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Show LAUGH AND BE WELL Effective Prescription That Should Be Eacy tc Fill. He Jolly by all mentis. The Intent l the "laughter cure." which has the merit of being ratlotinl If nothing elan, for from time Immemorial the effect of a good hearty laugh haa b'-on regarded aa a he:ilthy tonic for tha mclunrhollc and a reHioratlve for the doprcBncd. Another ancient phynlc!ati recommended recom-mended a good laugh as a powerful means of "desopllntlng the spleen," whatover that may menn; while a third writes of laughter as "a mighty stimulant to the liver and a lifter up of the heart." Coming to more recent re-cent llniea, Foussngrlvcs belloved mirth to be the must powerful lever of health, while Tlasot elalma to have cured scrofulous children by tickling them and making them laugh. |