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cular appearance. During that period, the Ane^ 
mone feems to be ficfcly s but afterwards recovers 
its ftrength. 
It .is upon' this fpecies that I had particular op- 
portunities of obferving, that when, by cutting, 
there remains but the bahs, and a ihort (lump of 
the body.; the animal is equally, if not more, af- 
fected by the light, than before the . operation. 
• The fame effeCt is produced upon the part where 
the mouth and limbs .are.. 
I may perhaps be. taxed with cruelty, with re- 
gard to thefe infedts. But, I believe, I fhall fqon 
be abfolved of the charge, when it is confidered 
what favourable effects my experiments have had 
•upon the Anemonies which have been the fubjedt 
or them ; as I have not only extended their ex- 
igence, but 'like wife renewed their youth ; afid 
this fure is no finall advantage. 
What 
forme vermiculee ; pendant ce temps l’anemone paroit ma^ade, 
mais apres el le reprend une nouvelle vigueu.r* 
C’eft partmuiierement fur cette elpece que j’ai eu lieu 
d’ap'trcevoir que lors meme qu’il ne refte a ces animaux que 
la bafe et un tronc aftez court, ils font autant et plus affeil’es 
par la lumiere, qu’avuiit d'etre mutiles. It en eft de meme 
de la partie, ou font les membres ec la bouche. 
On pourroit etre rente de m’accufer de cruauie envers ces 
animaux, mais ft Ten fait attention aux effets qu’ont pioduit 
mes experiences, ou foupeonnera aiiemert que pUifieurs ne 
peuvent que fe feliciter d’cn avoir eie i’objet , car non feme- 
merit j’ai etendu leur etre, mais probablement je les ai ra- 
itunis, rcequi n’eft pas un petit avanlaee. 
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