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Production of the young ones from the Sides of the 
Parent has a near Refemblance to the fhooting of 
the Branches from the Trunks of Vegetables, and 
though fome other of his Properties are fo very 
fingular and furprifing; yet all thofe above-men- 
tioned and defcribed, are without all Doubt Animal 
Operations. 
This Sprouting of the Young Ones from the Sides of 
the others, is already fo fully defcribed by Monfieur 
Trembley himfelf, that I have very little to add to 
that Defcription, farther than to obferve, that the 
young ones I have feen (hoot out, had no Arms 
till they had acquired fome Length: Thofe I have 
had the Beginning of before me, have not fhewed 
them till about the Fifth Day from the firft Ap- 
pearance, but this might probably vary in a warmer 
Seafon. 
As foon as the little ones have Arms, they will 
themfelves take and eat Worms while fixed ; and it 
appears, that during that Time, the Gut of the little 
one opens into and joins the Gut of the Parent : 
This 1 hope indeed to confirm by fome further Ex- 
periments; but it has conftantly appeared to me, that 
upon the little ones eating, the Stomach and Gut of 
the Parent has become extended alfo, and vice verfa. 
I have had one ‘Polypus , that had Three young ones 
dependent from him at the fame time, and one of 
thefe young ones has begun to put out a young one 
itfelf, fo that they formed a Clufter of Five of thefe 
Infe&s hanging together : But one of the young ones 
feparated itfelf, and dropt off Ycfterday Morning; 
and this Morning I perceive another little one juft 
breaking out. 
