Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02
Laughter.

pages to profoundly philosophical investigation oil
the organ use and benefit of laughter generally, and
treats OF the different and aspects under thlr
yseven distinct heads 4e is able TO inform us how
toJudge mans character and disposition by hear
| ing him laugh The melancholy mans laugh is a
poor hi, hi, hi the plegmatic is Il cheerful ha, ha
ha and sanguine habit is betrayed by its own
| char cteristPrsiic ho, no, no
Westminster Revietr
| Two hundred and seventy pages devoted TO laugh
ter But not too many. AS a remedial agent moth
ing equals it. One hearty laugh every day will cure
each and all who are sick any way ang, of what
ever complaint and keep those in health always we'll
he laugh cure will even beat the water cure, poens
as 1t is And The two combined, if universally ap-
plled would soon close every apothecary shop, lay
every physician, water cure included. the shelf,
and Danish every folm Of disease from among men.
All lis gggles efectually stir up very viceTa organ
chun up the stomach and bowels more effectually
than any thing else possibly do-hence the easy
daughters are always fathurying the blood through
out the system with real rush, hurst open closed
| doors, and cast out morbid matter most rapidly-for
how soon does the hearty ghter induce free persp
| ration set the brain IN motion 10 manufacture emo
tonsthoughis and mentality, as nothing excite H.,
and universally practised would be worth 10 The
race than if California deposes covered the whole
earth. Only when fully tried can it be duly appre
cated. Laughter is life, while sadness and Ion g
| faced sedateness is death.
| medical neghbor tells the 70 lowing: While on
a pic mic excursion with party of young people,
discerning a crows nest on rocky precipice, they
started IN great gIee TO who would reach it first
Their haste being greater than prudence, some lost
their holds and were seen rolling and tumbing down
the bill side, bonnets smashed clothes torn, posture
ridiculous, &C., but no hurt. hen commenced a
scene of most violent and long continued laughter,
and which, beng all young people, well acquainted
with each other and in the woods, they indulged to
perfect surfeit. They roared out with merry peal on
peal of spontaneous laughter they expressed it by
shouting hallOOinp " Ion hn
came insufficient TO express the me Iment they felt
at their own ridiculous situations and those of their
mates and afterwards the bare mention of the
crow nest scene occasioned renewed and irresistible
laughter.
Years. after of their number fell sick, became
so low that she could speak, and about breath
ing her last
Our informant called TO see her, gave his name and
tried to make himslf recognized, but failed TIL he
mentioned the crows nest, at which she recognized
MIN and began to laugh, ami continued every little
| while renewing it; from that time she began to mend
recovered, and still ivesa memento of the laugh
| The very best application of laughter is in connec
ton with intellect in the best soul stirring speech
| where some public folly or wrong is held up TO
mered redcu;e-the location of mirtbfulness at the
side OF causalitY indicating their conoin. exercise.
| But whether we laugh wisely or foolishy at some
| thing or nothing at ourselves others; let ha
| ha, many times day, and laugh off many of those
ills and petty annoyances at once, over which 100
|
ha, ha ! no. ho! mentioned in the above quotation
as signs of character all true, but embody only
The merest glimpse OF those characteristics disclosed
by different laughs. Thus continued laughter, con-
nnnlty and application; while shot ba, ha of
oniy Two elections, and The first the most forcible,
signifies good the spirit, but without consecutive
ness. What such Can do with rush they do
hrsi-rae yet will plod over nothing Wholesoued,
! spontaneous persons laugh right out heartily and
loudly, while secreve persons suppress their laugh
ter, and hypocrts change their cOuntenance into an
unmeaning leer. Warm feeling but reserved per-
sons hold in for while, then burst into broad,
hearty laugh Such will be cold and stoical first
acquaintance and towards uncongeniaIs yet warm
and devoted friends when their affections. adhesive
| and conjugal, are enlisted Discriminating per-
sons laugh at sense, or only when something laugh
able is presented while the undiscernng laugh about
much at what is little laughable as what is su.
perlativcly ridiculous
| Cast iron conservatives laugh little, and then by
rule and proud ars'ocrats mus, keep dignifed,
hard faced look, while the true republican famiars
laugh freely VAN persons laugh much, at least
with their faces, and at what they have said and
done. Forcbe persons laugh good and strong, while
tame ones laugh tamely. Some laugh mainly with
their faces, others with both face and body. The for
is better for health than nothing, vet thousand
times more healthy is the latter.
The old fogy notion that to laugh out loud is deci-
dedly vulgar especially for fema is simply riccu
lous. 1t is par with breathing, thinking and
cry natural lunCNOn ITue, mere IS coarse, gross
ual and exceedingly vulgar laugh yet It's vul
gariy consists in the sensualismof the laughter and
its heartiness.
i Omly in SeIf-DeIence.''
! The apologists Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev
Mr.. Dutton, Professor Silliman, and Miss Mary
Dutton, alarmed al the storm of Indignation which
their ruffanism has raised whningIy insist that
the Sharpe rifles to be used "ony in self defence.
To this the New Haven Register says:
i His Henry Ward Beecher appeal 10 the congre
cation for rife contributions 10 aid in carrying
out what with audacous impety he said that :Goc
ordained'-baltering down or blowing up the forres
ses of the constitution ITSELF like the rocks Sebas
topol. The sort of self defence that he talked abou
to give the contents of the rifles to the governo
of the Territory, appointed under tn laws and con
situton Of the Union. XIII EN- was his watchword
and the capring OF hans in all of the church
testified the approval of those who heard him. 1t il
not to be wondered at that such proceedings shouIt
have called forth the and scathi g comments
of patriotic all over The country, irrespective
their former political association; or that Senate
BEN amin, OF Louis ana Gan old line Whig,) shouI
have noticed them in debate. We rejoice tha, New
Haven has already, by unmstakabie vote, wipes
out the foul spot from her fame which lhese proceed
ngs had placed there. The infamy, instead of restin
on this community or the state. has been repudiated
the spot where it stuck, and now only clings TO III
skirts of those who attempted to disgrace u.s.
Four AT A BIRTH.-We have often heard of three
four and five children at BIRTH and we have as O
: ten doubted the truth oil such statements, but "
/, lately received Information which be relied OF
+ that the wife Of Mr. Washington French living
r Atala county, Mississippi, presented her husban
Of with four children-two boys and lwo girk-at on
,s BIRTH and all doing well at this time The f. tb,
- of these little responsibilities born in the south
% part OF Greenvile distr ct the seventh SO
of MIR John Peter French and the hTnthpr n,