From a photograph of a mad woman to show the condition of her hair. Darwin,C. R. 1872. The expression of the emotions in man and animals. London: John Murray. First edition. The original toning of the old page,and the show through of text has been left as it seems to suit this melancholy image of madness,hair and the apparent shadow of wings. Of it Darwin writes "Dr. Brown. has sent me photographs of two women taken in the intervals between their paroxysms,and he adds with respect to one of the women "that the state of her hair is a sure and convenient criterion of her mental condition". I have had one of these photographs copied and the engraving gives,if viewed from a little distance,is a faithful representation of the original". Darwin saw the bristling of the hair as related to the aggressive or fearfull raising of hackles in animals like dogs or cats | |
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