!Animalcules found in Water . 3S9 
thofe, I muft own I know not what Infed 
it is, or what State it is in. 
The natural Length of this Infed was 
T Vth of an Inch, and its Breadth at the 
Shoulders or broadeft Part ^ of an Inch, 
according to the moil exad Dimenfions I 
was able to take. Its Colour was a pale Red 
or Pink, which appeared deeper at the join* 
ing of the Rings, but tranfparent. The Head 
was covered with a Shell, of a light Brown, 
with tw T Q fmail Eyes fet round with Hair, as 
was alfo the Mouth, or at leaf! that Forepart 
of the Head on each Side of which it had 
the Antennas bending inwards ; but without 
Hair or any Joints between the Shell of the 
Head and the firft Ring of the Body; the 
Neck Part which appeared being a Continu¬ 
ation from the Head. Its Body confided of 
eleven Rings, tapering fomething all the 
Way to the Tail, but the two firft and three 
laft Rings not fo wide as thofe in the Mid¬ 
dle. Under the firfc and fecond Ring it had 
two Legs, (of which one only could be re* 
prefented in the Figure) and their Extremi¬ 
ties were fet round with Hairs : between the 
tenth and eleventh Ring tw r o fmail Tubes 
arofe, making an obtufe Angle with the 
Forepart of the InfedPs Body, but an acute 
Angle with each other : the Ends of thefe 
Tubes were fet round with Hairs and feemed 
to be open : I take thefe to be pulmonary 
not that the Infedt always kept them upon 
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