Show r 1 L 1s u o n I Ji j 1t Ii i Ii I Value of Laughter r i J r In c hospital r for the insane was a patient suffering from melancholia Ue smiled But all day long he sat or walked about never laughed he never even smied al 0 walted The physician In charge of the case of gloom 1 i I with an unbroken expression 1loom physcan thought at last totry the Influence of laughter upon his patient I tholht I I I To brim this ahout he had n big hearty Jovial man come each day nml I ctand by the patlenls t door and laugh 1 long doep sideshaking laugh a laugh I ro Joyous and healthful and Infectious that every one around soon found thsm celvcs convulsed with laughter Every on but this patient He looked blankly 1 at the laughing man not even smiling hut with the same settled gloom upon his face the same Immovable countenance 1 Day aftir day this went onthe laughing man and the solemn gloomy melancholy l mel-ancholy patient Finally 9110 day as he paced back and forth through his room L he Icll01r stopped looked FnalY tIC man outside and suddenly burst out laughing Then I looking around him said Where am J What Is thin place The melancholia had niel ted niiy the gloom had vanished and the man was In his right mind again Laughing had done it I c Laugh away your gloom and your fears and your worries Lnugh when I everything goes wrong Just stop In the midst oC your perplexities and irritations I Ii irrita-tions jind tmmtmyatceiuSt stop and sit down and have a good hearty laugh A mind invigorate your body and you will be surprised I j laugh that will clear up your Invigorte 1od ll wi J prised to find that your worries and your cares are not so overwhelming after nIl 11 1 You will be ready to meet them with a buoyancy of spirit that will master them I I k i eashl Practice laughing l Dont lei your mouth get so immobile that it is a serious II J f l t task even to smile Keep in pracilce A goOd laugh will do you more good than I i I medicine and save you many a doctor bill Medical Talk i |