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Show LAUGH AND BE WELL. Effective Prescription That Should Be Easy to Fill. Bo Jolly by all means. Tho latest is tho "laughter euro," which has the merit of being ratlonnl If nothing else, for from tlmp immcmorlnt the effect of a good hearty laugh has been regarded as a healthy tonic for the molanchollc and a rcstoratlvo for tho depressed. Another ancient physlclnn recommended recom-mended a good laugh as a powerful means of "desopllatlng tho spleen," whatever that may moan; whllo n third writes of laughter as "a mighty stimulant to tho liver nnd a llftcr-np of tho heart," Coming to moro ro-cent ro-cent times, Foussagrlvcs believed mirth to bo tho most powerful lover of health, while Tissot claims to havo cured scrofulous children by tickling them and making them laugh. |