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EXPERIMENT XV. 



gartering a Polype. 



7UNEy gy 1743. An Eng/ijb Polype 

 being placed conveniently on a Slip of 

 Paper, I cut it entirely through the Body and 

 Head the long way, from Head to Tail : and 

 then, turning the Paper, I gave it another 

 Cut, tranfverfly, acrofs theBody^ whereby 

 it became divided into four Quarters, tho* 

 not equal Ones. The Se<ftion is exprefled by 

 the Figure A. 



Prefently after the Operation the four 

 Pieces appeared in the Water as (b c d e). 



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The Experiment was made about four 

 o*Clock in the Afternoon ; and, at ten the 

 fame Night, each of the Fore-Quarter Pieces 

 eat a Bit of Worm, and lay along extended 

 in the Manner of (a b). 



The two hinder Parts were contrafted, 

 but appeared plump and rounded, as (c d) • ♦ 



cu /^^ If ^,._ c J 



