohfe before the 

 Microfcope, neidier of the above Ways will 

 do. I am then obliged to place it in a con- 

 cave Lens filled with Water, and to cut it 

 in the beft Manner I can: and it is very dif- 

 ficult to divide it longitudinally in this Man- 

 ner, though eafy enough to do it the crofs- 

 way. 



Though this Creature, as well as every 

 other living Body, muft undoubtedly be 

 furniilied with many Veffels, through which 

 feme Kind of Fluid, abfolutely needful to 

 its Life and Growth, conflantly moves 

 along ; it mufi: be acknowledged, that upon 

 Cutting, not the leafl Eflfufion of Blood or 

 Ichor can be perceived, even by the beft Mi- 

 crofcope. But this will feem in no wife 

 ftrange, if we confider^ that the whole 



Polype 



