92 Obfervations and Remarks 

 play what Arms are not cut off in the Ope-i 

 ration (as fome of them moft frequently are) 

 feize their Prey, and eat in an Hour or two's 

 Time. And as the Food burfts not out of 

 their Sides, though their Bodies are much 

 diftended therewith, but on the contrary 

 they appear round, fmooth, and without 

 any Scar, vv^e may conclude them perfect- 

 ly healed. This Way of Divifion makes 



two Polypes of one in the fhorteft Time of 

 any; for abating the awkward Difpofition of 

 what Arms they have, and the want of a few 

 more, both Parts in tv/o or three Hours ap- 

 pear as fair and well as others that have fuf- 

 fer'd nothing. The Defect of Arms is re- 

 paired alfo in a few Days. 



A Polype cut, tranfverfly, in three Parts, 

 requires four or iive Days in Summer, ^nd 

 longer in cold Weather, for the Middle 

 Piece to produce a Head and Tail, and the 

 Tail'Part to get a Body and Head,, which 

 they both do in pretty much the fame Time, 

 The Head- Part always appears a perfect Po* 

 lype fooner than the reft, as was before ob^ 

 ferved. 



In whatever Number of Pieces a Polype 

 can be divided, each Piece (as I have found 

 by repeated Trials) will re-produce all the 

 Parts neceffary to make it a compleat Polype^ 

 in a Time proportionable to the above Ac- 

 count, which may therefore ferve as a Kind 

 of Rule to judge by. 

 I I have 



