on the Polype* 145 



On putting the Parts in Water, the flit 

 Body lay in an Heap and motionlefs at firil:, 

 but after fome Minutes, the two young Ones 

 extended, played their Arms about, and eat 

 a Worm between them very greedily, each 

 feizing on one End of it. 



In a Quarter of an Hour the feparated 

 Piece of Tail fixed itfelf on its Extremity, 

 and flood upright, appearing plump, white^ 

 and extended. 



The Body of the Polype was flit open at 

 fix o'clock in the Afternoon: at nine it ap- 

 peared perfectly healed, and no otherwife 

 different from what it was before cuttings 

 than by having a fliorter Tail. It feized and 

 eat half a Worm. 



One of the two young Ones having fallen 

 off fince the Experiment, raifed itfelf on 

 the Tail, and eat the other Part of the 

 Worm. 



May^ 13. — At eight this Morning, the 

 Body I flit open yefterday, feemed as free 

 from any Wound or Scar as if nothing had 

 been done to it, and it greedily eat a Worm. 

 The Place where the Tail was divided ap- 

 peared likewife quite well. 



I obferved a new young One pufliing out 



fmce the Operation, and found 1 had cut off 



L three 



