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Water Infefts, which I have feen covered almoft all over 
v/ith Tafts of them, each Tuft being made up of many 
Animaknla^ which appear not much unlike to the Flowers 
of a Lilly or Fox Glove, 
This Congeries oi Am^alada will lengthen and contraCl 
themfelves both altogether and feverally, and I have ob- 
ferved them, when they lye at length, to put out fome 
wonderfully minute Organs like fmall Feet (not eafily dif- 
cern'd even with my beft Glafles) which by their quick 
agitation bring a current of Water from all fides toward 
them. But ! vras never fo fortunate as to fee that morion 
in them.; which he fays is like that of a Mill wheel 5 nor in- 
deed can I perceive the poffibility of fuch a Rotation of 
any Member in an Animal mechanifm. But I think I can 
eafily account for this mifta'ke of Mr L. or rather of his 
Painters for in the fame Water wherein I have feen thefe 
Plants and AnmalctiU^ I have obferved a fmall round Crea- 
ture, whofemany Legs (land Yxk^radij all about its Body. 
This has a fwift progre^I^ve motion, but will very often 
lye ftill (when only you can perceive thofe r^6?//)and then 
turn very fwiftiy round like a Wheel, fometimesone way, 
and then ftop and turn the other way, without ftirring an 
hairs breadth forward. Now 'tis very probable that one 
of thefe might (hew its tricks fo very near to, or among a 
Tuft of the other fix'd AnimalcHla^ that it might be very 
well taken for part of the fame, and I am very confident 
this is matter of*Faft. 
Thefe are fomeiimes feenloofe, but generally 
they are fix'din clufters by their Tails to other Bodies, and 
perhaps cannot feparate themfelves 5 and I think it no 
mean inftance of Providence, that many kinds of Water 
Infefts which are fo fix*d, and even fome of which have 
but flow and irregular motions, are furnifhed with fuch Or- 
gans about their Head, the vibrtionof which, brings a con- 
:ftant current towards iheir Mouths, and with that, Food 
for their Support, otherwife they would be ftarv^d for 
wane of Nourifhmem. If 
