2&.6 Eels in Pajle viviparous, 
I fir ft faw the Experiment with Mr, 
Sherwoods and having fince made it Abun- 
dance of Times myfelf, am qualified to 
dired: thofe who may defire to be fati'f- 
fied, how to perform it themfelves, with¬ 
out any great Difficulty. — Having taken 
up a very fmall Quantity of the Pafte 
where thefe Eels abound, on the Point of 
a Pin, or with a fharpened Quill, lay it 
on a Slip of Glafs ; and diluting it well 
with Water, many of them will become 
viable to the naked Eye ; then with the 
Nib of a Pen cut to a very fine Point, and 
fhaved fo thin as to be extremely pliable, 
lingle out one of the largefl Eels, and in- 
finuating the Point of the Pen underneath 
it, remove it into a very fmall Drop of 
Water, which you muff have ready pre¬ 
pared on another Slip of Glafs. When 
thus confined, it may eaiily be cut afun- 
der, tranfverfely, by the Help of a good 
Eye and fteady Hand, with a Lancet or 
fharp Penknife ; or if the Eye is deficient, 
a Hand-Magnifier will enable almoft any 
body to perform the Operation. As faon 
as the Parts are feparated, apply your Ob¬ 
ject to the Microfcope, and if the Divifion 
has been made about the , Middle of the 
Animal, feveral oval Bodies of different 
Sizes will be fee'n to iffue forth. Thefe 
are young Anguillcs, of different Degrees 
of Maturity, each whereof is coiled up and 
included 
