164 A Course of Experiments 

 grew large Polypes^ and in a few Days pro- 

 duced fo many young Ones, that I was 

 forced to remove them into other Veflels* 



EXPERIMENT XVII. 



Aji Attempt to turn a Polype , and the 



Event, 



7UNE, 12, 1743. Mr. Trembley 

 having allured us, in his Account of the 

 Polype^ that he has turned feveral of them 

 Infide out : fo that their Infide became their 

 Outfide, and their Outfide their Infide > in 

 which Condition they did not only continue 

 alive, but eat, grew, and multiplied as if 

 they had not been turned 5 I was extreamly 

 defifous to attempt the fame Experiment, 

 though I knew not well which Way to fet 

 about it : but being fenfible it muft be effeded 

 fome how or other by bringing the Tail and 

 Body through the Mouth, and having the 

 Honour of yoiir Company at my Lodgings, 

 about feven o'Clock in the Evening, I re- 

 folved, Sir, in your Prefence to try what I 

 could do. 



For this Purpofe, therefore, I employed 

 a very flender Needle and the fineft Thread 

 I could get, at the End of which I made a 

 fmall Knot: and placing a large full-fed 



Po/yfe 



