RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 3.1868. Paget says he has been observing Blushing. CUL-DAR195.1.2. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker 4.2010, corrections by John van Wyhe, edited by Rookmaaker and van Wyhe 11.2010. RN2

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-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.


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Paget1 says he has been observing Blushing & has never seen it extend beyond face & neck — & has had excellent opportunities with quite well curved spines — but he has seen irregular blotches on the chest. —

See Burgess2 in Albino or [Torph] & Crichton Browne3

1 Paget 1853.

2 Burgess 1839.

3 James Crichton-Browne (1840–1938), Scottish physician and psychologist and medical director, West Riding Asylum, Wakefield.


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