150 A Courje of Experiments 



The Tail-Piece lay extended, and a couple 

 of Arms began to be difcernable at the End 

 where it had been cut 5 as the Letter B 

 Clews, 



A little Slime feemed troublefome about; 



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May, 20. — The Head and Body-Part was. 

 this Morning extended in an odd Manner, 

 the elder young One feparated, and thePro- 

 dudlion of yefterday much grown. The young 

 One at the Tail-End was now almoft as large 

 as the Head at the other End ; and, playing 

 its Arms brifkly, exhibited the Appearance 

 of a Polype with a Head at each End ; butj 

 by clofe Examination, a Line might be dif~ 

 cerned, which plainly fiiewed them to be 

 two Polypes, that might be expedled. foon to 

 feparate. (See Fig. A.) They did not how- 

 ever come afunder in above a Fortnight, but 

 grew fo large, that, when fully extended-, 

 -they were three Inches in Lerigth. 



The 



