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CHAPTER X. 

 Hatred axd Anger. 



Hatred — Rage, effects of on the system — Uncovering- of the 

 teeth — Rage in the insane — Anger and indignation — As 

 expressed by the various races of man — Sneering and 

 defiance — The uncovering of the canine tooth on one 

 side of the face. 



If we have suffered or expect to suffer some wilful 

 injury from a man, or if he is in any way offensive to 

 us, we dislike him; and dislike easily rises into hatred. 

 Such feelings, if experienced in a moderate degree, are 

 not clearly expressed by any movement of the body or 

 features, excepting perhaps by a certain gravity of be- 

 haviour, or by some ill-temper. Few individuals, how- 

 ever, can long reflect about a hated person, without feel- 

 ing and exhibiting signs of indignation or rage. But 

 if the offending person be quite insignificant, we ex- 

 perience merely disdain or contempt. If, on the other 

 hand, he is all-powerful, then hatred passes into terror, 

 as when a slave thinks about a cruel master, or a savage 

 about a bloodthirsty malignant deity. 1 Most of our 

 emotions are so closely connected with their expression, 

 that they hardly exist if the body remains passive — the 

 nature of the expression depending in chief part on the 



1 See some remarks to this effect by Mr. Bain, ' The 

 Emotions and the Will,' 2nd edit. 1S65, p/l27. 



