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Contraction of platysma occurs during surgery under chloroform from touch of knife, independently of fear.

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Discusses movement of ears and contraction of the platysma.

Discusses phyllotaxy, citing work of Carl Nägeli and Chauncey Wright.

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Charles Langstaff on action of muscles in crying. He believes the primary object of the contraction of the orbicularis is to protect the eye from blood.

Blushing on the body.

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Gives details of the subjects on whom Langstaff made his observations on crying. Langstaff has not seen the platysma contract under chloroform.

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Action of facial muscles at onset of crying.

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Thanks Charles Langstaff for his observations relating to expression. Has requested observations on the platysma. Discusses the actions of other facial muscles, especially during crying. [Encloses 5828.]

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Langstaff has seen no trace of blushing on the body.

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Asks WED to observe a suppressed yawn.

Asks whether scratching a tickling point makes tears come to his eyes.

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Asks WO to act out the sudden discovery of a dreadful object and to observe whether his platysma contracts. CD has found in his notes that it is never contracted in cases of severe dyspnoea [Expression, p. 301].

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Describes the action of facial muscles at the onset of crying as observed by Langstaff.

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Langstaff has never seen the platysma act, and he believes it to be rudimentary in humans.

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Discusses loss of voluntary movement of ears in man and monkey.

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Asks WED whether Langstaff could make some observations on certain facial muscles in expression.

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Asks WED’s help in acquiring expression photographs and engravings.

Wishes to send Langstaff a copy of his book [Expression], in gratitude for his valuable notes.

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Thanks for MS observations on expression. Discusses hair standing on end in terror and rage. Asks JC-B to observe contraction of platysma myoides. "Your description of the grinning and exposure of the canine teeth under furious rage is excellent. I presume that you would not object to my quoting it." Asks about contraction of "grief muscles". Comments on blushing. Offers to send book by G. B. A. Duchenne [Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine (1862)].

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Does shut eyes when scratching himself. Will ask Langstaff about muscles used when playing flute. Is back at work but hobbling around.

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Asks that review copy [of Descent] be sent to F. P. Cobbe.

Discusses mailing of presentation copies.

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Would like precise details about pouting of English children to add to his information about children of savages.

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Crying in babies.

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WED encloses a letter from H. M. Wilkinson about Utricularia and sundew.

H. M. Wilkinson has examined bladders of Utricularia; doubts that they absorb or digest insects.

H. M. Wilkinson describes dragonfly trapped by sundew [Drosera].