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424. ANIMAL REPRODUCTIONS. 
its origin: and a new one appeared on the 28. | 
‘Fhus each could be reproduced feparately, and 
both at once. 
EXPERIMENT IV. Both hands and the left 
foot longitudinally divided.—The experiments on 
longitudinal divifion, which afforded interefting 
refults, are detailed in the preceding Memoir: It 
was of great importance to repeat one of this 
nature; for which feveral reafons have already 
been given. And I may here add another. By 
this mode of fection, 1 thought a greater number 
of fingers and toes might be produced than na- 
ture allotted: to each member. I conceived that 
longitudinal divifion might occafion the deriva- 
tion of fluids favourable to the eruption of thofe 
germs that were around the edges of the wound. 
Thus it was principally with that view the follow- 
ing experiments were made. __ : 
July 13, 1779, the hands and left foot ol a 
newt were longitudinally divided. From the rs, 
mould: grew on the wounds, but I took care to 
brufh it off with a pencil: and alfo to renew the: 
water frequently.. But, for all my precautions, 
half the hands and foot were confumed by gan-: 
grene. A: minute trunk, formed by the meta- — 
carpus and metatarfus, was then vifible at one’ 
fide of the remaining part,’ 
