The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.12.11. In retching. CUL-DAR195.4.14. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. 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-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.

"Turner, Sir William, 1832-1916. Physician. CD met at Royal Society. CD sent T 4th edn of Origin. 1866 T supplied information for Descent. 1867-1903 Prof. Anatomy University of Edinburgh. 1871 T to CD, pointed out CD's confusion of intercondyloid foramen in the humerus with the supracondyloid foramen, in Descent, 1:28. CCD19. 1877 FRS. 1901 KCB. (Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021)

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Dec 11./67/ In retching (just proved by Emma) in choking & (yawning (?) eyes intently closed & tears come with no emotion of mind. I find some tears in my eyes after yawning. Does pressure on eyelids like a blow with a switch or pungent vapour cause by reflex action rapid secretion of tears ─ I doubt because voluntary very hard closing, or pressure does not cause tears ─ Can the gland be compressed by any muscles when acting spasmodically, which are not voluntarily acted on? & when the secreting tube are ejected, are they quickly refilled? Ask W. Turner? Can eye-ball press against gland ─ The case took mechanical cause, ─ Can any muscle [remedy] gland, have been overlooked?

[in margin:] must be vy hard pressure

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