M7t> A Couffe of Experiments 

 lye in a Drop of Water, large enough fof 

 them to fwim and extend in, without ad- 

 hering to the Paper. 



The four Pieces, after Cutting, lay in this 

 Drop as I intended, and ftuck fo Httle to 

 the Edges of the Paper cut therewith, that 

 I inflantly difengag'd them ; and then, as 

 fall: as poffibly I could, brought the Head- 

 Parts of one to the Tail-Parts of the other^ 

 «t the Ends where they had been feparated* 

 But, although I was not long in doing this, 

 the wounded Ends had begun to contradb 

 and round themfelvesj before I could pof- 

 fibly make them meet: and after many 

 Trials I found they would not adhere. 



Mr. Trembley mentions this as an Ex- 

 periment attended with much Difficulty, 

 and what frequently fails to fucceed; not 

 does he fay any thing of the Way he per- 

 forms it 5 and therefore I have given my 

 Manner of attempting it, and my Difap- 

 pointment therein ; hoping fomebody elfe 

 may contrive to bring the Parts more fud- 

 denly together; for on that, I apprehend, 

 the whole Succefs of the Experiment de- 

 pends ; fince, it is highly probable, if they 

 could be brought in contadt almoft inftan- 

 taneoufly after Cutting, they would readily 

 unite. 



The four Pieces were kept in Water, and 

 in a few Days, they all became handfome 

 and perfect Polypes, 



This 



