on the Polype. 121 



EXPERIMENT IV. 



Cutting the Head of a Polype 

 in four Pieces, 



A 



P RIL, 20, 1743. At fix o'clock in 

 the Afternoon, I cut off with my Scif^ 

 fars one fingle Arm oi2i Polype, with a little 

 Bit of Flefh thereto, fcarcc larger than a 

 Grain of Sand : when magnified, it appear- 

 ed as the Figure, A. 



I cut off a fecond Piece with two Arms, 

 in the Figure, B. 



And likewife a third Piece, on which 

 were three Arms, in the Manner, C. 



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The fourth Part of the Head, v/hich re- 

 mained to the Body, had three Arms left on 

 it, and two were cut from it in the Operation, 

 clofe to their Roots. It was a large Polype 

 with a young One hanging to it. Imme- 

 diately after the Cutting it contrafted itfelf 

 in an Heap, but in about half an Hour ap- 

 peared as in the Figure below. 



My 



