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Arms ; and another little One began now to 



appear, fprouting out on the other Side. 



Aprils I. The new Body, produced by 

 the Head-Part, appearing now ftrong and 

 vigorous, and in no wife diiferent from my 

 other Pol)pe5, I defifled from obferving it 

 any farther at prefent ; and applied my At- 

 tention to the Tail- Part, whole new Head 

 being extreamly embarrafs'd with the Slime 

 I mentioned yefterday, I endeavoured to 

 difengage it, but with little EfFed:. It lay 

 at the Bottom of the Glafs all this Day, 

 contracted, and unadtive. 



Aprils 2. — The flimy Matter continued 

 to encircle the new Head, which appeared 



in alanguiftiingState, 

 from its Incapacity of 

 eating any thing. The 

 eldeft young One ex- 

 tended its Arms and 

 Body, but would not eat, 



April, 3. — The Slime feeming to increafe 

 rather than diminifli : and therefore fuppo- 

 fing it to be fome incurable Diftemper, 

 threatning the Life of the Polype^ I placed 

 it in the Palm of my Hand in a Drop of 

 Water, at half an Hour paft ten this Morn- 

 ing, and with my Sciffars cut its new Head 

 entirely off. Then replacing it in a Glafs of 

 Water, the two young Ones and the Parent 

 Body extended themfelves greatly^ and two 



Hours 



