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(Yawning commences with a deep inspiration, followed by a long & forcible expiration; & at the same time almost all the muscles of the body are strongly contracted, including those round the eyes. During this act, again, as I have often noticed,tears are often secreted; & I have seen them even rolling down the cheeks.) *(19)

(I have often noticed frequently observed that when persons scratch some point which itches intolerably, they forcibly close their eyelids; but they do not, as I believe, first draw a deep breath & then expel it with with force; & as I have never seen tears then come into their eyes noticed that the eyes then fill with tears; but I am not prepared to say that this does not occur. The forcible closure of the eyelids is, perhaps, merely a part of that general action by which almost all the muscles of the body are at the same time rendered rig rigid as a relief, rigid, on the same principle that they are we violently contract them & th grind own teeth grind together under an agony of extreme pain.— This forcible closure shutting of the eyes, is quite different from their gentle closing closure, [continues from next page] *(19) De la Physionomie

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extreme pain.— This forcible closure shutting of the eyes, is quite different from their gentle closing closure, which as Gratiolet*(19) (De la Physionomie pg 65 p. 217) generally accompanied the smelling of a delicious odour, or the tasting a delicious taste morsel, & which is apparently due to the or represents, the shutting out of all all other others disturbing impression by through the eyes.)

[Note in another hand:] Desc. of Man, [vol. 1] p. 156

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"greater physical helplessness & weakness. That is to say, it is a divergence which of all others it is most impossible to ascribe to mere natural selection."

He instances adduces the naked & unprotected state of the body, the absence of great teeth or claws for defence, his the little strength of man, & his small speed in running, & his want of the & slight power of smell, so as by which to discover food or danger.

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Birds Cause of Difference

that the birds of the first group are highly pugnacious & could defend themselves; that those of the second [text excised] concealing their

[Note in another hand:] Desc. of Man, p. 154

[text excised] been rendered indirectly or directly by the same general causes, & have obeying governed by the same general laws, which we see everywhere acting around us. The progenitors of man will also have tended like all others again as all animals, even including the slowest breeders to have increased beyond their means of subsistence tend to multiply beyond their means of subsistence, so no doubt it was with the progenitors of man; & this will inevitably have led to a struggle for existence & to They will, consequently, have been subjected to rigid natural selection. This latter process of natural selection will have been greatly aided by that of the inherited effects of the increased use of parts, [text excised] will [text excised] have [illeg] on each