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is, whether there were, in new limbs, germs con- 
taining members in miniature, fimilar to thofe 
amputated. With this view, | cut off the tege- 
nerated hand and foot. 
At the extremity of the reproduced leg, on the 
21, appeared two new toes extremely minute, 
but eafily recognifable by the naked eye: and, 
on the 24, an originating hand, with three well 
fhaped fingers, appeared at the extremity of the 
new arm. 
The foot, now reproduced, exhibited four very 
diftin& toes. Both thefe and the fingers were 
yet only one fourth, or one third, of a line long. 
Therefore it is proved, by this firft experiment, 
that the reproduced limbs of a newt can make 
new productions, in the fame manner as the old 
ones can, and give birth to members which, in 
their effential parts, refemble thofe amputated, 
and are different oly in fize, confiftence, and 
colour: for, as was remarked in my former me- 
moir, the new members are of more delicate tex- 
ture, and of a much lighter colour than the 
old. 
It was undoubtedly moft interefting to afcer- 
tain how far the refources of nature extended ; 
and whether, after feveral fucceflive mutilations 
of the reproduced member, a new one would ftill 
fegenerate. 
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