The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1867.07.04. Emma, Henrietta & Effie are certain that tears actually flow down face. CUL-DAR195.4.8. 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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July 4 - / 67/ Emma, Henrietta & Effie are certain that tears actually flow down face in violent vomiting & retching ─ It is also certain in strong yawning & in coughing from choking. ─

Rowland grinning is evidently partly caused by contraction of muscles of mouth to close eyes ─

[Katherine Euphemia (Effie) Wedgwood, 1839-1931. 4th child of Hensleigh and Fanny Mackintosh. Rowland Henry (Harry) Wedgwood, 1847-1921. 6th child of Henry Allen and Jessie.]

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Incoitive evac – with much straining, I have just had tears squeezed out of eye ─ much shorter time then Boys squeezed eyes ─ I may say "with violent downward straining of abdominal muscles" ─

In yawning cannot be expiration, but spasmodic closing of muscle of eyes. ─

It is inspiration

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