104 -^ Cotirfe of Experiments 

 produced a Body of about one twentieth of 

 an Inch in Length, and appeared 

 in this Manner. The Arms play- 

 ed in the Water freely, and the 

 whole, ftanding upright, feemed 

 like a fmall but compleat Polype. 



The Tail-Part continued moft common- 

 ly flretched out, as in the Figure given 

 yefterday : but the End whence the Head 

 was cut, appeared now quite rounded and 

 fmooth, and thicker than in any other Place, 

 On one Side of the Body a minute Protu- 

 berance was obfervable, little bigger than 

 the Point of a Pin, w^hich I conjectured 



to be a young One 

 fprouting forth. Its 

 whole Figure was 

 thus. 



I this Day offered a Piece of Worm fe- 

 veral Times to the Head- Part, but it w^ould 

 not eat *. 



March ^ 28. The Head- Part appeared 



to Day little different from yefterday as to 

 Form, but feemed to place and rear itfelf 

 on its But-End more readily : it likewife 



* Its refufing Food was probably owing to the Coldnefs 

 of the Weather, which makes this Creature lefs voracious ; 

 for the Head-End of thofe cut in hot Weather, feldom fails 

 to eat, as foon as a Worm can be given fo it. S.omp Caufp 

 of it may likewifp \iQ imputed to the exceeding Smallnefs 

 pf its pew Body. 



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