Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-04
LAUGHING AND CRYING.
C5~nnsw These Outward Signs Of JOY and
sorrow Affect Human Nature.

2eanse of laughter" says DIR. William
IA Hammond, lis a sudden revo-
Tuition of the emotions-that is, a
9change from one emotion 10 another,
especially when the changes are of a
pleasant character. Thus, for inStance,
when we have been reading some,
thing rather calculated 10 excite grief
and We come 10 something Of a ridicu
lous character tendency is 10
laugh. while if we had the ridiculous
all through sc probably would not
laugh at all. Then we laugh al at
tempted wit rather than at true vii
True wit cXcilcS pleasure. bpt docs not
produce laughter, as does ]sN!'Uouery.
We laIgh at the auilCs ul uciown. but
not at the saying, OG M0llrre
"Wlat is the immediate causc Of
laughter
1T is the r.,cN action excited bv
the causes / lutvc mentioned acting
through Ire brain and nervous sys.
tenn upon the respiratory muscles
THROWING i.'n iuiu sIasmud!c action.
laughtcr Is s.lsm Of the respiratory
muscle. accompanied by a Relation
of the muscles 90 the face ana some,
times hy t.e Shedding ui I040~.
"it what agc du people laugh the
mosI.
IL thirl. a. is moi nnnl the case Thai
adult .u.n ..urr.. Iiry smile lDt
laurbip-f, ir .Ir-,'ar p,lt confined to
womcn aa.l raI.I3ru. 4. nulc child
LAUGHS readily. ...a am elderly pryspu
who has long r.s.ol iir, middle of
life 4, very mi to l.u.t ut SLIGHT
causes Ills a.a..ra g.n1mm,
for tg.n. ',u, as tlyy ,.I.v urrrz.un
aum.lryy sr dram C.sI from ,1gsr
hear L,.t.rrTfgpy 10 ,lie. loo Iul
moderately. [ have ,usan several
instlur- IF dc,tn beng unughluuin
this a,, lg ola ruuplp. Then persons
of ,rf. .".a fetu,,., wilI laugh IA
certain ..rgs Nulr would MOI cy.
cite n-i iify with uY adgIi OF well or
derud mind. 4 vc.v carols cifcum.
Stance CONNECTED " NJ laughter !, thuL.
es~pccially Win c'Ildru. ind some
times with won u and frequently
with old-Yeoplr. 4 "a visible expression
OF The Emotion .Or> not ruvr.p0Ud
with their rcal feeling . .ov LAUGH
when surprised. Ibad a Mi 10 once
who launched whenever hr ,Iw II
funeral. lie meant 10 cry riIrpr lan
10 laugh. There was another who
lauUb,l i~,um4L.l4'gly VE,m,y,r hp
read the obituary column, vi a news.
paper. He slid he did 80 because ne
felt 50 sorry. He would lmrgI from
five 10 ten minutes NJ n time before he
could control himself.
.gpo not ignorant peopIe laug.Imorp
than lae s64catld|
"Nts; that j. because they have not
been 50 accustomed .tlt,ul their
emotions "a, are pp0ulr 81 refined life.
But the reasons for laughter are most
intricate. Ilayra patient WHO laughs
oyera solemn Flrucb book Ire is mad
ing, He laughs over il in "A most eX.
nlable manner and what be laughs
al I cannot imagine"
.'Mi.at are ,he facts !u rn-alyl 10
weepiuc."
..iEcruiUc. The shedding of tears. is
rarely ilN.'Usl il 10, admit mon OF
good r.ilG. for causes Of real sorrow.
Old pcr,ur.,. women aud children.
weep; men of wei ordered minds DO
NOT. Man Joe, moi weep as . rule
undcr MAIN: D., may l,D1n. but he
docs not s.rl tears. though children
and Women win 10 so often ON .iigtu
occa. uu."
''N.laI produces wceping,"
'Gplrg10ly physical pain. Adults
do moi u-nully esprrs, tymuathy for
real suffering with tears. Il .a very
curion, liIuy that mon Ni,l WItg,s,
the real suffering OF a Door woman
haying lcr lee amputalad ina pcr-
fectlv stpjrll maunrT. They 20 To the
theatre. and seeing a Girl ipiipy The
part of one I'M distress, Shed tears dur.
ing half of the play. have looked
upou many DISTRESSING scenes up-
moved so FAR n. veoplp i, concerned
but upou watching acted suffering
have had tears come into nv ewes. A
remarkable example of ibis pfinciple
is that of Mama Sihib the Indian rnu.
tineer He could never read a pitiful
story without CRYING over il. vet he
inflicted tle most horrible fortunes ON
the men aud women who fe!l into his
hands, and seemed TO enjoy their mis-.
cry"
',At vAgt are do people weep most
readily