The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-23
TR49Rs OF TEE ANCESTRAL APES.
"pou,,ng and the Cold Shoulder"

"Pouting and the Cold Shoulder
from DarwIu,s new Book on 1.-THE Expire ,sIon OF
the Emotions In Man and Animalsnl
: With young children sulkiness is shown by
pouting, or. as 1t is sometimes called, max
ing pout.n Wnen the corners Of The mouth
are much depressed the lower lip Ia little
ayerted and protruded; and this is likewise
called pout. But the poaling here referred
to consists OF the protruslon OF both lips into a
tubular form, sometimes 10 such an extent as
to project as far as the end OF The nose, If this
be short. Pouting Is generally accompanied
by frownIng, and sometimes by tho utterance
OF booing or whooing noise, This expression
is remarkable as almost the sole one, as far as
know, which is exhibited much more plainly,
during childhood at least: with Europeans,
than during maturity. There is, however,
some tendency to the protrusloH of the lips
with the adults of all races under the Influence
of great rage. Some children pouL when they
are shy, and they can then hardly be called
suIky, From inquiries which have made In
several large families, pouting does not seem
very common with European children, but 1t
prevails throughout the world. and must be
both common and strongly marked with most
savage races, as II has caught the attention OF
many observers. It has been noticed In eight
different districts of Australia, aud one of my
informants remarks how greatly the llps of the
children are then prolruded. Two observers
have seen poutng with the children of Hin.
doos, three with those OF the Kahrs and Flo.
gees of south Africa, and with the Holtenlots
and two with the children OF the wild Indians
of North america. Poating has also been
observed win the Chinese, AbyssInlans, Ma.
LAYS OF Malacca. Dyaks of Bornpo, and often
with the New Zealanders. Mr.. Mansel Weale
informs me that he has seen the lips much
prolruded, not only with the children of the
C.frs, but with the adults of both sexes when
sulky; and Mr.. Stack has sometimes observed
Ihe same thing with the tnen, and very ire.
ouently with the women OF New Zealand. A
trace of the same expression may occasionally
be detected even with adult Europeans. We
| thus see the proLruslon OF the lips, especially
with Young children, is characteristic OF sulki
ness throughout the greater part Of the world
| This movement apparently results from the
| retention chiefly during youth of a primordIa
| habit, or from an OCCASIONAL reverslon to It,
Young orangs and chimpanzees protrude theil
| lips to an extraordinary degree when they art
| discon ;euLei, somewhat angry, or snlky
also, when they are surprised, little fright
ened, and even when slightly pleased. A lit
| tie gesture made by sulky children may her,
| be noticed, namely, their "showing cole
shoulder This has different meaning, as
believe, from the keeping both shoulders
raised. A CROSS child sitting on Its parent
knee will lit up The near shoulder, then jprl
1t away as If from a caresa, and aflerward
| give backward push with 1t as II 10 pusl
away the offender. have seen child stand
ing at some distance from any one clearly eX
press Its feelings by raising one shoulder, Civ
ING It q little backward movement, and thel
turning away its whole body,