RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Q5 Grief muscle Low spirits. CUL-DAR186.6. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR186 contains answers to 'Queries about expression' summarised by subject (contempt, good spirits, indignation etc.) and geographically (Australia, Brazil, China etc.), research leading to Expression (F1142).
Darwin's 'Queries about expression' can be found in Darwin 1867, [Darwin] 1867, Darwin 1868, CUL-DAR53.1.B2, CUL-DAR186.1 and Expression pp. 15-16. On these see Freeman and Gautrey 1972, 1975 and Freeman 1977. A later version is in Darwin 1874. See van Wyhe, Comparison of three versions of Darwin's 'Queries about expression'.
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Q5
Grief muscle Low spirits
Australia
No 2. Dyson Lacy raised eyebrows lower lip hang-
3 Taplin — "yes. this is exact"
5 Hagenauer partly – corners of mouth no g. muscle
7 Lane yes
8 Mr Templeton Bunnett open up the mouth wh not of speech as have a a chap fallen expression observed no g muscle
9. Bulmer no? mouth closed, sleepy eyes.
12. F. Müller yes.
India
13. H. Erskine yes several persons (native & European all say yes.)
14 J. Scott only corners of mouth
15 — Do Do – see original oblique eyelids transverse wrinkled forehead
Egypt
25 Mrs Gray yes from effort transverse wrinkle strongly marked
26 Kafir — no
China
27 Swinhoe yes — thinks so, a tendency to laugh
S. America
29 Bridges yes – bad spirits shewn in same manner we do
N. America
30 Matthews yes partly
31 Rottrock yes ? I don't think he answers the question
Malay
34 Geach see original yes. corners much depressed – wrinkles –
(Insane often observed, but less frequently than oblique eyebrow)
[Expression, p. 186.]
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