The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1871.02.11. A person speaking of horrid sight. CUL-DAR195.4.26. 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.

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A person speaking of a horrid sight will almost certainly shut his eyes violently & give a little shudder or shake his head ─ A deaf man in listening will open his eyes as widely as possible. ─ He exerts all his senses together.

Speaking of bad smell contract his nose & shuts his eyes. ─

Feb 11 ─ 71/

[Expression, p. 283: "We may therefore infer that the mouth is not kept open under the sense of astonishment for the sake of hearing sounds more distinctly; notwithstanding that most deaf people keep their mouths open."]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)