iOf Anirmlcula in Fluids. 
from the eggs of the oyfters themfelves, and that they d© 
not proceed from other animals that either fly or float in 
the air. Six days after two different forts of new ani- 
malcula appeared in the fame liquor; the fir ft are repre- 
fented at fig. 226. it ftretches itfelf out and fhortens itfelf 
alternately. The fecond fort is feen at fig. 227. which 
moved fo flow that the following particulars were ob- 
ferved ; it had four Abort legs near its head, and five: 
longer behind. In the fame liquor was alfo found an¬ 
other fort reprefented at 228. 
In other frefh oyfter liquor were alfo found different 
animalcules, as reprefented at i, 1, m, n, o, p, q, fig. 
22 Q. m exhibits a worm with a Iharp head and round 
tail. Thofe at n and o Ihew two of the fame worms 
joined together, the ftrongeft dragging along the weakeft. 
At p is feen one of another figure, and at q are two 
fmaller, holding each other by the beak aijd fwimming 
in company. 
Of an infufion of pinks made in common 
water both cold and hot. 
S OME pinks, not quite blown, being fteeped in cold 
water, produced living animalcules, which upon 
examination with the micro scope were found to be of the 
fhape reprefented by fig, 230. On the fixth day appeared 
a larger fort, but fewer, being very tranfparent, and 
ftrewed with little fpots, fig. 231. The eighth day the 
larger fort appeared finer and longer than before, and 
moved after a different manner,; in fifteen days the fur- 
face of the liquor was covered with little white worms, 
fomewhat below which was a prodigious number of 
minute animalcules, The twenty-eighth day a large 
worm 
