Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1908 — Frenchman’s Laughter. [ARTICLE]

Frenchman’s Laughter.

Those who knew France “annee terrible” have freque_t!j x_ [ meuted on the fact that the genera tion of Frenchmen who have grown up since then are far more and morose than their aiieegiur.. But there are signs that a reac‘.:,~ is setting In, and a number of ycesg medical students In Paris hnv C tennlned to reintroduce the fa«Moq of hearty laughter, ana to form a «ocie»y for the propagation ot •le rue lols.” They have examined into cue question, and have issued a statement to the effect that a man’s character can be told by his laugh, and that there are as many laughs as there are vowels. Those who laugh "Ha na. are frank and op»n, and love action and movement; those who laugh “Heh! heh!” are melancholy, with plenty of dry wit; those who laugh He! h*!’’ are either babies or settwitted; those who laugh "Ho! ho!” are generous, bold and decided; while those whp laugh “Huh! huh!” are miserly, misanthropic and hypocritical. If is evident ‘hat we all ought to laugh "Ha! ha!" and laugh “Ho! hoi” like the knights and monks in the oldfashioned comfc songs, and the French society proposes to do all It can to encourage people to laugfe In this fashion. We wish then all good luck ana prosperity fn this charitable endeavor, for a hearty laugh is the best encouragement of the entente cordiale.—London Globe.