90 Obfervations and Remarks 



though from the lefs Vifcidity of their Juices^' 

 or the larger Dimenfions of their Veffels, or 

 both together, their Parts are unable to con- 

 tinue alive, and produce others, as thofe of 

 the Polype do.— *Tis not my Intent, how- 

 ever, to impofe Conjeftures on any body, 

 and therefore Ipaving them, well proceed to 

 real Fadls. 



'Tis become a common Queftion, How 

 long the Parts of a divided Polype will be 

 reproducing what each wants to make it a 

 perfeft and compleat Polype ? And the beft 

 Anfwer to this Queftion is, that the Time 

 will be longer, or fhorter, according to the 

 different Circumftances of the feparated Parts, 

 and in Proportion to the Warmth or Cold- 

 nefs of the Weather, to the Care taken of 

 them, and perhaps to other Particulars we 

 are unacquainted with. But in order to ex- 

 plain this a little more clearly, it may be 

 proper to give a brief Account of what ufual- 

 ly happens to each of the divided Parts. 



If, for In fiance, a Polype be cut in two 

 Pieces, acrofs the Body, the Head-Part will 

 frequently feize a fraall Worm as foon as it 

 can be offered, and fwallow as much thereof 

 as its Piece of Body can be extended to con- 

 tain ; and yet, unlefs the Cut was made fo 

 near the Head that the Piece of Body there- 

 to is extremely fhort, none of the Worm fo 

 fwallowed will ifliie out at the wounded End: 



3 which 



