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Show 146 SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS : MONKEYS. CIIAP. v. rhesus grow pale from fear. Mon.keys ~lso tre~ble from fear ; and sometimes they void their e:xcre~Ions. I have seen one which, when caught, almost fainted from an excess of terror. S ffi . t £acts have now been given with respect to u Cien . · ·bl the expressions of various animals. It IS Impossi e to agree with Sir C. Bell when he says 22 that "~he "faces of animals seem chiefly capable of expressin.g "rage and fear;" and again, when he says that a!l their expressions " may be referred, more or !ess. plai~l y, to " their acts of volition or necessary Instincts. He who will look at a dog preparing to attack anot~er dog or a· man, and at the same animal when caressing his master, or will watch the countena~ce of a mo~key when insulted and when fondled by h1s keeper, will be 1.(! 0rc ed to adn:it that the movements of th· eir feathu res and· their gestures are almost as expressive as t ose of man. Although no explanation can be. given of some of the expressions in the lower animals, the o-reater number are explicable in accordance with the three principles given at the commencement of the first chapter. 22 'Anatomy of Expression,' 3rd edit. 1814, pp. 138, 121. CHAP. VI. EXPRESSION OF SUFFEUING: WEEPING. 14 7 I CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS OF MAN: SUFFERING AND WEEPING. Tho screaming and weeping of infants- Form of features- AO'e at which weeping commences- The effects of habitual restrair~t on weeping - Sobbing- Cause of the contraction of the muscles round the eyes during screaming- Cause of the secretion of tears. I~ ~his and the following chapters the expressions exhibited by Man under various states of the mind will be described and explained, as far as lies in my power. My obse~·vations will be arranged according to the order which I have found the most convenient · and this will generally lead to opposite emotions and' sensations succeeding each other. Suffering of the body and mind: weeping.-! have already described in sufficient detail, in the third chapter, the signs of extreme pain, as shown by screams or groans, with the writhing of the whole body and the teeth clenched or ground together. These sjgn are often accompanied or followed by profuse sweating, pallor, trembling, utter prostratjon, or faintness. No suffering is greater than that from extreme fear or horroi? but here a distinct emotion comes into play, and '~Ill be elsewhere considered. Prolonged suffedng, es~eCI~lly of the mind, passes into low spirits, grief, dejection, and despair, and these states will be the subject of the following chapter. Here I shall almost confine myself to weeping or crying, more especially in children. Infants, when suffering even slight pain, moderate JJ 2 |