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I (hall now proceed to what I have tried with 
regard to the dividing of thefe Animals, and the Re- 
production of their Parts. 
On Sunday the 1 3 th of this Inftant March> I chofe 
a long (lender ‘Polypus , that appeared lively, but that 
had not been fed fince I received it ; and putting it 
with a Drop of Water in the Palm of my Left Hand, 
I watched the Time of its extending itfelf, and then 
with my Sciffars cut it afunder into Two Parts, near 
the Middle; both which Parts I put feparately into 
Two Phials of New- River -water. This was done 
about Two o’Clock in the Afternoon. 
On Monday the 14th, I obferved the Arms on the 
Head-part to play; the Tail-part lay along on the 
Bottom of the Phial, but looked plump, and from 
time to time alternately extended and contracted 
itfelf : The Wounds of both Parts appeared contracted 
and drawn together. 
On Tuefday the 15th, the Head-part feeming 
aCtive and bufy with its Arms, I gave it, about Nine 
in the Morning, a fmall Piece of a Worm ; it very 
readily feized it, and prefently after eat it: I viewed 
this Part carefully with a Magnifying-glafs, and found 
the Wound no-ways affeCted by the Extenfion of the 
Stomach. The Wound of the Tail-piece appeared 
well rounded off. 
On Wednefday the 16th, the Head-piece feemed 
very well. The Tail-piece ftirred very remarkably, 
and its wounded End fhewed in Shape like that of a 
little turned Nine-Pin. 
On Thurfday the 17th, I faw the Head-piece raifed 
up and retting on its porterior End, as before it 
was hurt. The Tail-piece difeovered a very remark- 
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