398 ANFMAL REPRODUCTIONS. 
The reproduced hand and fpot being a full 
line long on the 31, I then cut them off. Both 
appeared again 15 Auguft, with three well fhap- 
ed fingers and toes. On the 24, the hand had 
acquired its four fingers, and the foot five toes, 
all vifible, though exceflively fmall. 
I then cut off the hand and foot for the third 
time. The fingers and tocs were a full line long 
13 Odober ; four of each appeared, but the 
ffth toe was yet imperceptible. 
Next I performed a fourth amputation: it alfo 
was followed by reproductions. Various occu- 
pations having interrupted me, a fifth amputation 
was not made before 26 Auguft 1779. 
The longeft finger was then about one line 
and a third, the longeft toe one anda half in 
length, deep coloured and very flender. The 
hand had four fingers ; the firft and fourth im- 
perfect. The foot had only three toes, more 
diftant from each other than ufual. Both the 
fingers were as imperfect 30 O€tober 1780: the 
fourth fcarcely vifible, and confifting only of 
a fhort point; and no more than three toes 
on the foot. The newt had then diminifhed 
greatly in fize, and was very brown. It ate 
little, and feldom: it remained long at the fur. 
face, unable to get to the bottom of the water ; 
and its belly was almoft always very much in. 
flated. 
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