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Show ~ 'ULKINESS. CliAP. 1 X. a frowning Lrow; and consequently tho expression appeared to n1e true and extremely morose. A firmly closed mouth, in addition to a lowered and frowning brow, gives dctern1ination to the expression, or may make it obstinate and sullen. How it corr1es that the firn1 closure of the mouth giveH the appearance of determination will presently be discussed. An expression of sullen obstinacy has been clearly recogllized by my informants, in the natives of six different regions of Australia. It is well marked, according to l\Ir. Scott, with the I-Iindoos. It has been recognized with the Malays, Chinese, Kafirs, Abyssinians, and in a conspicuous degree, according to Dr. Rothrock, with the wild Indians of North America, and according to lVfr. D. Forbes, with the Aymaras of Bolivia. I have also oLserved it with the Araucanos of southern Chili. Mr. Dyson Lacy remarks that the natives of Australia, when in this fran1e of mind, sometimes fold their arms across their breasts, an attitude which m~y be seen with us. A firm determination, amounting to obstinacy, is, also, sometimes expressed by both shoulders being kept raised, the meaning of which gesture will ue explained in the following chapter. With young children sulkiness is shown by pouting, or, as it is sometimes called, "making a snout." 10 vVhen the corners of the mouth are much depressed, the lower lip is a little everted and protruded; and this is likewise called a pout. But the pouting here refen ·ed to, consists of the protrusion of both lips into a tubular form, sometimes to such an extent as to project as far as the end of the nose, if this be short. Pouting is generally accompanied by frowning, and sometiines by the utterance of a booing or whooing noise. This 10 Hensleigh We<lgwood on ' The Origin of Language,' 1866, p. 78. '11.\1'. JX. SULKINESS. )' 'l .;.J t) cxpressi u is r Inarl~ablc, as almo t the ole n , as far at> I know, which is exhibited much JUOl' plainly uurincl' childhood, at least with Europeans, than during m: turity. 'rhere i , however, ome tend ncy to th · protrusion of the lips with tho adults of all races und. r the influence of great rag . Some children pout when they are shy, and they can then hardly be called sulky. Fro1n inquiries which I have n1ade in several large farnilies, pouting docs not seem very common with European children; but it prevails thioughout tho world, and must be both common and strongly marke l with most savage races, as it has caught the attention of many observers. It has been noticed in eight tli!ferent districts of Australia; and one of my informants remarks how greatly the lips of the children are then protruded. Two observers have seen poutiucr with the children of Hindoos; three, with those of the Kafirs and Fingoes of South Africa, and with tbe 1-Iottentots; and two, with the children of the wild Indians of North America. Pouting has also b en bserved with tho Chinese, Abyssiuiaus, Malays of nia.lacca, Dyaks of Borneo, and often with the New ~ealanders. Mr. Mansel W eale informs me that he has seen the lips much protruded, not only with the children of the Kafirs, but with the adults of both sex s when sulky ; and 1\Ir·. Stack has sometimes observ l the same thing with the men, and very fr quently with the women of New Zealand. A trace of the same expr ssion may occasionally be detected ev n with adult Europeans. We thus see that the protrusion of the lips, e pecially with young childr n, is characteri tic of sulkin throughout the greater part of the world. This mov - n1ent apparently rc. ult from the retention, chiefly |