The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Susan laughs until she cries. CUL-DAR195.4.47. 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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Susan laughs until she cries & then has partly blubbering face.— But tickling (common to animals) causes convulsive movement accompanied with extraordinary tendency to laughter. ─ Here it is convulsive & quite involuntary in children scarcely pleasure. ─ shivering from cold is convulsive from certain disagreeable sensation in part affected. ─ Hysteria affects the face─ teeth chattering.— so that face gives way first to convulsive movement─ When purgative medicine affect the intestines, tears start in the eyes.─ it is generally accompanied by slight shivering down the back.─

[insertion in blue pencil:] ([Divet] action of nervous System)

tears from music are almost always so accompanied.

[insertions in pencil:] (With Pagets Remarks) —

Introduction under fear onmen nervous action on [Frame]

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Sir H Holland on Trembling

Medical Notes p 322

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