From W. W. Reade 4 June 1870
Summary
The Negro’s idea of beauty is the same as white man’s.
Believes the Jollops select for blackness.
Native immunity from coast fever is not complete.
Has found stone instruments.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 June 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7216 |
To James Paget 4 June [1870]
Summary
Asks to have observations made of a person retching violently, but ejecting nothing from stomach, in order to test relation between spasmodic contraction of orbicular muscles and tears. CD believes tears are caused by matter filling nostrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 June [1870] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.5703/38) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7217 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Reade, W. W. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Paget, James | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Paget, James | (1) |
| Reade, W. W. | (1) |
