The Red Cloud chief., 1883-07-06
The Healthfulness Of Humor.

49, lAN ! "a ) >ftf.asN
medicine, SAYS that a laugh will cure
anything. from hypochondria 10 the
mump>- believe il. II aman can get
up enough vitality 20 laugh he j. in a
fair way Ia throw off disease. The only
way that health i ever restored j b.
vital reaction Drugs do no; repair the
f,ystsm-they only produce thu proper
conditions under which il NAV repair IT,
self. And laughter does thi, letter than
drugs. IL J. itself part Of the restorative
process. IL -tirs the Hood and wak-ns
up the ~siumboriag forces of life. and
send the very thrill of health along the
benumbed and feeble nerves. Come 10
US with cheer, We faithful s.rvi,or. OF
the sick. and We shall wake u. from the
very sluInb-r of death. How MANY
sinking ones hsve been saved by the
blessed influence of 4 laugh,
But there i n sickness of the mind
which i ministered Ia by humor. n.
well n 4 sickness If III. loiv. The
soul has pulses that need quickening.
The mar Who'll not >u>cept bic to ZEN
uiae humor. or who shut, every avenue
a-ainS; ii. is in a fair way To become \
hy~Pochondriac and 4 suicide. The hu-
man mind needs the e~nlivsn NJ i~nfuenc.
~ laughter. | believe that every man
onght To have at least three good
laughs n day, ~ keep him in moral
and intellectual health: aud | would
have these laughs come. If possible. n
the table. Three times 4 dav W. all re-
lax the active powers o. The. mind and
hody. and seek to refresh and rrcupcr I
ate the energies by food and pleasant
conversation / think the latter Is
almo> rs much an eneryizer a the
former. because il brightens aud warm. /
n strengthens the mind. Just a. th.
food ministers To the body. We must
have healthy minds a. well as healthy
bodies, in order to be AZ our best. The
man who has 4 depressed feeling
mentally, can hardly enjoy the highest
PHYSICAL vigor. Table humor is one of
the mos. healthful things in the world.
And how natural il Is. when the mind
l. IN its normal condition. very
provision of nature for the happy assim-
Hation If bodily and mental yiyor at the
same time. IL one IF the family has a
good story. or n pleasant bit If news.
or 4 little personal quip coming To him
IL a N Of relaxation. does he not
II IN his memory. ike = bit of uuin-
vested capital. until the hour when all
ara gathered again shout the table, H.
viii not waste his treasure by expend-
ne II before the tine. When he in
rests h wishes To be IS large 3 share
holder a. possible in the general mirth.
And be gains 4 double share OF profit by
his contribution until the right
lme- Ii Il appreciated io the fun.
both him whogives andhim who
eceives- The mind Is lirhtened. and
cleared Of little depressing
ares by its influence; p~lea>ure and sur !
'rlse. twin elements of humor. send \ !
TO every cheek. and brighten every :
IL guckens both mental and :
'hysical appetite, and puts the whole :
ys'em in better condition In receive 7.
'enett from food and rest Humor IS 4
e~rtainly most h-althful when il is en-
At the proper season. and there ,
III be NJ more fitting season than the :
of natural rest and refreshment. =
there are some people who arr al =
avs buobi,ng over with hImor. in sea-
% n ouf OF season-everyrhinc is
irneu oy Their Midas touch 20 sparkling :,
W hat unconscious PHYSICIANS u
iese people are. II doeth one rood Ike =
medicine 10 hear their voices. and IN u
their funny faces. always running =
7er with laughter. Ike \ mountain y
'rng- The heathies; and the longrs, I"
red persons aim ~ always have a tang
humor In their makeup. There Is q
'meihing wonderfully preservasiye in b
tighter A man who can not Laugh is q
a tree from which the worms or the Ia
fnds have stripped all its leaves II re
grows feeble and sapless. and dies
fore is time. The heslihy ,ree l,uphs Is
Its myriad leaves for s~eneration M
ter generation. sound at heart and b
aufiful 10 look upon: and when i. dies bs
e woodmsn cuts il down. and finds the o.
losfed number Of rings in the firm n
bite wood. and . core IS sound and ss
'eet IS the sapling'S So il is With di
z man whose disposition il one of sun CO
me and laughter. He lives merrfy. 81
d dies cheerily. and the world Is bet 70
: for him His memory does not mass IN
Tay. Ike that Of the sour. efum mis- I'M
thropie- There may be zrander
Ings shout > man than his hunsor, hut 6fl
ere 5 nothing by which he VIII be ne CO
.mbered so long. Alter his wisdom 70.
d his learning are forgotten. If be III
er laughed. that laugh win be his IL
mortal II will 60 ringing q. when By
~ other ufterance has died avsv. Sc,
Eppy are they who indulge in happy ca
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