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 | (1) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Paget, James | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Paget, James | (1) |
