The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19

ing to the human structure, causing a
healthy mind and body and a cheerful
countenanee, for the face has the scroll
Of ones life which means so much TO the
possessor. MRS. NJ. ALICE BUTLER.
The old saying. Laugh and the world
laughs with you" shows how ready and
willing is the world 10 look upon the
bright side Of life How it loves the
hearty laughter that betrays the cheer
ful disposition and hugs to its bosom, as
it were, the dispenser of lifes sunshine.
Democritus. known as the laughing phi
losopher, recognized fully the superior
wisdom of presenting the pleasant and
humorous side of life rather than the
gloomy. Laughter, like any other habit
thrives with cultivation and Is part OF
the gospel of the optimist. 1t banishes
gloom and clears the air OF blue devils
It Is the gentle breeze that sweeps the
cobwebs from the tired brain. rests and
freshens the mind, and, in a word, ad-
justs the mental view 10 a new and
brighter outlook on life,
ARTHUR LENox.
Earth. oh. earth! It's upon thee that we
spend lifes fleeting day; tbs upon thee
that we have our many sorrows and our
JO9S-SDfFOWS klak EInblIIeT llIe ana JOYS
that add sweet essence TO II.
In the sprlngtime Of our lives the blood
that flows riot through our veins is filed
with unbounded hopes and ambitions of
future success. In the autumn Of our
lives, after our best days have been spent
and Just before the sun sinks behind the
distant horizon. we begin 10 look back
and think OF those happy hours spent
with our loved ones-hours that were or
namented with the priceless gift OF
laughter" and now that osr harvest Of
years has become good and ripe, We are
preparing TO depart from thee, old world
for our time spent upon thee Is nothing
but a ceaseless strife with few drops OF
Joy sprinkled here and there. We are
going to the other shore where our loved
ones are patiently awaiting arrival
There the sprinkled drops will all be
HARRY W BRbIER.
Her laughter was as music from a band
OF silver bells that chime in fairyland.-
Pinkerton. CHARLOTTE BAYLEY.
Honest good humor IS the OF and wine
OF merry meeting. and there Is no
jovial eompanionshIp equal 70 that where
the jokes are rather small and the laugh
vi abNitaltts- " hSNifEtfn ATNlnEs
KATHERINE OBRIEN.
/ like the laughter that opens the lips
and the heart, that shows at the same
time pearls and the soul.-Victor Hugo.
EDWIN WICKENHOEFER.
To people who have lost the laughing
habit I would say. lock yourself IN your
room and practice smiling Smile at your
pictures. furniture. looking glass, any
thing, just so the stiff muscles are
brought into play again.-Marden.
MARIE SWEENEY.
It IS a good thing to laugh. and II a
straw can tickle a man II is an instru-
ment Of happiness. Beasts can weep
when they suffer, but they cannot laugh.
Dryden n lane MOOR
The passion Of laughter IS nothing more
than sudden glory arising from the
conception Of some eminency In ourselves
by comparison with the inirrnitv OF
others.-S. S. Cox, why We Laugh
ANNIE F. McCARDLE
Care 70 our coffin adds nail. no doubt.
And every grin so merry draws one out
Selected. MRS. K. DONOVAN
He who laughs" said the mother OF
Goethe, "can commit no deadly sin
The Emperor Titus thought he had lost
day II he had passed It without laughing
Sterne contends that every laugh length
ems the term of our lives. Wisdom.
which represents the marriage Of truth