From F. S. B. F. de Chaumont to W. E. Darwin 7 May 1871
Oakland
May 7th. 1871
My dear Darwin,
I have not forgotten the question about the pupil in the cold stage of ague—1 As I told you we had several cases brought into hospital sometime ago,—but my own duties prevented me seeing them much, so that I only saw one case in which it seemed to me that the pupils were dilated:— but the observation was not worth much as the man was obviously emerging from the cold stage— I however called Dr Fyffe’s att⟨e⟩ntion to the matter & as he ⟨is⟩ in charge of the medical ⟨r⟩ounds he has had better opportunity— He tells me he has been fortunate enough to see two cases in the cold stage well-marked,—and in each case the pupils were distinctly dilated—2
Yours v⟨er⟩y truly | F. de Chaumont
W. E. Darwin Esqr.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
The pupils of eyes of ague patients in the cold stage are dilated.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7743
- From
- Francis Stephen Bennet François de Chaumont
- To
- William Erasmus Darwin
- Sent from
- Woolston
- Source of text
- DAR 162: 137
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7743,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7743.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19