From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Ogle
Date:
18 Mar [1871]
Source of text:
DAR 261.5: 8 (EH 88205906)
Summary:
Agrees that in a deaf person the jaw may fall because of concentrated attention.
In surprise, mouth is opened suddenly and chest filled with air. This expression occurs in all parts of the world. Odd that so simple a movement is so perplexing to understand.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project