HATE 331 



Finally, an animal which is to conquer in an 

 imminent combat, should he be wounded, would 

 obviously be advantaged if his blood clots quickly 

 and well. Now, pain increases the adrenalin 

 secretion, and, according to Cannon and his 

 colleagues, it also hastens the coagulation of the 

 blood. Thus even a wound may have alleviating 

 aspects. It increases the adrenalin secretion 

 (which may help to close the cut vessels of 

 the wound itself), and it hastens clotting of 

 the blood. 



We have thus seen that the secretion of these 

 two inconspicuous little glands, which until re- 

 cently have been regarded as a small matter, 

 plays a very large part in the bodily changes which 

 occur in states of extreme pain, fear, or rage, and 

 serve to place " un enrage " in an eminently 

 favourable state for wreaking his passion on his 

 opponent. 



We have also shown that extreme rage and 

 extreme physical effort produce on the face ex- 

 pressions that are almost identical. Now, it 

 cannot be pretended for a moment that men at 

 the end of a " sprint " are in a state of hatred. 

 Hence it seems to follow that men in a state of 

 hatred are in the same condition as men who 



