The physiology or mechanism of blushing; illustrative of the influence of mental emotion on the capillary cirulation; with a general view of the sympathies, etc / By Thomas H. Burgess.
- Burgess, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), -1865
- Date:
- 1839
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The physiology or mechanism of blushing; illustrative of the influence of mental emotion on the capillary cirulation; with a general view of the sympathies, etc / By Thomas H. Burgess. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CONTENTS. Pe eee one i See, ofsieditg sey | SECTION FIRST.— Natural History of Blushing. Cuaprer I.—The Poetry of Blushing. Blushing alluded to by ancient and modern writers in all countries. The expressive phrase of the Gaelic language, descriptive of the Blush of Shame. Virgil’s imagery. The Paleness of Fear contrasted with the Blush of Shame. Homer’s description of ‘ Pale Fear.” eecarratetry 4 Cuap. I].—On Sensibility. Sensibility of Plants. Poetic allusions to Blushing in the names of Flowers. Peculiarity of the Sensitive Plant. Have Plants a Nervous System? Peculiarities of the Daisy ; Convol- vulus; Hop Plant, and Sun Flower. Sensibility of the Lower Animals. Voltaire’s views of Sensation. The structure of the class Infusoria less complicated than that of Vegetables. Sensibility of Man. Aris- totle’s Aphorism. The engendering of the Ideas. Di- vision of Sensibility into True and False. Mental Con- fusion produced by False Sensibility. Causes which most frequently give rise to the latter in Youth. . 12 Cuap. II].—Blushing an evidence of Design. Re- ferred to in Scripture History. The probable intent of the Creator in endowing Man with this peculiar power of exhibiting his internal emotions. Its salutary effect in curbing the inclination from moral transgressions. ‘The civilized being more prone to blush than the savage. The existence of Moral Instinct in man distinct from Habit, contrary to Paley’s views, &c. . . . . 27 Crap. 1V.—Different varieties of the human race. The Negro’s peculiarity. Ethiopian faces are often met with which express the various emotions of the mind with](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33283035_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
