Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1884 — Mirth at Meal Time. [ARTICLE]

Mirth at Meal Time.

Everybody should plan to have pleasant conversation at the table, just as they do for having good food. A little story-telling, a little reading—it may be of humorous things, anecdotes, etc.—will often stimulate the joyous element of the mind, and cause it to act vigorously. Try to avoid going to the table all tired out. Let all troublesome topics be avoided. Do not scold domestics. Do not discipline children. Think and say something pleasant. Cultivate mirth, and laugh whenever anything witty is said. If possible, never eat alone. Invite a friend, of whom you are fond, and try to pass the time pleasantly! Friendship and friendly intercourse whet the appetite, and promote a flow of animal spirits.— Germantown Tetcjraph.