en the Polype, 139 



and two more that were (horter ; the other 

 had likewife two Arms, diredtly oppofite to 

 each other. They all extended as the Fi- 

 gure fliews. 





The Tail-End appeared {landing upright, 

 but was very (limy, and fo white and tranf- 

 parent as hardly to be difcerned. See the 

 above Figure, (a). 



May, 16. — One of the young Ones drop- 

 ped off this Morning and had fix Arms, the 



other had now four. The Slime was fo 



increafed about the Tail-Piece, that finding 

 it impoffible to difengage it, and perceiving 

 the whole Subftance of it converting into a 

 like Matter, I threw it quite away. 



This Slime appears to be the worft and 

 moft dangerous Diftemper attending Polypes: 

 for nothing feems to threaten them fo much 

 as DiflTolution, of which fuch a Mucus or 

 Slime is the Prognoftic. 



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