146 EXPRESSION OF SUFFERING : Ciiap. VI. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Special Expressions of Man: Suffering and 



Weeping. 



The screaming" and weeping of infants — Forms of features 

 — Age at which weeping 1 commences — The effects of 

 habitual restraint on weeping- — Sobbing- — Cause of the 

 contraction of the muscles round the eyes during 

 screaming — Cause of the secretion of tears. 



In this 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 observations will be arranged according to the order 

 which I have found the most convenient; and this will 

 generally lead to opposite emotions and sensations suc- 

 ceeding each other. 



Suffering of the tody and mind: weeping. — I have 

 already described in sufficient detail, in the third chap- 

 ter, 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 signs are 

 often accompanied or followed by profuse sweating, pal- 

 lor, trembling, utter prostration, or faintness. No suf- 

 fering is greater than that from extreme fear or horror, 

 but here a distinct emotion comes into play, and will be 

 elsewhere considered. Prolonged suffering, especially of 

 the mind, passes into low spirits, grief, dejection, and 

 despair, and these states will be the subject of the follow- 



