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Mr. White on the Regeneration 
them from the rock orfliell, to which they gene¬ 
rally adhere, and a fhred is left behind, it will 
become a frefh and perfect animal. 
The earth-worm and fea-worm will live after 
being cut in two ; but, what is mod furprizing, 
the fmall red headed earth-worm, being cut in 
two, both extremities furvive the operation ; the 
head produces a tail, with the anus, the intef- 
tines, the anular mufcles, and the prickly beards: 
the tail on the other hand, is feen to fhoot forth 
the noble organs, and, in lefs than three months j 
fends forth a head, heart, together with all the 
apparatus and indruments of generation. Thefe 
parts, as may be eafily fuppofed, were produced 
much flower than the former; a new head taking 
nearly three months for its completion ; a new 
tail (hooting forth in lefs than as many weeks. 
The lizard, and alfo the viper cad their (kin, 
and fome fay their tail, and even their eyes; and 
the lea (lug is faid to cad its head ; all which are 
regenerated. 
The buck cads its horns every fpring, which 
are reproduced in a few months. But if he be 
cadrated when young, he will have no horns at 
all, or fmall buds only, and thofe foft to the 
touch, like velvet, and void of firmnefs. Dr. 
Ruffel informs us, that he had two old bucks 
cadrated at the end of February, and their horns 
dropped off, the twenty-fird of March following ; 
fo that the fall of their horns was anticipated 
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