To P. B. Mason 24 March [1871]
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
March 24th
Dear Sir
I am greatly obliged for your valuable letter.1 A short time ago I was calling on an eminent physician, & he took off his neckcloth, bared his neck & showed me the platysma in splendid voluntary action.—2
I am much interested by what you say about the hair on the backs of weakly children. Would it be asking too great a favour to beg you to observe during next 6 or 9 or 12 months any case,—giving me particulars of age—sex—space covered with hair—length of longest hairs &c &c. I think a detailed case might be well worth giving.—
Pray believe me Dear Sir | with my best thanks | In Haste | Your’s very faithfully | Ch Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Interested in occurrence of hair on backs of weakly children. Asks PBM if he would report particulars of any case he observes during next 6–12 months.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7615
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Philip Brookes Mason
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- MR 24 71
- Source of text
- Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7615,” accessed on 24 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7615.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
