Show V You Yau Do These Things f But You Yau Dont Don't Know It I tf v Copyright ISiS IMS br Tt Tb Press In Publish Ins leJ Co a 16 15 happens to HJ l Ir 1 you ever every da day In place of your regular breath breath- r 11 Ing irig you suffer surfer from short Intermittent n S 'S re respirations Insufficient to free the thet t 1 I lungs lungs' from the produced rt by the contraction of ot the throat mus mw- cJ cles cIe s. s The face shows tho the congestion In 9 t toy of of ot the blood vessels of oC the tho head apoplexy apo- apo it t- t ma may in rare cates result These muscular contractions compress the ox- ox carotid which can no longer 4 supply the brain with blo blood d In consequence consequence consequence con- con sequence this rushes up tho Internal carotid which becomes choked and dl- dl It can stand the pressure only because the ophthalmic artery relieves It Think of that You do St It But you OU I dont don't know you ou dor dor do do- r r You think you OU are only laughing Mr r But every time you laugh according to a. a British scientist who is quoted In the Chicago Tribune you OU go sO through all that process Here Is something 1 I more ho says sas about laughter On each side of the tho throat Is b an artery called the tho carotid At tho the level loel of at th the larynx this divides one branch 4 i. which blood to the brain being called th tha Internal the other which 7 distributes blood to the face bein called tho external These two branches are arc joined about the level of or the eyes eye eyes by the ophthalmic artery I which forms torm a a. canal between them This communication Is the cause of ot the i i close connection between the brain and the tear glands between laughter and t. t grief both of ot which are generators of or orI I tears C Physiologically a burst burt of ot laughter LI I Is Js nothing but a strenuous effort like lifting a heavy weight In fn both cases the tho muscles muscle of ot the throat and stomach contract When hen laughter Is excessive the whole bod body In is convulsed cOn ever every muscle Is contracted The blo blood cl conge congests ts the tear glands when you OU laugh o and the tear glands overflow That means you laugh till you cr cry Tears are exactly the same as 8 s the liquid part pa t of the blood 30 so It is 13 a fair deduction that thai tho the action of ot cr crying Is Je equivalent to 10 a n. certain loss of ot blood which r relieves the congestion of ot the brain This Is wh why women feel teel so much better botter after a n good cry cn- The facial contortions of ot laughing 0 or weeping persona are arc caused by the automatic contraction of or such muscles as are needed flooded to compress the tear glands and anti so 30 help to squeeze out the tho tears 1 |